Grabaka

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 (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.