Toby Imada

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Toby Imada
BornTimoteo Tobias Imada
(1978-04-20) April 20, 1978 (age 45)
Los Angeles, California, United States
ResidenceAustin, Texas, United States
NationalityAmerican
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
DivisionLight Heavyweight
Middleweight
Welterweight
Lightweight
Featherweight
Reach69 in (175 cm)[1]
StyleJudo, Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Shootboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofAustin, Texas, United States
TeamThe Alliance MMA
Victory MMA
RankBlack Belt in Judo
Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active1998–2013
Kickboxing record
Total8
Wins5
By knockout2
Losses3
By knockout1
Mixed martial arts record
Total49
Wins30
By knockout8
By submission20
By decision2
Losses18
By knockout4
By submission6
By decision7
Unknown1
Draws1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: November 17, 2012

Timoteo Tobias "Toby" Imada (born April 20, 1978) is a retired American mixed martial artist, grappler and kickboxer of Japanese and Mexican descent. A professional from 1998 until 2013, Imada competed for Bellator, King of the Cage, and the RFA. Imada won the 2009 Submission of the Year award for an inverted triangle choke, defeating Jorge Masvidal.[2]

Mixed martial arts career[edit]

Bellator[edit]

In the first season Bellator Lightweight Tournament, Imada advanced to the finals after defeating Alonzo Martinez and Jorge Masvidal. The upset win over Masvidal was notable for Imada's bizarre inverse triangle choke while Masvidal was standing up. The submission has been acknowledged by many MMA mediums as the Submission of the Year for 2009. He was awarded a Bazzie award from Inside MMA on HDNet for the unorthodox submission victory and Submission of the Year Honors at the World MMA Awards.

At Bellator 12, Imada fought top five ranked Eddie Alvarez for the chance to become the first Bellator Lightweight Champion. Alvarez got the better of the battle and won the fight in the second round via rear-naked choke.

Imada returned to Bellator the following April, entering the Lightweight Tournament for the second time. His first fight was originally to be a rematch against Jorge Masvidal.[3] He was then scheduled to fight against Ferrid Kheder at Bellator 15, but an injury forced Kheder out of the bout. Instead, at Bellator 14 Imada fought James Krause and won via armbar submission.[4] With the win over Krause, Imada moved onto the semi-final round against Carey Vanier. In the second round after Vanier lost his footing, Imada capitalized and applied an armbar that caused Vanier to tap out.

Imada then moved on to the finals taking place at Bellator 22. There, Imada fought Pat Curran in the Season Two Lightweight Tournament finals to see who would advance to fight champion Eddie Alvarez. Curran defeated Imada via controversial split decision.[5] Immediately following the decision, some in the crowd began booing.[6] Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez weighed in on the decision, saying "It was a tough fight. It could’ve gone either way.”[7]

Bellator again signed Imada for their Lightweight Tournament taking place during their fourth season. Imada had his quarterfinal fight at Bellator 36. He was originally set to fight Ferrid Kheder who was overweight and decided to leave the arena and not weigh-in. Imada instead fought replacement Josh Shockley.[8] Imada won the fight in the first round after Shockley verbally submitted from Imada's reverse omaplata. The win moved Imada into the semifinals. In the semifinals Imada fought Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Patricky Freire at Bellator 39. He was knocked out at 2:53 of the first round with a flying knee followed by a left hook.

