Dokonjonosuke Mishima | |
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Born | Yoshitomi Mishima April 19, 1972 Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
Division | Featherweight |
Fighting out of | Osaka, Japan |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 30 |
Wins | 21 |
By knockout | 3 |
By submission | 8 |
By decision | 10 |
Losses | 7 |
By knockout | 2 |
By submission | 3 |
By decision | 2 |
Draws | 2 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Yoshitomi Mishima (三島睦智 Mishima Yoshitomi?) known as Dokonjonosuke Mishima (三島☆ド根性ノ助 Mishima Dokonjōnosuke?, born April 19, 1972), also written Dokonjyonosuke Mishima, is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He has competed professionally since 1998 in organizations such as Shooto, DEEP, PRIDE, the UFC and in his pro wrestling days he has competed in Kiyoshi Tamura's organization U-Style Pro Wrestling.
Mishima is known for his charisma and emphasis on entertainment as well as competition. He typically enters the arena in an outlandish fashion, such as in his UFC debut, where he sported a bathrobe and devil mask while clutching a Snoopy stuffed animal.
On December 14, 2002, Mishima challenged Takanori Gomi for the Shooto welterweight (154 lb) championship, but lost by technical knockout due to punches.
On February 12, 2005, Mishima was victorious against fellow DEEP veteran Tomomi Iwama becoming the first lightweight (155 lb) champion of the organisation. However, Mishima didn't defend his belt and returned it one year later.
Mishima had four fights in PRIDE, winning over Charles Bennett and Marcus Aurélio and losing to Yves Edwards and Ralph Gracie. His final appearance with the company was in the reserve fight of PRIDE Bushido 9 on September 25, 2005, where he defeated fellow alternate Charles Bennett with an ankle lock.