// Roster Index›Bantamweight›Dossier · Masakazu Imanari
UFC FIGHTER PROFILE_
UFC · UNKNOWNBANTAMWEIGHT

Masakazu
Imanari

NICKNAME"Ashikan Judan"·JAPAN
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
40-22-2
CURRENT FORM
1W STREAK
CURRENT GYM
NOT LISTED
NEXT FIGHT
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Masakazu Imanari
FIGHTER -
JAP🇯🇵
PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! COLD
HEIGHT
5'4"
AGE
50
STANCE
SOUTHPAW
WEIGHT
Bantamweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
64 BOUTS
WIN
40
LOSS
22
DRAW
2
WIN RATE
63%
40/64 bouts
FINISH RATE
75%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS1W STREAK · 2-3
LWLLW
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: COLD
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 73% of wins are by sub.

KEY STRENGTHS

Drags it to the mat and hunts the finish — submission threat opens up off transitions.

KEY RISKS

Volume strikers have outpointed across full fights — output drops after R2.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM▼ BELOW
0.55
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.70
// STR. ACC▼ BELOW
30%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 46%
// SAPM▲ ABOVE
1.74
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.77
// STR. DEF▲ ABOVE
57%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▼ BELOW
0.00
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
0%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▼ BELOW
0%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 60%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
2.10
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.50
// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (40)
n = 40
KO/TKO · 1
SUB · 29
DEC · 10
1
KO/TKO
3%
29
SUB
73%
10
DEC
25%
// LOSSES (22)
n = 22
KO/TKO · 4
DEC · 18
4
KO/TKO
18%
0
SUB
0%
18
DEC
82%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
75% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 1 fights
3%
SUBANY ROUND · 29 fights
73%
DECFULL FIGHT · 10 fights
25%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
0 OBSERVED0 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
NOT RECORDED
// PROFILE UPDATED
NOT RECORDED
// RECORDED SOURCE
NOT RECORDED
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER20TD DEFENSE20GRAPPLING60CHIN80STRIKING20CARDIO70AGGRESSION25SUB THREAT100STR DEFENSE92RECOVERY77
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
—UNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Sub Threat. Lowest scored axis: Striking.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power20
NOT ON FILE

TD Defense20
NOT ON FILE

Grappling60
NOT ON FILE

Chin80
NOT ON FILE

Striking20
NOT ON FILE

Cardio70
NOT ON FILE

Aggression25
NOT ON FILE

Sub Threat100
NOT ON FILE

Str Defense92
NOT ON FILE

Recovery77
NOT ON FILE

Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power20 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
TD Defense20 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Grappling60 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Chin80 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Striking20 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Cardio70 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Aggression25 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Sub Threat100 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Str Defense92 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Recovery77 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100SEP 2000SEP 2000WMAY 2002WSEP 2002WMAR 2003WJUN 2003LJUL 2003WNOV 2003LJAN 2004LOCT 2004WDEC 2004FEB 2005LJUL 2005WOCT 2005WDEC 2005WDEC 2005LAUG 2006WOCT 2006WFEB 2007WAUG 2007WOCT 2007WMAR 2008LMAY 2008WAUG 2008WMAR 2009LMAY 2009WAUG 2009WDEC 2009WAPR 2010WAUG 2010WOCT 2010LFEB 2011WMAY 2011WMAY 2011LJUL 2011WSEP 2011LDEC 2011WMAR 2012LJUN 2012WAUG 2012WFEB 2013LMAR 2014LJUN 2014WAUG 2014LOCT 2014WFEB 2015WAPR 2015WMAY 2015WAUG 2015LDEC 2015WAPR 2016LAUG 2016WOCT 2016WDEC 2016WMAR 2017LJAN 2018LAPR 2018WOCT 2018WFEB 2019LSEP 2020LJUN 2021WOCT 2021LAUG 2022LNOV 2022WFEB 2024// SCORE

