lead=yes is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, he has fought for DREAM, Pancrase, DEEP, M-1 Global, ProElite, ONE FC, K-1, and also participated in the Dynamite!! 2010 event.
Background
Mizuno started competing in
judo in high school, and currently holds a 3rd
dan black belt in the discipline. On April 29, 2005, he became the champion of fifth
Shooto East amateur mixed martial arts tournament, and on December 23, 2005, he took part in the U-FILE CAMP amateur tournament as member of Pankurasu geto.
On September 16, 2006, he defeated Yuji Sakuragi in his MMA debut at Pancrase: Blow 7.
DREAM
In 2010 Mizuno took part in the DREAM Light Heavyweight Grand Prix. He defeated
Melvin Manhoef at DREAM 15, in the Light Heavyweight Grand Prix semifinal. In the final he fought with
Gegard Mousasi, and lost to him by rear-naked choke submission.
Mizuno fought Sergei Kharitonov at DREAM's Dynamite!! 2010 New Year's Eve event
On July 16, 2011, Mizuno defeated Trevor Prangley by KO (knee to the body) in the first round at . Former UFC Middleweight Yushin Okami was present as his cornerman.
Post-DREAM
On January 21, 2012, Mizuno defeated Ilima Maiava via submission (arm-triangle choke) in the second round.
In June 2012, Mizuno faced MMA veteran Renato Sobral at . Mizuno lost via armbar submission in 31 seconds of the first round.
He then faced fellow judoka Jason Jones at on October 6, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium.[ Glory 2: Brussels final fight card for this Saturday] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Mizuno returned to the One FC promotion on October 18, 2013 against Rafael Silva. Mizuno won a three-round unanimous decision.
In Mizuno's next bout, he faced undefeated Leandro Ataides at on May 2, 2014. Mizuno was stopped by strikes at 0:47 of round one.
Mizuno faced Brayan Rafiq at on November 7, 2014. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Mizuno then faced João Batista Yoshimura at DEEP 98 on November 1, 2020.
Mizuno made his first title defense attempt in a rematch against Yoshimura at DEEP 102 on July 4, 2021.
Mizuno faced Seigo Mizuguchi on December 12, 2021 at DEEP 105 Impact, winning the bout in the first round after soccer kicking Mizuguchi.
Mizuno returned a year later to face Masashi Inada at DEEP 111 Impact on December 11, 2022, winning 19 seconds into the bout after dropping Inada with a knee and finishing him with ground and pound.
Mizuno faced Ryo Sakai for the Deep Super Heavyweight Championship on July 2, 2023 at DEEP 114 Impact, losing the bout in 42 seconds via TKO stoppage.
Championships and Accomplishments
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Deep
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Deep Middleweight Championship (one time; former)
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DREAM
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2010 DREAM Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Runner Up
Mixed martial arts record
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|Win
|align=center|27–16–1
|Masashi Inada
|Submission (kimura)
|DEEP 129 Impact
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|align=center|2
|align=center|0:43
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Tokyo, Japan
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|Loss
|align=center|26–16–1
|Taisei Sekino
|TKO (soccer kicks and punches)
|Deep 121 Impact
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:12
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Tokyo, Japan
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|Win
|align=center|26–15–1
|Koji Shikuwa
|Decision (unanimous)
|DEEP 119 Impact
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
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|-
|Win
|align=center|25–15–1
|Lawdlain Saint Ilme
|KO (knee)
|DEEP Tokyo Impact 2023 6th Round
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|align=center|2
|align=center|0:17
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Tokyo, Japan
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|Loss
|align=center|24–15–1
|Ryo Sakai
|TKO (punches)
|DEEP 114 Impact
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:42
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center|
| Masashi Inada
| TKO (knee and punches)
| DEEP 111 Impact
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| align=center|1
| align=center|0:19
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 23–14–1
| Seigo Mizuguchi
| TKO (punch and soccer kick)
| DEEP 105 Impact
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:15
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Loss
| align=center| 22–14–1
| João Batista Yoshimura
| KO (punches)
| DEEP: 102 Impact
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 0:32
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Loss
| align=center| 22–13–1
| João Batista Yoshimura
| TKO (punches)
| DEEP: 98 Impact
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 4:40
| Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 22–12–1
| Joshua Robison
| Submission (rear naked choke)
| DEEP 93 Impact
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 3:28
| Tokyo, Japan
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Light Heavyweight bout.
