Minoru Suzuki

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Minoru Suzuki
NJPW Dojo
Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Years active1988–1993, 2003–present (professional wrestling)
1993–2003, 2013 (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total50
Wins30
By knockout3
By submission22
By decision4
By disqualification1
Losses20
By knockout8
By submission7
By decision5
WebsiteOfficial blog
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: December 23, 2012 (2012-12-23)

Minoru Suzuki (鈴木 実, Suzuki Minoru,

NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champion (with former Suzuki-gun stablemates El Desperado and Ren Narita) and a former Provisional KOPW Champion. He also makes appearances for Major League Wrestling (MLW), where he is a member of Contra Unit
.

Suzuki was the co-founder of Pancrase, one of the first mixed martial arts organizations in the world. During the 1990s, he was widely considered one of the best fighters in the world and was the second King of Pancrase world champion. Suzuki returned to puroresu in 2003, when he has become a perennial top contender for all major Japanese heavyweight championships. He is also known for his time in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he is two-time Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion, and Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is a former GHC Heavyweight Champion and a former GHC Tag Team Champion along with Naomichi Marufuji.

A mixed martial arts pioneer, Suzuki is well noted for his excellence in catch wrestling, and has been praised many times by elite fighters such as Josh Barnett, Bas Rutten, and Ken Shamrock for his outstanding grappling and submission skills.[5]

Early life

Suzuki trained in wrestling since high school, in part inspired by Antonio Inoki and other professional wrestlers, in part to paliate his own physical condition.[6] He won a stateside wrestling championship in Kanagawa Prefecture, and also finished second nationwide. He has a background in kendo as well.[6] As an amateur wrestler, Suzuki first met future professional wrestling rival Yuji Nagata. In 1986, when they both were seniors, Suzuki beat Nagata first in a Tokyo high school tournament and again at the Japanese sectionals.[7]

Professional wrestling and MMA career

Early career (1988–1993)

Suzuki trained at the

Takayuki Iizuka,[2][4] but soon after left with catch wrestling mentor Yoshiaki Fujiwara for the newborn Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF). He joined Fujiwara's Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi but then left the organization to form Pancrase, one of the first mixed martial arts organizations in the world, in 1993 with Masakatsu Funaki
.

Pancrase (1993–2003)

Suzuki's career in MMA originated after his departure from the Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi promotion along with Masakatsu Funaki and other wrestlers to found the Pancrase promotion. He had his debut in professional fighting on the very first card of the company, facing Katsuomi Inagaki in a bout which showed Suzuki's top grappling prowess, with Minoru winning by rear naked choke in 3:25. He continued his beginnings with a victory over Lion's Den trainee Vernon White, in which Suzuki made him submit to a catch wrestling-inspired crooked headscissors.[8]

At the third Pancrase event in November 1993, Suzuki had his debut in

Maurice Smith, in a rematch of a "different style fight" celebrated back in UWF where Smith defeated Suzuki. Naturally outclassed, Minoru was knocked down several times and finished shortly after. He had a third match with Smith in May 1994, this time under a special ruleset: the first and the third round would be fought wearing kickboxing gloves, the second and fourth without them and the fifth under a combination of the two. Suzuki finally got his revenge, submitting Smith at the third round with an armbar despite the disadvantage of the gloves.[6]

Despite his significant size disadvantage against most competitors, Suzuki became one of the most successful fighters in Pancrase. He amassed a 7-0 winning streak, including a huge upset win over Pancrase's top fighter

kneebar and extended his leg further. Shamrock reached for a rope escape as the Pancrase ruleset stipulated, but he was gravely injured by the hold and couldn't continue, thus losing the match.[8] However, the bout was not without controversy. Ken Shamrock would claim years after that he had been asked not to injure Suzuki during the match, as he was already affected by a back injury, and that he had accepted only to find himself deliberately injured himself by Suzuki in return.[9]

Suzuki did not lose a match until he lost to Bas Rutten via Liver shot KO due to a knee to the body. In 1995, he won the King of Pancrase (now KOP Open-Weight) title to become the second ever King of Pancrase. Suzuki twice defeated Shamrock and is the only man to hold two wins over Shamrock in the Pancrase era.

