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Japan
Minobu, Yamanashi
Yohei Ota
AGE
47
/
Feb 21, 1979
HEIGHT
6'0"
/
182.88 cm
WEIGHT
143 lbs
/
64.86 kg
ASSOCIATION
Brightness Monma Dojo
CLASS
Featherweight
Wins
9
KO
/
TKO
2
22%
SUBMISSIONS
4
44%
DECISIONS
3
33%
Draws
4
Losses
15
KO
/
TKO
5
33%
SUBMISSIONS
2
13%
DECISIONS
8
53%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Hiroki Hanawa
Zst - Zst 53 / Swat! 155
Aug / 07 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Minoru Toyonaga
2
5:00
loss
Nobuyuki Kanaizuka
Zst - Zst 48 / Zst Challenge 148
Oct / 18 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
win
Ken Kawamura
Zst - Zst 47
Aug / 23 / 2015
Submission (Armbar)
2
2:10
loss
Tomomitsu Hinuma
Zst - Zst 44
Feb / 22 / 2015
Decision (Split)
2
5:00
win
Takahiro Baba
Zst - Zst 43
Nov / 23 / 2014
Submission (Heel Hook)
1
1:44
draw
Yuto Hiyama
Zst - Zst 42
Aug / 31 / 2014
Draw (Time Limit)
2
5:00
win
Junichi Hirata
Zst - Zst 41
May / 25 / 2014
Submission (Heel Hook)
1
3:15
draw
Nobuyuki Kanaizuka
Zst - Swat! in Face 13
Apr / 12 / 2014
Draw (Time Limit)
2
5:00
loss
Fumihiko Kawamura
Shooto - Survivor Tournament Final
Jan / 08 / 2012
KO (Punch)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
0:14
loss
Takayuki Kobayashi
Shoot Boxing / Rise / Sustain - SRS 2011 for Japan
Nov / 11 / 2011
KO (Punches)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
0:28
loss
Yusuke Kasuya
Shooto - Shooting Disco 14: 365-Step March
Feb / 26 / 2011
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
4:14
draw
Jin Suzuki
Shooto - Shooting Disco 13: Can't Stop Myself!
Oct / 16 / 2010
Draw (Split)
Taro Wakabayashi
2
5:00
loss
Masakazu Taguchi
Shooto - Kitazawa Shooto Vol. 3
May / 09 / 2010
KO (Punches)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
2:37
loss
Daisuke Hoshino
Shooto - Shooting Disco 9: Superman
Jun / 06 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Taro Wakabayashi
2
5:00
loss
Junpei Chikano
Shooto - Gig Tokyo 1
Feb / 28 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
loss
Asaki Honda
Pancrase - 2006 Neo-Blood Tournament Semifinals
Apr / 02 / 2006
TKO (Knees and Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
0:53
win
Hidenobu Koike
GCM - Demolition 051027
Oct / 27 / 2005
Decision (Majority)
2
5:00
loss
Shinsuke Shoji
Pancrase - 2005 Neo-Blood Tournament Semifinals
Jun / 05 / 2005
KO (Punch)
Tomoki Matsumiya
1
0:09
draw
Hidenobu Koike
GCM - Demolition 040521
May / 21 / 2004
Draw (Unanimous)
2
5:00
win
Masashi Suzuki
GCM - Demolition Atom 6
Mar / 14 / 2004
Submission (Heel Hook)
1
2:40
win
Atsushi Inoue
GCM - Demolition 030223
Feb / 23 / 2003
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
win
Teruhiko Kubo
GCM - Demolition 030126
Jan / 26 / 2003
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
win
Yasutaka Kato
GCM - Demolition 020908
Sep / 08 / 2002
TKO (Punches)
1
4:00
loss
Hiroki Nagaoka
Pancrase - Spirit 5
May / 28 / 2002
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
loss
Satoru Kitaoka
GCM - The Contenders 6
Oct / 08 / 2001
Decision (39-38)
2
5:00
loss
Seiki Ryo
Pancrase - 2001 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round
Jul / 29 / 2001
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
win
Junya Miyakawa
Pancrase - 2001 Neo-Blood Tournament Eliminations
May / 05 / 2001
KO (Punch)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
1:41
loss
Daisuke Watanabe
Pancrase - 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round
Jul / 23 / 2000
Submission (Kimura)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
4:52
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Guy Delumeau
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Wataru Miki
faced off Sunday in the main event of
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...
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Jan 15, 2012
Delumeau, Miki Draw in Shooto Title Fight; Ueda Departs on Win
TOKYO -- Shooto Pacific Rim 143-pound tournament finalists
Guy Delumeau
and
Wataru Miki
capped an outstanding night of fights on Sunday in the main event of...
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Jan 08, 2012
Sato Retains P-Rim Title in Contentious Draw at Shooting Disco 14
TOKYO -- Shooto 168-pound Pacific Rim champion
Yoichiro Sato
retained his title Saturday night at Tokyo’s Shinjuku Face, battling
Akihiro Murayama
to a highly contentious split draw in the main event of...
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Feb 26, 2011
Pictures: Shooto 'Shooting Disco 9'
Daniel Herbertson was ringside at the Shinjuku Face in Tokyo to photograph Shooto’s “Shooting Disco 9: Superman”
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Jun 10, 2009
Pictures: Shooto 'Gig Tokyo I'
Sherdog.com’s Stephen Martinez was ringside at the Shinjuku Face to capture Shooto’s “Gig Tokyo Vol. 1”
SHERDOG
Mar 14, 2009
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