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Jin Akimoto (born April 7, 1971; ) is a retired
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mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...
. He competed in the
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and
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divisions. He spent the entirety of his career, barring one fight, in
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. Between 2000 and 2004 he was ranked as one of the best bantamweights in the world.


Personal life

Jin Akimoto was born in
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, in the Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan. He is the youngest of three siblings, with an older brother and sister. He graduated from Kanagawa Prefectural Yaei Higashi High School. He moved to Tokyo, where he graduated from Kyorin University. After retiring from martial arts, he pursued a career in politics, as well as opening his own gym.


Martial arts career

Akimoto made his debut in 1995 during Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 4 against Kazuyoshi Kudo, whom he beat by rear naked choke. He would achieve two more submission wins over Masataka Kawakami and Yoshinori Haraigawa. He would then draw against Mitsuhiro Sakamoto. In a rematch he lost a majority decision. In his next fights he accumulated a 2-3-1 record, all decisions. His 5-3-2 record earned him a bantamweight title fight against
Mamoru Yamaguchi Mamoru Yamaguchi (born May 29, 1977) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in Pancrase. He is the former Shooto Bantamweight (123 lb) Champion, former Shooto Featherweight (132 lb) Champion, former Pancrase Flyweight Champ ...
. He lost a majority decision. Bouncing back, he fought Yoshinobu Ota and won a unanimous decision and an armbar win against Greg Piper. In a rematch against
Mamoru Yamaguchi Mamoru Yamaguchi (born May 29, 1977) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in Pancrase. He is the former Shooto Bantamweight (123 lb) Champion, former Shooto Featherweight (132 lb) Champion, former Pancrase Flyweight Champ ...
during Shooto: R.E.A.D. Final he lost a unanimous decision. Akimoto bounced back with unanimous decision wins over Hiroaki Yoshioka and
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, as well as a kneebar win over Alfonso Alcarez and a TKO win over Tomoyuki Tachi. He subsequently lost his next six fights He then drew twice against
Junji Ikoma Junji Ikoma ()is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist from Osaka, Japan, who competed in the strawweight and flyweight division. He has fought throughout his career exclusively for the Shooto organization and is currently a part of Shooto's pr ...
, and lost against Ryuichi Miki and Ayumu Shioda. Akimoto failed to win a single fight during this five year period, with a record of 0-8-2. He would retire on a win, beating Kenji Hosoya with a guillotine choke during Shooto: Gig Tokyo 4.


Mixed martial arts record

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Junji Ikoma Junji Ikoma ()is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist from Osaka, Japan, who competed in the strawweight and flyweight division. He has fought throughout his career exclusively for the Shooto organization and is currently a part of Shooto's pr ...
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Junji Ikoma Junji Ikoma ()is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist from Osaka, Japan, who competed in the strawweight and flyweight division. He has fought throughout his career exclusively for the Shooto organization and is currently a part of Shooto's pr ...
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Masahiro Oishi Masahiro Oishi (born November 29, 1968) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competes in the Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions. He has competed for numerous promotions during his career, most notably Shooto, Pancrase and ZST. He is th ...
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Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
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Kenji Osawa Kenji Osawa (born November 4, 1976) is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist from Tokyo. He debuted in MMA over a decade ago, and trains and fights out of Wajitsu Keishukai, where he teaches once a week. MMA career Osawa's fight record is 21 ...
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Takeyasu Hirono Takeyasu Hirono (born July 18, 1971; ) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Flyweight division. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 9-16-4 , Isao Hirose , Decision (unanimous) , Pancrase: Changing To ...
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Mamoru Yamaguchi Mamoru Yamaguchi (born May 29, 1977) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in Pancrase. He is the former Shooto Bantamweight (123 lb) Champion, former Shooto Featherweight (132 lb) Champion, former Pancrase Flyweight Champ ...
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Mamoru Yamaguchi Mamoru Yamaguchi (born May 29, 1977) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in Pancrase. He is the former Shooto Bantamweight (123 lb) Champion, former Shooto Featherweight (132 lb) Champion, former Pancrase Flyweight Champ ...
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Takeyasu Hirono Takeyasu Hirono (born July 18, 1971; ) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Flyweight division. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 9-16-4 , Isao Hirose , Decision (unanimous) , Pancrase: Changing To ...
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Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
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Hisao Ikeda Hisao Ikeda() is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Bantamweight and Featherweight division. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 10-5-3 , Masato Shiozawa , TKO (punches) , Shooto: Year End Show 2002 , ...
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Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
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Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
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Hisao Ikeda Hisao Ikeda() is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Bantamweight and Featherweight division. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 10-5-3 , Masato Shiozawa , TKO (punches) , Shooto: Year End Show 2002 , ...
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Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
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Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
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Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
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Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
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See also

* List of male mixed martial artists


References


External links

*
Jin Akimoto
at mixedmartialarts.com
Jin Akimoto
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