Over time, Suzuki's body became damaged and worn down from various injuries and resulted in his skills diminishing. He then decided to focus on the business and training side of Pancrase. He collaborated with the

Jushin Thunder Liger (who replaced his original opponent, Kensuke Sasaki, due to injury), whom Suzuki had known under his real name Keiichi Yamada in his first NJPW stint. At the time he competed in grappling matches almost exclusively. Suzuki witnessed the transition Pancrase made from the so-called "hybrid wrestling" style to that of regular MMA and was instrumental in paving the way for mixed martial arts
in Japan.

Freelancing (2003–present)

Suzuki (right) against RG (left) at a Hustle show

In 2003, Suzuki and

Lucha Libre (rather than shoot-style). Nonetheless, Suzuki taught Marufuji some of what he knew and they clicked, winning the GHC Tag Team Championship from 2 Cold Scorpio and Doug Williams on June 18, 2005. After losing the belts to Muhammad Yone and Takeshi Morishima in October, Suzuki challenged for the GHC Heavyweight Championship shot against champion Jun Akiyama
on March 5, 2006, but he was once again unsuccessful.

All Japan Pro Wrestling (2006–2010)

On March 10, 2006, Suzuki made a surprise appearance in

Keiji Mutoh. After holding the Triple Crown for just short of a year, he lost the title to Kensuke Sasaki
on August 26, 2007, at AJPW's Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku.

At the All Japan Fan Appreciation Day on December 16, 2007, the Mexico Amigos teamed with "Ray Suzuki" and defeated Ryuji Hijikata, Kikutaro,

T28 and Ryuji Yamaguchi. After the match, Ray Suzuki revealed himself as Minoru Suzuki and vowed that El Nosawa Mendoza would throw his Amigos tights away and return as Nosawa Rongai
, and then kidnapped him to start early training.

Suzuki in April 2008

On March 1, 2008, Minoru Suzuki made an appearance at the

Suwama) and 2 losses (to Osamu Nishimura and Joe Doering), as well as teaming with Takemura to defeat Toshiaki Kawada and Nobutaka Araya on Day 2 (April 6) of the Carnival. During the Hold Out tour, Suzuki confronted a Taiyo Kea, who was on a losing streak at the time, about joining Suzuki's stable Gurentai (alongside Nosawa, Mazada and Takemura), which resulted in Kea joining and focusing on winning the tag titles with Suzuki. On June 28, 2008, Suzuki and Kea won the World Tag Team Championship
from Joe Doering and Keiji Mutoh. On September 28, 2008, he attacked The Great Muta after Muta had successfully defeated Suwama for the Triple Crown Championship, setting up a match between the two in which he lost on November 3, 2008.

On January 3, 2009, Suzuki and stablemate Nosawa Rongai won the restored All Asia Tag Team Championship, over the course of a two-day tournament. Later in the year, Suzuki won the 2009 Champion Carnival beating Kaz Hayashi in the finals. He would end up challenging the then Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion, Yoshihiro Takayama, on May 30, 2009, albeit in a losing effort. On September 23, 2009, Suzuki and NOSAWA lost the All Asia Tag Team Championship at the hands of Akebono and Ryota Hama. On January 3, 2010, Suzuki and Kea lost the World Tag Team Championship at the hands of Masakatsu Funaki and Keiji Mutoh.

