{"id":104514,"date":"2026-06-04T06:49:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/rei-tsuruya\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T17:52:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T17:52:44","slug":"rei-tsuruya","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/rei-tsuruya\/","title":{"rendered":"Rei Tsuruya"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rei Tsuruya : le fils du tapis, en route pour le sommet du flyweight UFC<\/h2>\n

Les racines du combat<\/h3>\n

N\u00e9 le 22 juin 2002 \u00e0 Kashiwa, dans la pr\u00e9fecture de Chiba, Rei Tsuruya n’a pas eu \u00e0 chercher le MMA bien loin : son p\u00e8re, Hiroshi Tsuruya, \u00e9tait lui-m\u00eame combattant professionnel, comp\u00e9titeur au Shooto dans les ann\u00e9es 2000 et ceinture noire de BJJ chez Paraestra Matsudo. C’est dans ce m\u00eame dojo \u2014 rebaptis\u00e9 THE BLACKBELT JAPAN Matsudo \u2014 que Rei a forg\u00e9 ses bases. Avant m\u00eame de frapper un sac, il luttait : assez s\u00e9rieusement pour terminer deuxi\u00e8me aux championnats du Japon en cat\u00e9gorie junior et pour repr\u00e9senter son pays aux Mondiaux de lutte. Ce bagage-l\u00e0 ne s’improvise pas.<\/p>\n

Parcours pr\u00e9-UFC : Pancrase, DEEP et Road to UFC<\/h3>\n

Ses d\u00e9buts professionnels arrivent en f\u00e9vrier 2021, \u00e0 18 ans. La suite est quasi lin\u00e9aire : sept victoires cons\u00e9cutives sur la sc\u00e8ne japonaise, dont une majorit\u00e9 par finition, et la ceinture Pancrase des poids mouches en 2022. Ce titre lui ouvre les portes du Road to UFC Season 2, le tournoi de s\u00e9lection asiatique de l’UFC. Il passe les trois tours sans encombre et termine le job le 3 f\u00e9vrier 2024 \u00e0 l’UFC APEX : TKO en premier round sur Jiniushiyue (4:59), record toujours vierge, billet pour la grande ligue en poche.<\/p>\n

Dans l’octogone UFC<\/h3>\n

Son vrai bapt\u00eame UFC a lieu le 29 juin 2024 \u00e0 l’UFC 303, \u00e0 Las Vegas, contre Carlos Hernandez. La soir\u00e9e commence sous le signe du spectacle : c’est Shinsuke Nakamura, la star de la WWE, qui l’accompagne jusqu’\u00e0 l’octogone sur sa propre musique d’entr\u00e9e. Tsuruya g\u00e8re le combat et s’impose aux points, d\u00e9cision unanime. Premier win en UFC \u00e0 22 ans.<\/p>\n

Le premier accroc arrive \u00e0 l’UFC 313, le 8 mars 2025, face \u00e0 Joshua Van. Le judoka australien neutralise les tentatives de takedown de Tsuruya (une vingtaine contenues sur trois rounds) et le domine debout. Les trois juges donnent 30-27. C’est la premi\u00e8re d\u00e9faite de sa carri\u00e8re \u2014 une le\u00e7on s\u00e8che sur ce qu’il reste \u00e0 d\u00e9velopper en percussion pure.<\/p>\n

La r\u00e9ponse ne tra\u00eene pas. Le 30 mai 2026, \u00e0 l’UFC Macau (UFC Fight Night : Song vs Figueiredo), Tsuruya affronte Luis Gurule. Round 1, 3 minutes et 19 secondes : rear-naked choke, c’est termin\u00e9. Retour dans la colonne des victoires, avec la mani\u00e8re.<\/p>\n

Style et identit\u00e9<\/h3>\n

Tsuruya est un lutteur-finisher avec un vrai go\u00fbt pour les soumissions peu communes : son move de grappling favori est le Twister, une cl\u00e9 de colonne vert\u00e9brale que seule une poign\u00e9e de combattants UFC ont r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 placer. Au sol, il est aussi \u00e0 l’aise en ground-and-pound qu’en contr\u00f4le de soumission. Debout, son arme principale est le crochet du droit. Il se r\u00e9clame de l’h\u00e9ritage de Norifumi \u00ab\u00a0Kid\u00a0\u00bb Yamamoto, la l\u00e9gende japonaise des poids l\u00e9gers : \u00ab\u00a0Je veux que les gens me voient comme ils voyaient Kid.\u00a0\u00bb Record actuel : 11 victoires, 1 d\u00e9faite, \u00e0 23 ans.<\/p>\n

Sources :<\/strong> UFC.com<\/a>, UFC.com \u2013 Interview UFC 303<\/a>, CageSidePress \u2013 UFC Macau 2026<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rei Tsuruya, flyweight japonais de 23 ans (11-1), fils de combattant, ex-champion Pancrase et vainqueur du Road to UFC Season 2. 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