Masakazu Imanari (40-22-2, 30) was born in Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan on February 10, 1976. At the age of 24 years on September 29, 2000, he made his professional MMA debut against Ryoji Sai, losing the fight via 1-round technical decision.
Imanari's last fight was a 2nd-round submission win against Kazumasa Majima at Rizin Landmark 8 at age 48 on February 24, 2024. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
Some of Masakazu Imanari's best fights have been against Kim Jong-Man, Hiroshi Umemura, Yoshiro Maeda, Masahiro Oishi, Nam Phan, Kevin Belingon and Kwon Won-il.
Imanari has 22 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 | Feb 24, 2024 48 years 40-22-2 (30) | Kazumasa Majima | Rizin | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
63  | Nov 6, 2022 46 years, 8 months 39-22-2 (29) | 23 years, 5 months 8-3 (4) | Rizin | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
62 | Aug 21, 2022 46 years, 6 months 39-21-2 (29) | Takahiro Ashida | DEEP | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
61 | Oct 2, 2021 45 years, 7 months 39-20-2 (29) | Takeshi Kasugai | Rizin | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
60 | Jun 27, 2021 45 years, 4 months 38-20-2 (28) | Kenta Takizawa | Rizin | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
59 | Sep 10, 2020 44 years, 7 months 38-19-2 (28) | Yuta Nezu | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
58  | Feb 22, 2019 43 years 38-18-2 (28) | 23 years, 7 months 5-0 (4) | ONE | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
57 | Oct 26, 2018 42 years, 8 months 37-18-2 (27) | Radeem Rahman | ONE | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
56 | Apr 20, 2018 42 years, 2 months 36-18-2 (26) | Kim Dae-hwan | ONE | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
55 | Jan 20, 2018 41 years, 11 months 36-17-2 (26) | Yusup Saadulaev | ONE | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
54 | Mar 18, 2017 41 years, 1 months 36-16-2 (26) | Juri Ohara | DEEP | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Leglock |
53 | Dec 17, 2016 40 years, 10 months 35-16-2 (25) | Tatsunao Nagakura | DEEP | FT | 3 | SD | WIN Won DEEP featherweight title |
52 | Oct 18, 2016 40 years, 8 months 34-16-2 (25) | Yoshihiko Shinzato | DEEP | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
51 | Aug 27, 2016 40 years, 6 months 33-16-2 (24) | Byeon Jae-eun | DEEP | FT | 3 | MD | LOSS |
50  | Apr 23, 2016 40 years, 2 months 33-15-2 (24) | 33 years, 1 months 21-15 (14) | DEEP | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
49  | Dec 20, 2015 39 years, 10 months 32-15-2 (23) | 37 years, 8 months 24-5-3 (8) | DEEP | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
48 | Aug 29, 2015 39 years, 6 months 32-14-2 (23) | Yang Mun-hwan | DEEP | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
47 | May 30, 2015 39 years, 3 months 31-14-2 (22) | Cristian Binda | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
46 | Apr 5, 2015 39 years, 1 months 30-14-2 (21) | Daisuke Maku | DEEP | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
45 | Feb 8, 2015 38 years, 11 months 29-14-2 (20) | Kenichi Ito | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
44  | Oct 26, 2014 38 years, 8 months 28-14-2 (19) | 33 years, 5 months 15-7-1 (8) | DEEP | FT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
43 | Aug 23, 2014 38 years, 6 months 28-13-2 (19) | Park Chan-jung | DEEP | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
42  | Jun 22, 2014 38 years, 4 months 27-13-2 (18) | 30 years, 4 months 10-4-1 (6) | DEEP | BT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage |
41 | Mar 22, 2014 38 years, 1 months 27-12-2 (18) | Yuki Motoya | DEEP | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
40 | Feb 16, 2013 37 years 27-11-2 (18) | Kenichi Ito | DEEP | BT | 2 | UD | WIN |
39  | Aug 18, 2012 36 years, 6 months 26-11-2 (18) | 43 years, 8 months 22-16-9 (16) | DEEP | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Toe hold |
38  | Jun 23, 2012 36 years, 4 months 25-11-2 (17) | 28 years, 9 months 9-2 (8) | ONE | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
37  | Mar 31, 2012 36 years, 1 months 25-10-2 (17) | 24 years, 5 months 9-0 (5) | ONE | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Reverse heel hook |
36  | Dec 31, 2011 35 years, 10 months 24-10-2 (16) | 32 years, 3 months 19-7 (8) | BT | 2 | SD | LOSS | |