On March 21, 2010, Suzuki lost to long-time rival Masakatsu Funaki in All Japan's first cage match. Suzuki then entered the Champion Carnival and won it for the second straight year, being the third man to do so by beating Funaki in the final – weeks removed from their cage match. After the final, Suzuki buried the hatchet with Funaki by shaking his hand, thus ending the decade-long rivalry. Suzuki then declared his Gurentai stable on hiatus. As a result of his Champion Carnival victory, Suzuki earned a Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship match versus Ryota Hama on May 2. In the match, Suzuki defeated Hama to claim his second Triple Crown championship. He would go on to lose the title to Suwama on August 29, 2010.

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2007)

In May 2007, he embarked on his first tour of Mexico with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) along with Takayama.

Return to NJPW (2010–2015)

Main article: Suzuki-gun
Suzuki with Suzuki-gun in February 2012

On December 12, 2010, Suzuki returned to NJPW, attacking old rival Yuji Nagata.

Wrestle Kingdom VI in Tokyo Dome.[22] At the event on January 4, 2012, Suzuki was unsuccessful in his title challenge.[23]

On February 12 at

Wrestle Kingdom 7 in Tokyo Dome, Suzuki and Yuji Nagata once again reignited their old rivalry in a singles match, where Nagata was victorious.[36] Afterwards, Suzuki led Suzuki-gun to a war with New Japan's other villainous stable, Chaos, which built to a singles match on February 10 at The New Beginning, where he defeated Kazuchika Okada.[37][38] On March 11, Suzuki entered the 2013 New Japan Cup, defeating Yuji Nagata in yet another match between the old rivals.[39][40] Six days later, Suzuki was eliminated from the tournament in the second round by Chaos member Toru Yano.[41] Suzuki avenged his loss to Yano by defeating him in a rematch on April 7 at Invasion Attack and, later that same event, confronted new IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada, accepting a title shot offered to him by Okada's mouthpiece, Gedo.[42][43] On May 3 at Wrestling Dontaku 2013, Suzuki unsuccessfully challenged Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.[44] Suzuki then got involved in a heated rivalry with Chaos member Tomohiro Ishii,[45][46] which built to a singles match between the two on July 20 at the Kizuna Road 2013 pay-per-view, where Suzuki was victorious.[47][48][49]

From August 1 to 11, Suzuki took part in the

Wrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome, where Suzuki defeated Sakuraba.[68]

Return to Noah (2015–2016)

On January 10, 2015, Suzuki made a surprise return to Noah, leading his Suzuki-gun stable to attack GHC Heavyweight Champion Naomichi Marufuji and GHC Tag Team Champions

2016 Global League.[76] On December 2, Suzuki unsuccessfully challenged Katsuhiko Nakajima for the GHC Heavyweight Championship. Three days later, it was announced that Suzuki-gun was out of Noah, concluding the invasion storyline.[77]

Second return to NJPW (2017–present)

The entire Suzuki-gun returned to NJPW on January 5, 2017, attacking the

2017 G1 Climax, where he finished with a record of four wins, four losses and one draw,[84] wrestled against IWGP Heavyweight Champion Okada.[85]

Through a partnership between NJPW and the American

The Hung Bucks (Hangman Page, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship.[88]

On January 4, 2018, at

Hair vs. Hair match and had to have his head shaved bald as a result, choosing to shave his own hair in front of the live audience; his reign ended at 252 days with four successful defenses.[89] Suzuki would quickly rebound from the loss, defeating Hiroshi Tanahashi at the New Beginning in Sapporo on January 27 to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. On April 29, at Wrestling Hi no Kuni in Kumamoto, Suzuki would lose the Intercontinental Championship to Tetsuya Naito. Suzuki then competed in the 2018 G1 Climax, where he finished with a record of five wins and four losses with an upset loss to Hangman Page costing him a chance to make it to the finals. between November and December 2018, Suzuki and Takashi Iizuka entered the 2018 World Tag League
, where they finished with a record of 5 wins and 8 losses, failing to advance to the finals.

