Daijiro Matsui

Daijiro Matsui
Daijiro Matsui
Born December 5, 1972 (1972-12-05) (age 38)
Okayama, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 90 kg (200 lb; 14 st)
Division Light Heavyweight
Style Catch wrestling
Mixed martial arts record
Total 41
Wins 12
By knockout 1
By submission 1
By decision 8
By disqualification 2
Losses 24
By knockout 6
By submission 3
By decision 15
Draws 5
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Daijiro Matsui (born December 5, 1972 in Okayama) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. He has fought in a number of organizations including the Pride Fighting Championships and the Cage Rage Championships.

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Career

Matsui made his mark in MMA mostly in PRIDE Fighting Championships, where he had a number of entertaining matches and respectable efforts, but few wins. Matsui's most well known victory came when he defeated Jose "Pele" Landi-Jons by majority decision in an incredible come from behind victory. "Pele" knocked down Matsui, and it appeared that Matsui was unconscious, however Matsui was able to rally back and gain a decision victory. Matsui also holds a notable win over Quinton Jackson, a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and elite PRIDE superstar. Matsui is known for his unorthodox striking when in tight situations, a good example being the shoulder strike from the guard. Since 2004 he fought in smaller promotions, including Cage Rage and Pancrase, and has found somewhat better success in these smaller arenas.

He trained under Nobuhiko Takada. Matsui has recently left the Takada Dojo with longtime training partner Kazushi Sakuraba.

Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 11-23-4 South Korea Il Chul Park Decision (split) Gladiator - Japan-Korea International Friendship Rally 2009-11-3 2 5:00
Loss 10-23-4 United States Daniel Madrid Submission (inverted triangle choke) Art of War 14 2009-09-26 2 4:19
Loss 10-22-4 Japan Min Suk Heo TKO (punches) DEEP - Grachan 2 2009-07-12 1 3:08
Loss 10-21-4 Japan Ichiro Kanai Submission (arm triangle choke) Pancrase - Shining 10 2008-12-7 1 2:25
Loss 10-20-4 Japan Eun Soo Lee Decision (unanimous) DEEP - Gladiator 2008-08-16 3 5:00
Loss 10-19-4 Japan Yuichi Nakanishi Decision (unanimous) DEEP - 35 Impact 2008-05-19 2 5:00
Win 10-18-4 Japan Young Choi Decision (split) DEEP - 34 Impact 2008-02-22 3 5:00
Loss 9-18-4 Japan Carlos Toyota TKO (Punches) DEEP - clubDEEP Kanazawa 2007-12-09 2 2:22
Loss 9-17-4 England Mark Weir Decision (unanimous) Cage Rage 21 2007-04-21 3 5:00
Win 9-16-4 England Tom Watson Submission (armbar) Cage Rage 20 2007-02-10 1 0:59
Loss 8-16-4 Brazil Flavio Luiz Moura Decision (unanimous) DEEP: 26th Impact 2006-10-10 3 5:00
Loss 8-15-4 Japan Yuki Kondo Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Blow 6 2006-08-27 3 5:00
Loss 8-14-4 United States Pierre Guillet TKO (cut) Cage Rage 17 2006-07-01 2 4:08
Win 8-13-4 United States Curtis Stout Decision (majority) Cage Rage 15 2006-02-04 3 5:00
vDraw 7-13-4 England Alex Reid Draw Cage Rage 14 2005-12-03 3 5:00
Win 7-13-3 Japan Daisuke Watanabe TKO (cut) Pancrase: 2005 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals 2005-08-27 2 5:00
vDraw 6-13-3 Australia Elvis Sinosic Draw Pancrase: Spiral 5 2005-07-10 2 5:00
Loss 6-13-2 United States Brian Foster KO (knee) Shoot Boxing: Ground Zero Fukuoka 2005-01-23 1 2:28
Loss 6-12-2 Brazil Paulo Filho Decision (unanimous) Gladiator Fighting Championships: Day 2 2004-06-27 3 5:00
Loss 6-11-2 Japan Ryo Chonan Decision (majority) DEEP: 13th Impact 2004-01-22 3 5:00
Win 6-10-2 Japan Kazuki Okubo Decision (unanimous) PRIDE 24 2002-12-23 3 5:00
Win 5-10-2 United States Rory Singer Decision (unanimous) PRIDE The Best Vol.3 2002-10-20 2 5:00
Loss 4-10-2 Netherlands Jerrel Venetiaan Decision (split) PRIDE Shockwave 2002-08-28 3 5:00
Loss 4-9-2 Brazil Rodrigo Gracie Submission (guillotine choke) PRIDE 19 2002-02-24 3 0:28
Win 4-8-2 United States Quinton Jackson Disqualification (knee to groin) PRIDE 18 2001-12-23 1 0:14
Loss 3-8-2 Brazil Murilo Rua TKO (Soccer Kicks and Stomps) PRIDE 16 2001-09-24 3 0:51
Loss 3-7-2 Brazil Ebenezer Fontes Braga Decision PRIDE 15 2001-07-29 3 5:00
Win 3-6-2 Brazil Jose Landi-Jons Decision PRIDE 14 2001-05-27 3 5:00
Win 2-6-2 United States Rick Kerns Decision KOTC Bombs Away 2001-04-29 2 5:00
Loss 1-6-2 United States Amir Rahnavardi Decision KOTC 5: Cage Wars 2000-09-16 3 5:00
Loss 1-5-2 Brazil Vitor Belfort Decision PRIDE 10 2000-08-27 2 10:00
Loss 1-4-2 United States Todd Medina Decision KOTC 4: Gladiators 2000-06-24 2 5:00
Loss 1-3-2 Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn TKO (cut) PRIDE 9 2000-06-04 1 5:03
Loss 1-2-2 Brazil Wanderlei Silva Decision PRIDE 8 1999-11-21 2 10:00
Win 1-1-2 Netherlands Bob Schrijber Disqualification PRIDE 7 1999-09-12 1 10:00
Loss 0-1-2 Canada Carlos Newton Decision PRIDE 6 1999-07-04 3 5:00
vDraw 0-0-2 Japan Sanae Kikuta Draw PRIDE 4 1998-10-11 3 10:00
vDraw 0-0-1 Japan Akira Shoji Draw PRIDE 3 1998-06-24 4 10:00

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