| Hiromitsu Kanehara | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 5, 1970 |
| Other names | The Smiley Killer |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (90.7 kg; 14.3 st) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Style | Shoot Wrestling |
| Team | UKR |
| Years active | 1998 - present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 46 |
| Wins | 19 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 24 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 14 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Hiromitsu Kanehara (金原弘光 Kanahara Hiromitsu) (born October 5, 1970) is a Japanese mixed martial artist of Korean descent who competes in the light heavyweight division.
Although starting as a professional wrestler in 1991, Kanehara did not have much success as such, and eventually abandoned professional wrestling when his then-home circuit, Fighting Network RINGS, abandoned the discipline in the late 1990s. Unlike most shoot-style comrades such as Masayuki Naruse, Wataru Sakata, and Minoru Suzuki, who returned to regular puroresu, Kanehara is yet to make such an appearance.
Kanehara holds notable wins over Masayuki Naruse, Wataru Sakata, Jeremy Horn and a knockout victory over Valentijn Overeem.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 46 matches | 19 wins | 24 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 6 |
| By submission | 4 | 4 |
| By decision | 8 | 14 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 |
| Draws | 3 | |
| No contests | 0 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 27-26-3 | Hideto Tatsumi | Decision (unanimous) | Deep - 54 Impact | June 24, 2010 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 27-25-3 | Hiroki Sato | Decision (unanimous) | Deep - 51 Impact | December 11, 2010 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | 26-25-3 | Yong Choi | Draw | Deep - 49 Impact | August 27, 2010 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 26-25-2 | Riki Fukuda | Decision (unanimous) | Deep - 46 Impact | February 28, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 26-24-2 | Makoto Miyazawa | TKO (punches) | Deep - 44 Impact | October 10, 2009 | 1 | 0:25 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | 25-24-2 | Ryuta Sakurai | Draw | Deep - 42 Impact | June 30, 2009 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 25-24-1 | Kenji Nagai | TKO (punches) | Deep - 41 Impact | April 16, 2009 | 2 | 3:02 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 24-24-1 | Ichiro Kanai | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase - Shining 8 | October 1, 2008 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 24-23-1 | Keiichiro Yamamiya | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase - Shining 5 | June 1, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 24-22-1 | Izuru Takeuchi | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase - Shining 2 | March 26, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 24-21-1 | Ryo Kawamura | KO | Pancrase - Rising 3 | March 18, 2007 | 3 | 1:36 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 24-20-1 | Marcelo Brito | Technical Submission (armbar) | MARS 5 - Marching On | October 28, 2006 | 1 | 0:49 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 24-19-1 | Ruslan Abdulkhamidov | Submission (heel hook) | Kokoro - Kill Or Be Killed | August 15, 2006 | 1 | 2:02 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 23-19-1 | Kestutis Arbocius | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase - Blow 3 | April 9, 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 23-18-1 | Chalid Arrab | Decision (majority) | Hero's 2005 in Seoul | November 5, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Loss | 23-17-1 | Yuki Kondo | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase - Spiral 8 | October 2, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Loss | 23-16-1 | Iouri Bekichev | TKO | Rings - Lithuania | August 20, 2005 | 1 | Lithuania | ||
| Loss | 23-15-1 | Mauricio Rua | TKO (stomp) | PRIDE 29 | February 20, 2005 | 1 | 1:40 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Loss | 23-14-1 | Alistair Overeem | TKO (cut) | PRIDE 28 | October 31, 2004 | 2 | 3:52 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Loss | 23-13-1 | Mirko Filipović | Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE - Bushido 3 | May 23, 2004 | 2 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Loss | 23-12-1 | Wanderlei Silva | TKO (corner stoppage) | PRIDE 23 | November 24, 2002 | 1 | 3:40 | Tokyo, Japan | PrideFC Middleweight championship |