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| Win
| align=center| 21–12–1
| Ryo Sakai
| Disqualification
| DEEP 92 Impact
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 3:41
| Tokyo, Japan
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Light Heavyweight bout.[ Deep 92 Impact: Photos and results Asiamma.com retrieved October 26, 2019]
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| Win
| align=center| 20–12–1
| Mitsuyoshi Nakai
| Submission (head and arm choke)
| DEEP 90 Impact
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 4:58
| Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 19–12–1
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Ryuta Sakurai
| Submission (sleeper choke)
| DEEP 87 Impact
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 2:53
| Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 18–12–1
| Lee Eun-Su
| Submission (rear naked choke)
| Road FC 049
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 2:32
| Seoul, South Korea
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 17–12–1
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Taisuke Okuno
| Submission (sleeper choke)
| DEEP 82 Impact
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 4:34
| Tokyo, Japan
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Won the vacant Deep Middleweight Championship.
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| Win
| align=center| 16–12–1
| Genpei Hayashi
| Decision (unanimous)
| DEEP 79 Impact
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
| Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 15–12–1
| Jung Kyo Park
| Submission (rear naked choke)
| DEEP Cage Impact 2017
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 1:55
| Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 14–12–1
| Gilberto Galvao
| Decision (unanimous)
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 14–11–1
| Mohamed Ali
| TKO (knee and punches)
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|
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 3:52
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Kallang,
Singapore
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Catchweight (209 lbs) bout.
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| Loss
| align=center| 13–11–1
| Jake Butler
| TKO (elbows)
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 4:38
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Light Heavyweight bout.
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| Win
| align=center| 13–10–1
| Jun Hee Moon
| TKO (retirement)
| DEEP 73 Impact
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Draw
| align=center| 12–10–1
| Young Choi
| Technical Draw
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 12–10
| Brayan Rafiq
| Decision (unanimous)
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
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Kallang, Singapore
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 11–10
| Leandro Ataides
| KO (punches)
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 0:47
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Pasay, Philippines
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 11–9
| Rafael Silva
| Decision (unanimous)
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
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Kallang, Singapore
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Middleweight debut.
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| Loss
| align=center| 10–9
| Jason Jones
| Decision (unanimous)
| Glory World Series: Glory 2
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
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Brussels, Belgium
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 10–8
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Renato Sobral
| Submission (armbar)
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 0:31
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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| Win
| align=center| 10–7
| Ilima Maiava
| Submission (arm-triangle choke)
| ProElite 3
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 1:47
| Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 9–7
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Trevor Prangley
| TKO (knee to the body)
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|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 4:41
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Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 8–7
| Sergei Kharitonov
| KO (knee)
| Dynamite!! 2010
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:25
| Saitama, Japan
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Heavyweight debut.
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| Loss
| align=center| 8–6
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Gegard Mousasi
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| DREAM 16
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 6:10
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Nagoya, Japan
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DREAM Light Heavyweight GP Final; DREAM Light Heavyweight Championship.
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| Win
| align=center| 8–5
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Melvin Manhoef
| Submission (kimura)
| DREAM 15
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 7:38
| Saitama, Japan
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DREAM Light Heavyweight GP Semifinal.
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| Win
| align=center| 7–5
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Ilir Latifi
| TKO (knee and punches)
| K-1: Rumble of the Kings
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 0:15
| Stockholm, Sweden
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 6–5
| Rafael Rodríguez
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 2:20
| Hilversum, Netherlands
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 5–5
| Tom Blackledge
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
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|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 3:22
| Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 5–4
| Jose Beltran Martinez
| TKO (punches)
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|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:53
| Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 4–4
| Bruno Carvalho
| Decision (unanimous)
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|
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
| South Korea
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 4–3
| Yoshiyuki Nakanishi
| KO (punches)
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 4:13
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Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 3–3
| Mirko Cro Cop
| TKO (punches)
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 0:56
| Saitama, Saitama, Japan
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 3–2
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Masayuki Kono
| TKO (punches)
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 3:28
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Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 2–2
| Assuério Silva
| TKO (punches)
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|
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 2:08
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Tokyo, Japan
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For the vacant Pancrase Heavyweight Championship.
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| Loss
| align=center| 2–1
| Thiago Silva
| KO (soccer kick)
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|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 4:29
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 2–0
| Yasuaki Miura
| Technical Submission (kimura)
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:47
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 1–0
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Yuji Sakuragi
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
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|
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 3:20
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Tokyo, Japan
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