Akitoshi Tamura

Akitoshi Tamura (born May 31, 1980 in Japan) is a mixed martial arts fighter from Japan. He competed almost exclusively in the Shooto organization, before making his debut at the WEC 37. In 2007, he was the lightweight champion of Shooto. He is currently ranked as the #5 Bantamweight in the world by the MMAWeekly Worldwide Ranking System.. Tamura is a freestyle fighter.

Mixed martial arts career

Tamura made his professional debut in the Shooto organization in a fight against Eiji Murayama, in August 2001, and lost on a technical decision (he later returned to face Murayama in 2004, only for the match to end in a draw). He has made MMA headlines when he defeated Takeshi Inoue in 2007, which won him the title of Shooto lightweight champion. He has also participated in GCM and MARS events, achieving a TKO over Masaomi Saito in the former, and a first round submission over Ian Loveland in the latter.

Akitoshi Tamura made his WEC debut at WEC 37. Although Akitoshi had a reputation of being one of the world's best in his weight class, he lost to former IFL featherweight champion Wagnney Fabiano, for whom it was also his WEC debut. For his next fight, Tamura made his 135 lb. debut in the bantamweight division at WEC 40 against former world title challenger Manny Tapia. Tamura defeated Tapia by unanimous decision. He was scheduled to fight Damacio Page on October 10, 2009 at WEC 43., but pulled out with an undisclosed injury. He was replaced in the bout by WEC newcomer Will Campuzano.

Tamura was defeated by WEC veteran Charlie Valencia via split decision on January 10, 2010 at WEC 46.

MMA record

Template:Start box |- |align="center" style = "background: #f0f0f0"| Result |align="center" style = "background: #f0f0f0"| Record |align="center" style = "background: #f0f0f0"| Opponent |align="center" style = "background: #f0f0f0"| Method |align="center" style = "background: #f0f0f0"| Event |align="center" style = "background: #f0f0f0"| Date |align="center" style = "background: #f0f0f0"| Round |align="center" style = "background: #f0f0f0"| Time |align="center" style = "background: #f0f0f0"| Notes |- |style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss |13-8-2 | Charlie Valencia |Decision (Spilt) |WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson |01/10/2010 |3 |5:00 |- |style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win |13-7-2 | Manny Tapia |Decision (Unanimous) |WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki |4/5/2009 |3 |5:00 |Bantamweight debut |- |style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss |12-7-2 | Wagnney Fabiano |Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) |WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia |12/3/2008 |3 |4:48 |WEC debut |- |style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win |12-6-2 | Rumina Sato |Submission (North-South Choke) |Shooto - Shooto Tradition 1 |5/3/2008 |3 |2:37 |- |style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss |11-6-2 | Hideki Kadowaki |Decision (Majority) |Shooto - Back To Our Roots 8 |3/28/2008 |3 |5:00 |Lost Shooto Lightweight Championship |- |style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win |11-5-2 | Takeshi Inoue |Decision (Unanimous) |Shooto - Back To Our Roots 3 |5/18/2007 |3 |5:00 |Won Shooto Lightweight Championship |- |style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win |10-5-2 | Tenkei Oda |Decision (Unanimous) |Shooto - Back To Our Roots 1 |2/17/2007 |3 |5:00 |- |style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win |9-5-2 | Akiyo Nishiura |Decision (Unanimous) |Shooto - Rookie Tournament Final |12/2/2006 |2 |5:00 |- |style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win |8-5-2 | Sakae Kasuya |Submission (Armbar) |Shooto 2006 - 9/8 in Korakuen Hall |9/8/2006 |1 |2:16 |- |style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss |7-5-2 | Tenkei Oda |KO (Punch) |Shooto: The Devilock |5/12/2006 |1 |2:10 |- |style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win |7-4-2 | Masaomi Saito |TKO (Knees) |GCM - D.O.G. 5 |4/1/2006 |1 |1:02 |- |style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win |6-4-2 | Ian Loveland |Submission (Triangle Choke) |MARS |2/4/2006 |1 |3:40 |- |style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss |5-4-2 | Takeshi Inoue |Decision (Majority) |Shooto - 11/6 in Korakuen Hall |2/24/2007 |3 |5:00 |- |style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win |5-3-2 | Hayate Usui |Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) |Shooto - 9/23 in Korakuen Hall |9/23/2005 |2 |4:51 |- |style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win |4-3-2 | Fanjin Son |Decision (Majority) |Shooto 2005 - 7/30 in Korakuen Hall |7/30/2005 |2 |5:00 |- |style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss |3-3-2 | Hideki Kadowaki |Decision (Unanimous) |Shooto - 3/11 in Korakuen Hall |3/11/2005 |2 |5:00 |- |Draw |3-2-2 | Eiji Murayama |Draw |Shooto - 3/22 in Korakuen Hall |3/22/2004 |2 |5:00 |- |style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win |3-2-1 | Yohei Nanbu |Decision (Unanimous) |Shooto - Wanna Shooto 2003 |11/3/2003 |2 |5:00 |- |style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win |2-2-1 | Masatoshi Kobayashi |Decision (Unanimous) |Shooto - 3/18 in Korakuen Hall |3/18/2003 |2 |5:00 |- |style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss |1-2-1 | Hiroshi Komatsu |Technical Decision (Unanimous) |Shooto - GIG East 10 |8/27/2002 |2 |0:33 |- |Draw |1-1-1 | Jin Kazeta |Draw |Shooto - Treasure Hunt 2 |1/25/2002 |2 |5:00 |- |style="background: #ddffdd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |Win |1-1-0 | Kohichi Tanaka |Decision (Unanimous) |Shooto - GIG East 5 |8/15/2001 |2 |5:00 |- |style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss |0-1-0 | Eiji Murayama |Technical Decision (Unanimous) |Shooto - Wanna Shooto 2001 |4/8/2001 |2 |N/A

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External links

•  Professional MMA record for Akitoshi Tamura from Sherdog Fight Finder
• http://www.mmamadness.com/fighters.html?fighter_id=5151

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