is a retired Japanese professional

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, incorp ...

. A professional competitor from 2001–2013, Chonan 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 Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

PRIDE Pride is defined by Merriam-Webster as "reasonable self-esteem" or "confidence and satisfaction in oneself". A healthy amount of pride is good, however, pride sometimes is used interchangeably with "conceit" or "arrogance" (among other words) wh ...

DEEP Deep or The Deep may refer to: Places United States * Deep Creek (Appomattox River tributary), Virginia * Deep Creek (Great Salt Lake), Idaho and Utah * Deep Creek (Mahantango Creek tributary), Pennsylvania * Deep Creek (Mojave River tributary), ...

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Pancrase Pancrase Inc. is a mixed martial arts promotion company founded in Japan in 1993 by professional wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. The name was based on pankration, a fighting sport in the Ancient Olympic Games. Suzuki and Funaki pr ...

, and

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. Chonan is the former DEEP Middleweight Champion and the former DEEP Welterweight Champion.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Chonan's roots are in

Kyokushin Karate is a style of karate originating in Japan. It is a style of stand-up fighting and is rooted in a philosophy of self-improvement, discipline, and hard training. Kyokushin Kaikan is the martial arts organization founded in 1964 by Korean-Jap ...

, which he began in high school before later moving to Thailand to train. Chonan officially began his professional

mixed martial arts 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, inc ...

career in 2001, losing his first fight in Pancrase – Neo Blood Tournament. He then went on to fight in

, going 6-2 in the organization including a TKO win against

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. Chonan fought in

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as a representative of Team Japan, losing a decision to

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. Then at

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he went on to defeat

Carlos Newton Carlos Newton (born August 17, 1976) is an Anguillian-born Canadian retired mixed martial artist. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion and Pride FC Japan MMA Legend. Known as "The Ronin", he competed worldwide in the biggest MMA organizatio ...

via unanimous decision. Chonan's next win was against future UFC Middleweight Champion

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at '' PRIDE: Shockwave 2004'', where he executed a spectacular flying scissor-lock takedown, followed quickly by a heel-hook

submission Deference (also called submission or passivity) is the condition of submitting to the espoused, legitimate influence of one's superior or superiors. Deference implies a yielding or submitting to the judgment of a recognized superior, out of re ...

. Chonan returned in DEEP defeating

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via TKO at 18th Impact. He won his fight at PRIDE Bushido 7 against Nino Schembri via unanimous decision. His next fight was a KO loss against

Phil Baroni Philip George Baroni (April 16, 1976) is a retired American mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and former kickboxer. A professional MMA competitor since 2000, Baroni has competed for the UFC, PRIDE, Strikeforce, Cage Rage, DREAM, Elit ...

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. He also lost his next fight against future teammate

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via KO at the opening seconds of the bout at

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. He returned at DEEP: 23 Impact to defeat

Ryuta Sakurai Ryuta Sakurai (born September 8, 1971) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who currently competes in the middleweight division. A veteran who fought for many companies such as Shooto, Pancrase and PRIDE. Nicknamed Mr. DEEP, he is best known for s ...

by TKO to become the DEEP Middleweight Champion. In the ''2006 PRIDE Welterweight Grand Prix'', Chonan suffered a broken orbital bone at the end of his match against

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caused by a stomp but was able to continue in the tournament. In his next match of the tournament, against

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, Chonan was submitted by

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early in the first round. In February 2007, Chonan returned to DEEP and defeated former DEEP Middleweight Champion

to retain the Middleweight Championship.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ryo Chonan made his UFC debut against

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on November 17, 2007, at

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which Chonan lost via unanimous decision after three rounds. Chonan then defeated

in their rematch via split decision on September 6, 2008, at

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. Chonan was also defeated in his next fight on December 27, 2008, by

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. Blackburn controlled the first two rounds before Chonan was significantly more dominant in the third round. He was unable to finish the fight by T/KO or submission and lost by unanimous decision, 2 rounds to 1. Chonan is currently a part of the

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, along with former

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Middleweight and Welterweight Champion

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, and

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. Ryo Chonan was subsequently released from the UFC following a controversial split decision loss to

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Return to Japan

He won his fight at DEEP : 43 Impact against Jutaro Nakao by unanimous decision. Chonan made his

debut at

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defeating

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by unanimous decision. He then made his

debut at Soul of Fight on December 30, 2010. Chonan was originally scheduled to face

Dan Hornbuckle Dan Hornbuckle (born December 26, 1980) is a former American mixed martial artist and a citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee tribe. A professional since 2006, Hornbuckle has competed for Bellator, Legacy FC, World Victory Road, and DEEP. ...

, but illness forced Hornbuckle off the card and he was replaced by

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. Chonan lost the fight via KO in the first round. Chonan returned at DEEP: 54 Impact on June 24, 2011, against Iwase Shigetoshi. Chonan won the fight by knockout. On October 29, Chonan defeated Naoki Samukawa by unanimous decision. Chonan returned at Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 where he faced

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. On October 20, 2013, Chonan fought

in his retirement fight. He won the fight by unanimous decision and retired as DEEP Welterweight Champion.

Championships and accomplishments

** DEEP Middleweight Championship (One time) **One successful title defense ** DEEP Welterweight Championship (One time) *

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**2004 Submission of the Year- vs.

on December 31 *

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**2000s Best Submission of the Decade- vs.

on December 31, 2004 **2000s One Hit Wonder *

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**2000s Submission of the Decade- vs.

on December 31, 2004 *MMAFighting **2004 Middleweight Fighter of the Year **2004 Submission of the Year- vs.

on December 31

Mixed martial arts record

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Hikaru Sato is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, better known by the ring name . Sato started his MMA career in February 2000, fighting for Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling. During the next eight years, Sato fought, on average, five time ...

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References

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Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

See also

References

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