| Kenji Osawa | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 4, 1976 Musashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg; 10 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight |
| Style | Boxing, Shooto |
| Fighting out of | Wajitsu Keishukai A3, Japan |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 30 |
| Wins | 18 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 12 |
| Losses | 10 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 7 |
| Draws | 2 |
Kenji Osawa (born November 4, 1976) is a Japanese mixed martial artist from Tokyo, currently fighting in the WEC. He started MMA approximately six years ago, and trains and fights out of Wajitsu Keishukai A3, and teaches there once a week, he also teaches at his own school called "Osawa juku" every Sunday.
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His fight record is 18-10-2, fighting primarily in Shooto.
His favorite saying is, "If you try, you can do it!" He was scheduled to fight Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace Rani Yahya on August 9, 2009 at WEC 42, but due to a foot injury, he was replaced by John Hosman.[1]
Osawa lost via unanimous decision to Antonio Banuelos on November 18, 2009 at WEC 44[2]
Osawa made his DREAM debut against Yoshiro Maeda at DREAM.14 on May 29th, 2010.[3] He won the fight via Split Decision.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 30 matches | 18 wins | 10 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 1 |
| By submission | 2 | 2 |
| By decision | 12 | 7 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 18-10-2 | Keisuke Fujiwara | Decision (unanimous) | Dream: Japan GP Final | July 16, 2011 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | DREAM Bantamweight Grand Prix Third Place bout |
| Loss | 17-10-2 | Masakazu Imanari | Submission (achilles lock) | DREAM. Fight for Japan! | May 29, 2011 | 2 | 0:58 | Saitama, Japan | DREAM Bantamweight Grand Prix Semifinal |
| Win | 17-9-2 | Takafumi Otsuka | Decision (split) | DREAM. Fight for Japan! | May 29, 2011 | 2 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | DREAM Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal |
| Win | 16-9-2 | Yoshiro Maeda | Decision (split) | Dream 14 | May 29, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Loss | 15-9-2 | Antonio Banuelos | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 44 | November 18, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 15-8-2 | Rafael Rebello | Decision (split) | WEC 39 | March 1, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 14-8-2 | Tomoya Miyashita | Decision (unanimous) | GCM: Cage Force EX Eastern Bound | November 8, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 13-8-2 | Scott Jorgensen | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 35 | August 3, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Draw | 13-7-2 | Chris Manuel | Draw | WEC 33 | March 26, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 13-7-1 | Nobuhiro Yamauchi | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Force 5 | December 1, 2007 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 12-7-1 | Daniel Lima | Decision (split) | Shooto: Back to our Roots 5 | September 22, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 12-6-1 | Marcos Louro | Decision (majority) | Shooto: Back To Our Roots 3 | May 18, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 12-5-1 | Takeya Mizugaki | TKO (punches and knees) | Shooto: 11/10 in Korakuen Hall | November 10, 2006 | 2 | 0:59 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 11-5-1 | Akitoshi Hokazono | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto 2006: 7/21 in Korakuen Hall | July 21, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 11-4-1 | Naoya Uematsu | Decision (majority) | Shooto: The Victory of the Truth | February 17, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 10-4-1 | Daiki Hata | Decision (unanimous) | GCM: D.O.G. 4 | December 11, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | 10-3-1 | Daniel Lima | Draw | Shooto 2005: 11/6 in Korakuen Hall | November 6, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 10-3 | Jin Akimoto | Decision (majority) | Shooto: 5/4 in Korakuen Hall | May 4, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 9-3 | Minoru Tsuiki | KO (knees) | GCM: D.O.G. 1 | March 12, 2005 | 3 | 0:22 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 8-3 | Seiji Otsuka | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Wanna Shooto 2004 | November 12, 2004 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 7-3 | Hiroshi Umemura | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: GIG Central 6 | September 12, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Loss | 6-3 | So Tazawa | TKO (cut) | Shooto 2004: 7/4 in Kitazawa Town Hall | July 4, 2004 | 1 | 2:33 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 6-2 | Akitoshi Hokazono | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shooto 2004: 4/16 in Kitazawa Town Hall | April 16, 2004 | 1 | 1:50 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 6-1 | Tetsuya Nishi | TKO (punches) | GCM: Demolition Atom 6 | March 14, 2004 | 1 | 4:45 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 5-1 | Hiroyuki Tanaka | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto 2004: 1/24 in Korakuen Hall | January 24, 2004 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 4-1 | Augusto Frota | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Shooto: Wanna Shooto 2003 | November 3, 2003 | 2 | 4:24 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 3-1 | Yohei Mikami | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: 9/5 in Korakuen Hall | September 5, 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 3-0 | Atsunori Hiruma | Decision (unanimous) | GCM: Demolition 8 | June 29, 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 2-0 | Manabu Kano | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shooto: 3/18 in Korakuen Hall | March 18, 2003 | 2 | 3:21 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | 1-0 | Koki Sato | TKO (knees) | GCM: Demolition 030209 | February 9, 2003 | 2 | 1:46 | Yokohama, Japan |