(born June 2, 1981) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the

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division. A professional competitor since 2006, he has fought for DREAM, Pancrase,

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, and also participated in the Dynamite!! 2010 event.

Background

Mizuno started competing in

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in high school, and currently holds a 3rd ''dan''

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in the discipline. On April 29, 2005, he became the champion of fifth Shooto East amateur mixed martial arts tournament, and on December 23, 2005, he took part in the U-FILE CAMP amateur tournament as member of Pankurasu geto. On September 16, 2006, he defeated Yuji Sakuragi in his MMA debut at Pancrase: Blow 7. He fought against the likes Thiago Silva, Assuerio Silva and

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early on in his career.

DREAM

In 2010 Mizuno took part in the DREAM Light Heavyweight Grand Prix. He defeated Melvin Manhoef at

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, in the Light Heavyweight Grand Prix semifinal. In the final he fought with Gegard Mousasi, and lost to him by rear-naked choke submission. Mizuno fought Sergei Kharitonov at DREAM's Dynamite!! 2010 New Year's Eve event and lost the fight via first-round KO. On July 16, 2011, Mizuno defeated Trevor Prangley by KO (knee to the body) in the first round at Dream: Japan GP Final. Former UFC Middleweight Yushin Okami was present as his cornerman.

Post-DREAM

On January 21, 2012, Mizuno defeated Ilima Maiava via submission (arm-triangle choke) in the second round. In June 2012, Mizuno faced MMA veteran Renato Sobral at ONE Fighting Championship: Destiny of Warriors. Mizuno lost via

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submission in 31 seconds of the first round. He then faced fellow judoka Jason Jones at '' Glory 2: Brussels'' on October 6, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Mizuno returned to the

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promotion on October 18, 2013 against Rafael Silva. Mizuno won a three-round unanimous decision. In Mizuno's next bout, he faced undefeated

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ian Leandro Ataides at ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Heroes on May 2, 2014. Mizuno was stopped by strikes at 0:47 of round one. Mizuno faced Brayan Rafiq at ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of the Lions on November 7, 2014. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Mizuno then faced João Batista Yoshimura at DEEP 98 on November 1, 2020. He lost the fight via second-round knockout. Mizuno made his first title defense attempt in a rematch against Yoshimura at DEEP 102 on July 4, 2021. He lost the bout via second-round knockout. Mizuno faced Seigo Mizuguchi on December 12, 2021 at DEEP 105 Impact, winning the bout in the first round after soccer kicking Mizuguchi. Mizuno returned a year later to face Masashi Inada at DEEP 111 Impact on December 11, 2022, winning 19 seconds into the bout after dropping Inada with a knee and finishing him with ground and pound.

Championships and Accomplishments

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** Deep Middleweight Championship (one time; former) * DREAM ** 2010 DREAM Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Runner Up

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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