Satoshi Ishii (Japanese: 石井 慧, Ishii Satoshi, born December 19, 1986) is a Japanese-Croatian judoka, mixed martial artist, kickboxer and submission grappler who has held Croatian citizenship since 2019.
Ishii won the gold medal in Olympic Judo at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, a silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games and two All-Japan Judo Championships representing Japan. Ishii made his professional MMA debut at Dynamite!! 2009 losing to fellow Judoka gold medalist Hidehiko Yoshida by unanimous decision, but currently holds a record of 24–12–1.[1] Ishii is currently under contract with Professional Fighters League.[2] A professional mixed martial artist since 2009, Ishii has also competed for Rizin Fighting Federation and Bellator, and is the current HEAT Heavyweight Champion and SBC Heavyweight Champion.
SatoshiIshii (Japanese: 石井 慧, IshiiSatoshi, born December 19, 1986) is a Japanese-Croatian judoka, mixed martial artist, kickboxer and submission grappler...
from Mirko 'Cro Cop' stops SatoshiIshii at IGF 2 in Japan". mmamania.com. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2015. "SatoshiIshii given immediate rematch...
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He won the bout via ezekiel choke in the second round. Goltsov faced SatoshiIshii in the 2019 heavyweight quarterfinal bout at PFL 9 on October 31, 2019...
thanked Cheer, stating "I know I'm hard to deal with". Jackson fought SatoshiIshii on June 24, 2016, at Bellator 157. He won via split decision. Jackson...
Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 on 31 December 2011, facing SatoshiIshii. Emelianenko won by knockout in the first round. On 21 June 2012 in...
Kharitonov was expected to face SatoshiIshii on November 11, 2014, at M-1 Challenge 53: Battle in the Celestial Empire. However, Ishii withdrew from the bout...
Liam McGeary. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Lawal faced SatoshiIshii at Bellator 169 on December 16, 2016. He won the fight via unanimous...
by TKO (doctor stoppage) in 3:25 of the third round. Sylvia fought SatoshiIshii at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye and lost by unanimous decision. Sylvia fought Dagestan...
rear-naked choke in the first round. He then faced Judo specialist SatoshiIshii on the IGF 1 card which took place on 5 April 2014. De Fries lost this...
Scott Lighty at Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm, replacing SatoshiIshii on a week's notice. Larkin won the fight via technical knockout in the...
of the first round. On 26 May 2013, Pedro faced Japanese heavyweight SatoshiIshii at IGF: GENOME 26. He lost via unanimous decision. On 12 September 2015...
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via submission by using an armbar in round 1. He was then set to face SatoshiIshii, another of Japan's Olympic judoka, at the K-1 World MAX 2010. However...
Hideki Suzuki, Erik Hammer and Atsushi Sawada before dropping it to SatoshiIshii in a worked shoot fight in December 2013. Fujita made a rare appearance...
Thompson but three days before the event, had his opponent switched to SatoshiIshii and he lost by unanimous decision. Minowa next faced Chang Hee Kim of...
unanimous decision. Schall would return after a long hiatus against SatoshiIshii at IGF: GENOME 25 on March 20, 2013. Schall lost the bout via submission...
heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson and Japanese Olympic gold medalist SatoshiIshii. Jackson had a successful three-fight stint with Bellator MMA - two...
Denis Komkin, and losing to notable fighters such as Alexey Oleynik, SatoshiIshii, and Mike Hayes. After a loss to up-and-comer Chaban Ka, Monson defeated...
along with cameo roles for Bruce Buffer, Chael Sonnen, Jason Miller, SatoshiIshii, Mark Muñoz, Herb Dean, Wanderlei Silva, and Joe Rogan amongst others...
single, "Tsubane ni Naritai". In 2013, Hayashi married judo champion SatoshiIshii. The couple have one son. They later divorced in 2016. [2003.03.21]...
Retrieved 18 December 2016. "India's Super Fight League Signs Jeff Monson, SatoshiIshii, Sokoudjou, Michael Page". sherdog.com. 26 June 2012. "UCMMA 29 Press...