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Ikuhisa Minowa

Ikuhisa Minowa
Born (1976-01-12) January 12, 1976 (age 41)
Hashima, Gifu, Japan
Other names Minowaman
Real Pro-Wrestler
The Punk
The Giant Killer
Tiger Mask V
Nationality Japanese
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 193.6 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Division Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
Heavyweight
Reach 70.5 in (179 cm)
Style Catch Wrestling, Shoot wrestling, BJJ,
Fighting out of Tokyo, Japan
Team Pancraseism
Brazilian Top Team
Team Minowaman
Teacher(s) Masakatsu Funaki
Minoru Suzuki
Years active 1996–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 110
Wins 62
By knockout 9
By submission 42
By decision 11
Losses 40
By knockout 15
By submission 7
By decision 18
Draws 8
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Ikuhisa Minowa (美濃輪 育久 Minowa Ikuhisa?, born January 12, 1976) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler currently competing in IGF as Minowaman (ミノワマン Minowaman?). He was a longtime veteran of PRIDE and Pancrase and has also competed in other mixed martial arts promotions such as K-1 Hero's, Cage Rage, UFC, DREAM, and DEEP. He is the former DREAM Openweight Grand Prix Champion (Super Hulk).

Minowa made his professional debut in the Lumax Cup in 1996, but would spend most of his early career in the Pancrase promotion. Minowa had a poor start to his MMA career, going 1-8-1 in his first ten fights, taking on MMA pioneers such as Yuki Kondo and Jason DeLucia, and with the win being in his Pancrase debut. The young Minowa would turn his career around, however, improving to 12-11-6 with a win over Daiju Takase before fighting in his first and only fight in the UFC at UFC 25 in Tokyo, Japan. The bout was against Joe Slick and Minowa won via TKO from a cut that Slick received.


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