On January 5, 2019, Suzuki and

Sanada[90] to a match for their titles at New Beginning in Sapporo, which they were unsuccessful in doing so.[91] Suzuki entered the 2019 New Japan Cup, where he defeated Satoshi Kojima in the first round, but was eliminated by Sanada in the second round. On August 31, 2019, Suzuki faced Kazuchika Okada at New Japan's Royal Quest event, where he lost in the main event. Suzuki and IWGP United States Champion Lance Archer
entered the 2019 World Tag League, where they finished with a record of 9 wins and 6 losses, failing to advance to the finals.

At

IWGP United States Championship against Juice Robinson and would incapacitate Moxley with the "Gotch-Style Piledriver".[92] On January 7, a match was arranged for the United States Championship between Suzuki and Moxley at The New Beginning in Osaka on February 9, where Suzuki lost.[93]

On August 29, 2020, at

New Japan Rambo, but failed to last til the final 4.[96]

In March, Suzuki competed in the

New Japan Rambo, this time lasting till the final 4.[102] On Night 2, Suzuki defeated Toru Yano, Chase Owens and Cima, to win the Provisional 2022 KOPW trophy.[103] On Night 3, Suzuki-gun lost to Pro Wrestling Noah's Sugiura-gun (Takashi Sugiura and Kazushi Sakuraba) and Toru Yano.[104]

In February during the NJPW New Years Golden Series, Suzuki lost the Provisional KOPW 2022 trophy to Toru Yano in a Dog Cage match.[105] The following month, Suzuki competed in the New Japan Cup, receiving a bye to the second round, but lost to Hiromu Takahashi.[106] On April 1 at Lonestar Shootout, Suzuki defeated Killer Kross.[107] In April at Windy City Riot, Suzuki faced Tomohiro Ishii in a losing effort.[108] The following month at Capital Collision, Suzuki lost to Brody King.[109] In June at AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door, Suzuki teamed with Jericho Appreciation Society members, Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara to defeat the team of Wheeler Yuta, Shota Umino and Eddie Kingston.[110] In November, Suzuki teamed with Lance Archer for the 2022 World Tag League, finishing with 8 points, failing to advance to the finals. At the World Tag League and Super Junior Tag League finals, Suzuki announced that Suzuki-gun will disband at the end of 2022.[111] The factions final match took place on December 23, where the team of Douki, Kanemaru, Sabre, and Taichi defeated Archer, Desperado, Michinoku, and Suzuki.[112] After the match, all members spoke about their memories as a part of the group and thanked Suzuki. The night ended with all members posing with the Suzuki-gun flag, only to be interrupted by former member Takashi Iizuka, causing all 9 men to pose in the ring, behind the Suzuki-gun flag.[113]

Excursion in the United States (2021)

Starting in September 2021, Suzuki spent one month in the United States, working most notably for

Impact Wrestling. On September 5, at AEW's All Out pay-per-view event, Suzuki made his debut by confronting and attacking Jon Moxley. Both face each other in the September 8 episode of AEW Dynamite, where Suzuki was defeated.[114] He also reunited with his former tag team partner Lance Archer. On October 15, Suzuki lost to Bryan Danielson on the AEW Rampage
Buy-In pre-show.

On the October 14, 2021 episode of

Kaleb with a K on the November 11 episode of Impact!,[120][121] but lost to Alexander the following week on Impact!, in what would be his final match in the company.[122][123]

Game Changer Wrestling (2018–present)

On April 5, Suzuki made his debut at Game Changer Wrestling GCW Bloodsport, defeating Matt Riddle. He would return to Bloodsport the following year to face off with Josh Barnett. Suzuki was set to return to face Orange Cassidy at their annual "Spring Break" event in 2020 until that was cancelled by the COVID-19 pandemic. Suzuki would return to GCW in 2021 having matches with Jonathan Gresham, Homicide, Joey Janela, Chris Dickinson and Nick Gage. Suzuki would return to GCW in 2022, taking on Dickinson in a rematch at Bloodsport. This time losing the match by referee stoppage, his first loss in the promotion. He would return to GCW with victories over Effy, Blake Christian, Mike Bailey and 2 Cold Scorpio.

