Sanae Kikuta
| Sanae Kikuta | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 10, 1971 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 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Submission Wrestling | ||
| ADCC World Championship | ||
 |
2001 | -88kg |
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.
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