Takanori Gomi

I'll be honest, Takanori Gomi is one of those fighters who made me fall in love with the old PRIDE era all over again. The man wasn't huge at 173cm out of Kanagawa, but the second the bell rang he came forward like his life depended on it, all pressure and bad intentions. That wrestling base gave him this stubborn, grounded toughness, but it was the swinging, fire-in-his-eyes brawling that earned him "The Fireball Kid," and the nickname fit. I love that he'd stand in the pocket and trade with anyone, win or lose, no backing down. His later run got rougher as the sport evolved past him, sure, but I still think of him as a guy who fought with his heart fully exposed. Fighters that fearless just stick with you.

Takanori Gomi is a Japanese mixed martial artist and amateur wrestler born on September 22, 1978, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Standing 173 cm tall, he built his fighting style on an amateur wrestling foundation. He is active in the combat sports world and maintains an official website as well as social media presence on Instagram and X.

Name (English)

Takanori Gomi

Name (Japanese)

五味隆典

Reading

ごみ たかのり

Born

September 22, 1978 (age 47)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Horse

Origin

Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Height

173cm

Occupation

Mixed Martial Artist / Amateur Wrestler

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.t-gomi.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/takanorigomi/
• Xhttps://x.com/takanori_gomi
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%94%E5%91%B3%E9%9A%86%E5%85%B8

Tags

• From Kanagawa Prefecture
• Mixed Martial Artist
• Amateur Wrestler

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.