Kenji Osawa

Kenji Osawa (born November 4, 1976) 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.

MMA career

Osawa's fight record is 21-11-2 and has competed in many of the top organisations such as Shooto, WEC, DREAM and DEEP.

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.

Osawa lost via unanimous decision to Antonio Banuelos on November 18, 2009, at WEC 44 and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Osawa made his DREAM debut against Yoshiro Maeda at DREAM.14 on May 29, 2010, winning a close split decision.

On April 29, 2014, Osawa retired after losing a rematch to Takafumi Otsuka, a fighter Osawa had previously beaten in 2011.

Career titles

• Amateur Shooto '02 East Japan Title
• Amateur Shooto '02 All Japan Title

Mixed martial arts record

|- | Loss | align=center| | Takafumi Otsuka | Decision (unanimous) | Deep: 66 Impact | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 20–10–2 | Seiji Akao | Decision (split) | Deep: Tribe Tokyo Fight | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 19–10–2 | Takeshi Inoue | Decision (unanimous) | Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 1st | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 18–10–2 | Keisuke Fujiwara | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | <small>DREAM Bantamweight Grand Prix Third Place bout</small> |- | Loss | align=center| 17–10–2 | Masakazu Imanari | Submission (achilles lock) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 0:58 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | <small>DREAM Bantamweight Grand Prix Semifinal</small> |- | Win | align=center| 17–9–2 | Takafumi Otsuka | Decision (split) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | <small>DREAM Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal</small> |- | Win | align=center| 16–9–2 | Yoshiro Maeda | Decision (split) | Dream 14 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 15–9–2 | Antonio Banuelos | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 44 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 15–8–2 | Rafael Rebello | Decision (split) | WEC 39 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 14–8–2 | Tomoya Miyashita | Decision (unanimous) | GCM: Cage Force EX Eastern Bound | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 13–8–2 | Scott Jorgensen | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Draw | align=center| 13–7–2 | Chris Manuel | Draw | WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 13–7–1 | Nobuhiro Yamauchi | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Force 5 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 12–7–1 | Daniel Lima | Decision (split) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 12–6–1 | Marcos Galvão | Decision (majority) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 12–5–1 | Takeya Mizugaki | TKO (punches and knees) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 0:59 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 11–5–1 | Akitoshi Hokazono | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 11–4–1 | Naoya Uematsu | Decision (majority) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 10–4–1 | Daiki Hata | Decision (unanimous) | GCM: D.O.G. 4 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Draw | align=center| 10–3–1 | Daniel Lima | Draw | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 10–3 | Jin Akimoto | Decision (majority) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 9–3 | Minoru Tsuiki | KO (knees) | GCM: D.O.G. 1 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 0:22 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 8–3 | Seiji Otsuka | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 7–3 | Hiroshi Umemura | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Nagoya, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 6–3 | So Tazawa | TKO (cut) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:33 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 6–2 | Akitoshi Hokazono | Submission (rear-naked choke) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:50 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 6–1 | Tetsuya Nishi | TKO (punches) | GCM: Demolition Atom 6 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:45 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 5–1 | Hiroyuki Tanaka | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 4–1 | Augusto Frota | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Shooto: Wanna Shooto 2003 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 4:24 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 3–1 | Yohei Mikami | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: 9/5 in Korakuen Hall | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 3–0 | Atsunori Hiruma | Decision (unanimous) | GCM: Demolition 8 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 2–0 | Manabu Kano | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shooto: 3/18 in Korakuen Hall | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 3:21 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 1–0 | Koki Sato | TKO (knees) | GCM: Demolition 030209 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 1:46 | Yokohama, Japan |

References

External links

• Official Keishukai Myspace page