Shooto Watanabe

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Shooto Watanabe
Born渡部修斗
(1989-02-27) February 27, 1989 (age 32)
Gunma, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb)
DivisionBantamweight
StyleJudo
Fighting out ofKawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
TeamStrapple Shinyurigaoka
Years active2012–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total29
Wins23
By knockout2
By submission14
By decision6
By disqualification1
Losses6
By knockout3
By submission2
By decision1
Notable relativesYuichi Watanabe, father
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Shooto Watanabe is a Japanese male mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of RIZIN Fighting Federation.[1]

Background[]

The son of Yuichi Watanabe, grew up being forced to train judo and wrestling, eventually turning into a mixed martial artist.[2]

Career[]

Debut[]

He made his debut at Pancrase Progress Tour 4, earning a draw against Yoshifumi Ishiki.[3]

ZST[]

3 months following his pro debut, he entered ZST's Bantamweight tournament, earning his first victory against Tadayuki Nakamura with what would become his patented rear-naked choke at ZST: Battle Hazard 6.[4] He followed this up by scoring a unanimous decision victory in the semifinals against Nobuyuki Kanaizuka at ZST: SWAT! 47 [5] He met future ZST Flyweight Champion, Seiichiro Ito in the finals, scoring an emphatic submission in just 62 seconds to capture the bantamweight tournament championship at ZST: SWAT! in Face 11 [6] Despite winning a tournament only 5 months into his career, he would face a dip in form, going 2-1-3 in his next 6 fights, with his sole victory coming against Shintaro Kubo at VTJ 2nd in June 2013. He started 2014 off with a stoppage loss to future foe Go Kashiwazaki, but strung together a 7-fight unbeaten streak lasting 2 and a half years, earning a rematch with Kashiwazaki - this time for the ZST Bantamweight Championship. His fate would be nearly identical, losing via stoppage in the 2nd round. This would prove to be his final appearance with ZST, finishing with a 8-3-4 record in the promotion (9-3-5, 1NC overall).[7]

Fighting NEXUS & GLADIATOR[]

Watanabe would make his Fighting NEXUS debut 3 months following his failed title challenge for the ZST title, kicking off his NEXUS career nearly identical to his ZST debut, a rear-naked choke victory in just 85 seconds. 4 months later he competed under the GLADIATOR banner, scoring a second successive rear-naked choke victory against Yutaka Imamura; a victory which would catapult him to his second title challenge in 12 months. However, he first competed at Fighting NEXUS 9, finishing Jun Ikkyu with a guillotine choke in just 24 seconds. This allowed for a quick turnaround, to face Naritoshi Kakuta for the GLADIATOR Bantamweight Championship. However, once again, Watanabe would come up short, dropping a unanimous decision. He closed out 2017 with a unanimous decision victory of his own, over Kotaro Kazama. This win would spur on a 9-fight unbeaten streak, in which he would capture the vacant Fighting NEXUS Bantamweight Championship in December 2018, and score 2 victories under the DEEP promotion.[8][9][10]

RIZIN Fighting Federation[]

With an impressive unbeaten streak stretching back 2 and a half years, Japan's premier MMA promotion, Rizin Fighting Federation announced that Watanabe would be facing rising prospect and UFC veteran, Naoki Inoue on August 9, 2020 at Rizin 22.[11] Watanabe was defeated at 1:40 of the first round via rear-naked choke.[12]

On February 16, it was announced that Watanabe would face Takumi Tamaru at Rizin 27 to earn a spot in RIZIN's upcoming Japan Bantamweight Grand Prix, with the winner of the grand prix being expected to face RIZIN Bantamweight Champion, Kyoji Horiguchi in 2022.[13] Watanabe defeated Tamaru by rear-naked choke in the 2nd round.[14]

4 days later, RIZIN held a press conference where the drawing for the Grand Prix would occur. Former RIZIN Bantamweight Champion Kai Asakura chose the slot to face Watanabe. They faced each other at Rizin 28 on June 13, 2021 at the Tokyo Dome.[15][16] Shooto lost the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[17]

Watanabe was scheduled to face Kuya Ito on October 10, 2021 at Rizin Landmark Vol.1.[18] Ito later withdrew from his bout with Watanabe due to COVID-19 protocols, and was replaced by Nobutaka Naito.[19] He won the bout after choking Naito unconscious via brabo choke in the first round.[20]

Personal life[]

Watanabe is the son of MMA pioneer and Shooto's inaugural Lightweight Champion, Yuichi Watanabe. His mother also competed in Shooto.