Imada has also fought professionally in kickboxing. In his most recent bout, he defeated Mostafa Abdollahi by majority decision (27–27, 29–27, 29–27) in a non-tournament bout at the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2012 in Tokyo, Japan on November 17, 2012.[9][10]

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

Mixed martial arts[edit]

Kickboxing[edit]

Mixed martial arts record[edit]

Professional record breakdown
49 matches 30 wins 18 losses
By knockout 8 4
By submission 20 6
By decision 2 8
Draws 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Draw 30–18–1 Hiroyuki Takaya Draw (majority) Shoot Boxing: Ground Zero Tokyo 2013 November 16, 2013 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Featherweight debut.
Loss 30–18 James Krause Decision (unanimous) Resurrection Fighting Alliance 6 January 18, 2013 3 5:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Loss 30–17 Luiz Firmino Decision (unanimous) CFA 08: Araujo vs. Bradley October 6, 2012 3 5:00 Hollywood, Florida, United States
Win 30–16 Sean Wilson TKO (punches) C3 Fights: Rumble at Red Rock August 18, 2012 2 1:51 Red Rock, Oklahoma, United States
Loss 29–16 Patricky Freire KO (flying knee and punches) Bellator 39 April 2, 2011 1 2:53 Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States Bellator Season Four Lightweight Tournament Semifinal.
Win 29–15 Josh Shockley Submission (armbar) Bellator 36 March 12, 2011 1 1:36 Shreveport, Louisiana, United States Bellator Season Four Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Win 28–15 Ludwing Salazar Submission (armbar) Fite Nite 14 November 9, 2010 2 1:49 San José, Costa Rica
Loss 27–15 Pat Curran Decision (split) Bellator 21 June 10, 2010 3 5:00 Hollywood, Florida, United States Bellator Season Two Lightweight Tournament Final.
Win 27–14 Carey Vanier Submission (armbar) Bellator 17 May 6, 2010 2 3:33 Boston, Massachusetts, United States Bellator Season Two Lightweight Tournament Semifinal.
Win 26–14 James Krause Submission (armbar) Bellator 14 April 15, 2010 2 2:44 Chicago, Illinois, United States Bellator Season Two Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Win 25–14 Daisuke Hanazawa KO (punch) KOTC: Toryumon January 30, 2010 2 0:29 Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Loss 24–14 Eddie Alvarez Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 12 June 19, 2009 2 0:38 Hollywood, Florida, United States Bellator Season One Lightweight Tournament Final; For Bellator Lightweight Championship.
Win 24–13 Jorge Masvidal Technical Submission (inverted triangle choke) Bellator 5 May 1, 2009 3 3:22 Dayton, Ohio, United States Bellator Season One Lightweight Tournament Semifinal; Submission of the Year (2009).
Win 23–13 Alonzo Martinez Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 1 April 3, 2009 1 3:26 Hollywood, Florida, United States Bellator Season One Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Win 22–13 Jason Meaders TKO (corner stoppage) UnleashedFIGHT October 11, 2008 1 5:00 Alpine, California, United States
Win 21–13 Shad Smith TKO (punches) Total Combat: Nevada May 10, 2008 1 2:25 Laughlin, Nevada, United States Defended Total Combat Lightweight Championship; Smith tested positive for marijuana
Win 20–13 Preston Scharf TKO (submission to punches) Total Combat 26 February 16, 2008 1 4:29 San Diego, California, United States Defended the Total Combat Lightweight Championship.
Win 19–13 David Gardner Submission (rear-naked choke) Total Combat 22 August 3, 2007 2 N/A San Diego, California, United States Won the Total Combat Lightweight Championship.
Win 18–13 Zach Light Submission (armbar) Total Combat 21 June 8, 2007 1 2:35 San Diego, California, United States Welterweight bout.
