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Japan
Adachi, Tokyo
Junichi Ota
AGE
45
/
Aug 12, 1980
HEIGHT
5'8"
/
172.72 cm
WEIGHT
154 lbs
/
69.85 kg
ASSOCIATION
Gokita Gym
CLASS
Lightweight
Wins
8
KO
/
TKO
1
13%
SUBMISSIONS
2
25%
DECISIONS
2
25%
OTHERS
3
38%
Draws
3
Losses
6
KO
/
TKO
3
50%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
3
50%
OTHERS
0
0%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Koichiro Takekawa
Pancrase - Progress Tour 11
Oct / 06 / 2012
TKO (Punches)
Minoru Toyonaga
1
3:10
loss
Kota Okazawa
Pancrase - Progress Tour 4
Apr / 01 / 2012
Decision (Majority)
Minoru Toyonaga
2
5:00
win
Keigo Hirayama
Pancrase - Progress Tour 1
Jan / 28 / 2012
Disqualification (Groin Kick)
Kenji Kosuge
1
3:05
draw
Shogo Ohashi
Pancrase - Impressive Tour 10
Oct / 02 / 2011
Draw (Unanimous)
Kenji Kosuge
2
5:00
win
Naoto Miyazaki
Pancrase - Impressive Tour 5
Jun / 05 / 2011
Disqualification (Knee to Groin)
Kenji Kosuge
1
1:58
loss
Kazuki Tokudome
Pancrase - Impressive Tour 1
Feb / 06 / 2011
TKO (Punches)
Kentaro Kawaguchi
1
2:55
win
Akihiro Ono
Pancrase - Passion Tour 11
Dec / 05 / 2010
Submission (Armbar)
Tomoki Matsumiya
1
2:56
win
Daisuke Shimoyama
Pancrase - Passion Tour 10
Nov / 03 / 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
Masato Fukuda
2
5:00
loss
Shigetomo Takahashi
Pancrase - Passion Tour 5
Jun / 05 / 2010
KO (Punches)
Yoshifumi Oyabu
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1
1:39
win
Naoki Tajima
Pancrase - Passion Tour 3
Apr / 04 / 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshifumi Oyabu
2
5:00
win
Juntaro Ami
Pancrase - Changing Tour 8
Dec / 06 / 2009
Submission (Armbar)
Yuuichi Yachi
1
2:05
win
Shigetomo Takahashi
Pancrase - Changing Tour 5
Oct / 17 / 2009
TKO (Punches)
Masato Fukuda
1
2:09
draw
Keigo Hirayama
Pancrase - Changing Tour 4
Aug / 08 / 2009
Draw (Unanimous)
Yuuichi Yachi
2
5:00
loss
Daisuke Hoshino
GCM - Cage Force 8
Sep / 27 / 2008
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenichi Serizawa
3
3:00
win
Naoto Miyazaki
GCM - Cage Force 6
Apr / 05 / 2008
Disqualification (Groin Kick)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
1:54
loss
Takahito Iida
GCM - Demolition 051027
Oct / 27 / 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
draw
Satoshi Nishino
GCM - Demolition 050828
Aug / 28 / 2005
Draw (Split)
2
5:00
FIGHT HISTORY - AMATEUR
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Ryosuke Togashi
Pancrase - Pancrase Gate 2009
May / 24 / 2009
Submission (Armbar)
1
2:11
win
Daisuke Shimoyama
Pancrase - Pancrase Gate 2009
May / 24 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
1
5:00
win
Tomoharu Toda
Pancrase - Pancrase Gate 2009
May / 24 / 2009
TKO (Punches)
1
3:18
win
Hirofumi Takita
GCM - Cage Force 5
Dec / 01 / 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
loss
Koichiro Matsumoto
Pancrase - 2007 Neo-Blood Tournament Eliminations
Mar / 25 / 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
5:00
win
Naoki Miyamoto
Pancrase - 2007 Neo-Blood Tournament Eliminations
Mar / 25 / 2007
Decision (Majority)
Tomoki Matsumiya
1
5:00
draw
Koichiro Matsumoto
Pancrase - Blow 9
Oct / 25 / 2006
Draw (Time Limit)
Yuuichi Yachi
2
5:00
win
Kenichi Ito
Pancrase - Blow 5
Jun / 06 / 2006
Technical Submission (Armbar)
Kenji Kosuge
1
1:17
loss
Taku Aramaki
Pancrase - 2006 Neo-Blood Tournament Eliminations
Feb / 19 / 2006
Submission (Scarf Hold Armlock)
Yoshifumi Oyabu
1
4:46
win
Kenichi Ito
Pancrase - 2006 Neo-Blood Tournament Eliminations
Feb / 19 / 2006
Decision (Majority)
Yoshifumi Oyabu
1
5:00
loss
Minoru Chujo
Pancrase - 2005 Neo-Blood Tournament Eliminations
Feb / 27 / 2005
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
4:58
win
Hiroyuki Nohara
Pancrase - 2005 Neo-Blood Tournament Eliminations
Feb / 27 / 2005
Decision (Majority)
1
5:00
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