KUMITE 21

KUMITE 21: Cockles is the twenty-first mixed martial arts event held by the Japanese promotion KUMITE, and their ninth event of 2015. The event took place on September 17, 2015 from Chunichi Mustache Hall in Nagoya, Japan.

This event featured ten sanctioned mixed martial arts bouts. All fights consisted of two rounds, with the first round being ten minutes, and the second round being five. All fights are scored in their entirety, rather than by round.

This event featured the quarterfinals of the 2015 Lightweight KUMITE tournament. The four winners of these fights advanced to the Grand Finals at KUMITE 23 in November.

Lightweight Rankings
As of the start of this event. Bold indicates the fighter is still competing in the 2015 KUMITE as a quarterfinalist.

Fight Card

 * 1. ^ Lightweight KUMITE Quarterfinal Fight