Issei Tamura
| Issei Tamura | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 12, 1984 |
| Residence | Shinagawa, Tokyo |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb) |
| Division |
Featherweight (MMA) Bantamweight (MMA) |
| Reach | 63.0 in (160 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling |
| Team | Krazy Bee |
| Rank | A-Class Shootist |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 17 |
| Wins | 10 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By decision | 7 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Issei Tamura (田村 一聖 Tamura Issei?, born March 12, 1984) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competed most recently in Pancrase and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Before signing with the UFC, Tamura fought for the Shooto organization.
Tamura made his professional MMA debut in June 2008 for the Shooto organization. Prior to signing with the UFC, all of his fights have taken place in this promotion where he amassed a record of 6 wins and 2 losses.
Tamura trains out of the Krazy Bee camp alongside former top-ranked fighter Kid Yamamoto.
Tamura was signed to the UFC in February 2012. In his debut he fought Zhang Tiequan at UFC 144, filling in for an injured Leonard Garcia. Tamura won via KO at 0:32 seconds into the second round.
Tamura dropped down to bantamweight and faced Raphael Assunção on July 11, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman Tamura lost to Assunção via second round TKO.
Tamura is expected to face Mitch Gagnon on March 16, 2013 at UFC 158. However, Gagnon was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by T.J. Dillashaw. Tamura was defeated by Dillashaw in the second round via KO and was subsequently released from the promotion.
On July 18, 2013, Korean MMA promotion ROAD FC announced that they had signed Issei Tamura to their roster. He debuted at ROAD FC 13 on October 12, 2013 against Min Jung Song. He lost the fight via submission.
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