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Sanae Kikuta 菊田早苗
Born
(1971-09-10) September 10, 1971 (age 52) Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
Sanae Kikuta (Japanese: 菊田 早苗, Kikuta Sanae, born September 10, 1971) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 1996, he has competed for the UFC, PRIDE Fighting Championships, Pancrase, DREAM, World Victory Road, DEEP, Shooto, and Vale Tudo Japan. He is the former Pancrase Light Heavyweight Champion (2001–2003) and the winner of the ADCC 88 kg class in 2001.
SanaeKikuta (Japanese: 菊田 早苗, KikutaSanae, born September 10, 1971) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division...
was at the very next event, Pride 2, against judoka and catch wrestler SanaeKikuta. The match was fought under special rules by Gracie's demand, which included...
freestyle wrestling), Russian Karimula Barkalaev (judo and MMA), Japanese SanaeKikuta (judo / shoot wrestling), and South African Mark Robinson (judo, freestyle...
against former Pancrase Light Heavyweight Champion and ADCC gold medallist SanaeKikuta. After training in judo and amateur wrestling at the International Budo...
Gracie. Some other notable fighters to fight at Vale Tudo Japan include SanaeKikuta, Takanori Gomi, Enson Inoue, João Roque, Carlos Newton, Rumina Sato,...
SanaeKikuta, who had defeated Yoshida's own trainee Makoto Takimoto in an earlier event. Having ditched the gi, the bout started slow, with Kikuta taking...
in the future. Ken Shamrock Masakatsu Funaki Bas Rutten Minoru Suzuki SanaeKikuta Kiuma Kunioku Tsuyoshi Kosaka Frank Shamrock Yuki Kondo Nathan Marquardt...
Sturgeon Marco Ruas Mark Kerr Naoki Sano Pedro Otavio Royler Gracie SanaeKikuta Satoshi Honma Tasis Petridis Vernon White Wallid Ismail William van Roosmalen...
Dhabi Combat Club in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He was defeated by SanaeKikuta on points (6–0) in the first round. Tanner began training with Oregon-based...
class Method Round Time Notes Kazuo Takahashi vs. John Lober Draw 2 3:00 SanaeKikuta def. Eric Gedek Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 1:20 Jason DeLucia def...
initiated into the Pancrase stable, "GRABAKA" and studied under its founder, SanaeKikuta. In March of that same year, he experienced a sparring match with MMA...
finished by a broken nose due to a knee strike. At Pride 20, Otsuka fought SanaeKikuta after the two fighters had trashtalked each other since a long time....
Kiyoshi Tamura while Maurice Smith, Oleg Taktarov and Abu Dhabi champion SanaeKikuta numbered amongst his victims. Renzo's stylistic differences from his...
Naruse DQ Rings – Maelstrom 6 August 24, 1996 1 11:51 Japan Loss 4–2 SanaeKikuta Decision Lumax Cup – Tournament of J '96 March 30, 1996 1 5:00 Japan...
28 September 2001 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win 7–0–1 SanaeKikuta Decision (unanimous) Pancrase - Trans 6 31 October 2000 1 15:00 Tokyo...
defeating Kosei Kubota by unanimous decision in his first fight. He joined SanaeKikuta's Grabaka team to further develop his skills. Sudo became well known for...
went 8-1-3 with wins over Akihoro Gono and Josh Barnett before facing SanaeKikuta for the Light Heavyweight King of Pancrase title. The two had fought...
January 6, 2015 3 2:51 Qian'an, China Catchweight (165 lb) bout. Win 6–0 SanaeKikuta Decision (unanimous) Real 1 December 23, 2014 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Welterweight...
Pancrase: Proof 7 December 1, 2001 1 2:28 Yokohama, Japan Loss 19–14–7 SanaeKikuta TKO (doctor stoppage) Pancrase: 2001 Anniversary Show September 30, 2001...