is a Japanese

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. He has fought for most of his career in the

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organization.

Mixed martial arts career

Kojima was the

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Champion from 2006 until 2010, when an ACL injury in his right knee prevented him from defending the

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in the mandatory time period.Inoue-Hioki Announced for May 30 Shooto
/ref> Kojima had the most famous flyweight feud to date with former reigning champion

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ONE Fighting Championship

Kojima made his debut at the organization with a submission win over Filipino Rey Docyogen at ONE FC: Return of Warriors at

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on February 2. With the win, Kojima will get a shot at the

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World Flyweight Title. Kojima was originally slated to fight former

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vet and

Bantamweight Champion

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for the inaugural ONE FC Flyweight Championship, but Urushitani was forced out of the bout due to injury and replaced with Andrew Leone. However, just days before the event, an injury to Leone scrapped the bout from the card all together, after leaving Kojima without an opponent for the event.

Championships and accomplishments

*Fight Matrix **2011 Comeback of the Year *

** Shooto Flyweight Championship (1 Time) **Three Successful Title Defenses **Most Successful Title Defenses in the history of the Flyweight Division (3)

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Win , align=center, 14–6–5 , Tatsuya So , Decision (split) , VTJ in Okinawa , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Malaysia , , - , Loss , align=center, 12–5–5 , Nam Jin Jo , Decision (Majority) , Shooto: 3rd Round , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 11–4–5 , Masaaki Sugawara , Decision (split) , Shooto: Gig Tokyo 7 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Submission (rear-naked choke) , Shooto: Shooto Tradition 6 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 0:38 ,

, Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 9–3–5 , Jesse Taitano , Draw , Shooto: Shooto Tradition 5 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Submission (guillotine choke) , Shooto: Shooto Tradition 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:42 ,

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 8–3–4 , So Tazawa , Technical Submission (armbar) , Shooto: Back To Our Roots 7 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:32 ,

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 8–2–4 , Eduardo Dantas , Decision (unanimous) , Shooto: Back To Our Roots 6 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 8–1–4 , Yasuhiro Akagi , TKO (cut) , Shooto: Back To Our Roots 4 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:36 ,

, Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 7–1–4 ,

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, Technical Submission (rear naked choke) , Shooto: Champion Carnival , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:38 ,

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, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 6–1–3 , Yusei Shimokawa , Submission (rear naked choke) , Shooto 2006: 9/8 in Korakuen Hall , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 5–1–3 ,

, Draw , Shooto: 3/24 in Korakuen Hall , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 5–1–2 , Setsu Iguchi , TKO (corner stoppage) , Shooto: 12/17 in Shinjuku Face , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:31 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 4–1–2 , Chris MacGrath , Submission (rear naked choke) , Euphoria: USA vs. Japan , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:17 ,

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, Draw , Shooto: 9/23 in Korakuen Hall , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 3–1–1 ,

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, Decision (unanimous) , Shooto: 1/29 in Korakuen Hall , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 2–1–1 , Toshimichi Akagi , Draw , Shooto: Wanna Shooto 2004 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Technical Submission (rear naked choke) , Shooto: 7/16 in Korakuen Hall , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:34 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 1–1 , Takeshi Sato , Decision (unanimous) , Shooto: 3/22 in Korakuen Hall , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 0–1 , Junichi Sase , Decision (unanimous) , Shooto: Who is Young Leader! , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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References

External links

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