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Timoteo Tobias "Toby" Imada (born April 20, 1978) is a retired mixed martial artist, grappler and kickboxer of Japanese and Mexican descent. A professional from 1998 until 2013, Imada competed for , King of the Cage, and the RFA. Imada won the 2009 Submission of the Year award for an inverted triangle choke, defeating .

Mixed martial arts career
Bellator
In the first season Bellator Lightweight Tournament, Imada advanced to the finals after defeating and . The upset win over Masvidal was notable for Imada's bizarre inverse triangle choke while Masvidal was standing up. The submission has been acknowledged by many MMA mediums as the Submission of the Year for 2009. He was awarded a Bazzie award from Inside MMA on for the unorthodox submission victory and Submission of the Year Honors at the World MMA Awards.

At Bellator 12, Imada fought top five ranked for the chance to become the first Bellator Lightweight Champion. Alvarez got the better of the battle and won the fight in the second round via rear-naked choke.

Imada returned to Bellator the following April, entering the Lightweight Tournament for the second time. His first fight was originally to be a rematch against . He was then scheduled to fight against at Bellator 15, but an injury forced Kheder out of the bout. Instead, at Bellator 14 Imada fought James Krause and won via armbar submission. With the win over Krause, Imada moved onto the semi-final round against . In the second round after Vanier lost his footing, Imada capitalized and applied an armbar that caused Vanier to tap out.

Imada then moved on to the finals taking place at Bellator 22. There, Imada fought Pat Curran in the Season Two finals to see who would advance to fight champion . Curran defeated Imada via controversial split decision. Immediately following the decision, some in the crowd began booing. Bellator Lightweight Champion weighed in on the decision, saying "It was a tough fight. It could’ve gone either way.”

Bellator again signed Imada for their Lightweight Tournament taking place during their fourth season. Imada had his quarterfinal fight at Bellator 36. He was originally set to fight who was overweight and decided to leave the arena and not weigh-in. Imada instead fought replacement . Imada won the fight in the first round after Shockley verbally submitted from Imada's reverse omaplata. The win moved Imada into the semifinals. In the semifinals Imada fought Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt at Bellator 39. He was knocked out at 2:53 of the first round with a flying knee followed by a left hook.

Imada has also fought professionally in . In his most recent bout, he defeated Mostafa Abdollahi by majority decision (27–27, 29–27, 29–27) in a non-tournament bout at the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2012 in on November 17, 2012.

Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
  • Bellator Fighting Championships
  • Total Combat
    • Total Combat Lightweight Championship (One time)
  • Neutral Grounds
    • Neutral Grounds 6 Four-Man Tournament Runner-Up
    • Neutral Grounds 13 Four-Man Tournament Runner-Up
  • Sports Illustrated
    • 2009 Submission of the Year
  • World MMA Awards
    • 2009 Submission of the Year
    • 2009 Bazzie Awards: Submission of the Year vs. on May 1
  • FIGHT! Magazine
  • Inside Fights
    • 2009 Submission of the Year

