Hideo Tokoro

Hideo Tokoro
Born (1977-08-22) August 22, 1977
Gifu, Japan
Other names Little Volk Han, The Magician of the Ring
Nationality Japanese
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight 134 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
Division Bantamweight
Lightweight
Featherweight
Fighting out of Gifu, Japan
Team Reversal Gym Tokoro Plus
Teacher(s) Kenichi Yamamoto
Mixed martial arts record
Total 64
Wins 33
By knockout 5
By submission 19
By decision 9
Losses 29
By knockout 12
By submission 6
By decision 11
Draws 2
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Hideo Tokoro (born August 22, 1977) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator's Bantamweight division. A professional competitor since 2000, Tokoro has also formerly competed for Vale Tudo Japan, ZST, Shooto, RINGS and K-1 Hero's.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Tokoro got his first contact with MMA by training in Kenichi Yamamoto's Power of Dream gym. In 2000, he joined Titan Fighting and made his professional debut.

DREAM

Tokoro competed in DREAM's Featherweight Grand Prix where he lost in the first round to Daiki Hata,[1][2] but was brought back into the tournament and defeated Abel Cullum in the second round,[3] before losing to Hiroyuki Takaya in the semi-finals.[4]

Tokoro faced Antonio Banuelos in the opening Bantamweight Grand Prix round at DREAM 17 at Saitami Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, on Sept. 24.[5] He lost the fight via split decision.[6]

Tokoro lost to Yusup Saadulaev in a tournament reserve bout on December 31, 2011,[7] at Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 via KO (slam) in the first round.[8]

Vale Tudo Japan

Tokoro faced Rumina Sato at Vale Tudo Japan 2012 on December 24, 2012.[9] Tokoro defeated Sato by TKO in the first round.[10]

He then faced Taylor McCorriston at Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 2nd on June 22, 2013.[11] Tokoro won the fight via heel hook submission.[12]

In his latest fight, Tokoro faced UFC veteran Will Campuzano at Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 3rd on October 5, 2013.[13] He lost the fight via split decision.[14]

Other promotions

Fighting outside of Vale Tudo Japan, Tokoro faced Victor Henry at Grandslam MMA: Way of the Cage on July 13, 2014. He lost the fight via second-round TKO.[15]

Bellator MMA

Tokoro made his Bellator debut against LC Davis on March 27, 2015 at Bellator 135.[16] He lost the back-and-forth fight via split decision.