Win 17–13 Randy Velarde Submission (armbar) KOTC: Caged Chaos March 10, 2007 2 2:23 Laughlin, Nevada, United States
Loss 16–13 João Cunha Submission (armbar) Cage of Fire 5 January 27, 2007 2 2:30 Tijuana, Mexico
Win 16–12 Brandon Adamson TKO (cut) TC 18: Nightmare November 4, 2006 1 3:00 San Diego, California, United States
Win 15–12 Danny Affleje KO (punches) Proving Ground October 21, 2006 1 N/A Yuma, Arizona, United States
Loss 14–12 Tetsuji Kato TKO (punches) FFCF 6: Undisputed June 21, 2006 1 0:13 Mangilao, Guam
Loss 14–11 Hermes França Submission (armbar) TC 14: Throwdown May 13, 2006 1 0:53 Del Mar, California, United States Return to Lightweight.
Win 14–10 Akbarh Arreola Decision (unanimous) Total Combat 12 December 13, 2005 3 5:00 Tijuana, Mexico
Win 13–10 Jerimiah Carson TKO (punches) Total Combat 11 December 10, 2005 2 N/A Yuma, Arizona, United States
Loss 12–10 Jake Shields Decision (unanimous) Kage Kombat November 12, 2005 3 5:00 California, United States
Win 12–9 Tim Carey Submission (rear-naked choke) Total Combat 10 October 15, 2005 1 2:25 San Diego, California, United States
Win 11–9 Akbarh Arreola TKO (corner stoppage) Total Combat 9 July 30, 2005 2 5:00 Tijuana, Mexico
Loss 10–9 Cassio Werneck Submission (triangle choke) WEC 15 May 19, 2005 2 2:54 Lemoore, California, United States Return to Welterweight.
Loss 10–8 Antonio McKee Decision (unanimous) Ultimate Cage Fighting 1 May 9, 2002 2 5:00 Los Angeles, California, United States Lightweight bout.
Loss 10–7 Jason Miller Decision Xtreme Pankration 2 April 12, 2002 2 5:00 Los Angeles, California, United States
Loss 10–6 Dennis Asche Submission (triangle choke) IFC: Warriors Challenge 12 April 11, 2001 2 3:42 Friant, California, United States Middleweight debut.
Loss 10–5 Joe Stevenson Decision KOTC 3: Knockout Nightmare April 15, 2000 2 5:00 San Jacinto, California, United States Lightweight bout.
Win 10–4 Sean McCaan Submission (armbar) IFC: Warriors Challenge 6 March 25, 2000 1 2:51 Friant, California, United States
Loss 9–4 Dave Strasser Submission (armbar) Neutral Grounds 13 November 20, 1999 1 N/A Lakeside, California, United States Neutral Grounds 13 Four-Man Tournament Final.
Win 9–3 David Harris Decision (unanimous) Neutral Grounds 13 November 20, 1999 3 5:00 Lakeside, California, United States Return to Welterweight; Neutral Grounds 13 Four-Man Tournament Semifinal.
Win 8–3 Brennan Kamaka Submission (armbar) Rage in the Cage 2 October 15, 1999 1 6:00 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Lightweight bout.
Win 7–3 Ken Tonaria Submission (armbar) Ready to Rumble October 13, 1999 N/A N/A Woodland Hills, California, United States
Loss 6–3 Steve Heath Decision (unanimous) Extreme Challenge 27 September 18, 1999 2 5:00 Fresno, California, United States Light Heavyweight debut.
Loss 6–2 Adrian Serrano TKO (corner stoppage) Extreme Challenge 27 August 21, 1999 2 5:00 Davenport, Iowa, United States Welterweight debut.
Win 6–1 Jason Von Flue Submission (armbar) IFC: Warriors Challenge 4 August 7, 1999 2 5:08 Jackson, California, United States
Win 5–1 Johnny Molano Submission (triangle armbar) Kage Kombat 18 May 28, 1999 1 4:03 United States
Win 4–1 Thiago De Fritas Submission (heel hook) Neutral Grounds 12 May 28, 1999 1 N/A United States
Win 3–1 Giovanni Lemm Submission (armbar) Neutral Grounds 11 March 31, 1999 1 5:01 Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 2–1 Ken Kellenberger Submission (rear-naked choke) Neutral Grounds 9 January 10, 1999 1 0:45 United States
Loss 1–1 Jason Dallas TKO (punches) Neutral Grounds 6 August 2, 1998 1 N/A United States Neutral Grounds 6 Four-Man Tournament Final.
Win 1–0 Lee Cox Submission (armbar) Neutral Grounds 6 August 2, 1998 1 N/A United States Neutral Grounds 6 Four-Man Tournament Semifinal.

