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Yuichi Watanabe

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Yuichi Watanabe
BornNovember 9, 1962
Fukuoka, Japan
Other namesSuper Rider
Kamen Shooter
Hopper King
Kamen Shooter Super Rider
"Shooter"
NationalityJapanese
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight152 lb (69 kg; 10.9 st)
DivisionLightweight
StyleShoot wrestling, Pro wrestling, Shoot boxing, Catch wrestling, Submission wrestling, sambo, judo
TeamShooting Gym Mobara
Years active1989–1992 (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total9
Wins6
By submission5
By decision1
Losses3
By knockout1
By submission2
Notable relativesShooto Watanabe, son
WebsiteSeikendo(掣圏真陰流)
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Yuichi Watanabe is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler.[1][2] He competed in Shooto's Lightweight division and was the inaugural Shooto Lightweight Champion defeating Kazuhiro Kusayanagi. As a pro wrestler he competes for Real Japan Pro Wrestling under the name Super Rider. He has also wrestled for notable promotions such as W*ING, Big Japan Pro Wrestling, IWA Japan, Battlarts, Dramatic Dream Team, Pro Wrestling KAGEKI, Pro Wrestling ZERO-1 and Diamond Ring.[3]

Background and career

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Watanabe trained under Satoru Sayama in Shooto and was also one of his first trainees at his Seikendo school. He also learned shootboxing under Caesar Takeshi, was an amateur wrestling champion in high school, was the captain of his high school club wrestling club with Mitsuharu Misawa as his vice-captain and Toshiaki Kawada as his junior, competed in the 1984 All Japan Student Wrestling Championships representing Nihon University losing to future Olympic medalist Kosei Akaishi in the finals in the 68 kg freestyle division, and also trained in sambo and judo. Watanabe initially worked as a trainer at Shooting Gym Mobara, as well as an instructor for Sayama's Seikendo school. He now runs the Super Tiger Gym Gunma as a head trainer.

Personal life

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Watanabe is the father of professional MMA fighters Kenshiro and Shuto "Shooto" Watanabe.[4]

Championships and accomplishments

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Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown
9 matches 6 wins 3 losses
By knockout 0 1
By submission 5 2
By decision 1 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 6–3 Naoki Sakurada Submission (kneebar) Shooto - Shooto May 29, 1992 3 0:57 Tokyo, Japan
Win 5–3 Tomonori Ohara Submission (kneebar) Shooto - Shooto March 27, 1992 1 0:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 4–3 Naoki Sakurada Submission (armbar) Shooto - Shooto August 25, 1991 5 2:03 Tokyo, Japan
Win 4–2 Kazuhiro Kusayanagi Submission (kneebar) Shooto - Shooto March 29, 1991 1 0:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 3–2 Tomonori Ohara Decision (unanimous) Shooto - Shooto January 13, 1991 5 3:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 2–2 Yuji Ito TKO (punches) Shooto - Shooto May 12, 1990 3 1:49 Tokyo, Japan
Win 2–1 Kazuhiro Sakamoto Submission (armbar) Shooto - Shooto January 13, 1990 2 2:54 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 1–1 Naoki Sakurada Submission (heel hook) Shooto - Shooto July 29, 1989 1 0:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 1–0 Yuji Ito Submission (armbar) Shooto - Shooto May 18, 1989 1 0:00 Tokyo, Japan

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Yuichi Watanabe". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Yuichi Watanabe". mixedmartialarts.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014.
  3. ^ "Super Rider". cagematch.net.
  4. ^ James Goyder (May 20, 2021). "Shooto Watanabe's journey from reluctant student to Rizin contender". asianmma.com.
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