Championships and accomplishments[]

  • Fighting NEXUS
    • Fighting Nexus Bantamweight Championship (One time)
      • One successful title defense

Mixed martial arts record[]

Professional record breakdown
36 matches 23 wins 6 losses
By knockout 2 3
By submission 14 2
By decision 6 1
By disqualification 1 0
Draws 6
No contests 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 23–6–6 Nobutaka Naito Technical Submission (d’arce choke) Rizin Landmark Vol.1 October 2, 2021 1 1:33 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 22–6–6 Kai Asakura TKO (punches) Rizin 28 June 13, 2021 1 3:22 Tokyo, Japan Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix 2021 Opening Round.
Win 22–5–6 Takumi Tamaru Submission (rear-naked choke) Rizin 27 March 21, 2021 2 4:13 Nagoya, Japan
Win 21–5–6 Takashi Terada Submission (rear-naked choke) Fighting NEXUS vol.21×PFC.24 December 27, 2020 1 1:37 Shinjuku, Japan Featherweight bout.
Loss 20–5–6 Naoki Inoue Submission (rear-naked choke) Rizin 22 August 9, 2020 1 1:40 Yokohama, Japan
Win 20–4–6 Hiroto Sakuma Submission (rear-naked choke) Fighting NEXUS vol. 18 November 24, 2019 1 3:48 Tokyo, Japan Defended Fighting Nexus Bantamweight Championship.
Win 19–4–6 Yoichiro Kuranobu Decision (unanimous) DEEP 91 Impact September 8, 2019 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 18–4–6 Hiroyuki Kobayashi Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) DEEP 90 Impact June 29, 2019 1 1:22 Tokyo, Japan
Win 17–4–6 Kodai Murata Decision (unanimous) Fighting NEXUS vol.15 December 16, 2018 2 5:00 Shinjuku, Japan Won vacant Fighting Nexus Bantamweight Championship.
Win 16–4–6 Takeya Takemoto DQ (illegal upkick) 1 1:54 Fighting Nexus Bantamweight Championship Title Eliminator.
Win 15–4–6 Great MajingaZ Submission (rear-naked choke) Fighting NEXUS vol.14 August 11, 2018 1 1:23 Tokyo, Japan
Win 14–4–6 Teppei Suwabe Decision (unanimous) Fighting NEXUS vol. 13 May 6, 2018 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 13–4–6 Takeya Takemoto Draw (split) GLADIATOR 005 in Osaka January 21, 2018 2 5:00 Osaka, Japan
Win 13–4–5 Kotaro Kazama Decision (unanimous) Fighting NEXUS vol. 11 December 3, 2017 2 5:00 Shinjuku, Japan
Loss 12–4–5 Naritoshi Kakuta Decision (unanimous) GLADIATOR 004 August 13, 2017 3 5:00 Wakayama, Japan For GLADIATOR Bantamweight Championship.
Win 12–3–5 Hitoya Sumisojun Submission (guillotine choke) Fighting NEXUS 9 May 21, 2017 1 0:24 Tokyo, Japan
Win 11–3–5 Yutaka Imamura Submission (rear-naked choke) GLADIATOR 3 in Wakayama March 5, 2017 1 2:09 Wakayama, Japan
Win 10–3–5 Yoshiyuki Sakurazawa Submission (rear-naked choke) Fighting NEXUS 8 November 12, 2016 1 1:25 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 9–3–5 Go Kashiwazaki TKO (punches) ZST 53 August 7, 2016 2 4:59 Tokyo, Japan For ZST Bantamweight Championship.
Win 9–2–5 Yasuhiro Wakabayashi TKO (punches) ZST 50 April 17, 2016 1 3:42 Tokyo, Japan
No contest 8-2-5 Zheng Junfeng WLF E.P.I.C. 2 March 12, 2016 2 3:00 Zhengzhou, China Originally a R2 TKO win for Junfeng later overturned into a no contest.
Win 8–2–5 Kohei Kuraoka Submission (rear-naked choke) ZST 49: 13th Anniversary November 22, 2015 1 1:43 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 7–2–5 Atsushi Kato Draw (split) ZST 46 May 24, 2015 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 7–2–4 Shintaro Kubo Submission (rear-naked choke) ZST 44 February 22, 2015 1 3:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 6–2–4 Seio Date TKO (punches) ZST 42 August 31, 2014 1 2:47 Tokyo, Japan
Win 5–2–4 Ryutaro Watanabe Submission (rear-naked choke) ZST in Yokosuka Vol. 1 June 29, 2014 1 1:19 Yokohama, Japan
Loss 4–2–4 Go Kashiwazaki TKO (knee) ZST 39 February 9, 2014 2 3:57 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 4–1–4 Kengo Okubo Draw (time limit) ZST 37 September 23, 2013 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 4–1–3 Shintaro Kubo Decision (unanimous) Vale Tudo Japan 2 June 22, 2013 3 3:00 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 3–1–3 Takao Ueda Draw (time limit) ZST 35 April 7, 2013 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 3–1–2 Toshihiro Shimizu Submission (triangle choke) ZST 34 February 11, 2013 1 3:29 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 3–0–2 Tetsuya Fusano Draw (time limit) ZST 33: 10th Anniversary November 23, 2012 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 3–0–1 Seiichiro Ito Submission (rear-naked choke) ZST: SWAT! in Face 11 September 17, 2012 1 1:02 Tokyo, Japan ZST Bantamweight Tournament Finals.
Win 2–0–1 Nobuyuki Kanaizuka Decision (unanimous) ZST: SWAT! 47 August 12, 2012 2 5:00 Chōfu, Japan
Win 1–0–1 Tadayuki Nakamura Submission (rear-naked choke) ZST: Battle Hazard 6 July 16, 2012 1 1:54 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 0–0–1 Yoshifumi Ishiki Draw (time limit) Pancrase Progress Tour 4 April 1, 2012 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan

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