Kickboxing

Mixed martial arts record
|- | Draw | align=center| | | Draw (majority) | Shoot Boxing: Ground Zero Tokyo 2013 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | , Japan |Featherweight debut. |- | Loss | align=center| 30–18 | James Krause | Decision (unanimous) | Resurrection Fighting Alliance 6 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 30–17 | | Decision (unanimous) | CFA 08: Araujo vs. Bradley | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 30–16 | Sean Wilson | TKO (punches) | C3 Fights: Rumble at Red Rock | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 1:51 | Red Rock, Oklahoma, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 29–16 | | KO (flying knee and punches) | Bellator 39 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:53 | Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 29–15 | | Submission (armbar) | Bellator 36 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:36 | Shreveport, Louisiana, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 28–15 | Ludwing Salazar | Submission (armbar) | Fite Nite 14 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 1:49 | San José, Costa Rica | |- | Loss | align=center| 27–15 | Pat Curran | Decision (split) | Bellator 21 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 27–14 | | Submission (armbar) | Bellator 17 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 3:33 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 26–14 | James Krause | Submission (armbar) | Bellator 14 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 2:44 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 25–14 | Daisuke Hanazawa | KO (punch) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 0:29 | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 24–14 | | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bellator 12 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 0:38 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 24–13 | | Technical Submission (inverted triangle choke) | Bellator 5 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 3:22 | Dayton, Ohio, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 23–13 | | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bellator 1 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:26 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 22–13 | Jason Meaders | TKO (corner stoppage) | UnleashedFIGHT | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 5:00 | Alpine, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 21–13 | Shad Smith | TKO (punches) | Total Combat: Nevada | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:25 | Laughlin, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 20–13 | Preston Scharf | TKO (submission to punches) | Total Combat 26 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:29 | San Diego, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 19–13 | David Gardner | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Total Combat 22 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| N/A | San Diego, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 18–13 | Zach Light | Submission (armbar) | Total Combat 21 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:35 | San Diego, California, United States |Welterweight bout. |- | Win | align=center| 17–13 | Randy Velarde | Submission (armbar) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 2:23 | Laughlin, Nevada, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 16–13 | João Cunha | Submission (armbar) | Cage of Fire 5 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 2:30 | , Mexico | |- | Win | align=center| 16–12 | Brandon Adamson | TKO (cut) | TC 18: Nightmare | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:00 | San Diego, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 15–12 | Danny Affleje | KO (punches) | Proving Ground | | align=center| 1 | align=center| N/A | Yuma, Arizona, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 14–12 | | TKO (punches) | FFCF 6: Undisputed | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:13 | Mangilao, Guam | |- | Loss | align=center| 14–11 | Hermes França | Submission (armbar) | TC 14: Throwdown | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:53 | Del Mar, California, United States |Return to Lightweight. |- | Win | align=center| 14–10 | | Decision (unanimous) | Total Combat 12 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | , Mexico | |- | Win | align=center| 13–10 | Jerimiah Carson | TKO (punches) | Total Combat 11 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| N/A | Yuma, Arizona, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 12–10 | | Decision (unanimous) | Kage Kombat | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | , United States | |- | Win | align=center| 12–9 | Tim Carey | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Total Combat 10 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:25 | San Diego, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 11–9 | | TKO (corner stoppage) | Total Combat 9 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | , Mexico | |- | Loss | align=center| 10–9 | | Submission (triangle choke) | WEC 15 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 2:54 | Lemoore, California, United States |Return to Welterweight. |- | Loss | align=center| 10–8 | Antonio McKee | Decision (unanimous) | Ultimate Cage Fighting 1 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Los Angeles, California, United States |Lightweight bout. |- | Loss | align=center| 10–7 | Jason Miller | Decision | Xtreme Pankration 2 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 10–6 | Dennis Asche | Submission (triangle choke) | IFC: Warriors Challenge 12 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 3:42 | Friant, California, United States |Middleweight debut. |- | Loss | align=center| 10–5 | | Decision | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | San Jacinto, California, United States |Lightweight bout. |- | Win | align=center| 10–4 | Sean McCaan | Submission (armbar) | IFC: Warriors Challenge 6 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:51 | Friant, California, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 9–4 | | Submission (armbar) | Neutral Grounds 13 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| N/A | Lakeside, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 9–3 | David Harris | Decision (unanimous) | Neutral Grounds 13 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Lakeside, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 8–3 | Brennan Kamaka | Submission (armbar) | Rage in the Cage 2 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 6:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |Lightweight bout. |- | Win | align=center| 7–3 | Ken Tonaria | Submission (armbar) | Ready to Rumble | | align=center| N/A | align=center| N/A | Woodland Hills, California, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 6–3 | Steve Heath | Decision (unanimous) | Extreme Challenge 27 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Fresno, California, United States |Light Heavyweight debut. |- | Loss | align=center| 6–2 | Adrian Serrano | TKO (corner stoppage) | Extreme Challenge 27 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Davenport, Iowa, United States |Welterweight debut. |- | Win | align=center| 6–1 | Jason Von Flue | Submission (armbar) | IFC: Warriors Challenge 4 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:08 | Jackson, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 5–1 | Johnny Molano | Submission (triangle armbar) | Kage Kombat 18 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:03 | United States | |- | Win | align=center| 4–1 | Thiago De Fritas | Submission (heel hook) | Neutral Grounds 12 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| N/A | United States | |- | Win | align=center| 3–1 | Giovanni Francioso | Submission (armbar) | Neutral Grounds 11 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 5:01 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 2–1 | Ken Kellenberger | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Neutral Grounds 9 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:45 | United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 1–1 | Jason Dallas | TKO (punches) | Neutral Grounds 6 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| N/A | United States | |- | Win | align=center| 1–0 | Lee Cox | Submission (armbar) | Neutral Grounds 6 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| N/A | United States |

Kickboxing and shootboxing record
5 Wins (2 (T)KO's, 3 decisions), 3 Losses, 0 Draws
Win5-3Mostafa AbdollahiDecision (majority)Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2012 33:00
Win4-3Satoru SuzukiKO (Front Choke)Shoot Boxing 2012 - Act 3 23:00
Loss3-3Decision (Unanimous)Shoot the Shooto 2011 33:00Bunkyō, Tokyo
Loss3-2Bovy Sor UdomsonDecision (Unanimous)Shootboxing 2011 - Act 4 33:00Koto, Tokyo
Win3-1Decision (Unanimous)Shootboxing 2011 - Act 3 33:00Bunkyō, Tokyo
Loss2-1Buakaw Por. PramukTKO (Leg Kicks)S-Cup 2010 22:29Bunkyō, Tokyo
Win2-0Decision (Split)S-Cup 2010 33:00Bunkyō, Tokyo
Win1-0Takaaki UmenoKO (Uppercut)S-Cup 2010 33:00Bunkyō, Tokyo
Legend:

Submission grappling record
|- ! Result ! Opponent ! Method ! Event ! Date ! Round ! Time ! Notes |- |Loss|| || Choke || 1998 ADCC World Championships|| March 20, 1998 || 1 || 9:22 || |- |Loss|| Karimula Barkalaev || Choke || 1998 ADCC World Championships|| March 20, 1998|| 1 || 3:05 || |- |Win|| Lafee Al Ajloony || Shoulder Injury || 1998 ADCC World Championships|| March 20, 1998|| 1 || 3:46 || |-

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