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Japan
Higashikurume, Tokyo
Akihiro Gono
AGE
50
/
Oct 7, 1974
HEIGHT
5'9"
/
175.26 cm
WEIGHT
161 lbs
/
73.03 kg
ASSOCIATION
Grabaka
CLASS
Welterweight
Wins
37
KO
/
TKO
7
19%
SUBMISSIONS
9
24%
DECISIONS
20
54%
OTHERS
1
3%
Draws
8
Losses
24
KO
/
TKO
8
33%
SUBMISSIONS
4
17%
DECISIONS
12
50%
OTHERS
0
0%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Tetsuya Izuchi
Gleat MMA - Ver.Mega
Aug / 04 / 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
loss
Yuki Kondo
Pancrase - 305
May / 26 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
3:00
loss
Adriano Balby
Rebel FC 7 - Fight for Honour
Apr / 29 / 2018
Decision (Split)
Isaac Yap
3
5:00
win
Kyohei Wakimoto
Pancrase 293 - Senzo vs. Wakamatsu
Feb / 04 / 2018
Decision (Split)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
3:00
loss
Akira Okada
Pancrase - 290
Oct / 08 / 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
loss
Killys Mota
F2N - Fight 2 Night 2
Apr / 28 / 2017
TKO (Punches)
Osiris Maia
3
1:55
win
Akhmat Akhmedov
Real 5 - Real Fight Championship 5
Jun / 12 / 2016
Decision (Split)
2
5:00
loss
Miroslav Strbak
WSOF-GC 2 - World Series of Fighting Global Championship: Japan 1
Feb / 07 / 2016
KO (Punches)
Chris Tognoni
2
2:42
win
Andre Pacheco de Jesus
THF - The Hill Fighters 2
Jul / 12 / 2014
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
win
Eduardo Garvon
THF - The Hill Fighters
May / 01 / 2014
Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Osiris Maia
3
4:58
draw
Yuki Okano
Deep - Cage Impact 2013
Nov / 24 / 2013
Draw (Split)
3
5:00
loss
Taisuke Okuno
Deep - 62 Impact
Apr / 26 / 2013
KO (Punch)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
2:07
loss
Michael Chandler
BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 67
May / 04 / 2012
TKO (Punches)
Yves Lavigne
1
0:56
loss
Daisuke Nakamura
Deep - 57 Impact
Feb / 18 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
loss
Narantungalag Jadambaa
SRC - Sengoku Raiden Championship 14
Aug / 22 / 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenichi Serizawa
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3
5:00
win
Diego Gonzalez
SRC - Sengoku Raiden Championship 12
Mar / 07 / 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenichi Serizawa
3
5:00
win
Hayato Sakurai
K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2009
Dec / 31 / 2009
Submission (Armbar)
Samio Kimura
2
3:56
win
Yoon Young Kim
Sengoku - Eleventh Battle
Nov / 07 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenichi Serizawa
3
5:00
loss
Dan Hornbuckle
Sengoku - Ninth Battle
Aug / 02 / 2009
KO (Head Kick)
Tomoki Matsumiya
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3
2:50
loss
Jon Fitch
UFC 94 - St. Pierre vs. Penn 2
Jan / 31 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Steve Mazzagatti
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Dan Hardy
UFC 89 - Bisping vs. Leben
Oct / 18 / 2008
Decision (Split)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Tamdan McCrory
UFC 78 - Validation
Nov / 17 / 2007
Submission (Armbar)
Dan Miragliotta
2
3:19
win
Yuki Kondo
Pride FC - Shockwave 2006
Dec / 31 / 2006
Decision (Split)
Samio Kimura
2
5:00
loss
Denis Kang
Pride - Bushido 13
Nov / 05 / 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
Daisuke Noguchi
2
5:00
win
Gegard Mousasi
Pride - Bushido 12
Aug / 26 / 2006
Submission (Armbar)
Daisuke Noguchi
2
4:14
win
Hector Lombard
Pride - Bushido 11
Jun / 04 / 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
Daisuke Noguchi
2
5:00
win
Dae Won Kim
Pride - Bushido 10
Apr / 02 / 2006
Submission (Armbar)
Minoru Toyonaga
1
9:00
loss
Dan Henderson
Pride - Bushido 9
Sep / 25 / 2005
KO (Punch)
Moritaka Oshiro
1
7:58
win
Daniel Acacio
Pride - Bushido 9
Sep / 25 / 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Daisuke Noguchi
2
5:00
win
Crosley Gracie
Pride - Bushido 7
May / 22 / 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Minoru Toyonaga
2
5:00
win
Tim McKenzie
Pancrase - Brave 10
Nov / 07 / 2004
TKO (Punches)
Hiromi Okamoto
2
2:58
win
Tsuyoshi Kurihara
Pancrase - Brave 6
Jun / 22 / 2004
