Daiki Hata Explained

Daiki Hata
Other Names:DJ.Taiki
Birth Date:24 August 1982
Birth Place:Saitama, Japan
Nationality:Japanese
Weight:141lb[1]
Weight Class:Featherweight (former)
Bantamweight (current)
Style:Kickboxing, Shootboxing, Wrestling
Stance:Orthodox
Fighting Out Of:Chiba, Japan
Team:K.I.B.A.
DEEP Impact Training Facility
Years Active:2004–present
Kickbox Win:2
Kickbox Kowin:1
Kickbox Loss:1
Kickbox Draw:2
Mma Kowin:9
Mma Subwin:2
Mma Decwin:11
Mma Koloss:1
Mma Decloss:14
Mma Draw:7
Sherdog:12315

is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and the former DEEP Bantamweight Champion. He is also an occasional kickboxer.

Mixed martial arts career

Japanese career

Daiki began his professional MMA career in July 2004 for the Pancrase promotion. Over the next four years, he amassed a record of 8 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw primarily in that promotion. During this time he had a victory over WEC contenders Kenji Osawa.

In August 2008, Daiki began fighting for the DEEP promotion. Over the next few years he would also fight for DREAM, K-1, Cage Force, and S-Cup.

In April 2013, Daiki defeated Yoshiro Maeda to become the DEEP Bantamweight Champion. He vacated the title

Road to UFC: Japan

In June 2015, Hata was announced as one of the eight featherweights competing on Road to UFC: Japan, a show in the style of The Ultimate Fighter. He defeated Tatsunao Nagakura in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, he lost to Mizuto Hirota by decision.

Rizin Fighting Federation

In his debut for the Rizin Fighting Federation, Hata faced Hiroyuki Takaya on December 29, 2015. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Return to DEEP

After the one-fight stint in Rizin FF, Hata returned to DEEP to face Yuki Motoya at DEEP Cage Impact 2016 on October 18, 2016. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[2]

Hata then went on to lose against Takahiro Ashida before defeating Kyosuke Yokoyama and Koichi Ishizuka consecutively, earning him a title shot. Hata challenged Satoshi Yamasu for the DEEP Featherweight Championship at DEEP 89 on May 12, 2019. He lost the bout via second-round technical knockout.[3]

Hata then faced Kouya Kanda at DEEP 100 on February 21, 2021.[4] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[5]

Hata faced Tetsuya Seki at DEEP 103 on September 23, 2021.[6] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[7]

Hata faced Kosuke Terashima at DEEP 107 on MAy 8, 2022 for the Interim DEEP Bantamweight Championship. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[8]

Hata faced Jinnosuke Kashimura on March 25, 2023 at DEEP Tokyo Impact 2023 2nd Round, winning the bout via unanimous decision.[9]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

