Naoyuki Kotani (37-18-7, 30) was born in Yokosuka, Japan on December 8, 1981. At the age of 18 years on September 5, 2000, he made his professional MMA debut against Kiyohito Sugata, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On April 5, 2007, 25-year old Naoyuki Kotani made his UFC debut on his 28th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard against a 22-year old Thiago Tavares but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Kotani's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Shin Haraguchi at age 41 on February 11, 2023. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought five times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Naoyuki Kotani's best fights have been against Ryuki Ueyama, Yoshinobu Ota, Remigijus Morkevicius, Hideo Tokoro, Daisuke Nakamura, Kiyohito Sugata and Tashiro Nishiuchi.
Kotani has 18 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
62 | Feb 11, 2023 41 years, 2 months 37-18-7 (30) | Shin Haraguchi | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Elbows and punches | |
61 | Sep 20, 2020 38 years, 9 months 37-17-7 (30) | Yutaka Ueda | LT | 2 | UD | WIN | |
60 | May 6, 2019 37 years, 4 months 36-17-7 (30) | Koshi Matsumoto | LT | 4 | TKO | LOSS Knee and punches For Shooto lightweight title | |
59 | Nov 17, 2018 36 years, 11 months 36-16-7 (30) | Shutaro Debana | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
58 | Jul 16, 2018 36 years, 7 months 35-16-7 (29) | Akihito Mamiya | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
57 | Dec 17, 2017 36 years 34-16-7 (28) | Marif Piraev | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
56 | Oct 15, 2017 35 years, 10 months 34-15-7 (28) | Yuki Kawana | 3 | MD | LOSS | ||
55 | Apr 23, 2017 35 years, 4 months 34-14-7 (28) | Yoichi Fukumoto | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
54 | Jun 12, 2016 34 years, 6 months 33-14-7 (27) | Dmitriy Parubchenko | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
53  | Sep 27, 2015 33 years, 9 months 33-13-7 (27) | 31 years, 5 months 20-12-1 (15) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
52  | Oct 25, 2014 32 years, 10 months 33-12-7 (27) | 31 years, 5 months 11-1 (10) | UFC | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
51  | Jul 19, 2014 32 years, 7 months 33-11-7 (27) | 27 years, 6 months 19-2-1 (15) | UFC | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
50 | Feb 23, 2014 32 years, 2 months 33-10-7 (27) | Yoshihiro Koyama | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
49 | Oct 5, 2013 31 years, 9 months 32-10-7 (27) | Daisuke Hoshino | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
48 | Jun 9, 2013 31 years, 6 months 31-10-7 (26) | Vitali Krat | RINGS | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
47 | Apr 7, 2013 31 years, 3 months 30-10-7 (25) | Jung Min Kang | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
46 | Nov 23, 2012 30 years, 11 months 29-10-7 (24) | Koji Mori | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar | ||
45 | Nov 23, 2012 30 years, 11 months 28-10-7 (23) | Shinichi Taira | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
44 | Sep 17, 2012 30 years, 9 months 27-10-7 (23) | Darius Minkevicius | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | ||
43  | Mar 9, 2012 30 years, 3 months 26-10-7 (22) | 35 years, 10 months 11-13-5 (7) | RINGS | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
42 | Jan 22, 2012 30 years, 1 months 25-10-7 (21) | Daisuke Hanazawa | Rings | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
41 | Sep 4, 2011 29 years, 8 months 24-10-7 (20) | Katsuya Inoue | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
40 | Jul 7, 2011 29 years, 6 months 23-10-7 (19) | Ryo Asami | RINGS | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
39 | Feb 6, 2011 29 years, 1 months 22-10-7 (18) | Keigo Hirayama | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
38 | Sep 26, 2010 28 years, 9 months 21-10-7 (17) | Eriya Matsuda | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | ||
37  | Apr 25, 2010 28 years, 4 months 20-10-7 (16) | 25 years, 5 months 19-5 (11) | 3 | SD | LOSS | ||
36 | Feb 20, 2010 28 years, 2 months 20-9-7 (16) | Kenichi Ito | 2 | UD | DRAW | ||
