Next Japan

8 Events

52 Fighters

4 Venues

2008–2024 Active

Explore stats

Events per year

2008 2024

How fights end

34 decided bouts

KO/TKO 14 41%

Submission 12 35%

Decision 8 24%

Other 0 0%

Most appearances

Fighters with the most bouts in Next Japan

Takuya Iwai 4 bouts · 2 W

Kiyonobu Nishikata 3 bouts · 3 W

Yuki Matsumoto 3 bouts · 1 W

Tatsuya So 2 bouts · 2 W

Yasushi Kosuzu 2 bouts · 2 W

Shusaku Wada 2 bouts · 1 W

Hitoshi Fukunaga 2 bouts · 1 W

Hidefumi Domoto 2 bouts · 1 W

Yohei Sakamoto 2 bouts · 1 W

Fumitaka Taniyama‎ 2 bouts · 0 W

Latest events

All 8 →

Next Japan - Gekitotsu Festival 2024

Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium Main Arena, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan

2024-12-08

Next Japan - Gekitotsu Festival 2013

Kumamoto City Distribution and Information Hall, Kumamoto, Japan, Japan

2013-01-27

Next Japan - Gekitotsu 4

2011-11-03

Next Japan - Gekitotsu Challenge 2011

Taragi City Gymnasium, Taragi, Kumamoto, Japan

2011-06-12

Next Japan - Gekitotsu in Kagoshima

2011-05-28

Next Japan - Gekitotsu 3

2010-11-03

Recent results

W Keiji Murakami def. Takaaki Oban · TKO (Punches) 2024-12-08

W Yuji Toshiba def. Kosuke Koura · Decision (Majority) 2013-01-27

W Kiyonobu Nishikata def. Soichiro Kusakabe · TKO (Punches) 2013-01-27

W Junior Moreno def. Yusuke Kitagawa · Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 2013-01-27

W Tomoyoshi Ishikake def. Takuya Iwai · Decision (Majority) 2013-01-27

W Kazuma Maruyama def. Gori Gori · KO (Punch) 2013-01-27

W Yuki Matsumoto def. Isao Sakiyama · KO (Punch) 2011-11-03

W Takahiro Owaki def. Noriya Sasaki · Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 2011-11-03

W Yasushi Kosuzu def. Fumitaka Taniyama‎ · KO (Punches) 2011-11-03

W Pepe Kid def. King King · Decision (Unanimous) 2011-11-03

Frequently asked

How many events has Next Japan held?

Next Japan has held 8 recorded MMA events, from 2008 to 2024.

When was Next Japan's first event?

Next Japan's earliest event recorded on Fight Forensics was in 2008.

How many fighters have competed in Next Japan?

52 different fighters have competed in Next Japan across its recorded events.

How do most Next Japan fights end?

Across 34 decided Next Japan bouts, the most common result is KO/TKO (41%).