|-| Win| align=center| 22–15–7| Jinnosuke Kashimura| Decision (unanimous)| DEEP Tokyo Impact 2023 2nd Round| | align=center|3 | align=center|5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 21–15–7| Kosuke Terashima| Decision (unanimous)| DEEP: 107 Impact| | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 21–14–7| Tetsuya Seki| Decision (unanimous)| DEEP: 103 Impact| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| | Kouya Kanda| Decision (unanimous)| DEEP 100 Impact - 20th Anniversary| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 20–13–7| Yuki Ohara| Submission (arm-triangle choke)| DEEP: 93 Impact| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:35| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 19–13–7| Satoshi Yamasu| TKO (punches)| DEEP: 89 Impact| | align=center| 2| align=center| 0:11| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 19–12–7| Koichi Ishizuka| Decision (unanimous)| DEEP: 87 Impact| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 18–12–7| Kyosuke Yokoyama| Decision (unanimous)| DEEP: 85 Impact| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 17–12–7| Takahiro Ashida| Decision (unanimous)| DEEP: 79 Impact| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 17–11–7| Yuki Motoya| Decision (unanimous)| DEEP Cage Impact 2016| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 17–10–7| Hiroyuki Takaya| Decision (unanimous)| Rizin Fighting Federation 1: Day 1| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Saitama, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 17–9–7| Seiji Akao | Decision (split)| DEEP: 69th Impact| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 16–9–7| Yoshiro Maeda| TKO (punches)| DEEP: 62nd Impact| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:41| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 15–9–7| Toshiaki Kitada| Decision (unanimous) | DEEP: 61st Impact| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 14–9–7| Yoshiki Harada| TKO (punches)| DEEP: Cage Impact 2012 | | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:33| Tokyo, Japan||-| Draw| align=center| 13–9–7| Toshiaki Kitada| Draw (majority)| DEEP: 60th Impact| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan||-| Win| align=center| 13–9–6| Seiji Akao| KO (punches)| DEEP: 59th Impact| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:20| Tokyo, Japan||-| Draw| align=center| 12–9–6| Makoto Kamaya| Draw (majority)| DEEP: 58th Impact| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan||-| Draw| align=center| 12–9–5| Tomomi Iwama| Draw| DEEP: Cage Impact 2012 in Tokyo: Over Again| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan||-| Win| align=center| 12–9–4| Yusaku Nakamura| TKO (punches) | DEEP: 57th Impact| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:57| Tokyo, Japan||-| Loss| align=center| 11–9–4| Tatsumitsu Wada| Decision (unanimous) | DEEP: 55th Impact| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan||-| Loss| align=center| 11–8–4| Masakazu Imanari| Decision (unanimous) | Deep: 50 Impact| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 11–7–4| Mitsuhiro Ishida| Decision (unanimous) | DREAM.15| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Saitama, Saitama, Japan||-| Loss| align=center| 11–6–4| Kazuyuki Miyata| Decision (unanimous) | DREAM.11| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Yokohama, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 11–5–4| Hideo Tokoro| Decision (unanimous) | DREAM.8| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Nagoya, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 10–5–4| Shoji Maruyama| Decision (unanimous) | Deep: Fan Thanksgiving Festival| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan||-| Win| align=center| 9–5–4| Naoya Uematsu| TKO (punches)| Deep: 39 Impact| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:30| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Draw| align=center| 8–5–4| Jong Man Kim | Draw| Deep: 37 Impact| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan||-| Win| align=center| 8–5–3| David Love| Submission (triangle choke) | Freestyle Combat Challenge 35| | align=center| 3| align=center| 4:48| Racine, Wisconsin, United States||-| Loss| align=center| 7–5–3| Marlon Sandro| Decision (unanimous)| Pancrase: Rising 9| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan||-| Loss| align=center| 7–4–3| Eben Oroz | Decision (majority)| bodogFight - Vancouver| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada||-| Win| align=center| 7–3–3| Jameel Massouh| TKO (punches)| Pancrase - Rising 5| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:50| Tokyo, Japan||-| Win| align=center| 6–3–3| Kentaro Imaizumi| Decision (majority)| Pancrase: Rising 3| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan||-| Loss| align=center| 5–3–3| Yoshiro Maeda| Decision (split)| Pancrase: Blow 6| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 5–2–3| Miki Shida| TKO (punches) | Pancrase: Blow 5| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:03| Tokyo, Japan||-| Win| align=center| 4–2–3| Yoshiro Maeda| TKO (punches)| Pancrase: Blow 2| | align=center| 2| align=center| 0:35| Osaka, Japan||-| Win| align=center| 3–2–3| Kenji Osawa| Decision (split)| GCM - D.O.G 4 | | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan||-| Win| align=center| 2–2–3| Takeshi Sato | TKO (punches)| GCM - Demolition 051027| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:49| Tokyo, Japan||-| Loss| align=center| 1–2–3| Takumi Murata| Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: Spiral 6| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan||-| Win| align=center| 1–1–3| Kentaro Imaizumi | Decision (unanimous)| Pancrase: Spiral 5| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Yokohama, Japan||-| Draw| align=center| 0–1–3| Katsuhiro Hirata| Draw| Pancrase: 2005 Neo-Blood Tournament Semifinals| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan ||-| Loss| align=center| 0–1–2| Naoji Fujimoto | Decision (unanimous)| Pancrase: 2005 Neo-Blood Tournament Eliminations| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan ||-| Draw| align=center| 0–0–2| Takumi Murata | Draw| GCM - Demolition 041015 | | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan||-| Draw| align=center| 0–0–1| Ryusuke Uemura| Draw| Pancrase: 2004 Neo-Blood Tournament Final| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan|

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
2 wins (1 (T)KO's), 1 loss
ResultOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
WinTomohiro OikawaKO (left hook)22:18Tokyo, Japan
LossYuta KuboDecision (unanimous)33:00Tokyo, Japan
WinKazuhisa WatanabeDecision (unanimous)K-1 World MAX 2010 –70 kg Japan Tournament 33:00Saitama, Japan
Legend:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daiki "DJ.taiki" Hata. August 4, 2021. Sherdog.
  2. Web site: DEEP Cage Impact 2016 Results: Motoya Defeats Hata, Sato Wins Strawweight Title. Zach Aittama. October 18, 2016. combatpress.com.
  3. Web site: DEEP 89 Impact Results. May 11, 2019. combatpress.com. Zach Aittama.
  4. Web site: Interim welterweight title fight between Daichi Abe and Gota Yamashita booked for Deep 100. January 11, 2021. asianmma.com.
  5. Web site: Yuki Motoya stops Shoji Maruyama in the opening round at Deep 100 . Mark Pickering. February 22, 2021. asianmma.com.
  6. Web site: Daiki Hata faces Tetsuya Seki at Deep 103 . August 4, 2021. asianmma.com.
  7. Web site: Daiki Hata vs. Tetsuya Seki, DEEP 103 Impact MMA Bout. 2021-11-26. Tapology. en.
  8. Web site: 【DEEP】"激闘ベテラン"COROが悲願の初戴冠で涙！DJ.taikiを振り切る（イーファイト） . 2022-05-21 . Yahoo!ニュース . ja . 2022-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220521215135/https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/5a91e023618ff63acf5e62bd72769d40a634ceaf . dead .
  9. Web site: 2023-03-26 . DEEP 3.25 ニューピアホール（レポ）：DJ.taiki、新鋭・鹿志村仁之介の寝技を打撃で封じ判定勝ち。須田萌里が一本勝ち｜BRAVEの野村駿太、ZST王者に続き元修斗王者川名TENCHO雄生下し4連勝 BOUTREVIEW . 2023-04-02 . ja.

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