Rizin Fighting Federation

In his debut for the Rizin Fighting Federation, Tokoro faced Kizaemon Siaga on December 29, 2015. He won the fight via submission due to an arm bar in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 33-29-2 Kron Gracie Submission (rear-naked choke) Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: First Round September 25, 2016 1 9:45 Saitama, Japan
Win 33–28–2 Kizaemon Siaga Submission (armbar) Rizin Fighting Federation 1: Day 1 December 29, 2015 1 5:15 Saitama, Japan
Loss 32–28–2 LC Davis Decision (split) Bellator 135 March 27, 2015 3 5:00 Thackerville, Oklahoma
Loss 32–27–2 Victor Henry TKO (punches) Grandslam MMA: Way of the Cage July 13, 2014 2 1:52 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 32–26–2 Will Campuzano Decision (split) Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 3rd October 5, 2013 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 32–25–2 Taylor McCorriston Submission (heel hook) Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 2nd June 22, 2013 2 2:34 Tokyo, Japan
Win 31–25–2 Rumina Sato TKO (punches & elbows) Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 1st December 24, 2012 1 0:39 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 30–25–2 Yusup Saadulaev KO (slam) DREAM: Fight for Japan December 31, 2011 1 0:42 Saitama, Japan DREAM Bantamweight Tournament reserve bout
Loss 30–24–2 Antonio Banuelos Decision (split) DREAM 17 September 24, 2011 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan DREAM Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Win 30–23–2 Masakazu Imanari Decision (unanimous) DREAM: Japan GP Final July 16, 2011 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan DREAM Bantamweight Grand Prix Final
Win 29–23–2 Atsushi Yamamoto Decision (split) Dream: Fight for Japan! May 29, 2011 2 5:00 Saitama, Japan DREAM Bantamweight Grand Prix Semifinal
Win 28–23–2 Yoshiro Maeda TKO (corner stoppage) DREAM: Fight for Japan! May 29, 2011 2 0:43 Saitama, Japan DREAM Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal
Win 27–23–2 Kazuhisa Watanabe Submission (armbar) Dynamite!! 2010 December 31, 2010 3 2:50 Saitama, Japan
Loss 26–23–2 Joachim Hansen Submission (triangle choke) DREAM 16 September 25, 2010 1 2:48 Nagoya, Japan
Loss 26–22–2 Akiyo Nishiura TKO (punches) DREAM 14 May 29, 2010 1 2:51 Saitama, Japan
Win 26–21–2 Kim Jong-Man Decision (unanimous) Dynamite!! The Power of Courage 2009 Dec 31, 2009 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan
Loss 25–21–2 Hiroyuki Takaya TKO (punches) DREAM 11 Oct 6, 2009 2 0:32 Yokohama, Japan DREAM Featherweight Grand Prix Semifinal
Win 25–20–2 Abel Cullum Submission (rear-naked choke) DREAM 9 May 26, 2009 2 1:38 Yokohama, Japan DREAM Featherweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
Loss 24–20–2 Daiki Hata Decision (unanimous) DREAM 8 April 5, 2009 2 5:00 Nagoya, Japan DREAM Featherweight Grand Prix Opening Round
Loss 24–19–2 Daisuke Nakamura Submission (armbar) Fields Dynamite!! 2008 December 31, 2008 1 2:23 Saitama, Japan
Loss 24–18–2 Atsushi Yamamoto Decision (unanimous) Dream 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round September 23, 2008 2 5:00 Saitama, Japan
Win 24–17–2 Takeshi Yamazaki Decision (unanimous) Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round July 21, 2008 2 5:00 Osaka, Japan
Win 23–17–2 Darren Uyenoyama Decision (unanimous) Dream 4: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Second Round June 15, 2008 2 5:00 Yokohama, Japan
Loss 22–17–2 Kiyoshi Tamura Submission (straight armbar) K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!! December 31, 2007 3 3:08 Osaka, Japan
Win 22–16–2 Wataru Inatsu Submission (armbar) Zst 15: Fifth Anniversary November 23, 2007 1 1:35 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 21–16–2 Kultar Gill TKO (punches) HERO'S 9 July 16, 2007 1 4:47 Yokohama, Japan HERO'S 2007 Lightweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal
Win 21–15–2 Brad Pickett Submission (armbar) Dynamite!! USA June 2, 2007 1 2:41 Los Angeles, California
Win 20–15–2 Kazuya Yasuhiro Submission (armbar) HERO'S 8 March 12, 2007 1 3:00 Nagoya, Japan
Win 19–15–2 Royler Gracie Decision (unanimous) K-1: Premium 2006 Dynamite!! December 31, 2006 3 5:00 Osaka, Japan
Win 18–15–2 Ken Kaneko Submission (armbar) HERO'S 7 October 9, 2006 1 1:50 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 17–15–2 Ivan Menjivar Decision (majority) HERO'S 6 August 5, 2006 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan HERO'S 2006 Lightweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal
Loss 17–14–2 Kultar Gill KO (knee) HERO'S 5 May 3, 2006 1 0:43 Tokyo, Japan HERO'S 2006 Lightweight Grand Prix Opening Round.
Win 17–13–2 Yoshinori Ikeda Submission (triangle choke) HERO'S 4 March 15, 2006 1 0:49 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 16–13–2 Erikas Petraitis KO (knee) Zst 9 February 18, 2006 2 4:03 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 16–12–2 Royce Gracie Draw K-1: Premium 2005 Dynamite!! December 31, 2005 2 10:00 Osaka, Japan
Win 16–12–1 Gabe Lemley Submission (triangle choke) K-1 World MAX 2005 Champions Challenge October 12, 2005 1 1:12 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 15–12–1 Caol Uno Decision (unanimous) HERO'S 3 September 7, 2005 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan HERO'S 2005 Lightweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal
Win 15–11–1 Alexandre Franca Nogueira KO (spinning back fist) HERO'S 2 July 6, 2005 3 0:08 Tokyo, Japan
Win 14–11–1 Erikas Petraitis Decision Shooto Lithuania: Chaosas April 7, 2005 N/A N/A Vilnius, Lithuania
Loss 13-11–1 Masahiro Oishi Decision (split) Zst: Grand Prix 2 Final Round January 23, 2005 3 3:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 13–10–1 Darius Skliaudys Decision Shooto Lithuania: Bushido November 20, 2004 2 5:00 Vilnius, Lithuania
Win 13–9–1 Shuichiro Katsumura Submission (guillotine choke) Zst: Grand Prix 2 Opening Round November 3, 2004 1 0:38 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 12–9–1 Naoyuki Kotani Submission (heel hook) Zst 6 September 12, 2004 1 1:44 Tokyo, Japan
Win 12–8–1 Shinya Sato Submission (triangle choke) Zst: Battle Hazard 1 July 4, 2004 1 3:23 Tokyo, Japan
Win 11–8–1 Remigijus Morkevicius Submission (triangle choke) Zst 5 July 7, 2007 1 3:30 Tokyo, Japan
Win 10–8–1 Erikas Petraitis Submission (rear-naked choke) Shooto Lithuania: Vendetta April 4, 2004 2 3:40 Vilnius, Lithuania
Loss 9–8–1 Tomomi Iwama TKO (head kicks) Zst: Grand Prix Final Round January 11, 2004 1 0:53 Tokyo, Japan
Win 9–7–1 Masahiro Oishi Submission (armbar) Zst: Grand Prix Opening Round November 23, 2003 1 3:13 Tokyo, Japan
Win 8–7–1 Taiyo Nakahara Submission (armbar) Zst: The Battlefield 4 September 7, 2003 1 4:56 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 7–7–1 Remigijus Morkevicius KO (knees) Zst: The Battlefield 3 June 1, 2003 1 2:54 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 7–6–1 Antanas Jazbutis Decision (1–0 points) RINGS Lithuania: Bushido Rings 7: Adrenalinas April 5, 2003 2 5:00 Vilnius, Lithuania
Win 7–5–1 Hidehiko Matsumoto Decision (split) Zst: The Battlefield 2 March 9, 2003 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 6–5–1 Atsuhiro Tsuboi Submission (armbar) Zst: The Battlefield 1 November 23, 2003 2 4:09 Tokyo, Japan
Win 5–5–1 Masaya Takita TKO (cut) GCM: Demolition 02/09/08 September 8, 2002 1 1:41 Japan
Win 4–5–1 Takumi Yano Decision (unanimous) Premium Challenge May 6, 2002 1 10:00 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 3-5–1 Miki Shida Draw (time limit) Pancrase: Spirit 2 February 17, 2002 2 5:00 Osaka, Japan
Loss 3–5 Naoyuki Kotani Decision (majority) RINGS: Battle Genesis Vol. 8 September 21, 2001 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 3–4 Takayuki Yamamoto TKO Titan Fighting Championship 4 July 1, 2001 1 3:50 Tokyo, Japan
Win 3–3 Akira Nitagai Submission (heel hook) Titan Fighting Championship 4 July 1, 2001 1 5:12 Tokyo, Japan
Win 2–3 Sumio Koyano TKO Titan Fighting Championship 4 July 1, 2001 1 0:56 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 1–3 Masashi Suzuki TKO (punches) Titan Fighting Championship 3 April 30, 2001 1 1:57 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 1–2 Yuji Hisamatsu TKO (punches) Titan Fighting Championship 2 January 21, 2001 1 0:56 Tokyo, Japan
Win 1–1 Wataru Yoshikawa Submission (armbar) Titan Fighting Championship 2 January 21, 2001 1 2:19 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 0–1 Naoto Ichikawa Submission (rear-naked choke) Titan Fighting Championship 1 September 29, 2000 2 3:59 Tokyo, Japan

