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Japan
Nagoya, Aichi
Kenichi Sawada
AGE
49
/
Dec 13, 1975
HEIGHT
5'3"
/
160.02 cm
WEIGHT
115 lbs
/
52.16 kg
ASSOCIATION
Paraestra Tokyo
CLASS
Strawweight
Wins
10
KO
/
TKO
2
20%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
8
80%
Draws
5
Losses
22
KO
/
TKO
5
23%
SUBMISSIONS
9
41%
DECISIONS
8
36%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
draw
Tetsuo Nakanishi
Zst - Zst 53 / Swat! 155
Aug / 07 / 2016
Draw (Majority)
2
5:00
win
Noriyuki Takei
Shooto - Torao 16: Torao Tokyo
Sep / 21 / 2015
Decision (Majority)
Kazuhiro Kusayanagi
2
5:00
loss
Takamasa Kiuchi
Zst - Zst 45
Apr / 12 / 2015
Submission (Armbar)
1
1:29
loss
Junji Ito
Shooto - Gig Tokyo 18
Feb / 11 / 2015
KO (Punches)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
2:04
loss
Kaito Sakamaki
Zst - Zst 43
Nov / 23 / 2014
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
1
3:08
win
Toru Sakakibara
Zst - Zst 42
Aug / 31 / 2014
Decision (Majority)
2
5:00
loss
Yusuke Uehara
Zst - Zst 40
Apr / 12 / 2014
Decision (Majority)
2
5:00
loss
Rambaa Somdet
Grabaka - Grabaka Live! 3
Oct / 27 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
win
Ryota Uozumi
Zst - Zst 36
Jul / 14 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
loss
Ryo Hatta
Zst - Zst 34
Feb / 11 / 2013
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
4:38
loss
Akihito Sasao
Shooto - Border: Season 4 - Third
Dec / 09 / 2012
KO (Head Kick)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
1:58
loss
Takafumi Ato
Shooto - Shooting Disco 19: Reborn
Oct / 07 / 2012
Decision (Split)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
loss
Yuichiro Yajima
Rings - Battle Genesis Vol. 10
May / 27 / 2012
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
1
3:01
loss
Jun Nakamura
Shooto - Gig Central 24: Love and Courage
Feb / 12 / 2012
Submission (Armbar)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
2:30
win
Yuya Kaneuchi
Pancrase - Impressive Tour 11
Nov / 12 / 2011
KO (Punch)
Yoshifumi Oyabu
2
1:20
loss
Tadaaki Yamamoto
Shooto - Gig Central 23
Oct / 02 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
win
Jun Nabeshima
Shooto - Kitazawa Shooto Vol. 4
Sep / 17 / 2010
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
1:24
win
Shuichiro Okumura
Shooto - Gig Saitama 2
Jul / 04 / 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
loss
Tatsuya Yamamoto
Shooto - Gig North 5
Feb / 14 / 2010
TKO (Punches)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
1:39
draw
Keisuke Kurata
Shooto - Gig Central 19
Oct / 25 / 2009
Draw (Split)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
win
Atsushi Mochizuki
Shooto - Gig North 4
Jun / 07 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
loss
Junji Ito
Shooto - Gig Tokyo 2
Apr / 19 / 2009
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
0:47
draw
Teppei Masuda
Shooto - Gig Central 16
Oct / 26 / 2008
Draw (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
loss
Hiroyuki Abe
Shooto - 6/26 in Kitazawa Town Hall
Jun / 26 / 2008
Submission (Armbar)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
4:13
loss
Katsuya Murofushi
Shooto - 3/21 in Kitazawa Town Hall
Mar / 21 / 2008
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
1:53
win
Takehiro Ishii
Shooto - Shooting Disco 3: Everybody Fight Now
Oct / 20 / 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
draw
Shinya Murofushi
Shooto - Back To Our Roots 3
May / 18 / 2007
Draw (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
loss
Takehiro Harusaki
Shooto - Battle Mix Tokyo 2
Mar / 30 / 2007
Decision (Split)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
loss
Noboru Tahara
Shooto - 11/30 in Kitazawa Town Hall
Nov / 30 / 2006
TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
4:57
win
Tomohiko Yoshida
Shooto - Gig Central 10
Sep / 17 / 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
win
Hiroaki Takezawa
Shooto - 11/29 in Kitazawa Town Hall
Nov / 29 / 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
loss
Takehiro Ishii
Shooto - 5/29 in Kitazawa Town Hall
May / 29 / 2005
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
5:00
loss
Shinichi Kojima
Shooto - 7/16 in Korakuen Hall
Jul / 16 / 2004
Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
3:34
loss
Yutaka Tetsuka
Shooto - 11/25 in Kitazawa Town Hall
Nov / 25 / 2003
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
draw
Tetsuya Akihisa
Shooto - Gig West 4
Oct / 12 / 2003
Draw (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
loss
Yasuhiro Akagi
Shooto - Gig Central 3
Mar / 30 / 2003
Decision (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
loss
Keisuke Kurata
Shooto - Gig Central 2
Oct / 06 / 2002
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
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Arman Tsarukyan
7%
Brandon Royval
1%
Khamzat Chimaev
39%
Magomed Ankalaev
5%
Movsar Evloev
3%
Shavkat Rakhmonov
23%
Umar Nurmagomedov
19%
Other
3%
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