35  | Sep 24, 2011 35 years, 7 months 24-9-2 (16) | 24 years, 5 months 18-5 (16) | Dream | BT | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
34  | Jul 16, 2011 35 years, 5 months 23-9-2 (15) | 33 years, 10 months 29-23-2 (21) | DREAM | BT | 2 | UD | LOSS |
33  | May 29, 2011 35 years, 3 months 23-8-2 (15) | 34 years, 6 months 17-9-2 (6) | DREAM | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
32  | May 29, 2011 35 years, 3 months 22-8-2 (14) | 28 years, 8 months 11-2-4 (9) | DREAM | BT | 2 | UD | WIN |
31 | Feb 25, 2011 35 years 21-8-2 (14) | Hiroshi Nakamura | DEEP | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
30  | Oct 24, 2010 34 years, 8 months 21-7-2 (14) | 28 years, 2 months 11-7-4 (6) | DEEP | BT | 3 | MD | WIN |
29 | Aug 27, 2010 34 years, 6 months 20-7-2 (14) | Tomoya Miyashita | DEEP | BT | 3 | UD | WIN Defended DEEP bantamweight title |
28 | Apr 17, 2010 34 years, 2 months 19-7-2 (14) | Isao Terada | DEEP | BT | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
27 | Dec 19, 2009 33 years, 10 months 18-7-2 (13) | Justin Cruz | DEEP | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Omoplata crossface |
26 | Aug 23, 2009 33 years, 6 months 17-7-2 (12) | Tomohiko Hori | DEEP | BT | 3 | UD | WIN Defended DEEP bantamweight title |
25  | May 26, 2009 33 years, 3 months 16-7-2 (12) | 29 years, 1 months 4-2 (2) | DREAM | FT | 2 | UD | LOSS |
24 | Mar 8, 2009 33 years 16-6-2 (12) | Atsushi Yamamoto | DREAM | FT | 2 | SD | WIN |
23  | Aug 17, 2008 32 years, 6 months 15-6-2 (12) | 36 years, 5 months 11-7-3 (9) | DEEP | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook Won DEEP bantamweight title |
22  | May 19, 2008 32 years, 3 months 14-6-2 (11) | 36 years, 1 months 18-6-2 (10) | DEEP | FT | 3 | MD | LOSS Lost DEEP featherweight title |
21 | Mar 8, 2008 32 years 14-5-2 (11) | Jean Silva | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | |
20  | Oct 9, 2007 31 years, 7 months 13-5-2 (10) | 37 years, 8 months 7-12-3 (5) | DEEP | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Toe hold |
19  | Aug 5, 2007 31 years, 5 months 12-5-2 (9) | 29 years, 5 months 20-4-1 (17) | DEEP | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar Defended DEEP featherweight title |
18 | Feb 10, 2007 31 years 11-5-2 (8) | Robbie Olivier | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
17 | Oct 10, 2006 30 years, 8 months 10-5-2 (7) | Takeshi Yamazaki | DEEP | FT | 3 | KO | WIN Upkick Defended DEEP featherweight title |
16  | Aug 4, 2006 30 years, 5 months 9-5-2 (6) | 27 years, 2 months 6-2 (4) | DEEP | FT | 3 | MD | LOSS |
15  | Dec 2, 2005 29 years, 9 months 9-4-2 (6) | 24 years, 1 months 17-1-1 (11) | DEEP | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Toe hold Won DEEP featherweight title |
14  | Dec 2, 2005 29 years, 9 months 8-4-2 (5) | 30 years, 2 months 12-3 (9) | DEEP | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rolling kneebar |
13  | Oct 28, 2005 29 years, 8 months 7-4-2 (4) | 30 years, 4 months 4-3 (2) | DEEP | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
12  | Jul 17, 2005 29 years, 5 months 6-4-2 (4) | 26 years, 1 months 10-2-1 (6) | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Knee | |
11 | Feb 5, 2005 28 years, 11 months 6-3-2 (4) | Yoshiro Maeda | DEEP | FT | 3 | UD | DRAW Majority |
10 | Dec 17, 2004 28 years, 10 months 6-3-1 (4) | Renato Tavares | DEEP | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
9  | Oct 14, 2004 28 years, 8 months 5-3-1 (3) | 22 years, 6 months 9-1 (6) | 2 | UD | LOSS | ||
8  | Jan 11, 2004 27 years, 11 months 5-2-1 (3) | 30 years, 4 months 8-1 (8) | 2 | SD | LOSS | ||
7  | Nov 23, 2003 27 years, 9 months 5-1-1 (3) | 26 years, 9 months 5-0 (5) | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | ||
6 | Jul 13, 2003 27 years, 5 months 4-1-1 (2) | 31 years, 2 months 12-2-2 (8) | DEEP | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
5 | Jun 1, 2003 27 years, 3 months 4-0-1 (2) | Danny Batten | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
4 | Jun 1, 2003 27 years, 3 months 3-0-1 (1) | Erikas Petraitis | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
3 | Sep 29, 2002 26 years, 7 months 2-0-1 (1) | Yuji Oba | Pancrase | 2 | MD | WIN | |
2 | May 6, 2002 26 years, 2 months 1-0-1 (1) | Tokusaburo Iwama | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | ||
1 | Sep 29, 2000 24 years, 7 months 0-0-1 (0) | Ryoji Sai | 1 | TD | DRAW |
