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is a Japanese
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currently competing in the
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division of
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. A professional competitor since 2008, he has competed for the UFC and
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.


Mixed martial arts career


Early career

Tamura made his professional MMA debut in June 2008 for the
Shooto Shooto is a combat sport and mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the ''Shooto Association'' and the ''International Shooto Commission''. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, first as a particular fighting system and then in 198 ...
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.


Ultimate Fighting Championship

Tamura was signed to the UFC in February 2012. In his debut he fought Zhang Tiequan at UFC 144, filling in for an injured
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. Tamura won via KO at 0:32 seconds into the second round. Tamura dropped down to
bantamweight Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In MMA, bantamweight is . The name for the class is derived from bantam chickens. Bra ...
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 was 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.


ROAD FC

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.


Pancrase

After three straight losses in Road FC, Tamura signed with Pancrase. Racking two straight victories in Pancrase, Tamura earned a title shot for the vacant Pancrase Interim Featherweight Championship against Juntaro Ushiku at Pancrase 277 on April 24, 2016. He claimed the interim championship via third-round knockout. Tamura was then expected to face reigning champion Andy Main in the title unification bout at Pancrase 282 on November 13, 2016. However, Tamura withdrew from the bout due to fractured nose. He was then set to face Nazareno Malegarie for the Pancrase Featherweight Championship at Pancrase 285 on March 12, 2017. He lost the bout via first-round submission. Tamura was scheduled to face Suguru Nii at Pancrase 313 on March 8, 2020. However, the event was postponed due to the
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and the bout was scrapped. Tamura was then scheduled to face Yuki Takahashi at Pancrase 317 on August 23, 2020, but the event was cancelled due to the
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. Tamura next faced Akira Okada at Pancrase 319 on October 25, 2020. He lost the fight via second-round knockout. Tamura faced Hirotaka Nakada at Pancrase 321 on May 30, 2021. He lost the bout after his corner threw in the flag and stopped the fight in the first round. Tamura faced Kisa Miyake at Pancrase 327 on April 29, 2022. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Tamura faced Ryo Asami on December 25, 2022 at Pancrase 330, winning the bout via unanimous decision.


Championships and accomplishments


Mixed martial arts

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' **Lightweight 2008 Rookie of the Year **2007 All Japan Championship Welterweight runner-up *
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** King of Pancrase Interim Featherweight Championship (1 Time, former)


Mixed martial arts record

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See also

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List of male mixed martial artists This is a list of notable professional male mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. __NOTOC__ A * Shamil Abdurakhimov - ( M-1, UFC) * Daichi Abe - ( UFC, Pancrase) * Hiroyuki Abe - (Shooto, KOTC, Cage Rage, DEEP, Pride) * ...


References


External links

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Official Shooto profileOfficial UFC Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tamura, Issei 1984 births Living people Japanese male mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing shootfighting Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Japanese practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People from Shinagawa Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters