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 ...

. He is the current Pancrase Flyweight Champion and a former Pancrase Super Flyweight Champion.

Mixed martial arts career

Sunabe began his professional MMA career in 2001 in his native Japan. He has fought primarily for the Pancrase promotion where he has been both the Pancrase Flyweight Champion and Pancrase Super Flyweight Champion. Sunabe has been working to promote

MMA 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 ...

Okinawa most commonly refers to: * Okinawa Prefecture, Japan's southernmost prefecture * Okinawa Island, the largest island of Okinawa Prefecture * Okinawa Islands, an island group including Okinawa itself * Okinawa (city), the second largest city in th ...

, his hometown, and is going to host the

grappling Grappling is a fighting technique based on throws, trips, sweeps, clinch fighting, ground fighting and submission holds. Grappling contests often involve takedowns and ground control, and may end when a contestant concedes defeat. Shou ...

event series "OKINAWA WWF" there. In December 2017, Sunabe participated in a Flyweight Kickboxing Tournament held by

Rizin Fighting Federation Rizin Fighting Federation (stylised in all caps and also known as Rizin FF) is a Japanese mixed martial arts organization created in 2015 by the former Pride Fighting Championships and Dream Stage Entertainment president Nobuyuki Sakakibara. ...

. He faced Yamato Fujita in the semi-finals and lost via knockout in the first round.

Professional wrestling career

Sunabe is also an occasional

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, often appearing for

joshi Joshi is a surname used by the Brahmin (caste) in India and Nepal. Joshi is also sometimes spelled as Jyoshi. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word ''Jyotishi'' meaning "astrologer" or a person who practices '' jyotisha''. ''Jyotisha'' refers ...

promotion

Oz Academy is a Japanese '' joshi puroresu'' or women's professional wrestling promotion founded by Mayumi Ozaki. The promotion's full official name is . In addition to the contracted members of the roster, Oz Academy has also employed some of the top f ...

in intergender and tag matches. He debuted in professional wrestling in 2007 to a losing effort to

Daisuke Sekimoto (born February 9, 1981) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in the Strong BJ division. He is also known for his appearances in Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max. He is a three-time BJW World Strong Hea ...

. He has also appeared for promotions such as Hard Hit, Ganbare Pro,

DDT Pro Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Its name is an initialism of Dramatic Dream Team, which was the promotion's original name from 1997 to 2004. Founded in March 1997 by Shintaro Muto, the promotion was even ...

and Ryukyu Dragon Pro Wrestling.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

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 ...

** Flyweight King of Pancrase ** Super Flyweight King of Pancrase (Former Flyweight King of Pancrase) **Pancrase Flyweight tournament 2011 Winner

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Loss , align=center, 29–12–4 , Kohei Maeda , Decision (unanimous) , Pancrase 342 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 29–11–4 , Nobuyoshi Nakatsuka , TKO (knee and punches) , Rizin 36 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:40 ,

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, ,

Yoshiro Maeda is a Japanese mixed martial artist who currently competes in DEEP's flyweight division, and formerly fought in DEEP's bantamweight division, the latter of which he is a former champion, recently losing the title to Daiki Hata who is still the rei ...

, Decision (unanimous) , Rizin 32 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 29–9–4 , Daichi Kitakata , TKO (punches) , Pancrase 307 , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 0:38 ,

Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 29–8–4 , Haruo Ochi , KO (soccer kicks) , Rizin 13 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:53 ,

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, , - , Win , align=center, 29–7–4 , Shinya Murofushi , KO (slam) , Pancrase: 295 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:11 ,

, Japan , Defended the Pancrase Strawweight Championship. , - , Win , align=center, 28–7–4 , Daichi Kitakata , Submission (rear naked choke) , Pancrase: 283 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:48 ,

