Akinobu Watanabe

AGE	42 / Jun 9, 1983

FIGHTS6

KO / TKO

17%

SUBMISSIONS

33%

DECISIONS

50%

DRAWS

NO CONTESTS

DISQUALIFICATIONS

REFEREE HISTORY

Event		Fighters		Method	R	Time
Shooto - Professional Shooto 2025 Vol. 9 Nov / 16 / 2025	Junya Tsuji win	Featherweight	Toshiro Tarumi loss	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
Shooto - Professional Shooto 2025 Vol. 9 Nov / 16 / 2025	Yuto Iino win	Featherweight	Kaname Motomatsu loss	Decision (Majority)	2	5:00
Shooto - Gig Tokyo 39 Oct / 11 / 2025	Yuji Sawae win	Lightweight	Masato Iguchi loss	KO (Punches)	2	4:11
Shooto - Professional Shooto 2025 Vol. 8 Sep / 21 / 2025	Naoteru Urushida win	Strawweight	Masashi Oshiro loss	Submission (Heel Hook)	1	4:28
Shooto - Colors 5 Jun / 14 / 2025	Shiho Fukai win	Strawweight	Emi Yasuda loss	Decision (Unanimous)	2	3:00
Shooto - Gig Tokyo 38 Mar / 23 / 2025	Junya Tsuji win	Featherweight	Ryuuki Konno loss	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	1	2:37

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