Minoru Suzuki
| Minoru Suzuki | |
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Suzuki in April 2008
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| Born |
June 17, 1968 Yokohama, Kanagawa |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) |
| Style |
Catch wrestling Freestyle wrestling Shoot wrestling |
| Team | Pancrase Mission |
| Teacher(s) |
Billy Robinson Karl Gotch Kotetsu Yamamoto NJPW Dojo Yoshiaki Fujiwara |
| Rank | Olympian Alternate Freestyle Wrestler |
| Years active | 1988–1993, 2003–present (professional wrestling) 1993–2003 (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 49 |
| Wins | 29 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 21 |
| By decision | 4 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Losses | 20 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Website | Official blog |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Minoru Suzuki (鈴木 実 Suzuki Minoru?, ring name: 鈴木 みのる) is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist who is currently working for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) as a freelancer.
Suzuki was the co-founder of Pancrase, one of the first mixed martial arts organizations in the world. During the 1990s, he was known as one of the best fighters in the Pancrase promotion and was the second King of Pancrase world champion. Suzuki returned to regular puroresu in 2003, where he has become a perennial top contender for all major Japanese heavyweight championships. He is also known for his time in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he is two-time Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion, and Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is a one-time GHC Heavyweight Champion.
A MMA pioneer, Suzuki is well noted for his excellence in freestyle wrestling and catch wrestling, and has been praised many times by elite fighters such as Josh Barnett, Bas Rutten, and Ken Shamrock for his outstanding grappling and submission skills.
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