KO (Punch)
Kenji Kosuge
1
2:15
loss
Mauricio Rua
Pride - Bushido 2
Feb / 15 / 2004
KO (Punches and Soccer Kick)
Minoru Toyonaga
1
9:04
win
Nilson de Castro
Pancrase - Hybrid 10
Nov / 30 / 2003
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
win
Daisuke Watanabe
Pancrase - Hybrid 9
Oct / 31 / 2003
KO (Punch)
Hiromi Okamoto
2
3:49
win
Nilson de Castro
Pancrase - 10th Anniversary Show
Aug / 31 / 2003
Disqualification (Groin Kick)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
0:29
win
Flavio Luiz Moura
Pancrase - Hybrid 5
May / 18 / 2003
Decision (Majority)
Hiromi Okamoto
2
5:00
win
Chris Haseman
Zst - The Battlefield 2
Mar / 09 / 2003
Decision (Majority)
2
5:00
draw
Chael Sonnen
Pancrase - Hybrid 2
Feb / 16 / 2003
Draw (Unanimous)
Soichi Hiroto
2
5:00
win
Keiichiro Yamamiya
Pancrase - Spirit 9
Dec / 21 / 2002
TKO (Punches)
Hiromi Okamoto
3
3:49
draw
Osami Shibuya
Pancrase - Spirit 6
Aug / 25 / 2002
Draw (Unanimous)
Hiromi Okamoto
3
5:00
win
Kosei Kubota
Pancrase - Spirit 4
May / 11 / 2002
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
loss
Yuki Kondo
Pancrase - Proof 7
Dec / 01 / 2001
TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Soichi Hiroto
3
0:52
win
Keiichiro Yamamiya
Pancrase - Proof 6
Oct / 30 / 2001
Decision (Unanimous)
Hiromi Okamoto
3
5:00
draw
Dustin Denes
Deep - 2nd Impact
Aug / 18 / 2001
Draw (Majority)
3
5:00
win
Daisuke Watanabe
Pancrase - Proof 4
Jun / 26 / 2001
TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
0:52
draw
Murilo Rua
Shooto - To The Top 4
May / 01 / 2001
Draw (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
win
Ivan Salaverry
Shooto - To The Top 1
Jan / 19 / 2001
KO (Spinning Back Kick)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
3:06
win
Masanori Suda
Shooto - R.E.A.D. 12
Nov / 12 / 2000
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
win
Andy Wang
Shooto - R.E.A.D. 5
May / 22 / 2000
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
draw
Larry Papadopoulos
Shooto - R.E.A.D. 1
Jan / 14 / 2000
Draw
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
loss
Lance Gibson
SB 13 - SuperBrawl 13
Sep / 07 / 1999
Decision (Majority)
3
5:00
loss
Matt Hughes
Shooto - 10th Anniversary Event
May / 29 / 1999
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
draw
Marcos da Silva
Shooto - Devilock Fighters
Jan / 15 / 1999
Draw (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
win
Adriano de Souza
Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 6
Nov / 27 / 1998
Submission (Armbar)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
2:46
win
Matt Rocca
Shooto - Shoot the Shooto XX
Apr / 26 / 1998
Submission (Armbar)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
3:12
loss
Larry Papadopoulos
Shooto - Reconquista 4
Oct / 12 / 1997
Decision (Split)
Yasuyuki Ogata
3
5:00
draw
Jutaro Nakao
Shooto - Gig
Jun / 25 / 1997
Draw
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
win
Tsunemichi Nagano
Daidojuku - WARS 4
Mar / 11 / 1997
Decision (Unanimous)
5
3:00
win
Masato Fujiwara
Shooto - Reconquista 1
Jan / 18 / 1997
Decision (Unanimous)
4
3:00
loss
Kazuhiro Kusayanagi
Shooto - Let's Get Lost
Oct / 04 / 1996
Submission (Armbar)
4
2:52
win
Masanori Suda
Shooto - Free Fight Kawasaki
Jul / 28 / 1996
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
4
0:33
loss
Todd Bjornethun
Shooto - Vale Tudo Junction 3
May / 07 / 1996
Submission (Armbar)
3
1:12
loss
Kazunari Murakami
Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '96
Mar / 30 / 1996
Decision
2
3:00
win
Yasushi Warita
Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '96
Mar / 30 / 1996
Submission (Achilles Lock)
1
0:54
win
Tatsuharu Doi
Daidojuku - WARS 3
Feb / 17 / 1996
Decision (Majority)
2
3:00
loss
Egan Inoue
Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '95
Oct / 13 / 1995
Submission (Armbar)
1
1:33
win
Kazunari Murakami
Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '95
Oct / 13 / 1995
KO (Kick)
1
2:25
loss
Yasunori Okuda
Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '94
Apr / 23 / 1994
Submission (Toe Hold)
1
1:51
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