Kiyoshi Tamura
| Kiyoshi Tamura | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 17, 1969 Okayama, Okayama, Japan |
| Other names | Koko no Tensai ("The Aloof Genius"), Pride Kara no Shikaku ("Pride Assassin") |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) |
| Division |
205 185 |
| Style | Shoot Wrestling |
| Team | Rings Japan U-File Camp |
| Teacher(s) |
Nobuhiko Takada Akira Maeda Billy Robinson Lou Thesz |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 48 |
| Wins | 32 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 16 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Unknown | 2 |
| Losses | 13 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Unknown | 2 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Kiyoshi Tamura (田村潔司 Tamura Kiyoshi?, born December 17, 1969 in Okayama, Okayama) is a Japanese middleweight professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Once a student of legendary pro wrestlers Billy Robinson, Nobuhiko Takada and Akira Maeda, Tamura is known for his skill in catch wrestling as well as his ability to deliver exciting professional wrestling bouts. He has competed in some form or another for the following organizations: Universal Wrestling Federation, UWF International, Fighting Network RINGS, K-1, PRIDE, and U-STYLE, his own promotion, often fighting much larger opponents. In mixed martial arts, he holds notable victories over Renzo Gracie, Jeremy Horn, Ikuhisa Minowa, Masakatsu Funaki and Kazushi Sakuraba.
A former sumo wrestler for the Okayama University of Science High School, Tamura debuted in 1989 in the UWF Newborn in a losing effort against Minoru Suzuki. He soon revealed himself as a promising rookie, but he was forced to put his career in a long hiatus after a match with Akira Maeda on October 25, in which Maeda hit him with a full force knee strike and fractured his orbital bone. Tamura took an entire year to return, and he only had time to work in one event before UWF closed.
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