Akitoshi Tamura "Ironman"
Record: 14 - 9 (2 DRAWS)
Height: 5'9" (176cm)
Weight: 143 lbs

Akitoshi Tamura (born May 31, 1980 in Japan) is a mixed martial arts fighter from Japan. He competed almost extensively in the Shooto organization, before making his debut at the WEC 37. In 2007, he was the lightweight champion of Shooto. He was named #7 featherweight in 2008 by MMA Worldwide. Tamura is a freestyle fighter.

Tamura made his professional debut in the Shooto organization in a fight against Eiji Murayama, in August 2001, and lost on a technical decision (he later returned to face Murayama in 2004, only for the match to end in a draw). He has made MMA headlines when he defeated Takeshi Inoue in 2007, which won him the title of Shooto lightweight champion. He has also participated in GCM and MARS events, achieving a TKO over Masaomi Saito in the former, and a first round submission over Ian Loveland in the latter.

Akitoshi Tamura made his WEC debut at WEC 37. Althought Akitoshi had a reputation of being one of the world's best in his weight class, he lost to former IFL featherweight champion Wagnney Fabiano, for whom it was also his WEC debut. For his next fight, Tamura will make his 135 lb. Bantamweight debut at WEC 40 against former title challenger Manny Tapia.

Career Statistics:
Knockout Wins:  0   (0%) Knockout Losses:  1   (04%)
TKO Wins:  1   (04%) TKO Losses:  2   (08%)
Submission Wins:  5   (20%) Submission Losses:  1   (04%)
Decision Wins:  8   (32%) Decision Losses:  7   (28%)
Draws: 2 No Contests: 0
Career Fights:
Opponent Method Event Date Rnd
Loss Masakatsu Ueda Unanimous Decision Shooto: The Way of Shooto 3: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon May. 30, 2010 3
Loss Charlie Valencia Split Decision WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson Jan. 10, 2010 3
Win Manny Tapia Unanimous Decision WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki Apr. 05, 2009 3
Loss Wagnney Fabiano Submission WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia Dec. 03, 2008 3
Win Rumina Sato Submission Shooto: Shooto Tradition 1 May. 03, 2008 3
Loss Hideki Kadowaki Decision Shooto: Back To Our Roots 8 Mar. 28, 2008 3
Win Takeshi Inoue Unanimous Decision Shooto: Back To Our Roots 3 May. 18, 2007 3
Win Tenkei Oda Unanimous Decision Shooto: Back To Our Roots 1 Feb. 17, 2007 3
Win Akiyo Nishiura Unanimous Decision Shooto: Rookie Tournament Final Dec. 02, 2006 2
Win Sakae Kasuya Submission Shooto 2006: 9/8 in Korakuen Hall Sep. 08, 2006 1
Loss Tenkei Oda Knockout Shooto: The Devilock May. 12, 2006 1
Win Masaomi Saito Technical Knockout GCM: D.O.G. 5 Apr. 01, 2006 1
Win Ian Loveland Submission MARS: MARS Feb. 04, 2006 1
Loss Takeshi Inoue Decision Shooto 2005: 11/6 in Korakuen Hall Nov. 06, 2005 3
Win Hayate Usui Technical Submission Shooto: 9/23 in Korakuen Hall Sep. 23, 2005 2
Win Fanjin Son Decision Shooto 2005: 7/30 in Korakuen Hall Jul. 30, 2005 2
Loss Hideki Kadowaki Unanimous Decision Shooto: 3/11 in Korakuen Hall Mar. 11, 2005 2
Win Guseyn Aliev Submission WAFC: Pankration Open Cup 2004 Apr. 05, 2004 1
Draw Eiji Murayama Draw Shooto: 3/22 in Korakuen Hall Mar. 22, 2004 2
Win Yohei Nanbu Unanimous Decision Shooto: Wanna Shooto 2003 Nov. 03, 2003 2
Win Masatoshi Kobayashi Unanimous Decision Shooto: 3/18 in Korakuen Hall Mar. 18, 2003 2
Loss Hiroshi Komatsu Technical Unanimous Decision Shooto: Gig East 10 Aug. 27, 2002 2
Draw Jin Kazeta Draw Shooto: Treasure Hunt 2 Jan. 25, 2002 2
Win Koichi Tanaka Unanimous Decision Shooto: Gig East 5 Aug. 15, 2001 2
Loss Eiji Murayama Technical Unanimous Decision Shooto: Wanna Shooto 2001 Apr. 08, 2001 2
Total Fights: 25   |   Record: 14 - 9 (2 DRAWS)
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