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Japan
Odawara, Kanagawa
Akinobu Watanabe
"
Nobu
"
AGE
41
/
Jun 9, 1983
HEIGHT
5'3"
/
160.02 cm
WEIGHT
123 lbs
/
55.79 kg
ASSOCIATION
Roots
CLASS
Flyweight
Wins
10
KO
/
TKO
2
20%
SUBMISSIONS
2
20%
DECISIONS
6
60%
OTHERS
0
0%
Draws
4
Losses
10
KO
/
TKO
0
0%
SUBMISSIONS
3
30%
DECISIONS
5
50%
OTHERS
2
20%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Kazuki Fujita
Shooto - Torao 16: Torao Tokyo
Sep / 21 / 2015
KO (Punch)
Naoya Uematsu
1
1:59
win
Tatsuro Kamei
Shooto - Torao 15: Direction of the Cage
Jun / 21 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
draw
Kotaro Hagiwara
Shooto - Gig Tokyo 19
Apr / 18 / 2015
Draw (Split)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
loss
Manabu Inoue
Shooto - 4th Round 2013
Sep / 29 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
loss
Fumihiro Kitahara
Shooto - Gig Tokyo 15
Aug / 25 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
win
Takahiro Hosoi
Shooto - Shooting Disco 21: Catch the Moment
Jun / 08 / 2013
Decision (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
loss
Kosuke Suzuki
Shooto - Gig Tokyo 14
Apr / 21 / 2013
Submission (Leg Scissor Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
3:46
loss
Masaaki Sugawara
Shooto - Shooting Disco 20
Feb / 23 / 2013
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
3:19
draw
Kotaro Hagiwara
Shooto - Gig Tokyo 12
Oct / 27 / 2012
Draw (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
loss
Noboru Tahara
Shooto - Gig Tokyo 11
Aug / 25 / 2012
Decision (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
win
Hiroaki Ijima
Shooto - Shooting Disco 18
Jun / 02 / 2012
Decision (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
draw
Masumi Tozawa
Shooto - Gig Tokyo 8
Jan / 21 / 2012
Draw (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
win
Itchaku Murata
Shooto - Gig Central 23
Oct / 02 / 2011
Decision (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
loss
Yosuke Saruta
Shooto - Gig Tokyo 7
Aug / 06 / 2011
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
1:00
win
Tatsuya Nakashima
Shooto - Shooting Disco 15: Try Hard, Japan!
Jun / 11 / 2011
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
2:09
win
Yuya Kaneuchi
Shooto - Gig Saitama 3
Apr / 10 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
loss
Tatsuya Nakashima
Shooto - Shooting Disco 14: 365-Step March
Feb / 26 / 2011
Disqualification (Groin Kick)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
0:52
loss
Shinichi Hanawa
Shooto - Shooting Disco 13: Can't Stop Myself!
Oct / 16 / 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
win
Yosuke Ebihara
Shooto - Gig Tokyo 5
Aug / 07 / 2010
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
4:03
loss
Yasutaka Ishigami
Shooto - Kitazawa Shooto Vol. 3
May / 09 / 2010
Disqualification (Groin Kick)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
2:14
loss
Hiroshi Osato
Shooto - Shooting Disco 11: Tora Tora Tora!
Feb / 27 / 2010
Decision (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
win
Hidetaka Naka
Shooto - Border: Season 1 - Clash
Oct / 04 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Taro Wakabayashi
2
5:00
win
Keiji Koizumi
Shooto - Kitazawa Shooto 2009 Vol. 2
Sep / 04 / 2009
TKO (Punches)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
4:45
draw
Yuya Kaneuchi
Shooto - Kitazawa Shooto 2009 Vol. 1
May / 20 / 2009
Draw (Unanimous)
Taro Wakabayashi
2
5:00
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