Ring of Honor (2022)

At Ring of Honor's Supercard of Honor XV on April 1, 2022, Suzuki won the ROH World Television Championship after defeating Rhett Titus, winning his first championship in the United States.[124] On the April 13, 2022 episode of AEW Dynamite, Suzuki's reign ended after he lost the title to Samoa Joe.[125]

Major League Wrestling (2023–present)

On October 14, 2023, at Slaughterhouse, Suzuki made his Major League Wrestling debut, in a winning effort against Jacob Fatu. On February 29, 2024, at Intimidation Games, Suzuki unsuccessfully challenged Satoshi Kojima for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship.

Fighting style

Endowed with excellent wrestling ability, Suzuki was primarily a grappler on the MMA game, completing his amateur wrestling positional advancements with devastating

neck cranks and nelson hold variations to force openings, which he capitalized on with sharp submissions.[8] The only lack in his game was striking, which, as noted by Ken Shamrock, he never quite developed.[9][126] Though Shamrock may look down at his striking,[8] Suzuki is known to be able to go blow for blow with some of the toughest wrestlers in the world. He is known for his scowling face, which is usually used to strike kayfabe
fear in the eyes of his opponents.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
50 matches 30 wins 20 losses
By knockout 3 8
By submission 22 7
By decision 4 5
By disqualification 1 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 30–20 Hans Nijman Submission (kneebar) U-Spirits Again March 9, 2013 1 1:52 Tokyo, Japan [127]
Win 29–20
Jushin Thunder Liger
 Submission (rear-naked choke) Pancrase: Spirit 8 November 30, 2002 1 1:48 Yokohama, Japan
Win 28–20
El Solar
 DQ (groin strikes) Deep: 4th Impact March 30, 2002 1 2:26 Nagoya, Japan
Win 27–20 Takaku Fuke Submission (kneebar) Pancrase: 2001 Anniversary Show September 30, 2001 1 5:09 Yokohama, Japan
Loss 26–20 Denis Kang TKO (back injury) Pancrase: 2000 Anniversary Show September 24, 2000 1 3:43 Yokohama, Japan
Win 26–19 Sean Daugherty Submission (kimura) Pancrase: Trans 3 April 30, 2000 1 1:01 Yokohama, Japan
Loss 25–19 Sanae Kikuta Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) Pancrase: Breakthrough 11 December 18, 1999 1 2:39 Yokohama, Japan
Loss 25–18 Osami Shibuya TKO (hip injury) Pancrase: Advance 12 December 19, 1998 1 2:31
Urayasu
, Japan
Loss 25–17 Omar Bouiche Submission (rear-naked choke) Pancrase: Advance 10 October 26, 1998 1 0:45 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 25–16 Kazuo Takahashi TKO (palm strikes) Pancrase: 1998 Anniversary Show September 14, 1998 1 8:06 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 25–15 Takaku Fuke Decision (lost points) Pancrase: Advance 8 June 21, 1998 1 10:00 Kobe, Japan
Win 25–14 John Lober Decision (lost points) Pancrase: Advance 7 June 2, 1998 1 15:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 24–14 Tony Rojo Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Advance 5 April 26, 1998 2 3:00 Yokohama, Japan
Win 23–14 Kosei Kubota Submission (rear-naked choke) Pancrase: Advance 4 March 18, 1998 1 3:38 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 22–14 Keiichiro Yamamiya Decision (majority) Pancrase: Advance 3 March 1, 1998 1 20:00 Kobe, Japan
Loss 22–13 Semmy Schilt KO (knee) Pancrase: Advance 1 January 16, 1998 1 9:52 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 22–12 Keiichiro Yamamiya Decision (lost points) Pancrase: 1997 Anniversary Show September 6, 1997 1 20:00
Urayasu
, Japan
Win 22–11 Jagjit Singh KO (palm strike) Pancrase: Alive 6 June 18, 1997 1 0:21 Tokyo, Japan
Win 21–11 Joel Sutton Submission (keylock) Pancrase: Alive 5 May 24, 1997 1 0:48 Kobe, Japan
Win 20–11 Takafumi Ito Decision (majority) Pancrase: Truth 7 October 8, 1996 1 10:00 Nagoya, Japan
Loss 19–11 Jason DeLucia KO (palm strike) Pancrase: 1996 Anniversary Show September 7, 1996 1 4:58
