Shinji Sasaki

"Torao Supernova"

AGE	43 / May 2, 1980
HEIGHT	5'9" / 175.26 cm
WEIGHT	165 lbs / 74.84 kg

ASSOCIATION
Burst

CLASS
Welterweight

Wins 20

KO / TKO

20%

SUBMISSIONS

55%

DECISIONS

25%

Draws 3

Losses 13

KO / TKO

46%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

54%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Sho Patrick Usami	Rizin FF - Rizin 39 Oct / 23 / 2022	TKO (Punches) Masato Fukuda	3	2:33
win	Jonathan Valles	Shooto - Torao Gig 03 / Torao 26 Dec / 05 / 2021	Decision (Unanimous) Masato Fukuda	2	5:00
win	Yutaka Ueda	Gladiator - Gladiator 013 in Osaka Feb / 07 / 2021	TKO (Punches) Shinji Shimamura	1	3:42
loss	Yincang Bao	Road FC 47 - 2018 Openweight Grand Prix: Opening Round May / 12 / 2018	Decision (Unanimous) Tae Uk Lim	3	5:00
loss	Khuukhenkhuu Amartuvshin	Road FC 40 - Road Fighting Championship 40 Jul / 15 / 2017	KO (Punch) Tae Uk Lim	1	1:22
win	Albert Cheng	Road FC 36 - Road Fighting Championship 36 Feb / 11 / 2017	Decision (Unanimous) Tae Uk Lim	3	5:00
loss	A-Sol Kwon	Road FC 35 - Road Fighting Championship 35 Dec / 10 / 2016	KO (Punches) Sung Hwan Chang	1	3:37
win	Bruno Miranda	Road FC 33 - Road Fighting Championship 33 Sep / 24 / 2016	Submission (Triangle Choke) Herb Dean	2	4:50
loss	Daron Cruickshank	Rizin 1 - Rizin Fighting Federation 1 Apr / 17 / 2016	TKO (Soccer Kicks) Hidenobu Koike VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:36
win	Won Sik Park	Road FC 29 - Road Fighting Championship 29 Mar / 12 / 2016	KO (Punches) Tae Uk Lim	1	0:40
win	Jong Chan Choi	Road FC 26 - Road Fighting Championship 26 Oct / 09 / 2015	Submission (Keylock) Seung Ryul Shin	3	1:25
win	Chang Hyun Kim	Road FC 21 - Road Fighting Championship 21 Feb / 01 / 2015	Decision (Unanimous) Yeo Jin Seo	3	5:00
draw	Daisuke Nakamura	Deep - 69 Impact Oct / 26 / 2014	Draw (Split) Kenichi Serizawa	3	5:00
loss	Nobumitsu Osawa	Shooto - 2nd Round 2014 Mar / 16 / 2014	KO (Punches) Toshiharu Suzuki	2	4:00
loss	Bogdan Cristea	Pancrase 252 - 20th Anniversary Sep / 29 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous) Ryogaku Wada	3	5:00
win	Gi Bum Moon	King Kaz Fight - Fukuyama Jun / 30 / 2013	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	4:37
win	Shin Kochiwa	Shooto - 1st Round 2013 Jan / 20 / 2013	TKO (Corner Stoppage) Toshiharu Suzuki	2	4:24
win	Kota Shimoishi	Shooto - Border: Season 4 - Second Sep / 23 / 2012	Technical Submission (Triangle Choke) Toshiharu Suzuki	3	4:58
draw	Daisuke Hoshino	Shooto - 3rd Round Mar / 10 / 2012	Draw (Majority) Toshiharu Suzuki	3	5:00
draw	Koji Nishioka	Shoot Boxing / Rise / Sustain - SRS 2011 for Japan Nov / 11 / 2011	Draw (Majority) Toshiharu Suzuki	2	5:00
loss	Shin Kochiwa	Shooto - Shootor's Legacy 4 Sep / 23 / 2011	Decision (Unanimous) Toshiharu Suzuki	3	5:00
loss	Yoshihiro Koyama	Shooto - Shootor's Legacy 1 Jan / 10 / 2011	TKO (Punches) Toshiharu Suzuki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:20
win	Takumi Nakayama	Shooto - Gig West 12 Sep / 26 / 2010	TKO (Punches) Toshiharu Suzuki	1	3:51
win	Daisuke Sugie	Shooto - Gig Central 20 Jun / 13 / 2010	Decision (Split) Toshiharu Suzuki	3	5:00
win	Guy Delumeau	Shooto - Grapplingman 10 Apr / 04 / 2010	Technical Submission (Triangle Choke) Toshiharu Suzuki	1	2:54
loss	Yutaka Ueda	Shooto - Grapplingman 9 Nov / 29 / 2009	Decision (Unanimous) Taro Wakabayashi	3	5:00
loss	Yukinari Tamura	Shooto - Revolutionary Exchanges 1: Undefeated Jul / 19 / 2009	Decision (Unanimous) Toshiharu Suzuki	2	5:00
win	Jin Kazeta	Shooto - Shooto Tradition 2 Jul / 18 / 2008	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Taro Wakabayashi	1	2:42
loss	Bendy Casimir	Shooto - Shooto Tradition 1 May / 03 / 2008	Decision (Unanimous) Toshiharu Suzuki	3	5:00
win	Paolo Milano	Shooto - Gig West 9 Mar / 15 / 2008	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Toshiharu Suzuki	2	0:59
win	Hiroaki Okada	Shooto - Battle Mix Tokyo 4 Jul / 20 / 2007	Submission (Triangle Choke) Taro Wakabayashi	2	2:03
win	Masato Fujiwara	Shooto - Grapplingman 6 May / 13 / 2007	Submission (Triangle Choke) Toshiharu Suzuki	1	3:04
loss	Yoshihiro Koyama	Shooto - 11/10 in Korakuen Hall Nov / 10 / 2006	Decision (Unanimous) Toshiharu Suzuki	2	5:00
win	Michiyuki Ishibashi	Shooto - 9/8 in Korakuen Hall Sep / 08 / 2006	Submission (Triangle Choke) Toshiharu Suzuki	1	2:52
win	Hiroshi Shiba	Shooto - Grapplingman 5 May / 14 / 2006	Decision (Majority) Taro Wakabayashi	2	5:00
win	Ken Omatsu	Shooto - Shooto & Kakumei Kickboxing Nov / 13 / 2005	Submission (Triangle Choke) Toshiharu Suzuki	1	4:17

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