Who will Rei Tsuruya 🇯🇵 fight next?
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Not confirmed as of 2 Oct 2026: no opponent or date has been officially announced.
Most likely Mitch Raposo (15%), no event announced yet.
Latest status: Last fight: Beat Kevin Borjas (Submission, UFC Fight Night, 29 Aug 2026). No fight announced. Unofficial rank #16 (NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking).
Updated (UAE time) · Percentages are NextSmash model estimates, not facts or betting advice.
Unofficial rank #16 Not a UFC ranking. Ranks 16–30 come from the NextSmash formula (record, last 3 results, ranked wins, activity, Meta board). How it works.
Forecast: likely opponents Model estimate
Each percentage is the estimated chance of being his next opponent. These are not chances of winning.
- 15%chance next opponentModel pick: Unofficial #16 and #20, neither has a fight booked. Mitch Raposo won last time out, against Allan Nascimento (20 Jun 2026).
Field / other: 85%. This covers everyone not listed above.
- Likely event
- Nothing announced.
- Last fight
- Win vs Kevin Borjas · Submission R1 4:14 · UFC Fight Night · 29 Aug 2026
- Career stage
- 2 straight wins.
- Confidence
- Low (High = officially booked · Medium = reported or a fighter's own claim · Low = model only)
- Last updated
- (UAE time)
Fight history Pro record 12-1-0
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Kevin Borjas | Submission · R1, 4:14 | 1 | 4:14 | UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song | |
| W | Luis Gurule | Submission · R1, 3:19 | 1 | 3:19 | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo | |
| L | Joshua Van 🇲🇲 | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev | |
| W | Carlos Hernandez | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 303: Pereira vs. Procházka 2 | |
| W | Jiniushiyue | KO/TKO · R1, 4:59 | 1 | 4:59 | Road to UFC: Season 2 Finals | |
| W | Mark Climaco | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Road to UFC: Season 2, Episode 5 | |
| W | Ronal Siahaan | Submission (Kimura) · R2, 1:19 | 2 | 1:19 | Road to UFC: Season 2, Episode 1 | |
| W | Satoru Enomoto | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · R2, 1:03 | 2 | 1:03 | Pancrase: 330 | |
| W | Masatoshi Ueda | KO/TKO · R1, 2:33 | 1 | 2:33 | Pancrase: 329 | |
| W | Taiki Akiba | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · R1, 3:42 | 1 | 3:42 | Pancrase: 327 | |
| W | Kenta Kubo | KO/TKO · R2, 3:55 | 2 | 3:55 | Deep: 104 Impact | |
| W | Ryo Araki | Submission (Front Choke) · R1, 2:05 | 1 | 2:05 | Deep: 101 Impact | |
| W | Tatsuki Okano | KO/TKO · R2, 2:22 | 2 | 2:22 | Deep: 100 Impact |
Professional MMA bouts only, newest first. Source: ESPN (checked 2 Oct 2026).
Rei Tsuruya: frequently asked questions
When is Rei Tsuruya's next fight?
No fight is officially booked as of 2 Oct 2026.
Who did Rei Tsuruya fight last?
Rei Tsuruya beat Kevin Borjas at UFC Fight Night on 29 Aug 2026 (Submission R1 4:14).
Who is Rei Tsuruya likely to fight next?
NextSmash model estimate: Mitch Raposo (15%). Updated 2 Oct 2026. These are estimates, not facts or betting advice.
What is Rei Tsuruya's record?
12-1-0 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, as listed on UFC.com (checked 2 Oct 2026).
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Sources
- UFC.com athlete profile (record, status, last fight) · 2 Oct 2026
- ESPN fighter profile (country, fight history) · 2 Oct 2026
- ESPN UFC results (scoreboard API): bouts since Jul 2024 used for the unofficial rank · 2 Oct 2026
Percentages are NextSmash model estimates from the factors shown above (see methodology). They are not facts, and not betting advice. Records and ranks come from UFC.com; country from ESPN. Checked 1 Oct 2026.