List of current Rizin Fighting Federation fighters

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Here is a list of current fighters in the Rizin Fighting Federation.

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Heavyweight (120 kg)

ISO NameNicknameResult / next fight / statusMMA recordRizin recordLast Rizin fight
Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the Philippines.svg Tsuyoshi Sudario Loss - Rizin 45 (Saitama) - Mikio Ueda8–38–3Dec 2023
Flag of Japan.svg Shoma ShibisaiWin - Rizin 44 (Saitama) - Janos Csukas10–3 (1)5–2Sep 2023
Flag of Guam.svg Roque Martinez Win - Deep Impact 118 (Tokyo) - Ryo Sakai (*Title fight)18–9–23–3Apr 2023
Flag of Japan.svg Hideki SekineShrekLoss - Rizin 43 (Sapporo) - Mikio Ueda12–72–3Jun 2023
Flag of Japan.svg Mikio UedaLoss - Rizin 47 (Tokyo) - Przemysław Kowalczyk3–22–2Jun 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the Philippines.svg Takakenshin Win - Rizin Landmark 9 (Kobe) - Cody Jerabek1–31–3Mar 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Hidetaka AratoKaiju KilerLoss - Hexagone MMA 19 (Orange, France) - Prince Aounallah10–11–0Oct 2023

Welterweight (77 kg)

ISO NameNicknameResult / next fight / statusMMA recordRizin recordLast Rizin fight
Flag of Japan.svg Daichi Abe Loss - Deep 120 Impact (Tokyo) - Ibuki Shimada13–84–2Feb 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Kiichi Kunimoto Strasser(Mar 23, 2024) - Opponent pulled out - Out of Rizin Landmark 9 (Kobe) - Igor Tanabe20–11–2 (1)3–2Apr 2023
Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of Japan.svg Igor Tanabe GuimarãesFatninja(Mar 23, 2024) - Missed weight - Out of Rizin Landmark 9 (Kobe) - Kiichi Kunimoto 5–03–0Dec 2023
Flag of Japan.svg Keita Nakamura K-TaroLoss - Rizin Landmark 9 (Kobe) - Roberto Satoshi Souza 36–12–2 (1)2–1Mar 2024

Lightweight (71 kg)

ISO NameNicknameResult / next fight / statusMMA recordRizin recordLast Rizin fight
Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of Japan.svg Roberto Satoshi Souza (C) Win - Rizin 48 (Saitama) - Luiz Gustavo17–310–3Sep 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke YachiWin - Rizin 48 (Saitama) - Sho Patrick Usami27–1411–7Sep 2024
Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz GustavoKillerLoss - Rizin 48 (Saitama) - Roberto Satoshi Souza 14–36–3Sep 2024
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Tofiq Musayev Win - Rizin Landmark 7 (Baku) - Koji Takeda22–57–1Nov 2023
Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Case HollywoodLoss - Rizin 47 (Tokyo) - BeyNoah 28–10–14–4Jun 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshinori HorieRising StarLoss - Rizin Landmark 8 (Saga) - Luiz Gustavo13–54–2Feb 2024
Flag of the United States.svg BeyNoah Black PantherWin - Rizin 47 (Tokyo) - Johnny Case 3–33–3Jun 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sho Patrick UsamiSavageLoss - Rizin 48 (Saitama) - Yusuke Yachi7–33–2Sep 2024
Flag of the United States.svg Spike Carlyle The Alpha GingerWin - Rizin 47 (Tokyo) - Kim Kyung-pyo15–62–2Jun 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Akira OkadaAKIRALoss - Pancrase 341 (Tokyo) - Tatsuya Saika (*Title fight)19–11–42–2Jul 2023
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Kyung-pyoRed HorseLoss - Rizin 47 (Tokyo) - Spike Carlyle 13–52–1Jun 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi KishimotoLoss - Grachan 68 (Tokyo) - Kai Bilal Haga9–9–31–1May 2023
Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the Philippines.svg Tatsuya SaikaYanboWin - Pancrase 347 (Tokyo) - Takasuke Kume (*Title fight)12–50–2Apr 2023
Flag of the United States.svg Zach ZaneGod's WarriorLoss - Rizin 43 (Sapporo) - Yusuke Yachi15–150–2Jun 2023
Flag of Japan.svg Yusaku InoueLoss - Rizin 46 (Tokyo) - BeyNoah 11–4–11–0Apr 2024

