Hatsu Hioki
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Hatsu Hioki 日沖 発 |
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| Born | Hioki Hatsu July 18, 1983 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |
| Native name | 日沖 発 |
| Other names | Shooto no Ko (Child of Shooto), Iron Broom |
| Residence | Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Division | Featherweight |
| Reach | 73 in (185 cm) |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |
| Team | ALIVE Shooto & Jiu-Jitsu Academy Tristar Gym |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2002-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 39 |
| Wins | 28 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 12 |
| By decision | 12 |
| Losses | 9 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 7 |
| Draws | 2 |
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| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Hatsu Hioki (日沖発 Hioki Hatsu?) (Japanese pronunciation: [çioki hatsu͍̥], born July 18, 1983) is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist competing in the featherweight division. He is the former Shooto Lightweight Champion, Sengoku Featherweight Champion, and TKO Featherweight Champion. Hioki is a long time Shooto veteran and has fought most of his fights in Japanese promotions including the largest Mixed Martial Arts organization at the time, Pride Fighting Championships.
Hioki won his first MMA title in the Canadian promotion TKO Major League MMA, by defeating Mark Hominick for the featherweight belt. Prior to this Hioki had only one loss to Hiroyuki Takaya in Shooto and had a record of 8-1-1. He successfully defended this title twice before participating in the Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix tournament.
Hioki defeated Masanori Kanehara in the semi-final of the tournament but was unable to continue on to the final to fight Michihiro Omigawa due to an injury in his bout with Kanehara. Kanehara replaced Hioki for the final and ended up winning the tournament.
On May 30, 2010 Hioki fought Takeshi Inoue for the Shooto Featherweight Championship (143 lbs) and won by a split decision making him the 9th fighter to win it and the 8th Japanese fighter to do so. Hioki had a controversially lost to Antonio Carvalho during his Shooto career.
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