Shinya Aoki

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Shinya Aoki
Statistics
Nickname	Tobikan Judan
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Born	May 9, 1983
Town of birth
Fighting style	Brazilian Jiu Jitsu/Judo
Mixed martial arts record
Wins	10
By knockout	1
By submission	5
Losses	2
Draws	0

Shinya "Tobikan Judan" Aoki (born May 9, 1983) is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter, grappler, and former police officer. Shinya Aoki is the current Shooto Middleweight (167lbs) champion after defeating Akira Kikuchi in February of 2006. Shinya Aoki holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Yuki Nakai, as well as a black belt in Judo. He works as an instructor at Paraestra Kasai, but represents the Paraestra Tokyo head-school when competing. He is best known for his excellent flexibility, often taking opponents by surprise and earning him the nickname "Tobikan Judan," meaning "Rubber Man."

1 MMA career
2 Mixed Martial Arts Record
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] MMA career

Aoki holds an MMA record of 10-2, with 5 submissions and 1 TKO and is the current Shooto middleweight champion, a title he earned after his defeat of Akira Kikuchi in 2006. In August of 2006 he made his PRIDE debut at Bushido 12, submitting American fighter Jason Black in under two minutes with a triangle choke. After beating French, Aoki was to face highly ranked lightweight Joachim Hansen at PRIDE Shockwave 2006. Aoki, to the surprise of many, submitted Hansen with ease with a gogoplata—the first successful submission using a gogoplata in a Pride FC event. On February 17th, 2007, Aoki successfully defended his Shooto title against Kikuchi and won via split decision. Aoki announced afterwards that he was to be the Shooto entrant into the forthcoming PRIDE Lightweight Grand Prix tournament.

[edit] Mixed Martial Arts Record

10 Wins (1 (T)KO, 5 submissions, 2 decisions, 2 DQs), 2 Losses (1 (T)KO, 1 decision), 0 Draws , 0 No Contests .
Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time
Win	Akira Kikuchi	Decision (Split)	Shooto - Back to Our Roots	2/17/2007	3	5:00
Win	Joachim Hansen	Submission (Gogoplata)	PRIDE Shockwave 2006	12/31/2006	1	2:24
Win	Clay French	Submission (Flying triangle choke)	PRIDE Bushido 13	11/5/2006	1	3:57
Win	George Sotiropoulos	DQ (Groin strike)	Shooto - Champion Carnival	10/14/2006	2	0:05
Win	Jason Black	Submission (Triangle choke)	PRIDE Bushido 12	8/26/2006	1	1:58
Win	Akira Kikuchi	Decision (Unanimous)	Shooto - The Victory of the Truth	2/17/2006	3	5:00
Win	Kuniyoshi Hironaka	TKO (Cut)	Shooto at Korakuen Hall	11/5/2006	1	2:10
Loss	Hayato Sakurai	Decision (Unanimous)	Shooto - Alive Road 2005	8/20/2005	3	5:00
Win	Shigetoshi Iwase	DQ (Low blow)	Shooto at Korakuen Hall	7/30/2005	1	0:35
Win	Keith Wisniewski	Submission (Standing arm lock)	Shooto at Korakuen Hall	1/29/2005	1	2:22
Loss	Jutaro Nakao	KO (Punch)	DEEP - 16th Impact	10/30/2004	1	4:29
Win	Seichi Ikemoto	Submission (Armbar)	DEEP - 15th Impact	7/3/2004	2	0:52