, Japan , Defended the Pancrase Strawweight Championship. , - , Win , align=center, 27–7–4 , Ryo Hatta , TKO (elbows) , Pancrase: 278 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:47 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 26–7–4 , Hiroyuki Abe , Decision (split) , Pancrase: 271 , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 25–7–4 , Takafumi Ito , Submission (rear naked choke) , Pancrase: 268 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 0:27 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 24–7–4 , Seiji Ozuka , KO (head kick) , Pancrase: 265 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:39 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 23–7–4 , Tatsuya So , Decision (split) , Tenkaichi Fight: Tenkaichi 74 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Koza, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 22–7–4 , Hiroaki Ijima , Decision (unanimous) , Pancrase: 259 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 21–7–4 , Ho Yong Jang , Submission (armbar) , Tenkaichi Fight: Tenkaichi 70 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:33 , Koza, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 20–7–4 , Noboru Tahara , Decision (unanimous) , Pancrase 252: 30th Anniversary , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 19–7–4 , Chikara Shimabukuro , Decision (unanimous) , Pancrase 250: 2013 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 18–7–4 , Shingo Yakul , KO (flying knee) , Pancrase: Sakaguchi Dojo vs. Pancrase , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:23 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 17–7–4 , Masakazu Utsugi , Decision (unanimous) , Pancrase: Progress Tour 12 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 16–7–4 , Toshio Mitani , Submission (armbar) , Pancrase: Progress Tour 6 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:48 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 15–7–4 , Hiroyuki Abe , TKO (punches) , Pancrase: Impressive Tour 13 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 4:10 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 14–7–4 , Yoshihiro Matsunaga , Decision (unanimous) , Pancrase: Impressive Tour 8 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 13–7–4 ,

Kiyotaka Shimizu is a Japanese mixed martial artist. Shimizu fought primarily in Pancrase, as well as Shooto and Sengoku. He is a former Flyweight King Of Pancrase, where he holds the joint record for consecutive title defenses (6). He is currently the #2 ranked ...

, Decision (majority) , Pancrase: Impressive Tour 5 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 13–6–4 ,

, Draw , Pancrase: Passion Tour 11 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 13–6–3 , Shinpei Tahara , KO (slam) , Pancrase: Passion Tour 8 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:32 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 12–6–3 , Hayato Sato , TKO (punches) , Pancrase: Passion Tour 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:31 ,

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 11–6–3 ,

, Decision (majority) , Pancrase: Passion Tour 1 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 11–5–3 , Isao Hirose , Decision (unanimous) , Pancrase: Changing Tour 6 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 10–5–3 , Takuya Eizumi , KO (punch) , Pancrase: Changing Tour 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:35 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 9–5–3 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , Pancrase: Real 2008 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 8–5–3 , Daichi Fujiwara , KO (head kick) , Pancrase: Rising 7 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:09 ,

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, Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 8–4–3 , Koji Yoshimoto , Draw (majority) , Pancrase: Rising 6 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 8–4–2 , Takumi Murata , Decision (majority) , Pancrase: Real 2007 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 7–4–2 , Naoji Fujimoto , Draw , Pancrase: Rising 1 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 7–4–1 , Roberto Matsumoto , TKO (knee injury) , Cage Force 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 6–4–1 , Manabu Inoue , Decision (unanimous) , Pancrase: Blow 7 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 6–3–1 , Russ Miura , Decision (unanimous) , Pancrase: Blow 1 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 5–3–1 , Minoru Tsuiki , Submission (triangle choke) , Pancrase: Z , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:21 ,

Kumamoto is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 738,907 and a population density of 1,893 people per km2. The total area is 390.32 km2. had a populat ...

, Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 4–3–1 , Masashi Kameda , Draw , Pancrase: Brave 7 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 4–3 , Masashi Kameda , DQ (accidental headbutt) , Pancrase: Brave 6 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:52 ,

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 4–2 , Miki Shida , Decision (unanimous) , Pancrase: Brave 1 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 4–1 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , Pancrase: Hybrid 5 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Kanagawa is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-dens ...

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Kunihiro Watanabe , Technical Submission (guillotine choke) , Pancrase: Spirit 8 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:17 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Masahito Wachi , Decision (split) , Pancrase: 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Rambaa Somdet , Decision (majority) , Deep: 4th Impact , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Naoki Deguchi , Decision (split) , Pancrase: Proof 4 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sunabe, Mitsuhisa 1979 births Living people Japanese male mixed martial artists Japanese male professional wrestlers Pancrase champions Flyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling Mixed martial artists utilizing kickboxing Japanese male sport wrestlers