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Koyomi Matsushima (; born October 8, 1992) is a
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mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...
who competes in the
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division and has previously fought in
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and
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. Matsushima has faced strong opposition with the likes of
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,
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, and
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.


Background

Koyomi Matsushima is currently training under Japanese MMA Legend
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and has been a combat sports fan all his life, growing up watching
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, and
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bouts in his native Japan. His own training began first with
Kyokushin is a style of karate originating in Japan. It is a full-contact style of stand-up fighting and is rooted in a philosophy of self-improvement, discipline, and hard training. Kyokushin Kaikan is the martial arts organization founded in 1964 ...
karate, which he started in order to find his center and build the foundations of his own competitive career.


Mixed martial arts career


Early career

On May 2, 2015, early in his mixed martial arts career, Matsushima faced future
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world champion
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at Hybrid Pro Series 3 in
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,
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, and won by first-round TKO in 19 seconds.


ONE Championship

After a successful career in the Japanese MMA circuit, including runs with both
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and
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, Matsushima signed with
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in 2018. He was scheduled to make his promotional debut against former ONE Featherweight Champion
Marat Gafurov Marat Gafurov (Russian: Марат Гафуров; born November 21, 1984) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist, who competes in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions of Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA). A professional MMA compe ...
at ONE Championship: Conquest of Heroes on September 22, 2018. Matsushima won by first-round technical knockout. Matsushima was scheduled to face
Kwon Won Il Kwon Won-il (; born June 24, 1995) is a South Korean mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of ONE Championship. As of March 6, 2023, he is ranked #4 in the ONE Bantamweight rankings. Background Kwon was born on June 24, ...
at ONE Championship: Legendary Quest on June 15, 2019. He won by unanimous decision. After two straight wins, Matsushima challenged Martin Nguyen for the ONE Featherweight World Championship at ONE Championship: Dawn of Heroes on August 2, 2019. Matsushima lost by second-round technical knockout. He was scheduled to face Kim Jae Woong at ONE Championship: Warrior's Code on February 7, 2020. Matsushima won by third-round technical knockout. Matsushima was scheduled to face former ADCC and
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champion
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in a featherweight title eliminator at ONE Championship: Big Bang on December 4, 2020. Matsushima was unable to stick to his winning ways, getting dominated on the ground en route to a unanimous decision loss.


Road to UFC

Matsushima faced Jun Young Hong in the quarterfinals of the Featherweight tournament on June 9, 2022 in Road to UFC Season 1: Episode 2. He won the bout via split decision. Matsushima faced Yi Zha in the Semi-Finals of the Featherweight tournament on October 23, 2022 at Road to UFC Season 1: Episode 5. He lost the close bout via split decision.


Post-Road to UFC

In his first bout since the loss on Road To UFC, Matsushima faced Ryuji Takashio at DEEP 114 Impact on July 2, 2023, knocking him out with a soccer kick in the first round. Matsushima faced Karshyga Dautbek on January 21, 2024 at Top Brights 1, losing the bout via TKO stoppage at the end of the first round.


Titles

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** 2015 Shooto Rookie Tournament Champion


Mixed martial arts record

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Kwon Won-il Kwon Won-il (; born June 24, 1995) is a South Korean mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight (MMA), Bantamweight division of ONE Championship. As of March 6, 2023, he is ranked #4 in the ONE Championship Rankings ...
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Marat Gafurov Marat Gafurov (Russian: Марат Гафуров; born November 21, 1984) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist, who competes in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions of Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA). A professional MMA compe ...
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Marlon Sandro Marlon Sandro (born 8 March 1977) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist. He has competed for Bellator, Pancrase, Shooto, and World Victory Road. He is the former King of Pancrase Featherweight Champion and former Sengoku Featherweight Ch ...
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Dave Leduc Dave Leduc (born 13 December 1991) is a Canadian-Burmese Lethwei fighter. He is a former six-time Lethwei world champion who held the Lethwei Golden Belt#Openweight champions, Openweight Lethwei World Championship and was undefeated under Lethwei ...
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Koyomi Matsushima
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