Kiyoshi Tamura (32-13-3, 23) was born in Okayama, Okayama, Japan on December 17, 1969. At the age of 25 years on December 9, 1995, he made his professional MMA debut against Patrick Smith, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
Tamura's last fight was a 2-round unanimous decision win against Kazushi Sakuraba at age 39 on December 31, 2008. He retired with a 3-fight winning streak.
Some of Kiyoshi Tamura's best fights have been against Tariel Bitsadze, Mikhail Ilyukhin, Ikuhisa Minowa, Masakatsu Funaki, Joop Kasteel, Kenichi Yamamoto and Nobuhiko Takada.
Tamura has 13 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
48  | Dec 31, 2008 39 years 32-13-3 (23) | 39 years, 5 months 24-11-1 (18) | MD | 2 | UD | WIN | |
47  | Apr 29, 2008 38 years, 4 months 31-13-3 (23) | 39 years, 1 months 38-12-1 (35) | DREAM | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
46  | Dec 31, 2007 38 years 30-13-3 (22) | 30 years, 4 months 22-16-2 (18) | K-1 | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Straight armbar |
45  | Jul 16, 2007 37 years, 6 months 29-13-3 (21) | 37 years 1-1 (1) | MD | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
44  | Dec 31, 2006 37 years 29-12-3 (21) | 30 years, 11 months 35-24-8 (27) | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Soccer kicks | |
43  | Feb 26, 2006 36 years, 2 months 28-12-3 (20) | 29 years, 8 months 25-3-1 (16) | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
42  | Jun 26, 2005 35 years, 6 months 28-11-3 (20) | 30 years, 6 months 1-0 (0) | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
41 | Feb 20, 2005 35 years, 2 months 27-11-3 (20) | Aliev Makhmud | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Retirement | |
40 | Dec 31, 2003 34 years 26-11-3 (19) | Rony Sefo | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
39  | Aug 10, 2003 33 years, 7 months 25-11-3 (18) | 33 years, 11 months 2-0 (1) | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Ezekiel choke | |
38  | Nov 24, 2002 32 years, 11 months 25-10-3 (18) | 40 years, 7 months 2-5-2 (2) | HW | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
37 | Sep 7, 2002 32 years, 8 months 24-10-3 (17) | 26 years, 7 months 21-15-8 (17) | DEEP | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
36  | Jun 23, 2002 32 years, 6 months 23-10-3 (17) | 28 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
35  | Feb 24, 2002 32 years, 2 months 23-9-3 (17) | 25 years, 7 months 18-3 (15) | MD | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch For PRIDE middleweight title | |
34  | Apr 20, 2001 31 years, 4 months 23-8-3 (17) | 25 years, 11 months 2-0 (1) | RINGS | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
33  | Feb 24, 2001 31 years, 2 months 23-7-3 (17) | 25 years, 5 months 17-2 (13) | RINGS | 2 | MD | LOSS | |
32 | Oct 9, 2000 30 years, 9 months 23-6-3 (17) | 24 years, 4 months 7-1-1 (3) | RINGS | 2 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
31  | Oct 9, 2000 30 years, 9 months 23-5-3 (17) | 35 years, 6 months 9-4 (7) | RINGS | 2 | UD | WIN | |
30  | Aug 23, 2000 30 years, 8 months 22-5-3 (17) | 32 years, 5 months 26-3-2 (20) | RINGS | 2 | MD | WIN | |
29  | May 26, 2000 30 years, 5 months 21-5-3 (17) | 24 years, 9 months 39-6-4 (35) | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
