Kenichi Tanaka
| Kenichi Tanaka | |
|---|---|
| Born | Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Weight | 139 lb (63 kg; 9.9 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight Featherweight |
| Team | Shooting Gym Tsudanuma |
| Years active | 1989 - 1999 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 10 |
| Wins | 6 |
| By submission | 6 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Kenichi Tanaka is a Japanese[1] mixed martial artist and referee.[2] He competed in the Bantamweight[3] and Featherweight divisions. Tanaka is one of the earliest Satoru Sayama trainees under Super Tiger Gym, and was the inaugural Shooto Lightweight 65 kg (143.3 lb) Champion. He later lost the title to Kazuhiro Sakamoto.
Tanaka refereed events.
Tanaka is a former trainer at Shooting Gym Tsudanuma and founded and currently owns Super Tiger Gym Tanaka Juku.
Championships and Accomplishments[]
- Shooto
- Shooto Lightweight 65 kg (143.3 lb) Championship (One time)
Mixed martial arts record[]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 13 matches | 6 wins | 4 losses |
| By submission | 6 | 1 |
| By decision | 0 | 3 |
| Draws | 3 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | 6-4-3 | Hideki Ogawa | Draw | Daidojuku - WARS 5 | April 8, 1999 | 3 | 3:00 | Japan | |
| Loss | 6-4-2 | Kyuhei Ueno | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 3 | January 21, 1995 | 5 | 3:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 6-3-2 | Mamoru Okochi | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 1 | September 26, 1994 | 1 | 2:51 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | 5-3-2 | Noboru Asahi | Draw | Shooto - Shooto | July 23, 1992 | 5 | 3:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 5-3-1 | Hiroyuki Kanno | Submission (kimura) | Shooto - Shooto | May 29, 1992 | 3 | 0:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | 4-3-1 | Noboru Asahi | Draw | Shooto - Shooto | December 23, 1991 | 5 | 3:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 4-3 | Kazuhiro Sakamoto | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto - Shooto | May 31, 1991 | 5 | 3:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 4-2 | Hiroyuki Kanno | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto - Shooto | March 29, 1991 | 5 | 3:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 4-1 | Kazuhiro Sakamoto | Submission (kimura) | Shooto - Shooto | September 8, 1990 | 2 | 2:37 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 3-1 | Kazuhiro Sakamoto | Submission (armbar) | Shooto - Shooto | July 7, 1990 | 1 | 0:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 2-1 | Tetsuo Yokoyama | Submission (achilles lock) | Shooto - Shooto | March 17, 1990 | 1 | 0:21 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 1-1 | Kazuhiro Sakamoto | Submission (armbar) | Shooto - Shooto | October 19, 1989 | 1 | 1:30 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 1-0 | Makoto Ozaki | Submission (armbar) | Shooto - Shooto | May 18, 1989 | 3 | 0:00 | Tokyo, Japan |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Kenichi Tanaka". Sherdog. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014.
- ^ "Kenichi Tanaka". mixedmartialarts.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014.
- ^ "Kenichi Tanaka". fightmatrix.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014.
External links[]
- Professional MMA record for Kenichi Tanaka from Sherdog
- Kenichi Tanaka at mixedmartialarts.com
- Kenichi Tanaka at fightmatrix.com
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