Kickboxing and shootboxing record[edit]

Kickboxing Record
5 Wins (2 (T)KO's, 3 decisions), 3 Losses, 0 Draws
Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location
Win 5-3 Iran Mostafa Abdollahi Decision (majority) Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2012 November 17, 2012 3 3:00 Japan Tokyo
Win 4-3 Japan Satoru Suzuki KO (Front Choke) Shoot Boxing 2012 - Act 3 June 3, 2012 2 3:00 Japan Tokyo
Loss 3-3 Netherlands Andy Souwer Decision (Unanimous) Shoot the Shooto 2011 October 9, 2011 3 3:00 Japan Bunkyō, Tokyo
Loss 3-2 Thailand Bovy Sor Udomson Decision (Unanimous) Shootboxing 2011 - Act 4 September 10, 2011 3 3:00 Japan Koto, Tokyo
Win 3-1 Japan Hiroki Shishido Decision (Unanimous) Shootboxing 2011 - Act 3[12] June 5, 2011 3 3:00 Japan Bunkyō, Tokyo
Loss 2-1 Thailand Buakaw Por. Pramuk TKO (Leg Kicks) S-Cup 2010 November 23, 2010 2 2:29 Japan Bunkyō, Tokyo
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2010 Final
Win 2-0 Netherlands Andy Souwer Decision (Split) S-Cup 2010 November 23, 2010 3 3:00 Japan Bunkyō, Tokyo
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2010 Semifinal
Win 1-0 Japan Takaaki Umeno KO (Uppercut) S-Cup 2010 November 23, 2010 3 3:00 Japan Bunkyō, Tokyo
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2010 Quarterfinal

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes


Submission grappling record[edit]

KO PUNCHES
Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Notes
Loss Brazil Ricardo Morais Choke 1998 ADCC World Championships March 20, 1998 1 9:22
Loss Russia Karimula Barkalaev Choke 1998 ADCC World Championships March 20, 1998 1 3:05
Win Palestine Liberation Organization Lafee Al Ajloony Shoulder Injury 1998 ADCC World Championships March 20, 1998 1 3:46


References[edit]

  1. ^ "Toby Imada's Tapology Profile". tapology.com. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "2009 World MMA Awards live coverage". MMAjunkie. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012.
  3. ^ ""Submission of the Year" winner readies for return; Imada vs. Masvidal II on tap". MMAjunkie.
  4. ^ Dann Stupp. "Tourney shakeup: James Krause replaces Ferrid Kheder, meets Toby Imada at Bellator 14". MMAjunkie. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012.
  5. ^ Brent Brookhouse (June 10, 2010). "Bellator XXI - Live Results and Commentary". Bloody Elbow.
  6. ^ "Bellator 20 Recap: Bellator Goes Hollywood, Loses Its Damn Mind". www.cagepotato.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2010.
  7. ^ "Eddie Alvarez did not seem to agree with the judges' decision for the Pat Curran/Toby Imada Bellator fight | FightOpinion.com – Your Global Connection to the Fight Industry". Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  8. ^ "Ferrid Kheder refuses to weigh in; Josh Shockley enters Bellator's lightweight tournament | MMAjunkie.com". Archived from the original on August 18, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  9. ^ "Hinata vs. Ristie Rematch, Imada vs. Abdollahi Complete S-Cup Fight Card". July 4, 2018.
  10. ^ "K-1 World MAX Final 8: Tournament Line-up". January 4, 2018.
  11. ^ Rhodes, Stephen (December 31, 2009). "2009 World MMA Awards – Official Results". Octagon Buzz. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  12. ^ "Toby Imada and Henri van Opstal Victorious, Rena Falls at Shootboxing 2011 Act 3". headkicklegend.com. Retrieved June 6, 2011.

External links[edit]

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