Daijiro Matsui

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Daijiro Matsui

Statistics
Height	177cm
Weight	90kg
Born	December 5, 1972
Town of birth	Okayama, Japan
Fighting style	Catch wrestling
Mixed martial arts record
Wins	10
By knockout	1
By submission	1
Losses	18
Draws	4

Daijiro Matsui (born December 5, 1972 in Okayama, Japan) is a professional Japanese mixed martial arts fighter.

1 Career
2 Mixed martial arts record
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] 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 is known for his unorthodox striking when in a 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.

[edit] Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
32 matches	10 wins	18 losses
By knockout	1	5
By submission	1	1
By decision	6	12
Draws	4

Result	Opponent	Method	Rd.	Time	Date	Event
Win	Young Choi	Decision (split)	3	5:00	2008-02-22	DEEP - 34 Impact
Loss	Carlos Toyota	TKO (Punches)	2	2:22	2007-12-09	DEEP - clubDEEP Kanazawa
Loss	Mark Weir	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	2007-04-21	Cage Rage 21: Judgement Day
Win	Tom Watson	Submission (armbar)	1	0:59	2007-02-10	Cage Rage 20: Born 2 Fight
Loss	Flavio Luiz Moura	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	2006-10-10	DEEP: 26th Impact
Loss	Yuki Kondo	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	2006-08-27	Pancrase: Blow 6
Loss	Pierre Guillet	TKO (cut)	2	4:08	2006-07-01	Cage Rage 17: Ultimate Challenge
Win	Curtis Stout	Decision (majority)	3	5:00	2006-02-04	Cage Rage 15: Adrenaline Rush
Draw	Alex Reid	Draw	3	5:00	2005-12-03	Cage Rage 14: Punishment
Win	Daisuke Watanabe	TKO (cut)	2	5:00	2005-08-27	Pancrase: 2005 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals
Draw	Elvis Sinosic	Draw	2	5:00	2005-07-10	Pancrase: Spiral 5
Loss	Brian Foster	KO (knee)	1	2:28	2005-01-23	Shoot Boxing: Ground Zero Fukuoka
Loss	Paulo Filho	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	2004-06-27	Gladiator Fighting Championships: Day 2
Loss	Ryo Chonan	Decision (majority)	3	5:00	2004-01-22	DEEP: 13th Impact
Win	Kazuki Okubo	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	2002-12-23	PRIDE 24: Cold Fury 3
Win	Rory Singer	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	2002-10-20	PRIDE The Best Vol.3
Loss	Jerrel Venetiaan	Decision (split)	3	5:00	2002-08-28	PRIDE Shockwave
Loss	Rodrigo Gracie	Submission (guillotine choke)	3	0:28	2002-02-24	PRIDE 19: Bad Blood
Win	Quinton Jackson	Disqualification (knee to groin)	1	0:14	2001-12-23	PRIDE 18: Cold Fury 2
Loss	Murilo Rua	TKO (strikes)	3	0:51	2001-09-24	PRIDE 16: Beasts from the East
Loss	Ebenezer Fontes Braga	Decision	3	5:00	2001-07-29	PRIDE 15: Raging Rumble
Win	Jose Landi-Jons	Decision	3	5:00	2001-05-27	PRIDE 14: Clash of the Titans
Win	Rick Kerns	Decision	2	5:00	2001-04-29	KOTC 8: Bombs Away
Loss	Amir Rahnavardi	Decision	3	5:00	2000-09-16	KOTC 5: Cage Wars
Loss	Vitor Belfort	Decision	2	10:00	2000-08-27	PRIDE 10: Return of the Warriors
Loss	Todd Medina	Decision	2	5:00	2000-06-24	KOTC 4: Gladiators
Loss	Igor Vovchanchyn	TKO (cut)	1	5:03	2000-06-04	PRIDE 9: New Blood
Loss	Wanderlei Silva	Decision	2	10:00	1999-11-21	PRIDE 8
Win	Bob Schrijber	Decision	1	10:00	1999-09-12	PRIDE 7
Loss	Carlos Newton	Decision	3	5:00	1999-07-04	PRIDE 6
Draw	Sanae Kikuta	Draw	3	10:00	1998-10-11	PRIDE 4
Draw	Akira Shoji	Draw	4	10:00	1998-06-24	PRIDE 3