| Draw | 23-11-1 | Mikhail Illoukhine | Draw | Rings - World Title Series Grand Final | February 15, 2002 | 3 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | 23-11 | Paul Cahoon | Decision (split) | Rings - World Title Series 5 | December 21, 2001 | 3 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | 22-11 | Kelly Jacobs | TKO (lost points) | Rings - World Title Series 4 | October 20, 2001 | 2 | 1:51 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 21-11 | Matt Hughes | Decision (majority) | Rings - 10th Anniversary | August 11, 2001 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 21-10 | Ricardo Arona | Submission (kneebar) | Rings - World Title Series 2 | June 15, 2001 | 2 | 0:53 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Loss | 21-9 | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | Submission (rear naked choke) | Rings - King of Kings 2000 Final | February 24, 2001 | 2 | 0:27 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 21-8 | Dave Menne | TKO (punches) | Rings - King of Kings 2000 Final | February 24, 2001 | 3 | 3:24 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 20-8 | Tom Sauer | TKO (punches) | Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block B | December 22, 2000 | 1 | 4:14 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | 19-8 | Alexandre Ferreira | Submission (kimura) | Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block B | December 22, 2000 | 2 | 2:45 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | 18-8 | Josh Hall | Decision (split) | Rings USA - Rising Stars Block B | July 22, 2000 | 2 | 5:00 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 17-8 | Adrian Serrano | Submission (armlock) | Rings USA - Rising Stars Block B | July 22, 2000 | 1 | 2:07 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Loss | 16-8 | Renato Sobral | Decision (unanimous) | Rings - Millennium Combine 2 | June 15, 2000 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 16-7 | Mario Sperry | Decision (majority) | C2K - Colosseum 2000 | May 26, 2000 | 2 | 5:00 | Japan | |
| Win | 16-6 | Valentijn Overeem | KO(punch) | Rings Holland - There Can Only Be One Champion | February 6, 2000 | 1 | 4:14 | Netherlands | |
| Loss | 15-6 | Dan Henderson | Decision (majority) | Rings - King of Kings 1999 Block A | October 28, 1999 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 15-5 | Jeremy Horn | Decision (majority) | Rings - King of Kings 1999 Block A | October 28, 1999 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 14-5 | Wataru Sakata | Decision (lost points) | Rings - Rise 5th | August 19, 1999 | 3 | 5:00 | Japan | |
| Win | 13-5 | Masayuki Naruse | Decision | Rings - Rise 4th | June 24, 1999 | 3 | 10:00 | Japan | |
| Loss | 12-5 | Valentijn Overeem | TKO | Rings - Rise 3rd | May 22, 1999 | 1 | 4:35 | Japan | |
| Loss | 12-4 | Kiyoshi Tamura | Submission (arm bar) | Rings - Rise 1st | March 20, 1999 | 3 | 0:14 | Japan | |
| Loss | 12-3 | Ricardo Morais | Decision | Rings - Final Capture | February 21, 1999 | 5 | 5:00 | Japan | |
| Loss | 12-2 | Volk Han | Submission (leglock) | Rings - World Mega Battle Tournament 1998 | January 23, 1999 | 1 | 13:32 | Japan | |
| Win | 12-1 | Hans Nijman | TKO | Rings - World Mega Battle Tournament 1998 | December 23, 1998 | 1 | 9:04 | Japan | |
| Win | 11-1 | Dave van der Veen | Submission (armlock) | Rings - World Mega Battle Tournament 1998 | November 20, 1998 | 1 | 7:24 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | 10-1 | Dimitri Petkov | Submission (armbar) | Rings - World Mega Battle Tournament 1998 | October 23, 1998 | 1 | 4:55 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Win | 9-1 | Lee Hasdell | Decision | NOTS 2 - Night of the Samurai 2 | October 11, 1998 | 1 | 15:00 | England | |
| Win | 8-1 | Willie Peeters | Submission (real naked choke) | Rings - Sixth Fighting Integration | September 21, 1998 | 1 | 6:57 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | 7-1 | Zaza Tkeshelashvili | Submission (real naked choke) | Rings - Fifth Fighting Integration | August 28, 1998 | 1 | 10:17 | Niigata, Japan | |
| Win | 6-1 | Dick Leon-Vrij | Submission (armbar) | Rings - Captured "Akira Maeda Retirement Show" | July 20, 1998 | 1 | 4:22 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 5-1 | Sander MacKilljan | Submission (armlock) | Rings - Fourth Fighting Integration | June 27, 1998 | 1 | 3:26 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 4-1 | Wataru Sakata | Submission | Rings - Battle Genesis IV | June 20, 1998 | 2 | 00:56 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 3-1 | Lee Hasdell | Decision | Rings - Third Fighting Integration | May 29, 1998 | 1 | 30:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 2-1 | Todor Todorov | TKO (referee stoppage) | Rings Russia | April 25, 1998 | 1 | 9:17 | Ekaterinburg, Russia | |
| Win | 1-1 | Sander Thonhauser | Submission (leglock) | Rings - Second Fighting Integration | April 16, 1998 | 1 | 6:26 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Loss | 0-1 | Mikhail Illoukhine | Submission(leglock) | Rings - First Fighting Integration | March 28, 1998 | 1 | 14:03 | Tokyo, Japan |