{"id":104196,"date":"2026-06-04T06:53:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/toshiomi-kazama\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T17:38:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T17:38:38","slug":"toshiomi-kazama","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/toshiomi-kazama\/","title":{"rendered":"Toshiomi Kazama"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Toshiomi Kazama, le \u00ab\u00a0Silent Finisher\u00a0\u00bb venu de l&rsquo;ombre<\/h2>\n<p>\u00c0 neuf ans, Toshiomi Kazama a n\u00e9goci\u00e9 avec ses parents : moins de devoirs contre des cours de judo. Ce deal d&rsquo;enfant est le point de d\u00e9part d&rsquo;un grappleur d&rsquo;\u00e9lite qui s&rsquo;est construit patiemment dans les salles japonaises, de Pancrase aux octogones UFC, avant d&rsquo;atterrir dans la cat\u00e9gorie bantamweight du plus grand show du monde.<\/p>\n<h3>Des tatamis japonais \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC<\/h3>\n<p>N\u00e9 le 15 mai 1997 \u00e0 Ibaraki, Kazama encha\u00eene le judo enfant, puis le jiu-jitsu br\u00e9silien jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 la ceinture marron. Pour payer les factures, il devient instructeur BJJ et agent de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 \u2014 deux vies en parall\u00e8le qui lui forgent un mental particulier. Il int\u00e8gre le Wajutsu Keishukai Hearts et passe pro en juillet 2020, avec une d\u00e9faite aux points contre Hiroyasu Sakurai \u00e0 Pancrase 316. Rien de honteux pour un d\u00e9but, et surtout, le d\u00e9but d&rsquo;une serie de finishes impressionnantes.<\/p>\n<p>En 2021 et d\u00e9but 2022, il empile les victoires sur la sc\u00e8ne r\u00e9gionale japonaise \u2014 armbar, TKO, heel hook \u2014 avec un taux de finishes qui lui vaut son surnom de \u00ab\u00a0Silent Finisher\u00a0\u00bb. Il remporte le 27e Pancrase Neo Blood Tournament bantamweight avant de poser sa candidature pour la Road to UFC en 2022.<\/p>\n<h3>Road to UFC et premiers coups durs<\/h3>\n<p>Le 9 juin 2022, \u00e0 Singapour, Kazama passe le premier tour du tournoi Road to UFC en battant Keremuaili Maimaitituoheti aux points sur trois rounds. La finale, en revanche, tourne court : le 4 f\u00e9vrier 2023, Rinya Nakamura l&rsquo;exp\u00e9die au tapis en 33 secondes au premier round, un KO qui signe son entr\u00e9e directe \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC sous les pires auspices.<\/p>\n<p>Le retour sur les grands \u00e9v\u00e9nements ne sourit pas davantage dans un premier temps. \u00c0 l&rsquo;UFC Fight Night 225 de Singapour, le 26 ao\u00fbt 2023, Garrett Armfield le stoppe par TKO \u00e0 4:16 du premier round. Deux KO cons\u00e9cutifs, la pression est r\u00e9elle.<\/p>\n<h3>Le rebond par la soumission<\/h3>\n<p>Le 10 ao\u00fbt 2024, \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC on ESPN 61, Kazama retrouve ce qu&rsquo;il sait faire mieux que quiconque. Face au Grec Charalampos Grigoriou, il patiente, contr\u00f4le, et \u00e9touffe son adversaire avec un triangle choke au deuxi\u00e8me round \u00e0 1:55. Le finish parfait, celui qui rappelle pourquoi il s&rsquo;appelle \u00ab\u00a0Silent Finisher\u00a0\u00bb : pas de grand discours, juste le bras de l&rsquo;arbitre qui s&rsquo;abaisse.<\/p>\n<p>Son bilan g\u00e9n\u00e9ral parle clairement : 11 victoires dont 9 par finish (3 KO\/TKO, 6 soumissions), un taux de finishs sup\u00e9rieur \u00e0 80%.<\/p>\n<h3>UFC Vegas 109 et le slam \u00e0 la Rampage<\/h3>\n<p>Le 9 ao\u00fbt 2025, \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC Vegas 109, Kazama cherche une soumission depuis le dos contre l&rsquo;Am\u00e9ricain Elijah Smith \u2014 un chasseur de triangle l\u00e0 o\u00f9 d&rsquo;autres capitulent. Sauf que Smith r\u00e9pond \u00e0 l&rsquo;ancienne : il le soul\u00e8ve du sol et le projette au canvas \u00e0 la mani\u00e8re de Quinton \u00ab\u00a0Rampage\u00a0\u00bb Jackson. L&rsquo;impact est violent, les frappes de suivi concluent l&rsquo;affaire en 4:10 du premier round. Kazama repart \u00e0 l&rsquo;h\u00f4pital pour un bilan, mais reprend conscience dans la cage.<\/p>\n<p>Avec un bilan UFC \u00e0 2-3 et un record g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de 11-5, le Japonais reste un finisseur dangereux dont les fins de combat \u2014 dans un sens comme dans l&rsquo;autre \u2014 ne ressemblent jamais \u00e0 des soir\u00e9es banales.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sources-article\"><strong>Sources :<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/athlete\/toshiomi-kazama\">UFC.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fightmatrix.com\/fighter-profile\/Toshiomi%20Kazama\/230397\/\">FightMatrix<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cagesidepress.com\/2025\/08\/09\/ufc-vegas-109-results-elijah-smith-lands-rampage-style-slam-on-toshiomi-kazama\/\">CageSidePress<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toshiomi Kazama, bantamweight japonais surnomm\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0Silent Finisher\u00a0\u00bb (11-5), grappleur \u00e9lite form\u00e9 au judo et BJJ, actif \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC depuis 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":102729,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"fighter_category":[69974],"fighter_tag":[],"class_list":["post-104196","fighter_profile","type-fighter_profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fighter_category-bantamweight"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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