Michinori Tanaka, a seasoned mixed martial artist, competed with an MMA record of 11-3-0 and a UFC record of 2-3-0, fighting in the bantamweight division at 135 lbs. Standing at 5' 5" tall with a reach of 67", Tanaka adopted an orthodox stance during his matches. In terms of performance statistics, Tanaka demonstrated an average of 1.97 significant strikes per minute in the UFC, landing 37% of them accurately while absorbing 1.99 strikes per minute with a strike defense rate of 50%. He averaged 2.4 takedowns every 15 minutes, achieving a takedown accuracy of 38%, and attempted 0.2 submissions in the same timeframe. Notable victories for Tanaka include his win against Roland Delorme, who held an ELO rating of 1056. In his most recent five fights, he achieved a victory over Roland Delorme via unanimous decision in June 2014, lost to Kyung Ho Kang by split decision in September 2014, secured another win against Joe Soto through a split decision in January 2016, suffered a defeat at the hands of Rani Yahya via unanimous decision in September 2016, and ended his UFC career with a loss to Ricardo Ramos by unanimous decision in February 2017.