(1976-10-08) October 8, 1976 (age 47) Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan
Other names
Piranha
Nationality
Japanese
Height
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight
169 lb (77 kg; 12 st 1 lb)
Division
Welterweight Middleweight
Style
Kyokushin Karate, Muay Thai,[1]Submission Wrestling
Fighting out of
Tsuruoka, Japan
Team
Tribe Tokyo MMA Team M.A.D. Team Quest
Rank
Black belt in Kyokushin Karate
Years active
2001–2013
Mixed martial arts record
Total
35
Wins
22
By knockout
8
By submission
1
By decision
13
Losses
13
By knockout
4
By submission
1
By decision
8
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Ryo Chonan (Japanese: 長南亮, Chōnan Ryō, born October 8, 1976) is a retired Japanese professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2001 to 2013, Chonan competed for the UFC, PRIDE, DEEP, DREAM, Pancrase, and World Victory Road. Chonan is the former DEEP Middleweight Champion and the former DEEP Welterweight Champion.
^Snowden, Jonathan; Shields, Kendall (2010). The MMA Encyclopedia. ECW Press. ISBN 9781554908448. Ryo Chonan, a Kyokushin karate and Muay Thai exponent with no previous submission success to speak of...
RyoChonan (Japanese: 長南亮, ChōnanRyō, born October 8, 1976) is a retired Japanese professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2001...
2010 Chonan Gang, the Korean stage name of Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Japanese actor/singer RyoChonan (born 1976), Japanese mixed martial artist Chonan languages...
Pride FC on 31 December to face RyoChonan. Silva was in control with a take down and body triangle in the first round. Chonan was able to counter Silva's...
Parisyan instead faced RyoChonan, while Chonan's previous opponent Thiago Alves fought Chris Lytle. Additionally, PRIDE veterans RyoChonan and Akihiro Gono...
Rutten began learning Kyokushin karate and earned a 2nd-degree black belt. RyoChonan Nikita Krylov - Ukrainian mixed martial artist who competes in the light...
Championships promotion with several knockout victories against Ikuhisa Minowa, RyoChonan, and Yuki Kondo. On June 4, 2006, Baroni was summarily defeated by Ikuhisa...
Parisyan won three consecutive victories over Drew Fickett, Josh Burkman and RyoChonan, all via unanimous decision. Parisyan lost via TKO to Thiago Alves at...
withdraw from the card and the UFC announced Jason Day would face Bisping. RyoChonan was replaced by Kevin Burns, and Neil Wain was replaced by Eddie Sanchez...
tournament were fought at Pride Bushido 9, at which Henderson knocked out both RyoChonan and Akihiro Gono. Along with this tournament victory, he was awarded the...
submission in the second round. For his fifth UFC fight, Carneiro faced RyoChonan at UFC 88 on 6 September 2008. He lost the fight via split decision. Following...
Aurelio Mark Hunt Masakazu Imanari Matt Foki Mu Bae Choi Rulon Gardner RyoChonan Ryuki Ueyama Ryuta Sakurai Sean Sherk Sergey Ignatov Soa Palelei Stefan...
decision. Almeida made a one-off return to PRIDE on May 23, 2004, against RyoChonan at Pride:Bushido 3. Almeida won via unanimous decision. Almeida made his...
at UFC 97 with an upset split decision victory over Japanese veteran RyoChonan. Grant next fought South Korean Dong Hyun Kim at UFC 100. He lost a unanimous...
included fights against the likes of Keiichiro Yamamiya, Nathan Marquardt, RyoChonan and Yushin Okami. In May 2008, Sato transitioned into the world of professional...
an event held on July 3, 2004, at Differ Ariake in Tokyo, Japan. Deep: Chonan Festival was an event held on October 3, 2004, at Mikawa Town Gymnasium...
returned at Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 where he faced RyoChonan. He won the fight via unanimous decision. He then faced Phil Baroni at...
(punches) Hero's 7 October 9, 2006 1 0:22 Yokohama, Japan Loss 13–10 RyoChonan Decision (unanimous) Pride Bushido 5 October 14, 2004 2 5:00 Osaka, Japan...
seminars in Hong Kong. Heath Sims Sebastian Rodriguez Sam Alvey Josh Burkman RyoChonan Nathan Coy Cyrille Diabaté Pat Healy Chris Leben Ryan Healy Dan Henderson...
6 fight win-streak Gray Maynard Kevin Burns Evan Dunham Shane Roller RyoChonan Forrest Petz Chad Reiner CAN John Makdessi The Bull 11–9 18–9 UFC 124...
win the championship. Sakurai would lose the title in February 2006 to RyoChonan at Deep: 23rd Impact in the first round due to a cut. He would challenge...
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