Michihiro Omigawa

Michihiro Omigawa
Michihiro Omigawa
Born December 19, 1975 (1975-12-19) (age 35)
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  Japan
Men'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

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 13-10-1 Jason Young Decision (unanimous) UFC 138 02011-11-05 November 5, 2011 3 5:00 Birmingham, England
Loss 12-10-1 Darren Elkins Decision (unanimous) UFC 131 02011-06-11 June 11, 2011 3 5:00 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Loss 12-9-1 Chad Mendes Decision (unanimous) UFC 126 02011-02-05 February 5, 2011 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 12-8-1 Cole Escovedo Submission (inverted armbar) Dream 16 02010-09-25 September 25, 2010 1 2:30 Nagoya, Japan
Win 11-8-1 Young Sam Jung Submission (guillotine choke) Dream 15 02010-07-07 July 7, 2010 1 7:31 Saitama, Japan
Win 10-8-1 Micah Miller Decision (unanimous) Astra: Yoshida's Farewell 02010-04-25 April 25, 2010 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 9-8-1 Hiroyuki Takaya TKO (punches) Dynamite!! 2009 02009-12-31 December 31, 2009 1 2:54 Saitama, Japan
Win 8-8-1 Hatsu Hioki Decision (split) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 11 02009-11-06 November 6, 2009 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 7-8-1 Masanori Kanehara Decision (split) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 9 02009-08-02 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 02009-08-02 August 2, 2009 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan
Win 6-7-1 Nam Phan TKO (punches) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 8 02009-05-02 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 02009-03-30 March 30, 2009 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Sengoku Featherweight Grandprix Opening Round
vDraw 4-7-1 Shintaro Ishiwatari Draw Shooto Tradition 5 02009-01-18 January 18, 2009 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 4-7 Jung Chan-Sung Decision (unanimous) Deep: Gladiator 02008-08-16 August 16, 2008 2 5:00 Okayama, Japan Featherweight debut
Loss 4-6 Thiago Tavares Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman 02008-01-23 January 23, 2008 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 4-5 Matt Wiman Decision (unanimous) UFC 76 02007-09-22 September 22, 2007 3 5:00 Anaheim, California, United States
Win 4-4 Naoki Matsushita TKO (punches) Deep: 29 Impact 02007-04-13 April 13, 2007 2 1:17 Tokyo, Japan
Win 3-4 Woo Jin Eoh TKO (punch) Deep: 28 Impact 02007-02-16 February 16, 2007 1 4:25 Tokyo, Japan
Win 2-4 Takaaki Aoki Decision (unanimous) Deep: clubDeep Tokyo: Future King Tournament 2006 02006-12-09 December 9, 2006 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 1-4 Kazunori Yokota Decision (majority) Deep: 26 Impact 02006-10-10 October 10, 2006 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 1-3 Yoshihiro Tomioka Decision (unanimous) Deep: clubDeep Toyama: Barbarian Festival 4 02006-06-18 June 18, 2006 3 5:00 Toyama, Toyama, Japan
Win 1-2 Jason Chambers Decision (split) Icon Sport: Lawler vs. Niko 2 02006-02-25 February 25, 2006 3 5:00 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Loss 0-2 Gesias Cavalcante KO (punches) Cage Rage 14 02005-12-03 December 3, 2005 1 0:49 London, England
Loss 0-1 Aaron Riley KO (head kick) Pride Bushido 7 02005-05-22 May 22, 2005 1 6:00 Tokyo, Japan

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