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Revision as of 02:25, 10 September 2009
| Takayuki Okada | |
|---|---|
| File:Giant Ochiai by MrJM.jpg | |
| Died | 2003/07/08 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Giant Ochiai |
| Billed height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Billed weight | 130 kg (290 lb; 20 st) |
| Trained by | New Japan Dojo Kenzo Suzuki |
Takayuki Okada (1973 - August 8, 2003), more widely known as Giant Ochiai, was a Japanese judo practitioner, professional wrestler and mixed martial artist.
As a student, Okada won the All Japan Industrial High School Judo League Champion four times.[1] Working a stiff style, Okada wrestled as Giant Ochiai for Riki Chōshū's World Japan promotion and Yoshiaki Fujiwara's Battlarts organizations. Okada also fought in legitimate MMA competitions for Pride Fighting Championships[2] and King of the Cage[3].
After an August 2003 "training accident" while training with Kenzo Suzuki[4] at World Japan's dojo, Okada suffered an acute subdural hematoma and entered a coma from which he never recovered.[5][6] Okada died on August 8, 2003.[1] Okada's August 13 wake was attended by Masaaki Satake, Nobuhiko Takada, Kazushi Sakuraba and World Japan Management Director Katsuji Nagashima.
Okada's MMA record was 3-3-2 (Win-Loss-Draw).[7]
Mixed martial arts record
| Date | Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Notes |
| 5 May 2003 | Draw | Bengadoll Bolikua | DEEP - 9th Impact | KO (Punches) | Round 2, 5:00 | ||
| 20 October 2002 | Win | Kim Jong Wang | PRIDE - The Best Vol. 3 | Submission (Broken Hand) | Round 1, 0:24 | ||
| 20 July 2002 | Win | Tomohiko Hashimoto | PRIDE - The Best Vol. 2 | KO (Strikes) | Round 1, 2:10 | ||
| 22 February 2002 | Win | Soichi Nishida | PRIDE - The Best Vol. 1 | TKO (Punch) | Round 1, 2:00 | ||
| 4 August 2001 | Loss | Zane Frazier | KOTC 10 - Critical Mass [1] | Decision (Unanimous) | Round 1, 7:00 | ||
| 22 October 2000 | Draw | Yoshinori Nishi | S - Samurai 2000 [2] | Draw | N/A | ||
| 27 August 2000 | Loss | Ricco Rodriguez | PRIDE 10 - Return of the Warriors | Submission (Smother Choke) | Round 1, 6:04 | ||
| 11 June 2000 | Loss | Igor Borisov | Ultimate Boxing - Pride vs Seikendo [3] | TKO (Punches) | Round 1, 7:07 |
References
- ^ a b Deceased Superstars - Giant Ochiai
- ^ http://www.pridefc.com/pride2005/index.php?mainpage=fighters&fID=118 PrideFC Official Website
- ^ http://www.sherdog.com/events/KOTC-10-Critical-Mass-456 Sherdog: KOTC 10 - Critical Mass
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1659228/bio IMDB biography for Kenzo Suzuki
- ^ http://www.1wrestling.com/news/newsline.asp?news=15000 1wrestling.com story on Okada's death
- ^ http://www.fightsport.com/fightsport/news/2003_08_03_fightsport_archive.html#106041257823851563 Fightsport.com story on Okada's death
- ^ http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Takayuki-Okada-322 Sherdog Fightfinder Record