Naoyuki Kotani is a 40 year old Male fighter from Japan with a 37-17-7 pro MMA record. Kotani most recently fought Masato Uchishiba at Quintet Fight Night 7 in Tokyo on Tuesday July 13, 2021. Naoyuki Kotani vs Masato Uchishiba ended in draw by Decision at 8:00 of Round 1 in the division.
Naoyuki Kotani has 37 wins with a 90% finish rate, including 6 by knockout, 27 by submission, 4 by decision.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 36-17-7 | Yutaka Ueda |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
GRACHAN 45 | 2020-09-20 | Lightweight | |
| Loss | 36-16-7 | Koshi Matsumoto |
KO/TKO
R4 0:57
|
Shooto 30th Anniversary Tour at Korakuen Hall | 2019-05-06 | Lightweight | |
| Win | 35-16-7 | Shutaro Debana |
SUB
R2 0:51
|
Shooto 11/17 | 2018-11-17 | Lightweight | |
| Win | 34-16-7 | Akihito Mamiya |
KO/TKO
R1 2:33
|
GRACHAN 35.5 | 2018-07-16 | Lightweight | |
| Loss | 34-15-7 | Marif Piraev |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
WFCA 44 | 2017-12-17 | Lightweight | AFC |
| Loss | 34-14-7 | Yuki Kawana |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Professional Shooto 10/15 | 2017-10-15 | Lightweight | |
| Win | 33-14-7 | Yoichi Fukumoto |
SUB
R1 2:10
|
Shooto | 2017-04-23 | Lightweight | |
| Loss | 33-13-7 | Dmitriy Parubchenko |
KO/TKO
R2 3:17
|
Real 5 | 2016-06-12 | Lightweight | RFC |
| Loss | 33-12-7 | Kajan Johnson |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night 75 | 2015-09-26 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Loss | 33-11-7 | Yan Cabral |
SUB
R2 3:06
|
UFC 179 | 2014-10-25 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Loss | 33-10-7 | Norman Parke |
KO/TKO
R2 3:41
|
UFC Fight Night 46 | 2014-07-19 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 32-10-7 | Yoshihiro Koyama |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
VTJ 4th | 2014-02-23 | 70 kg | VTJ |
| Win | 31-10-7 | Daisuke Hoshino |
SUB
R1 3:57
|
VTJ 3rd | 2013-10-05 | Lightweight | VTJ |
| Win | 30-10-7 | Vitali Krat |
SUB
R1 2:47
|
The Outsider 26 | 2013-06-09 | Catchweight | RINGS |
| Win | 29-10-7 | Jung Min Kang |
SUB
R1 2:45
|
ZST 35 | 2013-04-07 | Lightweight | ZST |
| Win | 28-10-7 | Koji Mori |
SUB
R1 1:40
|
ZST 33 | 2012-11-23 | Lightweight | ZST |
| Win | 27-10-7 | Shinichi Taira |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
ZST 33 | 2012-11-23 | Lightweight | ZST |
| Win | 26-10-7 | Darius Minkevičius |
SUB
R1 2:42
|
ZST 32 | 2012-09-17 | Lightweight | ZST |
| Win | 25-10-7 | Ryuki Ueyama |
KO/TKO
R1 2:32
|
Rings Japan | 2012-03-09 | RINGS | |
| Win | 24-10-7 | Daisuke Hanazawa |
KO/TKO
R2 4:03
|
Rings Japan | 2012-01-22 | RINGS | |
| Win | 23-10-7 | Katsuya Inoue |
SUB
R1 1:44
|
Regional circuit | 2011-09-04 | ||
| Win | 22-10-7 | Ryo Asami |
KO/TKO
R1 1:00
|
The Outsider 17 | 2011-07-17 | RINGS | |
| Win | 21-10-7 | Keigo Hirayama |
SUB
R1 1:44
|
Regional circuit | 2011-02-05 | ZST | |
| Win | 20-10-7 | Eriya Matsuda |
SUB
R1 1:04
|
Regional circuit | 2010-09-26 | ZST | |
| Loss | 20-9-7 | Jorge Masvidal |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Astra | 2010-04-25 | Lightweight | |
| Draw | 20-9-6 | Kenichi Ito |
R2 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2010-02-20 | ZST | |
| Win | 19-9-6 | Daisuke Nakamura |
SUB
R1 1:37
|
Regional circuit | 2009-11-23 | ZST | |
| Win | 18-9-6 | Yojiro Uchimura |
SUB
R1 1:25
|
Regional circuit | 2009-09-21 | ZST | |
| Loss | 18-8-6 | Kuniyoshi Hironaka |
SUB
R2 2:43
|
Regional circuit | 2009-05-24 | ZST | |
| Win | 17-8-6 | Katsuhiko Nagata |
SUB
R2 4:38
|
Regional circuit | 2008-11-23 | ZST | |
| Loss | 17-7-6 | Koji Oishi |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Pancrase 194 | 2008-10-01 | Lightweight | |
| Draw | 17-7-5 | Masanori Kanehara |
R2 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2007-11-23 | ZST | |
| Loss | 17-6-5 | Dennis Siver |
KO/TKO
R2 2:04
|
UFC 75 | 2007-09-08 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Loss | 17-5-5 | Thiago Tavares |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night 9 | 2007-04-05 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 16-5-5 | Masayuki Okude |
SUB
R1 0:58
|
Regional circuit | 2007-02-12 | ZST | |
| Draw | 16-5-4 | Erikas Petraitis |
R2 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2006-11-23 | ZST | |
