RJJ Team Roken Evolve MMA/Paraestra Shooto Gym[2] Nippon Top Team
Trainer
Yuki Nakai Chatri Sityodtong
Rank
A-Class Shootist Third dan black belt in Kosen Judo[3] black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Yuki Nakai[4]
Years active
2003–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total
60
Wins
48
By knockout
4
By submission
31
By decision
11
By disqualification
2
Losses
11
By knockout
9
By decision
2
No contests
1
Other information
University
Waseda University
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: April 1, 2019
Shinya Aoki (Japanese: 青木 真也, Hepburn: Aoki Shin'ya, born May 9, 1983) is a Japanese mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and grappler currently competing in ONE Championship's [5] Welterweight division. He also competes in DDT Pro-Wrestling where he is a former three-time DDT Extreme Champion. A professional competitor since 2003, he is noted for being the DREAM Lightweight Champion, former two time ONE Lightweight World Champion, former WAMMA Lightweight Champion and former Shooto Welterweight Champion.[6] Aoki is an A-class Shootist and BJJ black belt, both under his long-term mentor Yuki Nakai, as well as a black belt Judoka. As of 2008, Aoki, along with DEEP champion Masakazu Imanari, and Sengoku champion Satoru Kitaoka have founded the "Nippon Top Team" as a group of elite Japanese grapplers competing in MMA. As well as his MMA credentials, Aoki has garnered several submission grappling accolades including two All Japan Jiu-Jitsu Championships, a Japan Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship, a Budo Open Championship, and an ADCC Japan Championship.
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ShinyaAoki (Japanese: 青木 真也, Hepburn: Aoki Shin'ya, born May 9, 1983) is a Japanese mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and grappler currently...
said in an interview with MMA News. Northcutt was scheduled to fight ShinyaAoki in a Lightweight bout, after a near two-year layoff, at ONE on TNT 4...
notable wins over former world champions Pat Curran, Michael Chandler, ShinyaAoki, Gilbert Melendez, Justin Gaethje, Anthony Pettis, Eduard Folayang, Patricky...
Championship champions, including Demetrious Johnson, Rafael Dos Anjos, ShinyaAoki, Angela Lee, Marcus Almeida and more, on its roster. According to Yahoo...
A lightweight bout between former two-time ONE Lightweight Champion ShinyaAoki and Sage Northcutt was expected to take place at the event. Northcutt...
kicks. After picking up two consecutive wins in 2016, Folayang faced ShinyaAoki for the ONE Championship Lightweight title at ONE Championship: Defending...
won the fight via TKO due to punches. Askren then faced fellow veteran ShinyaAoki at ONE Championship: Immortal Pursuit on November 24, 2017. Prior to...
Superlek vs. Takeru, ShinyaAoki vs. John Lineker". MMA News | UFC News , Results and Interviews. Retrieved 2024-01-28. "ShinyaAoki Submits John Lineker...
Yahoo. Lee, David (May 17, 2019). "MMA: Christian Lee beats Japan's ShinyaAoki to become One Championship's youngest world champion". The Straits Times...
and Rumina Sato's fighter Mio Tsumura in the second. Hirata defeated ShinyaAoki's fighter Mizuki Furuse in the finals on December 29, 2018, via Americana...
include: Shinya Abe (阿部 晋也, born 1980), Japanese curler and curling coach Shinya Adachi (足立 信也, born 1957), Japanese politician ShinyaAoki (青木 真也, born...
against ShinyaAoki at DREAM.10. Three undercard bouts were announced for DREAM.10 during the intermission of DREAM.9. These bouts included ShinyaAoki versus...
and ShinyaAoki and Super Sasadango Machine (1) KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mao, Shunma Katsumata, Toy Kojima and ShinyaAoki Ironman...
Ben (18 April 2022). "Tye Ruotolo vs. Garry Tonon, Kade Ruotolo vs. ShinyaAoki booked for ONE Championship". grapplinginsider.com. Retrieved 20 April...
Kazushi Sakuraba, Kamal Shalorus, Masakatsu Funaki, Takanori Gomi, ShinyaAoki and Josh Barnett, among other mixed martial artists, study catch wrestling...
Musumeci completed in a non-title openweight grappling match against ShinyaAoki. A strawweight bout between former champion Joshua Pacio and Mansur Malachiev...
after their first encounter, Kikuchi and ShinyaAoki met for a second time in the Professional Shooto league. Aoki, the champion, defeated Kikuchi and defended...
August 13, 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2009. ""Kid" Out of Dream 5; ShinyaAoki Has Tights Picked Out". Cagepotato.com. July 18, 2008. Retrieved February...
fight at Pride Bushido 10. Originally Gilbert Melendez was set to face ShinyaAoki but an injury during training forced Melendez to withdraw from the fight...
Championship 14. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Shalorus faced ShinyaAoki for the ONE Lightweight Championship on August 29, 2014 at ONE Fighting...
Ben (18 April 2022). "Tye Ruotolo vs. Garry Tonon, Kade Ruotolo vs. ShinyaAoki booked for ONE Championship". grapplinginsider.com. Retrieved 20 April...
current DREAM Lightweight Champion and former Shooto Middleweight Champion ShinyaAoki on April 17, 2010. A rematch between Melendez and Tatsuya Kawajiri took...
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