Koyomi Matsushima

Koyomi Matsushima (松嶋こよみ) (born October 8, 1992) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division and has previously fought in ONE Championship and Pancrase. Matsushima has faced strong opposition with the likes of Dave Leduc, Marat Gafurov, and Garry Tonon.

Background
Koyomi Matsushima is currently training under Japanese MMA Legend Satoru Kitaoka and has been a combat sports fan all his life, growing up watching karate, judo, wrestling, and mixed martial arts bouts in his native Japan. His own training began first with Kyokushin karate, which he started in order to find his center and build the foundations of his own competitive career.

Mixed martial arts career
On May 2, 2015, early in his mixed martial arts career, Matsushima faced future Lethwei world champion Dave Leduc at Hybrid Pro Series 3 in Gatineau, Canada, and won by first-round TKO in 19 seconds.

ONE Championship
After a successful career in the Japanese MMA circuit, including runs with both Shooto and Pancrase, Matsushima signed with ONE Championship in 2018. He was scheduled to make his promotional debut against former ONE Featherweight Champion Marat Gafurov at ONE Championship: Conquest of Heroes on September 22, 2018. Matsushima won by first-round technical knockout.

Matsushima was scheduled to face Kwon Won Il at ONE Championship: Legendary Quest on June 15, 2019. He won by unanimous decision.

After two straight wins, Matsushima challenged Martin Nguyen for the ONE Featherweight World Championship at ONE Championship: Dawn of Heroes on August 2, 2019. Matsushima lost by second-round technical knockout.

He was scheduled to face Kim Jae Woong at ONE Championship: Warrior's Code on February 7, 2020. Matsushima won by third-round technical knockout.

Matsushima was scheduled to face former ADCC and IBJJF champion Garry Tonon in a featherweight title eliminator at ONE Championship: Big Bang on December 4, 2020. Matsushima was unable to stick to his winning ways, getting dominated on the ground en route to a unanimous decision loss.

Road to UFC
Matsushima faced Jun Young Hong in the quarterfinals of the Featherweight tournament on June 9, 2022 in Road to UFC Season 1: Episode 2. He won the bout via split decision.

Matsushima faced Yi Zha in the Semi-Finals of the Featherweight tournament on October 23, 2022 at Road to UFC Season 1: Episode 5. He lost the close bout via split decision.

Post-Road to UFC
In his first bout since the loss on Road To UFC, Matsushima faced Ryuji Takashio at DEEP 114 Impact on July 2, 2023, knocking him out with a soccer kick in the first round.

Matsushima faced Karshyga Dautbek on January 21, 2024 at Top Brights 1, losing the bout via TKO stoppage at the end of the first round.

Titles

 * Shooto
 * 2015 Shooto Rookie Tournament Champion