35  | Nov 23, 2009 27 years, 11 months 20-9-6 (16) | 29 years, 5 months 20-10 (16) | 1 | SUB | WIN Leg scissor choke | ||
34 | Sep 21, 2009 27 years, 9 months 19-9-6 (15) | Yojiro Uchimura | 1 | SUB | WIN Achilles lock | ||
33  | May 24, 2009 27 years, 5 months 18-9-6 (14) | 32 years, 11 months 12-6 (7) | 2 | SUB | LOSS Reverse full-nelson | ||
32  | Nov 23, 2008 26 years, 11 months 18-8-6 (14) | 35 years 4-3 (1) | 2 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | ||
31 | Oct 1, 2008 26 years, 9 months 17-8-6 (13) | Koji Oishi | Pancrase | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
30  | Nov 23, 2007 25 years, 11 months 17-7-6 (13) | 25 years 8-2-4 (7) | 2 | UD | DRAW | ||
29  | Sep 8, 2007 25 years, 9 months 17-7-5 (13) | 28 years, 7 months 10-4 (8) | UFC | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
28  | Apr 5, 2007 25 years, 3 months 17-6-5 (13) | 22 years, 4 months 10-0 (10) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
27 | Feb 12, 2007 25 years, 2 months 17-5-5 (13) | Masayuki Okude | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
26 | Nov 23, 2006 24 years, 11 months 16-5-5 (12) | Erikas Petraitis | 2 | UD | DRAW | ||
25 | May 27, 2006 24 years, 5 months 16-5-4 (12) | Shinya Sato | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
24 | Feb 18, 2006 24 years, 2 months 15-5-4 (11) | Darius Skliaudys | 2 | UD | DRAW | ||
23 | Dec 10, 2005 24 years 15-5-3 (11) | Vito Woods | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
22  | Sep 25, 2005 23 years, 9 months 14-5-3 (10) | 29 years, 3 months 9-4 (7) | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | ||
21 | Jan 23, 2005 23 years, 1 months 14-4-3 (10) | Darius Skliaudys | 3 | UD | DRAW | ||
20  | Dec 3, 2004 22 years, 11 months 14-4-2 (10) | 21 years, 6 months 6-1-1 (4) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
19  | Oct 15, 2004 22 years, 10 months 14-3-2 (10) | 28 years 27-8-1 (22) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Head kick and punches | ||
18  | Sep 12, 2004 22 years, 9 months 14-2-2 (10) | 27 years 12-8-1 (10) | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | ||
17  | Jul 4, 2004 22 years, 6 months 13-2-2 (9) | 21 years, 10 months 8-2 (8) | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
16  | May 5, 2004 22 years, 4 months 12-2-2 (8) | 30 years, 8 months 10-1 (9) | 2 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage | ||
15  | Jan 11, 2004 22 years, 1 months 12-1-2 (8) | 26 years, 9 months 15-7-1 (14) | 2 | UD | LOSS | ||
14 | Nov 23, 2003 21 years, 11 months 12-0-2 (8) | Mindaugas Smirnovas | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
13 | Sep 7, 2003 21 years, 8 months 11-0-2 (7) | Mindaugas Smirnovas | 1 | CKO | WIN Heel hook | ||
12 | Apr 5, 2003 21 years, 3 months 10-0-2 (7) | Mindaugas Smirnovas | RINGS | 3 | UD | DRAW | |
11 | Mar 9, 2003 21 years, 3 months 10-0-1 (7) | Antoine Skinner | 1 | SUB | WIN Toe hold | ||
10 | Nov 23, 2002 20 years, 11 months 9-0-1 (6) | Mindaugas Laurinaitis | 1 | CKO | WIN Triangle choke | ||
9 | Sep 8, 2002 20 years, 9 months 8-0-1 (6) | Kenichi Serizawa | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
8 | Jun 16, 2002 20 years, 6 months 7-0-1 (5) | Masaya Takita | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle armbar | ||
7  | Feb 15, 2002 20 years, 2 months 6-0-1 (4) | 29 years, 3 months 3-3-1 (0) | RINGS | 1 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
6 | Dec 21, 2001 20 years 5-0-1 (4) | Takahito Iida | RINGS | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
5 | Sep 21, 2001 19 years, 9 months 4-0-1 (3) | 24 years 3-4 (3) | RINGS | 3 | MD | WIN | |
4 | Apr 20, 2001 19 years, 4 months 3-0-1 (3) | Jiro Wakabayashi | RINGS | 3 | UD | DRAW | |
3 | Mar 17, 2001 19 years, 3 months 3-0 (3) | Curtis Brigham | RINGS | 2 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
2 | Sep 5, 2000 18 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | Tashiro Nishiuchi | RINGS | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
1 | Sep 5, 2000 18 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Kiyohito Sugata | RINGS | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