Urayasu
, Japan
Loss 19–10 Vernon White Decision (majority) Pancrase: 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2 July 23, 1996 1 15:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 19–9 Yuki Kondo Decision (lost points) Pancrase: Truth 6 June 25, 1996 1 15:00 Fukuoka, Japan
Loss 19–8 Guy Mezger TKO (palm strikes) Pancrase: Truth 5 May 16, 1996 1 7:59 Tokyo, Japan
Win 19–7 Takaku Fuke Submission (armbar) Pancrase: Truth 2 March 2, 1996 1 4:15 Kobe, Japan
Loss 18–7 Frank Shamrock Submission (kneebar) Pancrase: Truth 1 January 28, 1996 1 22:53 Yokohama, Japan For the Interim King of Pancrase Openweight Title.
Win 18–6 Guy Mezger TKO (doctor stoppage) Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 7 December 14, 1995 1 7:15 Sapporo, Japan
Win 17–6 Todd Medina Submission (armbar) Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 6 November 4, 1995 1 1:39 Yokohama, Japan
Loss 16–6 Bas Rutten Submission (guillotine choke) Pancrase: 1995 Anniversary Show September 1, 1995 1 15:35 Tokyo, Japan Lost the King of Pancrase Openweight Title.
Win 16–5 Jason DeLucia Submission (guillotine choke) Pancrase: 1995 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round July 22, 1995 1 9:23 Tokyo, Japan
Win 15–5 Larry Papadopoulos Submission (kneebar) Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 5 June 13, 1995 1 8:34 Sapporo, Japan
Win 14–5 Ken Shamrock Submission (kneebar) Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 4 May 13, 1995 1 2:14
Urayasu
, Japan 		Won the King of Pancrase Openweight Title.
Loss 13–5 Frank Shamrock Submission (rear-naked choke) Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 3 April 8, 1995 1 3:23 Nagoya, Japan
Win 13–4 Christopher DeWeaver Submission (heel hook) BMSWP: Dome Spring Full Bloom April 2, 1995 1 1:50 Tokyo, Japan
Win 12–4 Gregory Smit Submission (rear-naked choke) Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 2 March 10, 1995 1 9:10 Yokohama, Japan
Loss 11–4 Manabu Yamada Submission (armbar)
Pancrase: King of Pancrase Tournament Second Round
 December 17, 1994 1 14:46 Tokyo, Japan
Win 11–3 Jason DeLucia Submission (heel hook)
Pancrase: King of Pancrase Tournament Opening Round
 December 16, 1994 1 2:04 Tokyo, Japan
Win 10–3 Matt Hume Decision (lost points)
Pancrase: King of Pancrase Tournament Opening Round
 December 16, 1994 1 10:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 9–3 Masakatsu Funaki Technical submission (rear-naked choke) Pancrase: Road to the Championship 5 October 15, 1994 1 1:51 Tokyo, Japan
Win 9–2 Todd Bjornethun Submission (armbar) Pancrase: Road to the Championship 4 September 1, 1994 1 3:11 Osaka, Japan
Win 8–2 Remco Pardoel KO (palm strike) Pancrase: Road to the Championship 3 July 26, 1994 1 7:16 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 7–2 Bas Rutten KO (knee to the body) Pancrase: Road to the Championship 2 July 6, 1994 1 3:43 Amagasaki, Japan
Win 7–1
Maurice Smith
 Submission (armbar) Pancrase: Road to the Championship 1 May 31, 1994 3 0:36 Tokyo, Japan
Win 6–1 Thomas Puckett Submission (armbar) Pancrase: Pancrash! 3 April 21, 1994 1 1:43 Osaka, Japan
Win 5–1 Takaku Fuke Submission (bulldog choke) Pancrase: Pancrash! 2 March 12, 1994 1 6:31 Nagoya, Japan
Win 4–1 Ken Shamrock Submission (kneebar) Pancrase: Pancrash! 1 January 19, 1994 1 7:37 Yokohama, Japan
Win 3–1 James Mathews Submission (keylock) Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 4 December 8, 1993 1 0:58 Hakata, Japan
Win 2–1 Vernon White Submission (leg scissor choke) Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 2 October 14, 1993 1 2:36 Nagoya, Japan
Win 1–1 Katsuomi Inagaki Submission (rear-naked choke) Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 1 September 21, 1993 1 3:25
Urayasu
, Japan
Loss 0–1
Maurice Smith
 KO (punch) UWF U-Cosmos November 29, 1989 4 1:05 Tokyo, Japan

