Yoshihiro Akiyama
| Yoshihiro Akiyama | |
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Akiyama in 2016
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| Born |
July 29, 1975 Osaka, Japan |
| Other names |
Sexyama Chu Sung Hoon |
| Residence | Osaka, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Division |
Welterweight (170 lbs) Middleweight (185 lbs) |
| Reach | 75 in (191 cm) |
| Style | Judo, Grappling |
| Fighting out of | Osaka, Japan |
| Team | Team Cloud Jackson's Submission Fighting |
| Rank |
3rd Dan Black Belt in Judo Black Belt in Gaidojutsu |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 22 |
| Wins | 14 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 3 |
| No contests | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Judo | ||
Representing  South Korea
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| Asian Championships | ||
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2001 Ulaanbaatar | -81 kg |
Representing  Japan
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| Asian Games | ||
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2002 Busan | -81 kg |
Sexyama
Yoshihiro Akiyama (秋山 成勲 Akiyama Yoshihiro?)(born July 29, 1975), also known as Choo Sung-hoon (Hangul: 추성훈, Hanja: 秋成勳) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka. Akiyama won the gold medal at the 2001 Asian Championships for South Korea, and for Japan at the 2002 Asian Games. A fourth-generation Japanese of Korean descent, he acquired Japanese nationality in 2001. He is the former K-1 HERO's Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament Champion.
Before his professional mixed martial arts career, Akiyama was a decorated judoka. He began training in judo at the age of three. He has also trained Karate, Boxing, Kickboxing, Wrestling and also submission fighting with Greg Jackson.
Representing South Korea, Choo won the Gold Medal at the 2001 Asian Judo Championships.
Representing Japan, Akiyama won the Gold Medal at the 2002 Asian Games defeating Ahn Dong-Jin of South Korea in the finals.
Akiyama defeated three opponents from France, Mongolia and Turkey to reach the semi-finals of the 81 kg Light Middleweight division. However, all three opponents claimed that Akiyama had a slippery judogi. Wearing a reserve gi, Akiyama lost two games in a row (semifinal and 3rd-place match) and missed the medal.
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