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Shinya Aoki

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Shinya Aoki
Statistics
Nickname Tobikan Judan
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg)
Born May 9, 1983 (1983-05-09) (age 25)
Town of birth Japan
Team/Association Paraestra Tokyo
Fighting style Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Judo
Mixed martial arts record
Wins 13
  By knockout 1
  By submission 6
Losses 2
Draws 0

Shinya "Tobikan Judan" Aoki (Japanese: 青木真也) (born May 9, 1983) is a Japanese mixed martial artist, grappler, and former police officer. Aoki is the current Shooto middleweight (167 lb) champion after defeating Akira Kikuchi in February of 2006. Aoki holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Yuki Nakai, as well as a black belt in judo. He works as an instructor at Paraestra Kasai, but represents the Paraestra Tokyo head-school when competing. He is best known for his excellent flexibility,[1][2] often taking opponents by surprise and earning him the nickname "Tobikan Judan," meaning "tenth degree black belt in jumping locks."

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[edit] MMA career

In August of 2006, Aoki made his PRIDE Fighting Championships debut at PRIDE Bushido 12, submitting American Jason Black in under two minutes with a triangle choke. Following that win, Aoki was booked to face rising lightweight star Gilbert Melendez at the following Bushido card, Bushido 13. However, prior to the fight Melendez received an elbow injury (a burst bursa sac) in training and was forced to pull out of the fight. Aoki's opponent was changed to Clay French. Aoki submitted French in just under four minutes with a triangle choke. Afterwards, Melendez was shown in the crowd with a sling, and announced he would like to face Aoki at PRIDE Shockwave 2006 on New Year's Eve. Aoki agreed.

For unknown reasons, the proposed fight with Melendez did not take place. Instead, Aoki faced highly ranked lightweight fighter Joachim Hansen. Aoki submitted Hansen with a gogoplata — considered the first successful gogoplata in MMA competition.[3]

After his win over Hansen, Aoki was set to rematch Kikuchi in Shooto, with Aoki's Shooto middleweight title (previously won from Kikuchi) on the line. Aoki successfully defended his title against Kikuchi, winning via split decision.

Following his victory, Aoki announced that he was to be the Shooto representative in the forthcoming PRIDE Lightweight Grand Prix tournament. Aoki's next fight was at PRIDE 34, where he faced little known Dutch fighter Brian Lo-A-Njoe. At the event Aoki submitted Lo-A-Njoe in the first round with an armbar. Following the fight, Aoki once again confirmed his participation in the Lightweight Grand Prix. With the purchase of PRIDE by the majority owners of Zuffa LLC, the PRIDE Lightweight Grand Prix was cancelled.[4]

On November 21, 2007, Aoki's participation on the New Year's Eve MMA card Yarennoka! was announced. Originally, his opponent was to be two-time K-1 Hero's Middleweight Grand Prix champion Gesias "JZ Calvan" Calvancante. Rumors that Calvancante was injured surfaced only two weeks before the bout, though Calvancante denied them before eventually admitted the injury and withdrawing from the fight. Aoki defeated Korean Olympic Judo silver medalist Jung Bu-Kyung, Calvancante's replacement, via unanimous decision in what was Jung Bu-Kyung's mixed martial arts debut. Aoki had promised to use a never before seen submission in the match but was unable to finish the debut fighter. [5] [6]

Aoki finally faced Calvancante on March 15, 2008 at the opening round of the DREAM Lightweight Grand Prix tournament. Early in the first round, the referee stopped the action when Calvancante apparently landed illegal elbow strikes to the back of Aoki's neck. The ringside doctor announced that Aoki was unable to continue due to the injury and Calvancante apologized for the incident. [7] The fight resulted in a no contest. Elbow strikes to the neck and spine area are illegal under DREAM rules. Aoki was later found to have sustained concussion of the cervical vertebra.[8]

They had their rematch on at DREAM.2 on April 29, 2008. In that match, Aoki defeated Calvancante via unanimous decision.[9] However, he sustained a severely bruised rib and tore cartilage in his costal area during the match.[10]

[edit] MMA record

Date Result Opponent Event Method Round Time Notes
4/29/2008 Win Flag of Brazil Gesias Calvancante DREAM.2: Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 1st Round Decision (unanimous) 2 5:00
3/15/2008 zNC Flag of Brazil Gesias Calvancante DREAM.1: Light Weight Grandprix 2008 1st Round No Contest 1 3:46
12/31/2007 Win Flag of South Korea Jung Bu-Kyung Yarennoka! 2007 Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
4/8/2007 Win Flag of the Netherlands Brian Lo-A-Njoe PRIDE 34 Submission (armbar) 1 1:33
2/17/2007 Win Flag of Japan Akira Kikuchi Shooto - Back to Our Roots Decision (split) 3 5:00 Shooto Middleweight Championship bout
12/31/2006 Win Flag of Norway Joachim Hansen PRIDE Shockwave 2006 Submission (gogoplata) 1 2:24
11/5/2006 Win Flag of the United States Clay French PRIDE Bushido 13 Submission (flying triangle choke) 1 3:57
10/14/2006 Win Flag of Australia George Sotiropoulos Shooto - Champion Carnival DQ (illegal groin strike) 2 0:05
8/26/2006 Win Flag of the United States |Jason Black PRIDE Bushido 12 Submission (triangle choke) 1 1:58
2/17/2006 Win Flag of Japan Akira Kikuchi Shooto - The Victory of the Truth Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 Shooto Middleweight Championship bout
11/5/2006 Win Flag of Japan Kuniyoshi Hironaka Shooto at Korakuen Hall TKO (cut) 1 2:10
8/20/2005 Loss Flag of Japan Hayato Sakurai Shooto - Alive Road 2005 Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
7/30/2005 Win Flag of Japan Shigetoshi Iwase Shooto at Korakuen Hall DQ (illegal groin strike) 1 0:35
1/29/2005 Win Flag of the United States Keith Wisniewski Shooto at Korakuen Hall Submission (standing arm lock) 1 2:22
10/30/2004 Loss Flag of Japan Jutaro Nakao DEEP - 16th Impact KO (punch) 1 4:29
7/3/2004 Win Flag of Japan Seichi Ikemoto DEEP - 15th Impact Submission (armbar) 2 0:52

[edit] See also

List of male mixed martial artists

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