Mizuto Hirota (18-11-2, 10) was born in Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan on May 5, 1981. At the age of 23 years on February 6, 2005, he made his professional MMA debut against Masaaki Yamamori, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On March 3, 2013, 31-year old Mizuto Hirota made his UFC debut on his 21st professional MMA fight at UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann against a 28-year old Rani Yahya but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Hirota's last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Roberto de Souza at Rizin 17 at age 38 on July 28, 2019. He retired on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought seven times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win, 5 losses and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Mizuto Hirota's best fights have been against Katsunori Kikuno, Seichi Ikemoto, Tomonari Kanomata, Mitsuhiro Ishida, Masakazu Imanari, Cole Miller and Ryan Schultz.
Hirota has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31  | Jul 28, 2019 38 years, 2 months 18-11-2 (10) | 29 years, 10 months 8-0 (8) | Rizin | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
30  | Dec 2, 2018 37 years, 6 months 18-10-2 (10) | 28 years, 10 months 15-7 (11) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
29  | Feb 11, 2018 36 years, 9 months 18-9-2 (10) | 33 years, 4 months 19-14 (12) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
28  | Jun 11, 2017 36 years, 1 months 18-8-2 (10) | 28 years, 8 months 14-1 (12) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
27  | Dec 17, 2016 35 years, 7 months 18-7-2 (10) | 32 years, 7 months 21-10 (18) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
26  | Sep 27, 2015 34 years, 4 months 17-7-2 (10) | 24 years, 2 months 7-2-1 (6) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | DRAW Split |
25 | Dec 31, 2014 33 years, 7 months 17-7-1 (10) | Kyu Hwa Kim | DEEP | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Soccer kick and punches |
24  | Oct 26, 2014 33 years, 5 months 16-7-1 (9) | 38 years, 8 months 28-13-2 (19) | DEEP | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
23  | Apr 29, 2014 32 years, 11 months 15-7-1 (8) | 33 years, 10 months 27-14 (20) | DEEP | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
22  | Jun 8, 2013 32 years, 1 months 14-7-1 (8) | 33 years, 4 months 10-6 (8) | UFC | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
21  | Mar 3, 2013 31 years, 9 months 14-6-1 (8) | 28 years, 5 months 17-7 (14) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Jul 14, 2012 31 years, 2 months 14-5-1 (8) | 28 years, 11 months 27-16 (21) | Strikeforce | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
19  | Feb 18, 2012 30 years, 9 months 14-4-1 (8) | 36 years, 5 months 20-17-5 (11) | DEEP | LT | 3 | UD | WIN Defended DEEP lightweight title |
18  | Aug 26, 2011 30 years, 3 months 13-4-1 (8) | 29 years, 9 months 15-3-2 (9) | DEEP | LT | 3 | UD | WIN Won DEEP lightweight title |
17  | Dec 31, 2009 28 years, 7 months 12-4-1 (8) | 26 years, 7 months 22-4 (14) | Dynamite | LT | 1 | CKO | LOSS Hammerlock |
16  | Aug 2, 2009 28 years, 2 months 12-3-1 (8) | 29 years, 5 months 25-8-9 (14) | LT | 4 | TKO | WIN Knees | |
15  | May 10, 2009 28 years 11-3-1 (7) | 30 years, 4 months 18-4-1 (5) | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
14 | Feb 28, 2009 27 years, 9 months 10-3-1 (6) | Katsuya Inoue | LT | 3 | UD | DRAW | |
13  | Nov 1, 2008 27 years, 5 months 10-3 (6) | 30 years, 6 months 8-1-3 (2) | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
12  | Aug 24, 2008 27 years, 3 months 10-2 (6) | 31 years, 1 months 21-9-1 (14) | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Superman punch | |
11  | Apr 5, 2008 26 years, 11 months 9-2 (5) | 28 years, 8 months 11-2-3 (6) | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Feb 11, 2008 26 years, 9 months 8-2 (4) | Johnny Frachey | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Dec 1, 2007 26 years, 6 months 7-2 (3) | Do Gi Sin | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
8 | Aug 5, 2007 26 years, 3 months 6-2 (2) | Ganjo Tentsuku | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
7  | Feb 17, 2007 25 years, 9 months 6-1 (2) | 29 years, 10 months 6-2-1 (3) | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS For Shooto Pacific Rim | |
6 | May 12, 2006 25 years 6-0 (2) | Jin Kazeta | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | Feb 17, 2006 24 years, 9 months 5-0 (2) | Danilo Cherman | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
4 | Dec 17, 2005 24 years, 7 months 4-0 (2) | Kabuto Kokage | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
3 | Sep 23, 2005 24 years, 4 months 3-0 (2) | Yoshihiro Koyama | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
2 | Jun 3, 2005 24 years 2-0 (2) | Komei Okada | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Feb 6, 2005 23 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Masaaki Yamamori | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
