Kenji Osawa
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Musashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan
| Kenji Osawa 大沢ケンジ | |
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| Born | November 4, 1976 Musashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg; 10 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight |
| Style | Boxing, BJJ |
| Fighting out of | Japan |
| Team | Wajitsu Keishukai Hearts |
| Rank | Brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu[1][2] |
| Years active | 2003-2014 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 33 |
| Wins | 20 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 14 |
| Losses | 11 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Kenji Osawa Japanese: 大沢ケンジ (born November 4, 1976)[citation needed] is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist from Tokyo. He debuted in MMA over a decade ago, and trains and fights out of Wajitsu Keishukai, where he teaches once a week.[citation needed]
Osawa's fight record is 21-11-2 and has competed in many of the top organisations such as Shooto, WEC, DREAM and DEEP.[citation needed]
He was scheduled to fight Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace Rani Yahya on August 9, 2009, at WEC 42, but due to a foot injury, he was replaced by John Hosman.[3]
Osawa lost via unanimous decision to Antonio Banuelos on November 18, 2009, at WEC 44 and was subsequently released from the promotion.[4]
Osawa made his DREAM debut against Yoshiro Maeda at DREAM.14 on May 29, 2010, winning a close split decision.[5]
On April 29, 2014, Osawa retired after losing a rematch to Takafumi Otsuka, a fighter Osawa had previously beaten in 2011.[citation needed]
Career titles
- Amateur Shooto '02 East Japan Title
- Amateur Shooto '02 All Japan Title
