is a Japanese

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...

currently competing in the

Welterweight Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term ''welterweight'' was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify th ...

division. A professional competitor since 1996, he has competed for the

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. The larg ...

PRIDE Fighting Championships PRIDE Fighting Championships (Pride or Pride FC, founded as KRS-Pride) was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion company. Its inaugural event was held at the Tokyo Dome on October 11, 1997. Pride held more than sixty mixed martial arts even ...

Pancrase is a Japanese mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter (entertainment), promotion company based in Tokyo. It was founded in 1993 by professional wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. The name was based on pankration, a fighting sport in the An ...

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World Victory Road World Victory Road (WVR) was a Japanese mixed martial arts (MMA) organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship (SRC) in Japan. The organization was formed in 2007 following the purchase of PRIDE FC by Zuffa. It operated in conjunct ...

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, and

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. He is the former

Light Heavyweight Champion (2001–2003) and the winner of the ADCC 88 kg class in 2001.

Early life

Kikuta became a student at the Super Tiger Gym when he was in the 6th-grade elementary school, learning

under

Satoru Sayama (born November 27, 1957) is a Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, writer, and mixed martial arts (MMA) and wrestling promoter, best known as the original Tiger Mask. He has wrestled under his real name as well as the names ...

, but he left the feeling that he wasn't being given enough attention in the combative aspect.''Kaminoge Vol.64'', Toho Publishing Kikuta started training in

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in his junior high school. In 1986, he won the junior high school judo Kantō tournament in the 78 kg class. In 1989, he won the championship (as a member of the Tokyo team) in the judo boys' team division at the National Athletic Meet. He also learned under

Toshihiko Koga was a Japanese judoka, 9th degree black belt and Olympic champion who competed in the –71 kg and –78 kg divisions. Koga is regarded as having perhaps the greatest ippon seoi nage ever. He died of cancer on 24 March 2021 at the ag ...

at the

Nippon Sport Science University , abbreviated as , is a private university in Setagaya, Tokyo and Aoba-ku, Yokohama. The precursor of the school was founded in 1893, and it was chartered as a university in 1949. The school is known for the many famous athletes among its alumni. ...

. During his university tenure, Kikuta also tried

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, failing to enter

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, but being accepted in

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and training with them for a time before leaving. After considering finding a job as a Judo teacher, Kikuta applied again to the entrance exam for NJPW, but he failed for a second time, this time due to showing

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symptoms during a sparring with fellow examinee Kenichi Yamamoto. Kikuta left college and went to train

Kickboxing Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid Martial arts, martial art and Boxing (disambiguation), boxing type based on punch (combat), punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, norma ...

under

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in Australia. Upon his return to Japan, Kikuta started training at

Seidokaikan is a traditional full contact karate derived from Kyokushin by Kazuyoshi Ishii. Seidokaikan organized the first professional full contact karate tournament named the Karate World Cup. The Karate World Cup had special extension rounds; if the ju ...

and won the All Japan amateur

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heavyweight championship. However, after watching

Royce Gracie Royce Gracie (; born 12 December 1966) is a Brazilian retired professional mixed martial artist. Gracie gained fame for his success in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a member of the Gracie jiu-jitsu family, a UFC Hall of Famer ...

win the first

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events, he became interested in

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Mixed martial arts career

Kikuta had his MMA debut for the first tournament hosted in 1996 by Lumax Cup, which featured the use of

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. Kikuta won after beating

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and

Masanori Suda Masanori Suda (born July 7, 1973) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Welterweight, Middleweight and Heavyweight divisions. Suda is known primarily for his time in Shooto, where he is a former Light Heavyweight Champion. ...

. He then went to compete in the Vale Tudo Japan event, but was defeated by Mushtaq Abdullah by forearm choke. After returning to Lumax Cup, he won the 1997 tournament, too, defeating Suda again.

PRIDE Fighting Championships

Kikuta made his worldwide MMA debut for the

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promotion at its second event, where he faced Brazilian jiu-jitsu expert

Renzo Gracie Renzo Gracie (; born March 11, 1967) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and 7th degree coral belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and coach. A third generation member of the Gracie family, he is the grandson of Gracie jiu-jitsu co-founder C ...

in a special rules match. The fight turned out to be a slow, methodical bout which lasted six fifteen minutes rounds, whose end saw Renzo submitting Kikuta via

guillotine choke The guillotine choke, also known as Mae Hadaka Jime (前裸絞, "front naked choke"; compared to a rear naked choke) in judo, is a chokehold in martial arts applied from in front of the opponent, often on the ground but can also be done while stan ...

