Rumina Sato

"Moon Wolf"

AGE	50 / Dec 29, 1973
HEIGHT	5'6" / 167.64 cm
WEIGHT	136 lbs / 61.69 kg

ASSOCIATION
Roots

CLASS
Bantamweight

Wins 26

KO / TKO

19%

SUBMISSIONS

69%

DECISIONS

12%

Draws 2

Losses 17

KO / TKO

59%

SUBMISSIONS

29%

DECISIONS

12%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Hideo Tokoro	Vale Tudo Japan - VTJ 1st Dec / 24 / 2012	TKO (Punches and Elbows) Kenichi Serizawa	1	0:39
loss	Nico Verresen	Shooto - Shooto the Shoot 2011 Nov / 05 / 2011	KO (Punch) Toshiharu Suzuki	1	4:17
loss	Masakatsu Ueda	Shooto - Shootor's Legacy 3 Jul / 18 / 2011	KO (Kick to the Body) Toshiharu Suzuki	1	4:23
win	Ryota Matsune	Shooto - The Way of Shooto 3: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon May / 30 / 2010	TKO (Knee and Punches) Toshiharu Suzuki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	0:21
win	Corey Grant	VTJ 2009 - Vale Tudo Japan 2009 Oct / 30 / 2009	KO (Knee and Punches) Toshiharu Suzuki	1	3:20
loss	Takeshi Inoue	Shooto - Shooto Tradition Final May / 10 / 2009	TKO (Punches) Toshiharu Suzuki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:41
loss	Hatsu Hioki	Shooto - Shooto Tradition 4 Nov / 29 / 2008	TKO (Punches) Toshiharu Suzuki	1	3:32
loss	Akitoshi Tamura	Shooto - Shooto Tradition 1 May / 03 / 2008	Submission (North-South Choke) Toshiharu Suzuki	3	2:37
loss	Hideki Kadowaki	Shooto - Back To Our Roots 5 Sep / 22 / 2007	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Toshiharu Suzuki	1	4:09
win	Augusto Frota	Shooto - Back To Our Roots 2 Mar / 16 / 2007	TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Taro Wakabayashi	1	1:21
loss	Antonio Carvalho	Shooto - The Victory of the Truth Feb / 17 / 2006	TKO (Punches) Taro Wakabayashi	2	0:49
loss	Gilbert Melendez	Shooto - Alive Road Aug / 20 / 2005	TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Toshiharu Suzuki	1	1:32
win	Makoto Ishikawa	Shooto - 3/11 in Korakuen Hall Mar / 11 / 2005	Decision (Unanimous) Toshiharu Suzuki	3	5:00
win	Katsuya Toida	Shooto - Year End Show 2004 Dec / 14 / 2004	KO (Punch) Toshiharu Suzuki	2	1:21
win	Bao Quach	Shooto Hawaii - Soljah Fight Night Jul / 09 / 2004	Submission (Armbar)	1	3:03
win	Erikas Petraitis	Shooto - 5/3 in Korakuen Hall May / 03 / 2004	Technical Submission (Triangle Choke) Toshiharu Suzuki	2	2:20
loss	Alexandre Franca Nogueira	Shooto - Year End Show 2003 Dec / 14 / 2003	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Toshiharu Suzuki	1	0:41
win	Ryan Ackerman	Shooto - 6/27 in Hiroshima Sun Plaza Jun / 27 / 2003	Submission (Heel Hook) Toshiharu Suzuki	1	2:12
loss	Joachim Hansen	Shooto - 3/18 in Korakuen Hall Mar / 18 / 2003	TKO (Punches) Toshiharu Suzuki	1	2:09
draw	Takumi Nakayama	Shooto - Treasure Hunt 11 Nov / 15 / 2002	Draw (Majority) Toshiharu Suzuki	3	5:00
loss	Javier Vazquez	Shooto - Treasure Hunt 7 Jun / 29 / 2002	Decision (Unanimous) Toshiharu Suzuki	3	5:00
loss	Takanori Gomi	Shooto - To The Top Final Act Dec / 16 / 2001	Decision (Unanimous) Toshiharu Suzuki	3	5:00
win	Marcio Ramos Barbosa	Shooto - To The Top 7 Aug / 26 / 2001	Decision (Unanimous) Toshiharu Suzuki	3	5:00
loss	Caol Uno	Shooto - R.E.A.D. Final Dec / 17 / 2000	KO (Punch) Toshiharu Suzuki	1	2:09
win	Takuya Kuwabara	Shooto - R.E.A.D. 9 Aug / 27 / 2000	Technical Decision (Unanimous) Toshiharu Suzuki	3	0:38
win	Yves Edwards	SB 17 - SuperBrawl 17 Apr / 15 / 2000	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Toshiharu Suzuki	1	0:18
win	Rafael Cordeiro	VTJ 1999 - Vale Tudo Japan 1999 Dec / 11 / 1999	Submission (Kneebar)	1	0:58
win	Phil Johns	Shooto - Renaxis 5 Oct / 29 / 1999	Submission (Toe Hold) Yasuyuki Ogata	1	0:54
loss	Caol Uno	Shooto - 10th Anniversary Event May / 29 / 1999	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	3	4:02
win	Charles Diaz	Shooto - Devilock Fighters Jan / 15 / 1999	Submission (Flying Armbar) Yasuyuki Ogata	1	0:06
loss	Andre Pederneiras	VTJ 1998 - Vale Tudo Japan 1998 Oct / 25 / 1998	KO (Soccer Kick and Punches) Toshiharu Suzuki	1	4:20
win	Michael Buell	Shooto - Shoot the Shooto XX Apr / 26 / 1998	Submission (Armbar) Yasuyuki Ogata	1	0:31
loss	Joel Gerson	Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 2 Mar / 01 / 1998	Technical Submission (Armbar) Yasuyuki Ogata	1	3:53
win	John Lewis	VTJ 1997 - Vale Tudo Japan 1997 Nov / 29 / 1997	Submission (Armbar) Toshiharu Suzuki	2	1:23
win	Maurice Corty	Shooto - Reconquista 4 Oct / 12 / 1997	Submission (Straight Armbar) Toshiharu Suzuki	1	2:01
win	Alan Fried	Shooto - Reconquista 3 Aug / 27 / 1997	Submission (Armbar) Toshiharu Suzuki	1	0:59
win	Ali Mihoubi	Shooto - Reconquista 2 Apr / 06 / 1997	Submission (Heel Hook)	1	2:21
win	Ricardo Botelho	Shooto - Reconquista 1 Jan / 18 / 1997	Submission (Heel Hook)	3	1:24
draw	John Lewis	VTJ 1996 - Vale Tudo Japan 1996 Jul / 07 / 1996	Draw	3	8:00
win	Kyuhei Ueno	Shooto - Vale Tudo Junction 2 Mar / 05 / 1996	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	4:04
win	Masato Suzuki	Shooto - Vale Tudo Junction 1 Jan / 20 / 1996	Technical Submission (Armbar)	1	3:00
win	Isamu Osugi	Shooto - Vale Tudo Perception Sep / 26 / 1995	Technical Submission (Flying Reverse Triangle Choke)	1	2:01
win	Ron Balicki	Shooto - Complete Vale Tudo Access Jul / 29 / 1995	Technical Submission (Armbar)	1	2:14
win	Katsuyoshi Yano	Shooto - Yokohama Free Fight Jun / 04 / 1995	TKO (Punches)	1	2:23
win	Michael McAuliffe	Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 2 Nov / 07 / 1994	Submission (Calf Slicer)	2	2:18

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