Mitsuhiro Ishida

Mitsuhiro Ishida

Mitsuhiro Ishida in 2009, at the weigh-in before the Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg event.
Born December 29, 1978 (1978-12-29) (age 33)
Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Other names The Endless Warrior
Nationality Japanese
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Division Featherweight
Lightweight
Style Wrestling
Team T-Blood
Mixed martial arts record
Total 29
Wins 20
By knockout 3
By submission 2
By decision 15
Losses 8
By knockout 4
By submission 1
By decision 3
Draws 1

Mitsuhiro Ishida (石田光洋, born December 29, 1978) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who has competed in Shooto, Strikeforce and Pride. He currently competes in Dream and is known for his wrestling ability and endurance.

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Mixed martial arts career

Ishida's pro debut was on July 6, 2001 at Shooto: To the Top 6 against Daisuke Sugie where he lost via unanimous decision. He then went on to win his next four fights. On February 17, 2006 he defeated Kenichiro Togashi to obtain the Shooto Pacific Rim Championship Belt.

At Pride Shockwave 2006 he lost to Takanori Gomi in a non-title fight on December 31, 2006, his first defeat in that organization. As a result of the loss to Gomi, he was unable to defend his Shooto Pacific Rim Welterweight Championship at a mandatory title defense in February 2007.[1]

His most notable victory to date was a unanimous decision victory over previously undefeated Gilbert Melendez at Yarennoka!. He made his U.S mainland debut at Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion winning against Justin Wilcox by armbar.

Dream

On March 15, 2008, Ishida competed in the opening round of the Dream Lightweight Grand Prix, defeating Korean judoka Jung Bu-Kyung. He proceeded to lose to Caol Uno in the quarter-finals at Dream 3 via rear naked choke.

Ishida then defeated Daisuke Nakamura at Dream 7.

Following matches in Shooto and Strikeforce, Ishida returned to the organization at Dream 15, where he defeated Daiki Hata.

Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 20-8-1 Doo Ho Choi KO (knee and punches) Deep Impact 56 02011-12-17 December 17, 2011 1 1:33 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 20-7-1 Joachim Hansen Decision (split) Dream: Fight for Japan! 02011-05-29 May 29, 2011 2 5:00 Saitama, Japan
Win 20-6-1 Akiyo Nishiura Decision (split) Dream 16 02010-09-25 September 25, 2010 2 5:00 Nagoya, Japan
Win 19-6-1 Daiki Hata Decision (unanimous) Dream 15 02010-07-10 July 10, 2010 2 5:00 Saitama, Japan Featherweight debut
Loss 18-6-1 Gilbert Melendez TKO (punches) Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg 02009-08-15 August 15, 2009 3 3:16 San Jose, California, USA For Strikeforce Lightweight Interim Championship
Loss 18-5-1 Mizuto Hirota TKO (punches) Shooto: Tradition Final 02009-05-10 May 10, 2009 1 1:33 Tokyo, Japan
Win 18-4-1 Daisuke Nakamura Decision (unanimous) Dream 7 02009-03-08 March 8, 2009 2 5:00 Saitama, Japan
Win 17-4-1 Justin Wilcox Submission (armbar) Strikeforce: At The Mansion II 02008-09-20 September 20, 2008 1 1:29 Beverly Hills, California, USA
Loss 16-4-1 Caol Uno Submission (rear naked choke) Dream 3 02008-05-11 May 11, 2008 2 1:39 Saitama, Japan Quarterfinal Round of Dream Lightweight Grandprix
Win 16-3-1 Bu Kyung Jung Decision (unanimous) Dream 1 02008-03-15 March 15, 2008 2 5:00 Saitama, Japan Opening Round of Dream Lightweight Grandprix
Win 15-3-1 Gilbert Melendez Decision (unanimous) Yarennoka 02007-12-31 December 31, 2007 2 5:00 Saitama, Japan
Loss 14-3-1 Takanori Gomi TKO (soccer kick and punches) PRIDE Shockwave 2006 02006-12-31 December 31, 2006 1 1:14 Saitama, Japan
Win 14-2-1 David Bielkheden Decision (unanimous) PRIDE Bushido 13 02006-11-05 November 5, 2006 2 5:00 Yokohama, Japan
Win 13-2-1 Cristiano Marcello Decision (unanimous) PRIDE Bushido 12 02006-08-26 August 26, 2006 2 5:00 Nagoya, Japan
Win 12-2-1 Marcus Aurelio Decision (unanimous) PRIDE Bushido 11 02006-06-04 June 4, 2006 2 5:00 Saitama, Japan
Win 11-2-1 Paul Rodriguez Submission (guillotine choke) PRIDE Bushido 10 02006-04-02 April 2, 2006 1 2:29 Tokyo, Japan
Win 10-2-1 Kenichiro Togashi Decision (majority) Shooto: The Victory of the Truth 02006-02-17 February 17, 2006 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Won Shooto Pacific Rim Welterweight (154 lb) Championship
Win 9-2-1 Takashi Nakakura TKO (cut) Shooto: Alive Road 02005-08-20 August 20, 2005 3 1:31 Yokohama, Japan
Win 8-2-1 Shinya Sato TKO (knees and punches) GCM: D.O.G. 1 02005-03-12 March 12, 2005 1 3:03 Tokyo, Japan
Win 7-2-1 Daisuke Sugie Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Wanna Shooto 2004 02004-11-12 November 12, 2004 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 6-2-1 Vitor Ribeiro Decision (unanimous) Shooto Hawaii: Soljah Fight Night 02004-07-09 July 9, 2004 3 5:00 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Win 6-1-1 Yoichi Fukumoto Decision (unanimous) Shooto: 3/4 in Kitazawa Town Hall 02004-03-04 March 4, 2004 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 5-1-1 Takayuki Okochi Decision (unanimous) Shooto 2004: 1/24 in Korakuen Hall 02003-01-24 January 24, 2003 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
vDraw 4-1-1 Naoki Matsushita Draw Shooto: 7/13 in Korakuen Hall 02003-07-13 July 13, 2003 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 4-1 Kotetsu Boku Decision (unanimous) Shooto: 2/6 in Kitazawa Town Hall 02003-02-06 February 6, 2003 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 3-1 Masakazu Kuramochi Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Treasure Hunt 1 02002-01-12 January 12, 2002 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 2-1 Naoto Kojima TKO (punches) Shooto: GIG East 7 02001-11-26 November 26, 2001 2 1:58 Tokyo, Japan
Win 1-1 Hiroki Kotani Decision (unanimous) Shooto: To The Top 9 02001-09-27 September 27, 2001 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 0-1 Daisuke Sugie Decision (unanimous) Shooto: To The Top 6 02001-07-06 July 6, 2001 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan

See also

References

  1. ^ Jordan Breen. "Ishida Vacates Shooto Title; February Fight Card Grows". Sherdog. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=6537. 

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