Daiki Hata | |
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Born |
Saitama, Japan |
August 24, 1982
Other names | DJ.Taiki |
Nationality | Japanese |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Weight | 141 lb (64 kg; 10.1 st) |
Division |
Featherweight (former) Bantamweight (current) |
Style | Kickboxing |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | Chiba, Japan |
Team | K.I.B.A. DEEP Impact Training Facility |
Years active | 2004-present |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 5 |
Wins | 2 |
By knockout | 1 |
Losses | 1 |
Draws | 2 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 34 |
Wins | 17 |
By knockout | 9 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 7 |
Losses | 10 |
By decision | 10 |
Draws | 7 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Daiki Hata (畑 大樹 Hata Daiki?, born August 24, 1982) is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and the former DEEP Bantamweight Champion. He is also an occasional kickboxer.
Daiki began his professional MMA career in July 2004 for the Pancrase promotion. Over the next four years, he amassed a record of 8 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw primarily in that promotion. During this time he had a victory over WEC contenders Kenji Osawa.
In August 2008, Daiki began fighting for the DEEP promotion. Over the next few years he would also fight for DREAM, K-1, Cage Force, and S-Cup.
In April 2013, Daiki defeated Yoshiro Maeda to become the DEEP Bantamweight Champion. He vacated the title
In June 2015, Hata was announced as one of the eight featherweights competing on Road to UFC: Japan, a show in the style of The Ultimate Fighter. He defeated Tatsunao Nagakura in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, he lost to Mizuto Hirota by decision.
In his debut for the Rizin Fighting Federation, Hata faced Hiroyuki Takaya on December 29, 2015. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.