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Japan
Fukuyama, Hiroshima
Shinji Sasaki
"
Torao Supernova
"
AGE
44
/
May 2, 1980
HEIGHT
5'9"
/
175.26 cm
WEIGHT
161 lbs
/
73.03 kg
ASSOCIATION
Burst
CLASS
Welterweight
Wins
20
KO
/
TKO
4
20%
SUBMISSIONS
11
55%
DECISIONS
5
25%
Draws
3
Losses
14
KO
/
TKO
6
43%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
8
57%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Sang Wook Kim
ZFN - Z-Fight Night 1
Jun / 29 / 2024
Decision (Unanimous)
Seung Hoon Kim
3
5:00
loss
Sho Patrick Usami
Rizin FF - Rizin 39
Oct / 23 / 2022
TKO (Punches)
Masato Fukuda
3
2:33
win
Jonathan Valles
Shooto - Torao Gig 03 / Torao 26
Dec / 05 / 2021
Decision (Unanimous)
Masato Fukuda
2
5:00
win
Yutaka Ueda
Gladiator - Gladiator 013 in Osaka
Feb / 07 / 2021
TKO (Punches)
Shinji Shimamura
1
3:42
loss
Yincang Bao
Road FC 47 - 2018 Openweight Grand Prix: Opening Round
May / 12 / 2018
Decision (Unanimous)
Tae Uk Lim
3
5:00
loss
Amartuvshin Khuukhenkhuu
Road FC 40 - Road Fighting Championship 40
Jul / 15 / 2017
KO (Punch)
Tae Uk Lim
1
1:22
win
Albert Cheng
Road FC 36 - Road Fighting Championship 36
Feb / 11 / 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
Tae Uk Lim
3
5:00
loss
A-Sol Kwon
Road FC 35 - Road Fighting Championship 35
Dec / 10 / 2016
KO (Punches)
Sung Hwan Chang
1
3:37
win
Bruno Miranda
Road FC 33 - Road Fighting Championship 33
Sep / 24 / 2016
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Herb Dean
2
4:50
loss
Daron Cruickshank
Rizin 1 - Rizin Fighting Federation 1
Apr / 17 / 2016
TKO (Soccer Kicks)
Hidenobu Koike
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1
4:36
win
Won Sik Park
Road FC 29 - Road Fighting Championship 29
Mar / 12 / 2016
KO (Punches)
Tae Uk Lim
1
0:40
win
Jong Chan Choi
Road FC 26 - Road Fighting Championship 26
Oct / 09 / 2015
Submission (Keylock)
Seung Ryul Shin
3
1:25
win
Chang Hyun Kim
Road FC 21 - Road Fighting Championship 21
Feb / 01 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
Yeo Jin Seo
3
5:00
draw
Daisuke Nakamura
Deep - 69 Impact
Oct / 26 / 2014
Draw (Split)
Kenichi Serizawa
3
5:00
loss
Nobumitsu Osawa
Shooto - 2nd Round 2014
Mar / 16 / 2014
KO (Punches)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
4:00
loss
Bogdan Cristea
Pancrase 252 - 20th Anniversary
Sep / 29 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
Ryogaku Wada
3
5:00
win
Gi Bum Moon
King Kaz Fight - Fukuyama
Jun / 30 / 2013
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2
4:37
win
Shin Kochiwa
Shooto - 1st Round 2013
Jan / 20 / 2013
TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
4:24
win
Kota Shimoishi
Shooto - Border: Season 4 - Second
Sep / 23 / 2012
Technical Submission (Triangle Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
4:58
draw
Daisuke Hoshino
Shooto - 3rd Round
Mar / 10 / 2012
Draw (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
draw
Koji Nishioka
Shoot Boxing / Rise / Sustain - SRS 2011 for Japan
Nov / 11 / 2011
Draw (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
loss
Shin Kochiwa
Shooto - Shootor's Legacy 4
Sep / 23 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
loss
Yoshihiro Koyama
Shooto - Shootor's Legacy 1
Jan / 10 / 2011
TKO (Punches)
Toshiharu Suzuki
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1
1:20
win
Takumi Nakayama
Shooto - Gig West 12
Sep / 26 / 2010
TKO (Punches)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
3:51
win
Daisuke Sugie
Shooto - Gig Central 20
Jun / 13 / 2010
Decision (Split)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
win
Guy Delumeau
Shooto - Grapplingman 10
Apr / 04 / 2010
Technical Submission (Triangle Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
2:54
loss
Yutaka Ueda
Shooto - Grapplingman 9
Nov / 29 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Taro Wakabayashi
3
5:00
loss
Yukinari Tamura
Shooto - Revolutionary Exchanges 1: Undefeated
Jul / 19 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
win
Jin Kazeta
Shooto - Shooto Tradition 2
Jul / 18 / 2008
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Taro Wakabayashi
1
2:42
loss
Bendy Casimir
Shooto - Shooto Tradition 1
May / 03 / 2008
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
win
Paolo Milano
Shooto - Gig West 9
Mar / 15 / 2008
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
0:59
win
Hiroaki Okada
Shooto - Battle Mix Tokyo 4
Jul / 20 / 2007
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Taro Wakabayashi
2
2:03
win
Masato Fujiwara
Shooto - Grapplingman 6
May / 13 / 2007
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
3:04
loss
Yoshihiro Koyama
Shooto - 11/10 in Korakuen Hall
Nov / 10 / 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
win
Michiyuki Ishibashi
Shooto - 9/8 in Korakuen Hall
Sep / 08 / 2006
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
2:52
win
Hiroshi Shiba
Shooto - Grapplingman 5
May / 14 / 2006
Decision (Majority)
Taro Wakabayashi
2
5:00
win
Ken Omatsu
Shooto - Shooto & Kakumei Kickboxing
Nov / 13 / 2005
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
4:17
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1%
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39%
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6%
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3%
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18%
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