  1. Start, SEP 2000, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, SEP 2000, momentum score 45.
  3. Start, MAY 2002, momentum score 55, SUB R1.
  4. Start, SEP 2002, momentum score 62, DEC R2.
  5. Start, MAR 2003, momentum score 69, DEC R2.
  6. Start, JUN 2003, momentum score 79, SUB R1.
  7. Start, JUL 2003, momentum score 72, KO/TKO R2.
  8. Start, NOV 2003, momentum score 81, SUB R1.
  9. Start, JAN 2004, momentum score 74, DEC R2.
  10. Start, OCT 2004, momentum score 67, DEC R2.
  11. Start, DEC 2004, momentum score 77, SUB R2.
  12. Start, FEB 2005, momentum score 77.
  13. Start, JUL 2005, momentum score 67, KO/TKO R1.
  14. Start, OCT 2005, momentum score 74, DEC R3.
  15. Start, DEC 2005, momentum score 84, SUB R3.
  16. Start, DEC 2005, momentum score 94, SUB R2.
  17. Start, AUG 2006, momentum score 87, DEC R3.
  18. Start, OCT 2006, momentum score 96, KO/TKO R3.
  19. Start, FEB 2007, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  20. Start, AUG 2007, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  21. Start, OCT 2007, momentum score 100, SUB R3.
  22. Start, MAR 2008, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  23. Start, MAY 2008, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  24. Start, AUG 2008, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  25. Start, MAR 2009, momentum score 100, DEC R2.
  26. Start, MAY 2009, momentum score 93, DEC R2.
  27. Start, AUG 2009, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  28. Start, DEC 2009, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  29. Start, APR 2010, momentum score 100, SUB R3.
  30. Start, AUG 2010, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  31. Start, OCT 2010, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  32. Start, FEB 2011, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  33. Start, MAY 2011, momentum score 100, DEC R2.
  34. Start, MAY 2011, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  35. Start, JUL 2011, momentum score 93, DEC R2.
  36. Start, SEP 2011, momentum score 100, SUB R3.
  37. Start, DEC 2011, momentum score 93, DEC R2.
  38. Start, MAR 2012, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  39. Start, JUN 2012, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  40. Start, AUG 2012, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  41. Start, FEB 2013, momentum score 100, DEC R2.
  42. Start, MAR 2014, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  43. Start, JUN 2014, momentum score 86, KO/TKO R2.
  44. Start, AUG 2014, momentum score 96, SUB R1.
  45. Start, OCT 2014, momentum score 89, KO/TKO R2.
  46. Start, FEB 2015, momentum score 99, SUB R2.
  47. Start, APR 2015, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  48. Start, MAY 2015, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  49. Start, AUG 2015, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  50. Start, DEC 2015, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  51. Start, APR 2016, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  52. Start, AUG 2016, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  53. Start, OCT 2016, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  54. Start, DEC 2016, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  55. Start, MAR 2017, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  56. Start, JAN 2018, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  57. Start, APR 2018, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  58. Start, OCT 2018, momentum score 96, SUB R1.
  59. Start, FEB 2019, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  60. Start, SEP 2020, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  61. Start, JUN 2021, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  62. Start, OCT 2021, momentum score 96, SUB R1.
  63. Start, AUG 2022, momentum score 89, DEC R3.
  64. Start, NOV 2022, momentum score 82, DEC R3.
  65. Start, FEB 2024, momentum score 92, SUB R2.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Olivier), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 92.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
62/64 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
1
2%
3
5%
1
2%
-
-
5
total
SUB
20
32%
5
8%
4
6%
-
-
29
total
DEC
-
10
16%
18
29%
-
-
28
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 4 of 62 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
44%, fights often go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
64 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

W
VS Kazumasa MajimaFeb 24, 2024
SubmissionR2 · 1:37
Rizin FF - Landmark Vol. 8
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Armbar)
L
VS Chihiro SuzukiNov 6, 2022
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Rizin FF - Landmark Vol. 4
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Takahiro AshidaAug 21, 2022
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Deep - 109 Impact
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Takeshi KasugaiOct 2, 2021
SubmissionR1 · 2:50
Rizin FF - Landmark Vol. 1
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Kimura)
L
VS Kenta TakizawaJun 27, 2021
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Rizin FF - Rizin 29
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Yuta NezuSep 10, 2020
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Shooto - Road to ONE: 3rd Tokyo Fight Night
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Won Il KwonFeb 22, 2019
SubmissionR1 · 0:53
One Championship - Call to Greatness
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Heel Hook)
W
VS Radeem RahmanOct 26, 2018
SubmissionR1 · 1:23
One Championship - Pursuit of Greatness
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Armbar)
L
VS Dae Hwan KimApr 20, 2018
DecisionR3 · 5:00
One Championship - Heroes of Honor
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Yusup SaadulaevJan 20, 2018
DecisionR3 · 5:00
One Championship - Kings of Courage
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Juri OharaMar 18, 2017
SubmissionR1 · 0:23
Deep - 78 Impact
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Heel Hook)
W
VS Tatsunao NagakuraDec 17, 2016
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Deep - Cage Impact 2016: Deep vs. WSOF-GC
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
// FAQ · 09_

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Bantamweight. Professional record 40-22-2. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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