Rei Tsuruya
Record 11-1-0Japan
The style
Smothering Grappler
takedowns · back control · submissions
GrapplingStriking
Japanese prospect out of Chiba who came through Road to UFC and reached the Octagon at 21. He is a takedown-heavy grappler who chases the back and finishes, with nine of his eleven wins ending early. His only loss is a decision to Joshua Van at UFC 313; he bounced back with a first-round rear-naked choke of Luis Gurule in Macau in May 2026. His UFC sample is still small, so career-average stats are not meaningful.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 11-1-0 |
| Age | 24 |
| Height | 5'6" |
| Reach | 68" |
| Stance | — |
| Country | Japan |
| Team | — |
The numbers
Career UFC averages.
| Sig. strikes landed / min | — |
| Striking accuracy | — |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | — |
| Striking defense | — |
| Takedowns / 15 min | — |
| Takedown accuracy | — |
| Takedown defense | — |
| Submission attempts / 15 min | — |
How they win
4 KO/TKO5 SUB2 DEC
How they lose
0 KO/TKO0 SUB1 DEC
On The Fight Brief
No fight breakdowns yet — they’ll appear here when Tsuruya lands on a covered card.