Naoyuki Kotani

Japanese martial artist

小谷直之

Born

8 December 1981, Yokosuka

Citizenship

Japan

Sport

mixed martial arts

Occupation

mixed martial arts fighter

Naoyuki Kotani Japanese: 小谷直之 (born December 8, 1981) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2000, he has formerly competed in PRIDE, Pancrase, UFC, Vale Tudo Japan, and RINGS.

External links

• Wikipedia
• Sherdog
• IMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q6964771 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.