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Japan
Naha, Okinawa
Mitsuhisa Sunabe
AGE
45
/
Aug 4, 1979
HEIGHT
5'8"
/
172.72 cm
WEIGHT
125 lbs
/
56.7 kg
ASSOCIATION
Reversal Gym Okinawa Cross Line
CLASS
Flyweight
Wins
29
KO
/
TKO
9
31%
SUBMISSIONS
6
21%
DECISIONS
14
48%
OTHERS
0
0%
Draws
4
Losses
13
KO
/
TKO
5
38%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
7
54%
OTHERS
1
8%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Ryusei Tokida
Pancrase - 350
Dec / 15 / 2024
TKO (Punches)
Shinji Shimamura
2
4:46
loss
Kohei Maeda
Pancrase - 342: 30th Anniversary Tournament 4
Apr / 29 / 2024
Decision (Unanimous)
Shinji Shimamura
3
5:00
loss
Nobuyoshi Nakatsukasa
Rizin FF - Rizin 36
Jul / 02 / 2022
TKO (Knee and Punches)
Masato Fukuda
1
1:40
loss
Yoshiro Maeda
Rizin FF - Rizin 32
Nov / 20 / 2021
Decision (Unanimous)
Masato Fukuda
3
5:00
loss
Daichi Kitakata
Pancrase - 307
Jul / 21 / 2019
TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
5
0:38
loss
Haruo Ochi
Rizin FF - Rizin 13
Sep / 30 / 2018
KO (Punch and Soccer Kicks)
Masato Fukuda
3
2:52
win
Shinya Murofushi
Pancrase 295 - Sunabe vs. Murofushi
Apr / 15 / 2018
KO (Slam)
Masato Fukuda
2
4:11
win
Daichi Kitakata
Pancrase - 283
Dec / 18 / 2016
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Masato Fukuda
2
0:48
win
Ryo Hatta
Pancrase - 278
Jun / 12 / 2016
TKO (Elbows)
Masato Fukuda
3
3:47
win
Hiroyuki Abe
Pancrase - 271
Nov / 01 / 2015
Decision (Split)
Masato Fukuda
5
5:00
win
Takafumi Ito
Pancrase - 268
Jul / 05 / 2015
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
0:27
win
Seiji Ozuka
Pancrase - 265
Mar / 15 / 2015
KO (Head Kick)
Masato Fukuda
2
1:39
win
Tatsuya So
Tenkaichi Fight - Tenkaichi 74
Dec / 14 / 2014
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
win
Hiroaki Ijima
Pancrase - 259
Jun / 29 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Masato Fukuda
3
3:00
win
Yong Ho Jang
Tenkaichi Fight - Tenkaichi 70
Mar / 02 / 2014
Submission (Armbar)
Ryogaku Wada
1
4:33
win
Noboru Tahara
Pancrase 252 - 20th Anniversary
Sep / 29 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
Minoru Toyonaga
3
5:00
win
Chikara Shimabukuro
Pancrase 250 - 2013 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals
Jul / 28 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
Masato Fukuda
2
5:00
win
Shingo Ura
Pancrase - Sakaguchi Dojo vs. Pancrase
Apr / 21 / 2013
KO (Flying Knee)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
4:23
win
Masakazu Utsugi
Pancrase - Progress Tour 12: All Eyes on Yuki Kondo
Nov / 10 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Masato Fukuda
3
5:00
win
Toshio Mitani
Pancrase - Progress Tour 6
May / 20 / 2012
Technical Submission (Armbar)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
2:48
win
Hiroyuki Abe
Pancrase - Impressive Tour 13
Dec / 03 / 2011
TKO (Punches)
Tomoki Matsumiya
3
4:10
win
Yoshihiro Matsunaga
Pancrase - Impressive Tour 8
Aug / 07 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshifumi Oyabu
2
5:00
loss
Kiyotaka Shimizu
Pancrase - Impressive Tour 5
Jun / 05 / 2011
Decision (Majority)
Masato Fukuda
3
5:00
draw
Kiyotaka Shimizu
Pancrase - Passion Tour 11
Dec / 05 / 2010
Draw (Split)
Masato Fukuda
3
5:00
win
Noboru Tahara
Pancrase - Passion Tour 8
Sep / 05 / 2010
KO (Slam)
Tomoki Matsumiya
3
2:32
win
Hayato Sato
Pancrase - Passion Tour 4
Apr / 29 / 2010
TKO (Punches)
Masato Fukuda
1
2:31
loss
Kiyotaka Shimizu
Pancrase - Passion Tour 1
Feb / 07 / 2010
Decision (Majority)
Yoshifumi Oyabu
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3
5:00
win
Isao Hirose
Pancrase - Changing Tour 6
Oct / 25 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Tomoki Matsumiya
3
5:00
win
Takuya Eizumi
Pancrase - Changing Tour 3
Jun / 07 / 2009
KO (Punch)
Tomoki Matsumiya
1
4:35
win
Kiyotaka Shimizu
Pancrase - Real 2008
Jun / 29 / 2008
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenji Kosuge
2
5:00
loss
Daichi Fujiwara
Pancrase - Rising 7
Sep / 30 / 2007
KO (Head Kick)
Soichi Hiroto
2
0:09
draw
Koji Yoshimoto
Pancrase - Rising 6
Sep / 05 / 2007
Draw (Majority)
Kenji Kosuge
3
5:00
win
Takumi Murata
Pancrase - Real 2007
Apr / 08 / 2007
Decision (Majority)
Kenji Kosuge
2
5:00
draw
Naoji Fujimoto
Pancrase - Rising 1
Feb / 04 / 2007
Draw (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
win
Roberto Matsumoto
GCM - Cage Force 1
Nov / 25 / 2006
TKO (Knee Injury)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
5:00
loss
Manabu Inoue
Pancrase - Blow 7
Sep / 16 / 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
Tomoki Matsumiya
2
5:00
win
Russ Miura
Pancrase - Blow 1
Jan / 26 / 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenji Kosuge
3
5:00
win
Minoru Tsuiki
Pancrase - Z
Sep / 03 / 2005
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
4:21
draw
Masashi Kameda
Pancrase - Brave 7
Aug / 22 / 2004
Draw (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
loss
Masashi Kameda
Pancrase - Brave 6
Jun / 22 / 2004
Disqualification (Headbutt)
Tomoki Matsumiya
1
3:52
loss
Miki Shida
Pancrase - Brave 1
Feb / 06 / 2004
Decision (Unanimous)
Soichi Hiroto
2
5:00
loss
Yoshiro Maeda
Pancrase - Hybrid 5
May / 18 / 2003
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenji Kosuge
2
5:00
win
Masahiro Watanabe
Pancrase - Spirit 8
Nov / 30 / 2002
Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Kenji Kosuge
2
1:17
win
Masahito Wachi
Pancrase - 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round
Jul / 28 / 2002
Decision (Split)
Hiromi Okamoto
3
5:00
win
Rambaa Somdet
Deep - 4th Impact
Mar / 30 / 2002
Decision (Majority)
3
5:00
win
Naoki Deguchi
Pancrase - Proof 4
Jun / 26 / 2001
Decision (Split)
Soichi Hiroto
2
5:00
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Jun 03, 2022
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Nov 22, 2021
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