Submission grappling record

KO PUNCHES
Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Notes
DrawBrazil Wanderlei Silva and Japan Kiyoshi Tamura Draw Rizin FF 1 2016 1 15:00Partnered with Japan Kazushi Sakuraba

References

  1. ↑ "DREAM reveals opening-round match-ups for featherweight grand prix". mmajunkie.com. February 19, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Dream.8: Daiki Hata vs. Hideo Tokoro". tapology.com. April 5, 2009.
  3. ↑ "DREAM Announces 2nd Round Match Ups For Featherweight GP". mmanews.com. April 10, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Dream 11: Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Hideo Tokoro". tapology.com. October 6, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Bantamweight Pairings Announced for Grand Prix at Dream 17". MMAWeekly.com. August 5, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  6. ↑ "DREAM 17 results recap for last night's (Sept. 23) 'Fight for Japan 2' event". mmamania.com. September 24, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Aoki vs. Kitaoka, Tokoro vs. Saadulaev Added to 'Genki Desu Ka!!'". mmafighting.com. November 29, 2011.
  8. ↑ "HDNet Fights Video Vault: Saadulaev vs. Tokoro at 'DREAM: New Year! 2011'". mmajunkie.com. April 25, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Rumina Sato/Hideo Tokoro, Carlo Prater/Kuniyoshi Hironaka added to VTJ". asianmma.com. November 11, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  10. ↑ "Vale Tudo Japan 2012 Results: Tokoro blasts Sato, Hironaka beats Prater". bloodyelbow.com. December 24, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Vale Tudo Japan 2 updates: Caol Uno, Hideo Tokoro & Hiroyuki Takaya added to the card". thefightnation.com. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 2nd gifs and results". bloodyelbow.com. July 1, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Hideo Tokoro vs. Will Campuzano Headline VTJ 3rd". mmaweekly.com. August 31, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Vale Tudo Japan - VTJ 3rd Results". sherdog.com. October 5, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Victor Henry Takes Out Tokoro, Nam Phan Rebounds at Grandslam MMA 'Way of the Cage'". sherdog.com. July 13, 2014.
  16. ↑ Marc Raimondi (March 4, 2015). "L.C. Davis vs. Hideo Tokoro added to Bellator 135, full fight card announced". mmafighting.com.
  17. ↑ http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mma/mmaindex.html
  18. ↑ http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mma/mmaindex.html
  19. ↑ http://sports.yahoo.com/news/best-of-2015--mma-half-year-awards-042333339-mma.html

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