28  | Apr 20, 2000 30 years, 4 months 20-5-3 (17) | 23 years, 9 months 21-4 (21) | RINGS | 1 | TKO | LOSS | |
27 | Feb 26, 2000 30 years, 2 months 20-4-3 (17) | 24 years, 5 months 11-0 (10) | RINGS | 2 | MD | LOSS | |
26  | Feb 26, 2000 30 years, 2 months 20-3-3 (17) | 32 years, 11 months 9-0-1 (8) | RINGS | 2 | UD | WIN | |
25  | Dec 22, 1999 30 years 19-3-3 (17) | 28 years, 11 months 2-2 (2) | RINGS | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
24  | Dec 22, 1999 30 years 18-3-3 (16) | 25 years, 4 months 23-4-1 (15) | RINGS | 2 | UD | WIN | |
23  | Aug 19, 1999 29 years, 8 months 17-3-3 (16) | 34 years, 11 months 10-5 (9) | RINGS | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
22  | Jun 24, 1999 29 years, 6 months 16-3-3 (15) | 28 years, 11 months 10-8 (9) | RINGS | 3 | UD | DRAW | |
21  | May 22, 1999 29 years, 5 months 16-3-2 (15) | 33 years, 4 months 6-2 (1) | RINGS | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
20  | Apr 23, 1999 29 years, 4 months 15-3-2 (14) | 26 years, 4 months 18-7-1 (12) | RINGS | 1 | UD | DRAW | |
19  | Mar 20, 1999 29 years, 3 months 15-3-1 (14) | 28 years, 5 months 6-1 (4) | RINGS | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
18 | Feb 21, 1999 29 years, 2 months 14-3-1 (13) | Valentijn Overeem | RINGS | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
17  | Dec 23, 1998 29 years 13-3-1 (12) | 22 years, 6 months 1-1 (1) | RINGS | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
16  | Jun 27, 1998 28 years, 6 months 12-3-1 (11) | 28 years, 3 months 14-5 (9) | RINGS | 1 | UD | DRAW | |
15 | May 29, 1998 28 years, 5 months 12-3 (11) | 32 years, 4 months 5-2 (0) | RINGS | 1 | TKO | LOSS | |
14  | Jan 21, 1998 28 years, 1 months 12-2 (11) | 31 years, 2 months 15-6 (15) | RINGS | 2 | SUB | WIN | |
13  | Jan 21, 1998 28 years, 1 months 11-2 (10) | 38 years, 11 months 6-3 (3) | RINGS | 2 | N/A | WIN | |
12 | Jan 21, 1998 28 years, 1 months 10-2 (10) | 33 years, 4 months 5-1 (4) | RINGS | 2 | KO | WIN | |
11  | Oct 25, 1997 27 years, 10 months 9-2 (9) | 38 years, 1 months 6-1 (5) | RINGS | 2 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
10  | Sep 26, 1997 27 years, 9 months 8-2 (8) | 36 years, 5 months 10-1 (5) | RINGS | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
9 | Apr 22, 1997 27 years, 4 months 7-2 (7) | 27 years, 1 months 9-2 (7) | RINGS | 2 | SUB | WIN Toe hold | |
8 | Feb 2, 1997 27 years, 1 months 6-2 (6) | Andre Mannaart | RINGS | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
7 | Jan 22, 1997 27 years, 1 months 5-2 (5) | 35 years, 9 months 8-1 (4) | RINGS | 2 | N/A | LOSS | |
6 | Jan 1, 1997 27 years 5-1 (5) | 35 years, 8 months 7-1 (4) | RINGS | 2 | N/A | LOSS | |
5 | Jan 1, 1997 27 years 5-0 (5) | 26 years, 5 months 4-5 (3) | RINGS | 2 | SUB | WIN Neck crank | |
4 | Jan 1, 1997 27 years 4-0 (4) | Mitsuya Nagai | RINGS | 1 | SUB | WIN Scarf hold armlock | |
3 | Oct 25, 1996 26 years, 10 months 3-0 (3) | 29 years, 11 months 12-4 (12) | RINGS | 2 | SUB | WIN | |
2  | Aug 24, 1996 26 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | 34 years, 8 months 3-5 (3) | RINGS | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
1  | Dec 9, 1995 25 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | 32 years, 3 months 4-4 (4) | K-1 | 2 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
