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Sanae Kikuta
Born (1971-09-10) September 10, 1971 (age 45)
Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Division Welterweight
Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
Style Judo, shoot wrestling
Teacher(s) Satoru Sayama
Toshihiko Koga
Mixed martial arts record
Total 44
Wins 31
By knockout 4
By submission 17
By decision 10
Losses 9
By knockout 4
By submission 2
By decision 3
Draws 3
No contests 1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Sanae Kikuta
Medal record
Submission Wrestling
ADCC World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2001 -88kg

Sanae Kikuta (菊田 早苗, Kikuta Sanae?, born September 10, 1971 in Nerima, Tokyo) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who rose to popularity fighting in the Pancrase organization. He is former Pancrase Light heavyweight champion (2001–2003) and the winner of the ADCC 88 kg class in 2001.

He started training in judo in his childhood, winning the Kantō Middleweight class when he was in 3rd grade. He became a student at the Satoru Sayama's Super Tiger Gym when he was in the 6th grade, learning shoot wrestling, and later joined a judo team at his high school where he won the 86 kg class at the National Athletic Highschool Meeting. He also learned under Toshihiko Koga at the Nippon Sport Science University. After graduating, he tried professional wrestling, training in dojos around New Japan Pro Wrestling, Union of Wrestling Forces International and Fighting Network Rings, and also learned kickboxing under Stan Longinidis in Australia. He looked to settle down in shootboxing, but after winning the All Japan amateur heavyweight championship, he left for mixed martial arts.


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