Michinori Tanaka (16-4, 5) was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan on October 4, 1990. At the age of 20 years on October 16, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Yasutaka Hamaji, winning the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
On June 14, 2014, 23-year old Michinori Tanaka made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC 174 against a 30-year old Roland Delorme, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Tanaka's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Sindile Manengela at Pancrase 336 at age 32 on July 9, 2023. He is on a 2-fight winning streak.
He has fought five times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Michinori Tanaka's best fights have been against Teruto Ishihara, Roland Delorme, Joe Soto, Vladimir Leontyev, Kunihisa Sasa, Sindile Manengela and Russell Doane.
Tanaka has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | Jul 9, 2023 32 years, 9 months 16-4 (5) | Sindile Manengela | Pancrase | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
19 | Apr 30, 2023 32 years, 6 months 15-4 (5) | Kunihisa Sasa | Pancrase | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
18 | Aug 5, 2022 31 years, 10 months 14-4 (5) | Ary Farias | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
17 | Nov 5, 2021 31 years, 1 months 14-3 (5) | Ricardo Dias | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Mar 17, 2019 28 years, 5 months 13-3 (5) | Vladimir Leontyev | Pancrase | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Oct 29, 2017 27 years 12-3 (5) | 25 years, 6 months 12-0 (11) | BT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
14  | Feb 4, 2017 26 years, 4 months 11-3 (4) | 21 years, 6 months 9-1 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
13  | Sep 24, 2016 25 years, 11 months 11-2 (4) | 32 years 22-8 (16) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
12  | Jan 2, 2016 25 years, 2 months 11-1 (4) | 28 years, 9 months 15-4 (12) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | WIN |
11  | Sep 20, 2014 23 years, 11 months 10-1 (4) | 27 years 12-7 (11) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
10  | Jun 14, 2014 23 years, 8 months 10-0 (4) | 30 years, 5 months 10-3 (9) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
9 | Oct 25, 2013 23 years 9-0 (4) | Kyle Aguon | BT | 5 | UD | WIN | |
8 | May 18, 2013 22 years, 7 months 8-0 (4) | Crisanto Pitpitunge | BT | 5 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Mar 8, 2013 22 years, 5 months 7-0 (4) | Caleb Vallotton | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
6  | Nov 17, 2012 22 years, 1 months 6-0 (3) | 26 years, 3 months 9-1 (7) | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
5 | Mar 10, 2012 21 years, 5 months 5-0 (2) | Jong Hoon Choi | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
4  | Dec 18, 2011 21 years, 2 months 4-0 (1) | 20 years, 4 months 3-0 (2) | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
3 | Aug 6, 2011 20 years, 10 months 3-0 (1) | Takuya Ogura | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
2 | Apr 10, 2011 20 years, 6 months 2-0 (0) | Hiroshi Roppongi | 2 | CKO | WIN Armbar | ||
1 | Oct 16, 2010 20 years 1-0 (0) | Yasutaka Hamaji | 2 | UD | WIN |