Featherweight (66 kg)

ISO NameNicknameResult / next fight / statusMMA recordRizin recordLast Rizin fight
Flag of Japan.svg Chihiro Suzuki (C) Win - Rizin 46 (Tokyo) - Masanori Kanehara 13–3 (1)8–1 (1)Apr 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Mikuru Asakura Loss - Super Rizin 3 (Saitama) - Ren Hiramoto 17–5 (1)11–4Jul 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Koji TakedaLoss - Rizin 47 (Tokyo) - Razhabali Shaydullaev16–76–7Jun 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Kyohei HagiwaraLoss - Rizin 48 (Saitama) - Ryo Takagi7–106–8Sep 2024
Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of Japan.svg Kleber Koike Erbst Win - Rizin 47 (Tokyo) - Juan Archuleta 33–7–1 (1)8–2 (1)Jun 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Yutaka SaitoLoss - Super Rizin 3 (Saitama) - Yuta Kubo 21–9–24–5Jul 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Suzuki Kaibutsu-kunLoss - Super Rizin 3 (Saitama) - YA-MAN 4–44–4Jul 2024
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Vugar KaramovVugi(Feb 16, 2024) - Out of Rizin Landmark 8 (Saga) - Kazumasa Majima19–55–2Nov 2023
Flag of Japan.svg Ren Hiramoto Win - Super Rizin 3 (Saitama) - Mikuru Asakura 4–34–3Jul 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Ulka Sasaki Win - Rizin 42 (Tokyo) - Boyd Allen24–10–23–4May 2023
Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro AshidaLoss - Rizin Landmark 8 (Saga) - Hiroaki Suzuki 26–14–23–4Feb 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Sora YamamotoLoss - Rizin 46 (Tokyo) - Ilkhom Nazimov16–10–23–4Apr 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Kubo Win - Super Rizin 3 (Saitama) - Yutaka Saito5–15–1Jul 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Kanehara Loss - Rizin 46 (Tokyo) - Chihiro Suzuki 31–15–54–2Apr 2024
Flag of the United States.svg Juan Archuleta The SpaniardLoss - Rizin 48 (Saitama) - Razhabali Shaydullaev29–73–3Sep 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Kazumasa MajimaWin - Super Rizin 3 (Saitama) - Suguru Nii17–43–3Jul 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya SekiIron ArrowLoss - Rizin 47 (Tokyo) - Karshyga Dautbek16–10–13–3Jun 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Rikuto ShirakawaDarkWin - Deep 120 Impact (Tokyo) - Daisuke Nakamura 12–10–13–3Feb 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiki NakaharaLoss - Rizin 46 (Tokyo) - Viktor Kolesnik18–73–2Apr 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Suguru NiiKombaoujiLoss - Super Rizin 3 (Saitama) - Kazumasa Majima16–132–3Jul 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi YamasuDominatorLoss - Rizin 45 (Saitama) - Suguru Nii13–82–3Dec 2023
Flag of Guam.svg Kyle AguonEl CazadorLoss - Rizin 41 (Osaka) - Kyohei Hagiwara14–121–4Apr 2023
Flag of Japan.svg Masakazu Imanari Ashikan JudanWin - Rizin Landmark 8 (Saga) - Shohei Nose40–22–22–2Feb 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Kota MiuraLoss - Rizin 45 (Saitama) - Kouzi 2–22–2Dec 2023
Flag of Russia.svg Viktor KolesnikWin - Rizin 46 (Tokyo) - Yoshiki Nakahara26–6–13–0Apr 2024
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Karshyga DautbekWin - Rizin 48 (Saitama) - Takeaki Kinoshita16–32–1Sep 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Ryo TakagiWin - Rizin 48 (Saitama) - Kyohei Hagiwara8–22–1Sep 2024
Flag of Japan.svg YA-MAN King of Street FightWin - Super Rizin 3 (Saitama) - Hiroaki Suzuki 2–12–1Jul 2024
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Razhabali ShaydullaevWin - Rizin 48 (Saitama) - Juan Archuleta 12–02–0Sep 2024
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Ilkhom NazimovWin - Rizin 46 (Tokyo) - Sora Yamamoto11–32–0Apr 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Takeji YokoyamaLoss - Rizin 44 (Saitama) - Kazumasa Majima5–11–1Sep 2023
Flag of Japan.svg Takuya YamamotoLoss - Rizin 42 (Tokyo) - Takeji Yokoyama8–3–10–2May 2023
Flag of Japan.svg Taisei NishitaniLoss - Rizin 46 (Tokyo) - Ryo Takagii6–70–2Apr 2024
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Tural RagimovIron Man(Feb 16, 2024) - Out of Rizin Landmark 8 (Saga) - Hiroshige Tanaka21–100–1Nov 2023

