Mixed Martial Arts Region

Japan

Tapology Japan

Recent Events \| View All		Date
Diamond Glove Tokyo		Tue, Jun 10 4:00am ET
King of Challenger Bunkyo		Sun, Jun 8 4:30am ET
Nakatani vs. Nishida Tokyo		Sun, Jun 8 4:30am ET
GLADIATOR 031 Toyonaka		Sun, Jun 8 3:00am ET
Dynamic Glove on U Next vol.33 Tokyo		Sat, Jun 7 6:00am ET

Upcoming Events \| View All		Date
Dangan All 4 Rounds 2025 Vol. 4 Tokyo		Wed, Jun 11 5:00am ET
RIZIN LANDMARK 11 in SAPPORO Sapporo		Sat, Jun 14 12:00am ET
Benkei Fight vol. 5 Amagasaki		Sat, Jun 14 3:00am ET
Shooto Colors Vol.5 Shinjuku		Sat, Jun 14 5:00am ET
Forever Challenge Kariya		Sun, Jun 15 1:00am ET

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Japan Pound for Pound

Regional Rankings are calculated using Tapology's proprietary fighter rating algorithm. No user-contributed opinions are included.

Complete P4P list | All Japan Rankings | Learn More About Rankings

1
Tatsuya Saika

2
Viktor Kolesnik

3
Ryuya Fukuda

4
Shunta Nomura

5
Kuya Ito

6
Keisuke Sasu

7
Yuto Sekiguchi

8
Akira Okada

9
Y. Ephoeviga

10
T. Nakanishi

11
Taichi Nakajima

12
Jo Arai

Latest News More News

Japanese MMA will restart with audience in attendance soon.

The effects of the coronavirus remain severe, but the effects are slowly disappear... (2020-06-16 10:16:38 -0400)

Satoru Kitaoka will be hosting his own No-Audience MMA event this July.

Satoru Kitaoka, who has been away from a real fight since his loss to Johnny Case ... (2020-05-31 23:45:09 -0400)

PANCRASE 315 Postponed and provide financial support to fighters.

Yesterday PANCRASE decided to postpone “Owltech presents PANCRASE 315” initially s... (2020-05-02 22:03:05 -0400)

UFC 2020 roster, including UFC 249, are now on hold

Dana White's ambitious plan to hold UFC 249 on a far-flung island is on hold. For ... (2020-04-09 18:56:36 -0400)

IMMAF pulls the plug on its key 2020 events

IMMAF has announced the cancellation of several key events, including the Youth Wo... (2020-04-08 23:20:44 -0400)

DEEP95 and DEEP JEWELS29 were cancelled.

Last night Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued a state of emergency declaration based... (2020-04-07 18:56:38 -0400)

DEEP 95 and DEEP Jewels 29 both cancelled

Given the current situation DEEP has decided to cancel DEEP 95 and DEEP Jewels 29 ... (2020-04-07 18:56:38 -0400)

UFC 249 gets the go ahead… without Khabib

The UFC returns on 19 April with a stacked UFC 249 card featuring an interim light... (2020-04-06 23:23:35 -0400)

ONE postpones next two events as COVID-19 bites

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues its worrying spread, Singapore announced a part... (2020-04-05 21:41:31 -0400)

RIZIN.22 was cancelled due to coronavirus.

On Thursday, April 2, 2020, the press conference for the RIZIN.22 was streamed LIV... (2020-04-04 23:35:35 -0400)

Discussion More Discussion

Forever Challenge: "The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!" (2 hrs, 58 mins)

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Benkei Fight vol. 5: "The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!" (23 hrs, 14 mins)

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Dangan All 4 Rounds 2025 Vol. 4: "The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!" (1 day, 20 hrs)

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Nakatani vs. Nishida: Prime Video Boxing 13: "I have 4 rounds for Santillan, good fight." (2 days, 14 hrs)

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Super RIZIN 4: "The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!" (3 days)

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Shooto: "The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!" (5 days, 12 hrs)

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King of Challenger: "The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!" (5 days, 22 hrs)

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Shooto Colors Vol.5: "The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!" (6 days, 12 hrs)

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RIZIN LANDMARK 11 in SAPPORO: "What is Sima doing in mma LMAO" (6 days, 16 hrs)

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POUNDOUT 2: "The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!" (1 week, 14 hrs)

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The 83rd Dramatic Boxing: "The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!" (1 week, 1 day, 1 hour)

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Road to RWS: "The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!" (1 week, 3 days, 23 hrs)

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UAE Warriors 59		06.12.2025, 9:00 AM ET
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