Mitsuhiro Ishida (, born December 29, 1978) is a retired Japanese

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who competed in

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, and

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. A professional competitor from 2001 until 2011, Ishida also participated in the Yarennoka event in the

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in Japan.

Background

Originally from the

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in Japan, Ishida was a talented

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, ranking in the top five nationally during his high school years for the

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category.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Ishida's professional debut was on July 6, 2001 at Shooto: To the Top 6 against Daisuke Sugie where he lost via unanimous decision. He then went on to win his next four fights. On February 17, 2006 he defeated Kenichiro Togashi to become the Shooto Pacific Rim Welterweight Champion.

PRIDE

Ishida won his first four fights in the

organization, defeating fighters such as Marcus Aurelio and Cristiano Marcello. At PRIDE Shockwave 2006 he lost to

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in a non-title fight on December 31, 2006, his first defeat in that organization. As a result of the loss to Gomi, he was unable to defend his Shooto Pacific Rim Welterweight Championship at a mandatory title defense in February 2007.

Yarennoka!

At Yarennoka!, Ishida handed future Strikeforce Lightweight Champion

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his first loss, in a unanimous decision.

Strikeforce

Ishida made his United States mainland debut at Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion defeating Justin Wilcox by

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DREAM

On March 15, 2008, Ishida competed in the opening round of the DREAM Lightweight Grand Prix, defeating Korean

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ka Jung Bu-Kyung. He proceeded to lose to

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in the quarter-finals at DREAM 3 via rear- naked choke submission. Ishida then defeated Daisuke Nakamura at DREAM 7. Following matches in

and Strikeforce, Ishida returned to the organization at

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, where he defeated

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Retirement

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Championships and Accomplishments

** Shooto Pacific Rim Welterweight Championship (1 time)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

Pride profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ishida, Mitsuhiro 1978 births Living people Japanese male mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Lightweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Greco-Roman wrestling Japanese male sport wrestlers Amateur wrestlers Martial artists from Ibaraki Prefecture