Koyomi Matsushima () (born October 08, 1992) is a

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who competes in the

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division and has previously fought in

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and

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. Matsushima has faced strong opposition with the likes of

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, and

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Background

Koyomi Matsushima is currently training under Japanese MMA Legend

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and has been a combat sports fan all his life, growing up watching

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, and

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bouts in his native Japan. His own training began first with

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karate, which he started in order to find his center and build the foundations of his own competitive career.

Mixed martial arts career

On May 2, 2015, early in his mixed martial arts career, Matsushima faced future

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world champion

, and won by TKO in

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ONE Championship

After a successful career in the Japanese MMA circuit, including runs with both

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and

, Matsushima signed with

in 2018. He was scheduled to make his promotional debut against former ONE Featherweight Champion

at ONE Championship: Conquest of Heroes on September 22, 2018. Matsushima won by first-round technical knockout. Matsushima was scheduled to face

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at ONE Championship: Legendary Quest on June 15, 2019. He won by unanimous decision. After two straight wins, Matsushima challenged

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for the

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at ONE Championship: Dawn of Heroes on August 2, 2019. Matsushima lost by second-round technical knockout. He was scheduled to face Kim Jae Woong at ONE Championship: Warrior's Code on February 7, 2020. Matsushima won by third-round technical knockout. Matsushima was scheduled to face former ADCC and

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champion

in a featherweight title eliminator at ONE Championship: Big Bang on December 4, 2020. Matsushima was unable to stick to his winning ways, getting dominated on the ground en route to a unanimous decision loss.

Road to UFC

Matsushima faced Jun Young Hong in the quarterfinals of the Featherweight tournament on June 9, 2022 in Road to UFC Season 1: Episode 2. He won the bout via split decision. Matsushima faced Yi Zha in the Semi-Finals of the Featherweight tournament on October 23, 2022 at Road to UFC Season 1: Episode 5. He lost the close bout via split decision. In his first bout since the loss on Road To UFC, Matsushima faced Ryuji Takashio at DEEP 114 Impact on July 2, 2023, knocking him out with a soccer kick in the first round.

Titles

** 2015 Shooto Rookie Tournament Champion

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Matsushima, Koyomi 1992 births Living people Japanese male mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Kyokushin kaikan Mixed martial artists utilizing judo Mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling Japanese male karateka Japanese male judoka ONE Championship mixed martial artists