at the sixth one. Kikuta returned to PRIDE to face

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understudy

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. Again, the fight was a technical battle, ending with a draw after none of the fighters could finish the other. At PRIDE 20, Kikuta fought

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. This time the fight was a controversial one, with Otsuka throwing several knees to the groin which weren't penalized. Despite so, Sanae controlled the match with dominant positions and soccer kicks, and won by unanimous decision. At UFO Legend, Kikuta fought PRIDE competitor

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. The two grappling specialists exchanged assaults on the ground, with the Brazilian taking down Kikuta and attacking his

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before the Japanese capitalized on a failed calf slicer to switch positions. Kikuta pressed from the top, but Nogueira regained full guard and scrambled to switch positions again, where the Japanese defended again from half guard. At the second round, Kikuta looked to take the match to the ground again, but it took a sudden twist when Nogueira landed a surprising right hook, knocking Sanae out completely. Nogueira was declared the winner. Sanae fought again for PRIDE in the event Shockwave 2005, taking on

Makoto Takimoto is a Japanese retired judoka and mixed martial artist from Nihon University. He won a gold medal at the Half Middleweight category of the 2000 Summer Olympics. __TOC__ Judo career Takimoto was relatively unknown entering the 2000 Summer Olymp ...

, judo gold medalist and apprentice to

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. Kikuta opened the fight pulling guard, after which the two judoka traded positions and submission attempts with Sanae coming over in most of them. Having maintained the advantage for all of the three rounds both standing and on the ground, Kikuta was given the unanimous decision win.

Pancrase

After a single match for

, Kikuta joined the

fighting organization in April 1994. He scored big victories over veterans

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and Ryushi Yanagisawa, and shortly after he founded the Grabaka team along with

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, Eiji Ishikawa and Hiroo Matsunaga. Kikuta also participated in the

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in April 2001 and won its 88 kg class. In September 2001 he won the title of Pancrase Light Heavyweight Champion. He currently runs the Grabaka gym in

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, which trains fighters such as

Kazunori Yokota is a Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka. Yokota fought for the Japanese MMA promotions DEEP and WVR Sengoku. Career and background Yokota has a background in Judo and fights for Team Grabaka with notable training partners such as Akih ...

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, and formerly

, and

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

In his sole apparition for

, Kikuta took part in the event '' Ultimate Japan III'' in April 2000. He defeated

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in dominant fashion, taking him down and locking an armbar for the submission.

World Victory Road

On January 4, 2009, at ''World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku Rebellion 2009'', Kikuta faced fellow judoka

. The bout started characteristically slow, with Kikuta taking Yoshida down and tentatively exchanging strikes with him. At the second round, Kikuta opted for pulling guard and pursuing an

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, but Yoshida remained on top and landed several punches through his guard. Afterwards, however, Kikuta reversed and got the mount, unloading ground and pound until the end of the round. The third round saw Yoshida stunning Kikuta with a punch and scoring a judo throw, but Sanae took his back and kept striking on him for the rest of the match, eventually winning the decision.

Championships and accomplishments

Grappling

*Abu Dhabi Combat Club ** ADCC 2001 88 kg class winner (April 2001)

Judo

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Judo Middleweight winner *The National Athletic High School Meeting, Judo 86 kg class Winner

Mixed martial arts

*Lumax Cup **Tournament of J'96 Winner **Tournament of J'97 Winner *

**Pancrase Light heavyweight Champion (One time) *''

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'' ** Technique Award (2001)

Shootboxing

*Japan

Association **All Japan Amateur Shoot boxing Championship Heavyweight Winner

Mixed martial arts record

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Mixed martial arts exhibition record

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Submission grappling record

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Daiju Takase is a Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He has fought as a middleweight and welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and PRIDE Fighting Championship. Mixed martial arts career PRIDE Fighting Championships A representative of ...

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Saulo Ribeiro Saulo Mendonça Ribeiro Filho (born July 2, 1974) is a Brazilian submission grappler and former mixed martial artist. He is a 6th-degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) and brother of Xande Ribeiro. After earning a black belt in judo, ...

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Evan Tanner Evan Lloyd Tanner (February 11, 1971 – September 5, 2008) was an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a former UFC Middleweight Champion and was the first American to win the Pancrase Neo-Blood tournament in Tokyo, ...

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Rigan Machado Rigan Machado (born 2 July 1966) is a Brazilian-American martial arts instructor. He is an 8th degree red and White belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, earning his rank under Carlos Gracie Jr. He is a former Pan American Champion (1996, 1997 weight a ...

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