Mixed martial arts exhibition

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Draw 0-0-1 Yuki Kondo Technical Draw Pancrase 2000 Trans Tour April 12, 2001 1 3:00 Tokyo, Japan

Mixed rules

Professional record breakdown
1 match 1 win 0 losses
By knockout 0 0
By submission 1 0
By decision 0 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 1–0 Lawi Nabataya Submission (armbar) PWFG Hataage Dai-yonsen August 23, 1991 1 N/A Tokyo, Japan

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
0 wins (0 KOs), 1 loss
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
November 8, 1993 Loss
Maurice Smith
 Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 3
Kobe, Hyogo
, Japan 		KO (right punch) 1 2:36 0-1
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest

Submission grappling record

Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Notes
Win Japan Takashi Iizuka Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: 10th Anniversary Show August 31, 2003 2 5:00 Catch wrestling rules
Win Japan Caol Uno and Japan Osami Shibuya Submission The Contenders X-Rage Vol.2 October 3, 2002 1 14:39 Partnered with
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
Win Japan Katsuomi Inagaki Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: 2002 Spirit Tour February 17, 2002 2 5:00 Catch wrestling rules
Draw Japan Sanae Kikuta and Japan Takeshi Yamazaki Draw The Contenders X-Rage Vol.1 December 14, 2001 1 10:00 Partnered with Japan Daiju Takase
Draw Japan Caol Uno and Japan Daiju Takase Draw The Contenders 5 Prospective M-1 October 6, 2001 1 10:00 Partnered with Japan Takafumi Ito
Draw Japan Keiichiro Yamamiya Draw Pancrase: Proof 5 August 25, 2001 1 5:00 Catch wrestling rules
Draw Japan Eiji Ishikawa Draw Pancrase: Proof 4 June 26, 2001 1 5:00 Catch wrestling rules
Win Japan Junichi Yanai Submission (kneebar) Pancrase: Proof 3 May 13, 2001 1 2:46 Catch wrestling rules
Loss United States Jason DeLucia Submission (triangle choke) Pancrase: Proof 1 February 4, 2001 1 2:49 Catch wrestling rules
Win Japan Takafumi Ito Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Trans Tour September 12, 2001 1 5:00 Catch wrestling rules

Championships and accomplishments

NEVER Openweight Champion

Professional wrestling

Mixed martial arts

Luchas de Apuestas record

See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
Hirooki Goto (hair) Minoru Suzuki (hair & championship) Tokyo, Japan Wrestle Kingdom 12 January 4, 2018

See also

  • List of professional wrestlers by MMA record

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