Mizuto Hirota is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Rizin Fighting Federation.
26 Facts About Mizuto Hirota
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Mizuto Hirota then faced Takashi Nakakura for the newly vacated Shooto Pacific Rim Welterweight Championship.
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Mizuto Hirota was handed his first professional loss via unanimous decision and then lost his next fight, by unanimous decision.
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Mizuto Hirota then signed with Cage Force, and in his debut, knocked out his opponent 16 seconds into the fight before getting another win via TKO.
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Mizuto Hirota then entered the Sengoku 2008 Lightweight Grand Prix where he won his first-round fight by knocking out the last IFL Lightweight Champion, Ryan Schultz, at Sengoku 4 in August 2008.
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Mizuto Hirota, who was an underdog going in to the fight, had to defend multiple submission-attempts by Kitaoka during the first round, but came back in the second landing strikes on the feet while stopping Kitaoka's takedown-attempts.
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Mizuto Hirota defended it and continued to land knees to the head of the grounded Kitaoka which forced the referee to step in at 2:50, giving Mizuto Hirota the TKO victory to become the new Sengoku Lightweight Champion.
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On December 31,2009, Mizuto Hirota faced DREAM and WAMMA Lightweight Champion Shinya Aoki.
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When Mizuto Hirota refused to submit, Aoki broke Mizuto Hirota's arm and won the fight.
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On May 29,2012, it was announced that Mizuto Hirota would make his United States debut for Strikeforce in July 2012 against Pat Healy.
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Mizuto Hirota lost the close battle by unanimous decision.
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Mizuto Hirota was next scheduled to face Jorge Gurgel on September 29,2012, but the event was cancelled before the company ceased operations.
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Mizuto Hirota was signed along with many other Strikeforce competitors to compete in the UFC.
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Mizuto Hirota faced Rani Yahya on March 3,2013, at UFC on Fuel TV 8.
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Mizuto Hirota lost the back-and-forth fight via split decision and was released from the promotion following the loss.
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In June 2015, Mizuto Hirota was announced as one of the eight featherweights competing on Road to UFC: Japan, a show in the style of The Ultimate Fighter.
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Mizuto Hirota then faced Daiki Hata in the semifinals and again won by decision.
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Mizuto Hirota ultimately faced Teruto Ishihara in the finals at UFC Fight Night 75.
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Mizuto Hirota was expected to face Cole Miller on October 15,2016, at UFC Fight Night 97.
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In turn, the fight was rescheduled and eventually took place on December 17,2016, at UFC on Fox 22 Mizuto Hirota won the bout by unanimous decision.
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Mizuto Hirota faced Alexander Volkanovski on June 10,2017, at UFC Fight Night 110.
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Mizuto Hirota was expected to face Charles Rosa on September 23,2017, at UFC Fight Night 117.
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Mizuto Hirota was deemed unfit to compete by the UFC medical team.
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Mizuto Hirota faced Ross Pearson in a lightweight bout on February 11,2018, at UFC 221.
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Mizuto Hirota faced Christos Giagos on December 2,2018, at UFC Fight Night 142.
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Mizuto Hirota lost the bout in the first round via knockout.