Takanori Gomi (36-15, 19) was born in Kanagawa, Japan on September 22, 1978. At the age of 20 years on November 27, 1998, he made his professional MMA debut against Hiroshi Tsuruya, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On March 31, 2010, 31-year old Takanori Gomi made his UFC debut on his 38th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi against a 33-year old Kenny Florian but lost the fight via submission in the 3rd round.
Gomi's last fight was a 1st-round KO win against Melvin Guillard at Rizin 11 at age 39 on July 29, 2018. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 13 times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins and 9 losses in the promotion.
Some of Takanori Gomi's best fights have been against Hayato Sakurai, Marcus Aurélio, Tyson Griffin, Dokonjonosuke Mishima, Eiji Mitsuoka, Fábio Mello and Jens Pulver.
Gomi has 15 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
52  | Jul 29, 2018 39 years, 10 months 36-15 (19) | 35 years, 3 months 32-20-2 (23) | Rizin | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
51 | Dec 31, 2017 39 years, 3 months 35-15 (18) | Yusuke Yachi | Rizin | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke |
50  | Sep 23, 2017 39 years 35-14 (18) | 29 years 14-8-3 (11) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
49  | Jun 17, 2017 38 years, 8 months 35-13 (18) | 32 years, 9 months 9-4 (8) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
48  | Jul 9, 2016 37 years, 9 months 35-12 (18) | 32 years, 10 months 25-8 (16) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
47  | Jul 25, 2015 36 years, 10 months 35-11 (18) | 31 years, 2 months 24-10 (22) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
46  | Sep 20, 2014 35 years, 11 months 35-10 (18) | 25 years, 10 months 14-0 (11) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
45  | Apr 26, 2014 35 years, 7 months 35-9 (18) | 36 years 14-4-1 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
44  | Mar 3, 2013 34 years, 5 months 34-9 (18) | 31 years, 2 months 23-5 (15) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
43  | Nov 10, 2012 34 years, 1 months 34-8 (18) | 32 years, 10 months 21-9-1 (15) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
42  | Feb 26, 2012 33 years, 5 months 33-8 (18) | 36 years, 1 months 18-7-2 (14) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
41  | Sep 24, 2011 33 years 32-8 (17) | 26 years, 5 months 13-7 (11) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
40  | Jan 1, 2011 32 years, 3 months 32-7 (17) | 29 years 27-11 (18) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
39  | Aug 1, 2010 31 years, 10 months 32-6 (17) | 26 years, 3 months 14-3 (9) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
38  | Mar 31, 2010 31 years, 6 months 31-6 (16) | 33 years, 10 months 12-4 (11) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
37 | Oct 30, 2009 31 years, 1 months 31-5 (16) | Tony Hervey | LT | 5 | UD | WIN | |
36  | May 10, 2009 30 years, 7 months 30-5 (16) | 32 years, 1 months 11-2-1 (5) | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Punches | |
35  | Jan 4, 2009 30 years, 3 months 29-5 (15) | 28 years, 11 months 23-8-9 (12) | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Achilles lock | |
34  | Nov 1, 2008 30 years, 1 months 29-4 (15) | 26 years, 11 months 12-6 (9) | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
33  | Aug 24, 2008 29 years, 11 months 29-3 (15) | 25 years, 4 months 14-4 (6) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
32  | Mar 5, 2008 29 years, 5 months 28-3 (15) | 29 years, 7 months 16-7 (13) | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
31  | Feb 24, 2007 28 years, 5 months 27-3 (14) | 23 years, 6 months 14-6 (12) | Pride | LT | 2 | NC | NC Overturned |
30  | Dec 31, 2006 28 years, 3 months 27-3 (14) | 28 years 14-2-1 (4) | Pride | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Soccer kick and punches |
29  | Nov 5, 2006 28 years, 1 months 26-3 (13) | 33 years, 2 months 14-3 (10) | Pride | LT | 2 | SD | WIN Defended Pride lightweight title |
28  | Aug 26, 2006 27 years, 11 months 25-3 (13) | 33 years, 6 months 12-1 (10) | Pride | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
27 | Apr 2, 2006 27 years, 6 months 24-3 (12) | 32 years, 7 months 13-2 (10) | Pride | LT | 1 | CKO | LOSS Arm-triangle choke |
26  | Dec 31, 2005 27 years, 3 months 24-2 (12) | 30 years, 4 months 27-6-2 (15) | Pride | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches Won Pride lightweight title |
25  | Sep 25, 2005 27 years 23-2 (11) | 29 years, 3 months 10-4 (8) | Pride | LT | 2 | UD | WIN |
24  | Sep 25, 2005 27 years 22-2 (11) | 27 years, 4 months 15-2-2 (11) | Pride | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
23 | Jul 17, 2005 26 years, 9 months 21-2 (10) | Jean Silva | Pride | LT | 2 | UD | WIN |
22 | May 22, 2005 26 years, 8 months 20-2 (10) | 28 years, 11 months 9-3 (7) | Pride | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
21  | Dec 31, 2004 26 years, 3 months 19-2 (9) | 30 years 18-4-1 (12) | Pride | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
20  | Oct 14, 2004 26 years 18-2 (8) | 24 years, 10 months 12-5 (9) | Pride | LT | 1 | CKO | WIN Kimura |
19  | Jul 19, 2004 25 years, 9 months 17-2 (8) | 29 years 3-1 (1) | Pride | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
18 | May 23, 2004 25 years, 8 months 16-2 (7) | Ralph Gracie | Pride | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Knees |
17 | Feb 15, 2004 25 years, 4 months 15-2 (6) | Jadyson Costa | Pride | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
16  | Oct 10, 2003 25 years 14-2 (5) | 24 years, 9 months 5-1-1 (4) | LT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
15  | Aug 10, 2003 24 years, 10 months 14-1 (5) | 24 years, 2 months 5-1-1 (3) | LT | 3 | MD | LOSS Lost Shooto World lightweight title | |
14 | Feb 23, 2003 24 years, 5 months 14-0 (5) | Nick Ertl | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
13  | Dec 14, 2002 24 years, 2 months 13-0 (4) | 30 years, 7 months 11-1-2 (8) | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended Shooto World lightweight title | |
12  | Sep 16, 2002 23 years, 11 months 12-0 (3) | 30 years, 11 months 14-6-1 (13) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
11  | Jun 29, 2002 23 years, 9 months 11-0 (3) | 22 years, 4 months | LT | 3 | MD | WIN | |
10  | Dec 16, 2001 23 years, 2 months 10-0 (3) | 27 years, 11 months 18-4-1 (13) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN Won Shooto World lightweight title | |
9 | Nov 12, 2000 22 years, 1 months 9-0 (3) | Ryan Bow | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
8 | Jul 16, 2000 21 years, 9 months 8-0 (3) | Paul Rodriguez | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
7 | Apr 2, 2000 21 years, 6 months 7-0 (3) | Huanderson Pavao | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
6  | Dec 11, 1999 21 years, 2 months 6-0 (3) | 21 years, 4 months 11-3 (8) | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
5 | Sep 5, 1999 20 years, 11 months 5-0 (2) | Takuya Kawabara | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
4 | Jun 1, 1999 20 years, 8 months 4-0 (2) | Stephen Palling | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
3 | Mar 28, 1999 20 years, 6 months 3-0 (1) | Takuya Kuwabara | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
2 | Jan 15, 1999 20 years, 3 months 2-0 (1) | Kazumichi Takada | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1  | Nov 27, 1998 20 years, 2 months 1-0 (0) | 27 years, 11 months 0-0-1 (0) | 3 | UD | WIN |
