TKO in the second round. Gomi defeated Mac Danzig via split decision on November 10, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 6. Gomi, keeping true to his plead, came into the fight in considerably better shape and showcased a drastically improved game including taking Danzig down a few times. Gomi faced Diego Sanchez on March 3, 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV 8. Gomi lost a controversial split decision to Sanchez. 12 of 12 media outlets scored the bout in favor of Gomi. Even UFC President, Dana White, had expressed on Twitter that he felt Sanchez did not do enough to win the decision. Gomi faced Isaac Vallie-Flagg on April 26, 2014 at UFC 172. He won the fight via unanimous decision. The win also earned Gomi his second Fight of the Night bonus award. Gomi next faced Myles Jury on September 20, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 52. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round, resulting in the first knockout loss of his career. Gomi faced Joe Lauzon on July 25, 2015 at UFC on Fox 16. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Gomi next faced Jim Miller on July 9, 2016 at UFC 200. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Gomi then faced Jon Tuck on June 17, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia. He lost by submission in the first round. Gomi faced Dong Hyun Kim on September 23, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami. He lost the fight via TKO on round one. Gomi was released from UFC on October 23, 2017. He had a record of 4 wins and 9 losses with the UFC. He lost the last 5 fights of his UFC career, all in the first round and all by stoppage. Rizin Fighting Federation Returning to a Japanese promotion for the first time in over seven years, Gomi faced Yuzuke Yachi on December 31, 2017 at 2017 in Rizin Fighting Federation#Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Final Round. He lost the fight via submission in the first round. At Rizin 11, Gomi faced UFC veteran Melvin Guillard. He won via KO in under 3 minutes in the 1st Round. This was his first victory in over 4 years. Boxing & Kickboxing Gomi had his first Kickboxing match in an exhibition fight against Masato at KYOKUGEN 2016 on December