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Michihiro Omigawa Born December 19, 1975 Nationality Japanese Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Weight 143 lb (65 kg; 10.2 st) Division Featherweight Reach 68 in (170 cm) Style Boxing, Judo Team Yoshida Dojo Rank 3rd dan black belt in Judo Mixed martial arts record Total 24 Wins 13 By knockout 4 By submission 2 By decision 7 Losses 10 By knockout 2 By decision 8 Draws 1 Other information Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog last updated on: February 16, 2011 Medal record Competitor for 
JapanMen's Judo Asian Games Bronze 2002 Busan -66 kg Asian Championships Silver 2001 Ulaanbaatar -66 kg Universiade Gold 1999 Palma de Mallorca -66 kg Michihiro Omigawa (小見川道大 Omigawa Michihiro, born December 19, 1975) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and Judoka who trains out of Hidehiko Yoshida's dojo. He made it to the finals in the Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix losing to Masanori Kanehara.
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Mixed martial arts career
After competing in Judo Michihiro Omigawa began his career as a Lightweight in mixed martial arts but struggled to find wins in this weight division. After cutting down to the Featherweight division Omigawa's recognition and career began to hit off when he entered the Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix tournament promoted by World Victory Road. As a heavy underdog he managed to defeat the likes of LC Davis, Nam Phan and Marlon Sandro to make it to the final of the tournament against Masanori Kanehara (the Semi Finalist loser) who stood in for Hatsu Hioki as Hioki could not continue to compete. Omigawa lost by a close Split Decision against Kanehara but in return earned him the recognition as a strong Featherweight.
After the tournament Omigawa continued to earn a spot as a world top 5 Featherweight by defeating the likes of Hatsu Hioki, Hiroyuki Takaya, Micah Miller, and Cole Escovedo.
Return to the UFC
Omigawa re-signed with the UFC in the featherweight division and he faced WEC veteran Chad Mendes in his return on February 5, 2011 at UFC 126.[1][2] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Omigawa was defeated by Darren Elkins via unanimous decision on June 11, 2011 at UFC 131.[3] The decision was considered controversial, and despite the loss, UFC president Dana White stated on his Twitter account that both fighters would be paid a win bonus.[4]
Omigawa faced Jason Young on November 5, 2011 at UFC 138[5] and won the fight via unanimous decision.
Personal life
Omigawa attended high school with fellow Mixed Martial Artists, Hayato Sakurai and Kazuyuki Miyata.
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 24 matches 13 wins 10 losses By knockout 4 2 By submission 2 0 By decision 7 8 Draws 1 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Win 13-10-1 Jason Young Decision (unanimous) UFC 138 November 5, 2011 3 5:00 Birmingham, England Loss 12-10-1 Darren Elkins Decision (unanimous) UFC 131 June 11, 2011 3 5:00 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Loss 12-9-1 Chad Mendes Decision (unanimous) UFC 126 February 5, 2011 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win 12-8-1 Cole Escovedo Submission (inverted armbar) Dream 16 September 25, 2010 1 2:30 Nagoya, Japan Win 11-8-1 Young Sam Jung Submission (guillotine choke) Dream 15 July 7, 2010 1 7:31 Saitama, Japan Win 10-8-1 Micah Miller Decision (unanimous) Astra: Yoshida's Farewell April 25, 2010 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Win 9-8-1 Hiroyuki Takaya TKO (punches) Dynamite!! 2009 December 31, 2009 1 2:54 Saitama, Japan Win 8-8-1 Hatsu Hioki Decision (split) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 11 November 6, 2009 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Loss 7-8-1 Masanori Kanehara Decision (split) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 9 August 2, 2009 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan Sengoku Featherweight Grandprix Final, Hioki was unable to compete in finals Win 7-7-1 Marlon Sandro Decision (split) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 9 August 2, 2009 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan Win 6-7-1 Nam Phan TKO (punches) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 8 May 2, 2009 1 4:52 Tokyo, Japan Sengoku Featherweight Grandprix Second Round Win 5-7-1 LC Davis Decision (unanimous) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 7 March 30, 2009 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Sengoku Featherweight Grandprix Opening Round Draw 4-7-1 Shintaro Ishiwatari Draw Shooto Tradition 5 January 18, 2009 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Loss 4-7 Jung Chan-Sung Decision (unanimous) Deep: Gladiator August 16, 2008 2 5:00 Okayama, Japan Featherweight debut Loss 4-6 Thiago Tavares Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman January 23, 2008 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss 4-5 Matt Wiman Decision (unanimous) UFC 76 September 22, 2007 3 5:00 Anaheim, California, United States Win 4-4 Naoki Matsushita TKO (punches) Deep: 29 Impact April 13, 2007 2 1:17 Tokyo, Japan Win 3-4 Woo Jin Eoh TKO (punch) Deep: 28 Impact February 16, 2007 1 4:25 Tokyo, Japan Win 2-4 Takaaki Aoki Decision (unanimous) Deep: clubDeep Tokyo: Future King Tournament 2006 December 9, 2006 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Loss 1-4 Kazunori Yokota Decision (majority) Deep: 26 Impact October 10, 2006 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Loss 1-3 Yoshihiro Tomioka Decision (unanimous) Deep: clubDeep Toyama: Barbarian Festival 4 June 18, 2006 3 5:00 Toyama, Toyama, Japan Win 1-2 Jason Chambers Decision (split) Icon Sport: Lawler vs. Niko 2 February 25, 2006 3 5:00 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Loss 0-2 Gesias Cavalcante KO (punches) Cage Rage 14 December 3, 2005 1 0:49 London, England Loss 0-1 Aaron Riley KO (head kick) Pride Bushido 7 May 22, 2005 1 6:00 Tokyo, Japan References
- ^ http://www.versus.com/blogs/mma-beat/michihiro-omigawa-signs-with-ufc-draws-undefeated-mendes-first/
- ^ "Shogun vs. Evans moved to UFC 128 in Newark". mixedmartialarts.com. December 14, 2010. http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/news/286660/Shogun-vs-Evans-moved-to-UFC-129-in-Newark/.
- ^ "Darren Elkins dropping to 145, likely meets Michihiro Omigawa at UFC 131". mmajunkie.com. February 21, 2011. http://mmajunkie.com/news/22553/darren-elkins-dropping-to-145-likely-meets-michihiro-omigawa-at-ufc-131.mma.
- ^ "Dana White @ Twitter". twitter.com. June 10, 2011. http://twitter.com/#!/danawhite/status/79738997936631808.
- ^ "Omigawa vs Jason Young at UFC 138". fightersonly.com. July 21, 2011. http://www.fightersonlymagazine.co.uk/news/viewarticle.php?id=7306. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
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Categories:- Japanese judoka
- Japanese mixed martial artists
- Featherweight mixed martial artists
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Asian Games medalists in judo
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