Bantamweight (61 kg)

ISO NameNicknameResult / next fight / statusMMA recordRizin recordLast Rizin fight
Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Inoue (C) Win - Rizin 48 (Saitama) - Kim Soo-chul18–48–2Sep 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Yuki MotoyaWin - Rizin 48 (Saitama) - Shinobu Ota 36–12 (1)11–7 (1)Sep 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Shinobu Ota Loss - Rizin 48 (Saitama) - Yuki Motoya7–46–4Sep 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Kenta TakizawaWin - Deep 120 Impact (Tokyo) - Kosuke Terashima14–113–6Feb 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Yuto HokamuraKintaroLoss - Rizin 48 (Saitama) - Kyoma Akimoto15–14–23–6Sep 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuma KuramotoWin - Rizin 46 (Tokyo) - Yang Ji-yong11–44–3Apr 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Juntaro UshikuFighting BullLoss - Rizin 48 (Saitama) - Shoko Sato21–103–4Sep 2024
Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of Japan.svg Alan YamanihaHiroWin - Rizin Landmark 6 (Nagoya) - Hideo Tokoro 21–10–44–2Oct 2023
Flag of Japan.svg YushiLoss - Rizin 45 (Saitama) - Joe Hiramoto3–23–2Dec 2023
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Soo-chulLoss - Rizin 48 (Saitama) - Naoki Inoue 22–8–13–1Sep 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Shoko SatoMasamitsuWin - Rizin 48 (Saitama) - Juntaro Ushiku36–16–2 (1)2–1Sep 2024
Flag of South Korea.svg Yang Ji-yongLoss - Rizin 46 (Tokyo) - Kazuma Kuramoto8–22–1Apr 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Taichi NakajimaLoss - Rizin 46 (Tokyo) - Kim Soo-chul17–13–11–2Apr 2024
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trent GirdhamNiño LocoNC - UAE Warriors 46 (Abu Dhabi) - Dimitri Bolkvadze13–5 (1)0–3Jun 2023
Flag of Japan.svg Joji GotoLoss - ONE Friday Fights 61 (Bangkok) - Ilyas Eziyeu15–72–0Jun 2023
Flag of Japan.svg Junya HibinoEbichuWin - Deep 119 Impact (Tokyo) - Shosuke Kinoshita7–31–1Oct 2023
Flag of Japan.svg Ryusei Ashizawa Win - Super Rizin 3 (Saitama) - Kouzi 1–11–1Jul 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Kouzi Loss - Super Rizin 3 (Saitama) - Ryusei Ashizawa 1–11–1Jul 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Ryo OkadaLoss - Rizin 44 (Saitama) - Taichi Nakajima17–6–30–2Sep 2023
Flag of Japan.svg Koichi IshizukaWin - Deep Tokyo Impact 2024 3rd Round (Tokyo) - Sho Hiramatsu21–6–11–0Apr 2023
Flag of Japan.svg Shohei NoseWin - Shooto 2024 Vol.7 (Tokyo) - Reo Hitomi13–5–21–0Feb 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Kyoma AkimotoWin - Rizin 48 (Saitama) - Yuto Hokamura6–01–0Sep 2024

Flyweight (57 kg)