| Win | 15-5-4 | Shinya Sato |
SUB
R1 2:09
|
Regional circuit | 2006-05-27 | ZST | |
| Draw | 15-5-3 | Darius Skliaudys |
R2 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2006-02-18 | ZST | |
| Win | 14-5-3 | Vito Woods |
SUB
R1 1:23
|
Regional circuit | 2005-12-10 | XFO | |
| Loss | 14-4-3 | Luiz Azeredo |
KO/TKO
R1 0:11
|
Pride Bushido 9 | 2005-09-25 | Lightweight | PFC |
| Draw | 14-4-2 | Darius Skliaudys |
R3 3:00
|
Regional circuit | 2005-01-23 | ZST | |
| Loss | 14-3-2 | Roger Huerta |
KO/TKO
R1 1:29
|
Regional circuit | 2004-12-03 | XFO | |
| Loss | 14-2-2 | Yves Edwards |
KO/TKO
R1 3:10
|
Euphoria 2 | 2004-10-15 | Lightweight | EMFC |
| Win | 13-2-2 | Hideo Tokoro |
SUB
R1 1:44
|
Regional circuit | 2004-09-12 | ZST | |
| Win | 12-2-2 | Remigijus Morkevičius |
SUB
R1 2:07
|
Regional circuit | 2004-07-04 | ZST | |
| Loss | 12-1-2 | Marcus Aurelio |
KO/TKO
R2 3:34
|
Regional circuit | 2004-05-05 | ZST | |
| Loss | 12-0-2 | Rich Clementi |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2004-01-11 | ZST | |
| Win | 11-0-2 | Mindaugas Smirnovas |
SUB
R1 0:49
|
Regional circuit | 2003-11-23 | ZST | |
| Win | 10-0-2 | Mindaugas Smirnovas |
SUB
R1 1:36
|
Regional circuit | 2003-09-07 | ZST | |
| Draw | 10-0-1 | Mindaugas Smirnovas |
R3 3:00
|
Regional circuit | 2003-04-05 | RINGS | |
| Win | 9-0-1 | Antoine Skinner |
SUB
R1 1:35
|
ZST 2 | 2003-03-09 | Lightweight | ZST |
| Win | 8-0-1 | Mindaugas Laurinaitis |
SUB
R1 2:16
|
ZST 1 | 2002-11-23 | Lightweight | ZST |
| Win | 7-0-1 | Kenichi Serizawa |
KO/TKO
R1 0:20
|
Regional circuit | 2002-09-08 | GCM | |
| Win | 6-0-1 | Masaya Takita |
SUB
R1 2:32
|
Regional circuit | 2002-06-16 | GCM | |
| Win | 5-0-1 | Yoshinobu Ota |
SUB
R1 1:41
|
Rings Japan | 2002-02-15 | Lightweight | RINGS |
| Win | 4-0-1 | Takahito Iida |
SUB
R1 3:02
|
Rings Japan | 2001-12-21 | Lightweight | RINGS |
| Win | 3-0-1 | Hideo Tokoro |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Rings Japan | 2001-09-21 | Lightweight | RINGS |
| Draw | 3-0-0 | Jiro Wakabayashi |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Rings Japan | 2001-04-20 | Lightweight | RINGS |
| Win | 2-0-0 | Curtis Brigham |
SUB
R2 1:59
|
Regional circuit | 2001-03-17 | RINGS | |
| Win | 1-0-0 | Tashiro Nishiuchi |
SUB
R1 0:32
|
Rings Japan | 2000-09-05 | Lightweight | RINGS |
| Win | 0-0-0 | Kiyohito Sugata |
KO/TKO
R1 0:42
|
Rings Japan | 2000-09-05 | Lightweight | RINGS |
Kotani made his professional debut against Kiyohito Sugata on September 5, 2000, fighting on the main card of Rings Japan: Battle Genesis 6.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Kiyohito Sugata who carried a 0-0-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Naoyuki Kotani beat Kiyohito Sugata by KO/TKO at 0:42 of Round 1.
Kotani made his debut in the UFC against Thiago Tavares on April 5, 2007, fighting on the preliminary card of UFC Fight Night 9: Stevenson vs Guillard having compiled a 17-5-5 professional MMA record.
Naoyuki Kotani lost to Thiago Tavares by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Since his debut, Kotani has gone on to fight a total of 5 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 0-5-0.
After his UFC stint, Kotani took his next fight at ZST on November 23, 2007, fighting against Masanori Kanehara on the of the regional circuit.
Naoyuki Kotani vs Masanori Kanehara ended in draw by at 5:00 of Round 2.
After 21 fights outside of the promotion, Kotani returned to the UFC on July 19, 2014, fighting against Norman Parke on the main card of UFC Fight Night 46: McGregor vs. Brandao.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 33-10-7
Naoyuki Kotani lost to Norman Parke by KO/TKO at 3:41 of Round 2.
Kotani's last win came against Yutaka Ueda at GRACHAN 45 on Sunday September 20, 2020. Naoyuki Kotani beat Yutaka Ueda by Decision at 5:00 of Round 2.
Kotani is not currently booked for any fights.
Kotani's last loss came against Koshi Matsumoto at Shooto 30th Anniversary Tour at Korakuen Hall on Monday May 6, 2019. Naoyuki Kotani lost to Koshi Matsumoto by KO/TKO at 0:57 of Round 4.
Kotani has fought 5 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 0-5-0.
Kotani has knocked out 6 opponents.
Kotani has submitted 27 opponents.
Kotani has been knocked out 8 times.
Kotani has been submitted 2 times.
