Kazuyuki Fujita | |
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Born |
Funabashi, Chiba, Japan |
October 16, 1970
Other names | "Ol' Ironhead" "The last disciple of Antonio Inoki" "The last successor of Inokiism" "Wild Beast" "The Real Beast" "Super Turtle" |
Nationality | Japanese |
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 114 kg (251 lb; 17 st 13 lb) |
Division | Heavyweight |
Style | Wrestling |
Trainer |
Antonio Inoki Marco Ruas |
Years active | 2000–2009, 2013, 2016-present (MMA) |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 27 |
Wins | 15 |
By knockout | 5 |
By submission | 8 |
By decision | 2 |
Losses | 12 |
By knockout | 6 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 4 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Kazuyuki Fujita (藤田 和之 Fujita Kazuyuki?) (born October 16, 1970) is a Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and a former amateur wrestler. He has fought in mixed martial arts promotions including Pride Fighting Championships, K-1 and World Victory Road. He competes in mixed martial arts, shoot style wrestling and puroresu, and holds notable victories over Ken Shamrock, Gilbert Yvel, Mark Kerr, Bob Sapp, Karam Gaber, Peter Graham, and James Thompson.
Fujita practiced freestyle wrestling in high school. He participated in the FILA World Championships as a junior in 1988, placing sixth, and in the Espoir division in 1989, placing eleventh. In 1993, Fujita placed fifth at the Asian Championships at the senior level, and in 1993 and 1994, he represented Japan as a senior in the World Cup, a dual meet tournament. He was also a national champion in Japan in Greco-Roman wrestling. He missed making the Japanese Olympic team by 1 point in the Olympic qualifiers.