ISO NameNicknameResult / next fight / statusMMA recordRizin recordLast Rizin fight
Flag of Japan.svg Kyoji Horiguchi (C) Win - Rizin 47 (Tokyo) - Sergio Pettis (*Bantamweight bout)33–5 (1)14–1 (1)Jun 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Hiromasa Ougikubo Win - Super Rizin 3 (Saitama) - Makoto Takahashi 27–8–29–5Jul 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Erson YamamotoBadmanLoss - Rizin Landmark 9 (Kobe) - Yuya Shibata4–73–7Mar 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Hideo Tokoro Win - Super Rizin 3 (Saitama) - Hiroya Kondo36–33–24–5Jul 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Yusaku NakamuraWin - Rizin Landmark 9 (Kobe) - Arman Ashimov19–10–14–4Mar 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Yuki ItoWin - Rizin Landmark 8 (Saga) - Masatoshi Ueda16–56–1Feb 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Takahashi ShinryuLoss - Super Rizin 3 (Saitama) - Hiromasa Ougikubo 17–3–1 (1)4–2 (1)Jul 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuki SaomotoLoss - Rizin 42 (Tokyo) - John Dodson 18–34–1May 2023
Flag of Japan.svg Takaki SoyaLoss - Super Rizin 3 (Saitama) - John Dodson (*Bare Knuckle bout)12–6–13–2Jul 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Yutaro MuramotoBaaan!Win - Deep 119 Impact (Tokyo) - Kenta Hayashi12–8–22–3Oct 2023
Flag of Thailand.svg Topnoi KiwramLucky LeftLoss - Rizin Landmark 6 (Nagoya) - Yuki Ito9–61–3Oct 2023
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroya KondoLoss - Super Rizin 3 (Saitama) - Hideo Tokoro 9–13–11–3Jul 2024
Flag of the United States.svg John Dodson Win - Super Rizin 3 (Saitama) - Takaki Soya (*Bare Knuckle bout)24–142–1Jul 2024
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Mehman MamedovWin - Rizin Landmark 7 (Baku) - Ferit Göktepe7–6 (1)2–1Nov 2023
Flag of Japan.svg Daichi Kitakata Loss - Rizin 41 (Osaka) - Makoto Takahashi20–12–1 (2)1–2Apr 2023
Flag of Japan.svg Ryuya FukudaWin - Deep Impact 118 (Tokyo) - Shunsuke Miyabi22–8–12–0Sep 2023
Flag of Brazil.svg Rogério Bontorin Win - Rizin Landmark 6 (Nagoya) - Yutaro Muramoto17–5 (2)1–1Oct 2023
Flag of Japan.svg Jo Arai Loss - Rizin 48 (Saitama) - Nkazimulo Zulu13–12–10–2Sep 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Yuya ShibataMonkeyWin - Rizin Landmark 9 (Kobe) - Erson Yamamoto19–71–0Mar 2024

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Women's Strawweight (52,5 kg)

ISO NameNicknameResult / next fight / statusMMA recordRizin recordLast Rizin fight
Flag of Japan.svg Machi FukudaLoss - Deep Jewels 45 (Tokyo) - Park Si-woo (*Interim Title fight)4–21–0Oct 2023
Flag of Japan.svg Haruka HasegawaSaltWin - Pancrase 347 (Tokyo) - Emi Fujino (*Title fight)5–40–1Jun 2023
Flag of Japan.svg Ayaka Watanabe Loss - Shooto Colors Vol.3 (Tokyo) - Park Bo-hyun3–30–1Oct 2023

Women's Super Atomweight (49 kg)

ISO NameNicknameResult / next fight / statusMMA recordRizin recordLast Rizin fight
Flag of Japan.svg Seika Izawa (C) StarflowerWin - Rizin 48 (Saitama) - Kanna Asakura (*Non-Title fight)14–08–0Sep 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Rena Kubota RENAWin - Super Rizin 3 (Saitama) - Kate Oyama15–514–4Jul 2024
Flag of Japan.svg Ayaka Hamasaki (Feb 17, 2024) Arm injury - Out of Rizin Landmark 8 (Saga) - Claire Lopez24–610–4Sep 2022
Flag of Japan.svg Saori Oshima Little GiantLoss - Invicta FC 55 (Kansas City) - Andressa Romero14–54–0Feb 2024
Flag of France.svg Claire Lopez8–61–2Feb 2024
Flag of Ukraine.svg Anastasiya SvetkivskaWin - Rizin Landmark 7 (Baku) - Farida Abdueva3–21–2Nov 2023
Flag of Japan.svg Mei Yamaguchi V.VLoss - Pancrase 340 (Yokohama) - Sayako Fujita21–16–10–1Apr 2023

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