Shungo Oyama

Shungo Oyama
Born Ōyama Toshiyuki
IPA: [oːjama toɕijuki̥]
大山 利幸
April 11, 1974 (1974-04-11) (age 37)
Nasu District, Tochigi, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st)
Division Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
Heavyweight
Style Judo, Sambo
Rank black belt in Judo
Years active 2001 - present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 24
Wins 11
By knockout 3
By submission 6
By decision 2
Losses 13
By knockout 10
By submission 2
By decision 1
University International Budo University
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Shungo Oyama (大山 峻護 Ōyama Shungo [oːjama ɕɯŋɡo]; born April 11, 1974) is a Japanese mixed martial artist with a background in judo and sambo.

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Biography

Early life

He was born in Nasu District in Tochigi Prefecuture, Japan on April 11, 1974 as Toshiyuki Oyama. He started practicing judo when he was 5 years old.

Early career

Shungo Oyama has appeared in the KOTC, ROTR, Pride, K-1 HERO'S, and Dream organizations. And has a record of 9-13-0 as of September 16, 2010.

He is most known for being a student of Japanese Judo superstar Hidehiko Yoshida, and briefly trained with 3 time King of Pancrase Bas Rutten. Shungo has also trained at the famed Takada Dojo, run by former Pride General Director Nobuhiko Takada.

Though his record is not impressive, Shungo has gained respect for his die hard spirit, and stubbornness to submit. On more than one occasion he has been injured or choked unconscious due to his refusal to tap out. Shungo was also once thought to be one of Japan's most feared strikers, and was in the main event at PRIDE 22-Beasts From The East 2 against the late Ryan Gracie, who broke Shungo's arm during the fight.

Shungo's biggest victory was over Renzo Gracie of the famed Gracie Jiu-Jitsu family. With a combination of his own unorthodox fighting style, and a little Kazushi Sakuraba imitation, Shungo was able to frustrate Gracie and dominate the fight to gain a unanimous decision. In the most controversial moment of the match, Gracie spit in Shungo’s face; irritated by his fight antics.

First title

He participated "Martial Combat 10" as a substitute of Daiju Takase in Singapore for the title of Light heavyweight(-87 kg) on September 16, 2010. He beat Brian Gassaway from USA with Inverted triangle choke and he won the first professional title in his career.

During interview, he answered that he cried because he won his first title in his professional career, but his translator mistranslated that this is the first time for Oyama to cry after winning. For this mistranslation, an interviewer asked why he cried in this time even you had won 8 times before, and he could not answer. After winning, he proposed a woman with 4 years relationship in the cage and married in his hometown.

Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 11-13 Denis Kang TKO (knees) Road FC 5: Night of Champions 02011-12-03 December 3, 2011 1 4:30 Seoul, South Korea
Win 10-13 Jeong Gyo Park KO (punch) Pancrase - Impressive Tour 9 02011-09-04 September 4, 2011 1 0:11 Tokyo, Japan
Win 9-13 Brian Gassaway Technical Submission (inverted triangle choke) MC - Martial Combat 10 02010-09-16 September 16, 2010 1 1:50
Loss 8-13 Vitalius Shemetov KO (punches) X-1 Nations Collide 02010-06-04 June 4, 2010 1 1:31
Win 8-12 Mike Wimmer Submission (heel hook) KOTC Toryumon 02010-01-30 January 30, 2010 1 1:07
Loss 7-12 Andrews Nakahara TKO (punches) DREAM.8 02009-04-05 April 5, 2009 1 2:00
Loss 7-11 Yoon Dong-sik Decision (unanimous) DREAM.2 02008-04-29 April 29, 2008 2 5:00
Win 7-10 Carlos Newton Submission (strikes) Hero's 2007 in Korea 02007-10-28 October 28, 2007 3 2:42
Loss 6-10 Melvin Manhoef TKO (strikes) Hero's 7 02006-10-09 October 9, 2006 1 1:04 Hero's 2006 Light Heavyweight Grand Prix semi-final.
Win 6-9 Rodrigo Gracie Decision (unanimous) Hero's 6 02006-08-05 August 5, 2006 2 5:00 Hero's 2006 Light Heavyweight Grand Prix quarter-final.
Loss 5-9 Melvin Manhoef TKO (cut) Hero's 4 02006-03-15 March 15, 2006 1 2:51
Win 5-8 Peter Aerts Submission (heel hook) K-1-Premium 2005 Dynamite 02005-12-31 December 31, 2005 1 0:30
Win 4-8 Yun Seob Kwak Submission (achilles lock) Hero's 2005 in Seoul 02005-11-05 November 5, 2005 1 1:14
Loss 3-8 Sam Greco KO (knees and punches) Hero's 3 02005-09-07 September 7, 2005 1 2:37
Win 3-7 Valentijn Overeem Submission (toe hold) Hero's 1 02005-03-26 March 26, 2005 1 1:28
Loss 2-7 Sean O'Haire TKO (punches) K-1 Fighting Network Rumble on the Rock 2004 02004-11-20 November 20, 2004 1 0:31
Loss 2-6 Mirko Filipović TKO (strikes) PRIDE Bushido 4 02004-07-19 July 19, 2004 1 1:00
Loss 2-5 Dan Henderson TKO (punches) PRIDE 25 02003-03-16 March 16, 2003 1 3:28
Loss 2-4 Ryan Gracie Submission (armbar) PRIDE 22 02002-09-29 September 29, 2002 1 1:37
Win 2-3 Renzo Gracie Decision (unanimous) PRIDE 21 02002-06-23 June 23, 2002 3 5:00
Loss 1-3 Wallid Ismail Submission (triangle choke) PRIDE 15 02001-07-29 July 29, 2001 2 2:30
Loss 1-2 Wanderlei Silva TKO (punches) PRIDE 14 02001-05-27 May 27, 2001 1 0:30
Loss 1-1 Phillip Miller TKO (strikes) KOTC Bombs Away 02001-04-29 April 29, 2001 2 3:00
Win 1-0 Mike Bourke KO (punch) KOTC 7-Wet and Wild 02001-02-24 February 24, 2001 1 0:17

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