All MMA fightersIkuhisa Minowa
“Minowaman”
MMA · Active64-45-8RECORD
12KO / TKO WINS
42SUBMISSION WINS
10DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Minowaman |
| Date of birth | 12 Jan 1976 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Birthplace | Hashima, Japan |
| Lives in | Tokyo, Japan |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Team | Team Minowaman |
| Height | 175 cm (5′9″) |
| Reach | 179 cm (70″) |
| Stance | Not added yet |
| Years active | since 1996 |
| Status | Active |
| Pro debut | 30 Mar 1996 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Kiyoshi Kuwabara, 6 Nov 2022 |
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Titles and honours
- DREAM Super Hulk Grand Prix winner (2009)
- 1999 Pancrase Neo-Blood Tournament winner
Background
Japanese veteran from Hashima, Gifu, who came through Pancrase in the late 1990s and later competed in PRIDE, HERO'S and DREAM. Known as a "giant killer" for regularly facing much heavier opponents, he won DREAM's 2009 Super Hulk Grand Prix.
Fight history
117 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Kiyoshi Kuwabara | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:24 | Rizin Landmark 4 | 6 Nov 2022 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Loss | Tsuyoshi Sudario | TKO (leg kick and punch) | 1 | 3:17 | Rizin 26 | 31 Dec 2020 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Loss | Eiji Ishikawa | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Pancrase 306 | 30 Jun 2019 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Dong Sik Yoon | TKO (finger injury) | 2 | 2:26 | Road FC 42 | 23 Sep 2017 | South Korea | |
| Loss | Yuki Kondo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Pancrase 288 | 2 Jul 2017 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Tetsuo Onuma | KO (punches) | 2 | 1:31 | CMA MMA: Crazy King 8 / CMA Kaiser 4 | 8 Apr 2017 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Yuya Shirai | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | DEEP 75 Impact | 27 Feb 2016 | Tokyo, Japan | Welterweight bout |
| Loss | Zilong Zhao | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:24 | Road FC 27 | 26 Dec 2015 | Shanghai, China | Light heavyweight bout |
| Win | Tetsuo Kondo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:48 | ACF 14 | 24 Oct 2015 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Loss | Justin Morton | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | VTJ in Okinawa | 3 Oct 2015 | Okinawa, Japan | Catchweight (95 kg) |
| Win | Dae Sung Kim | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Road FC 24 | 25 Jul 2015 | Tokyo, Japan | Middleweight bout |
| Loss | Oli Thompson | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | Inoki Genome Fight 3 | 11 Apr 2015 | Tokyo, Japan | IGF World Grand Prix quarter-final |
| Win | Yuichiro Ono | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | Gladiator 81 | 28 Feb 2015 | Tokyo, Japan | Openweight bout | |
| Loss | Shinichi Suzukawa | TKO (corner stoppage) | 2 | 0:59 | Inoki Genome Fight 2 | 23 Aug 2014 | Tokyo, Japan | Openweight bout |
| Loss | Jung-Gyo Park | KO (punch) | 1 | 4:42 | Road FC 15 | 31 May 2014 | Wonju, South Korea | |
| Win | Goran Jettingstad | Submission (achilles lock) | 1 | 2:26 | Inoki Genome Fight 1 | 5 Apr 2014 | Tokyo, Japan | Middleweight bout |
| Win | Atsushi Sawada | TKO (punch and soccer kick) | 1 | 3:47 | IGF: Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | Tokyo, Japan | Openweight bout |
| Win | Hoon Kim | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:37 | Road FC 13 | 12 Oct 2013 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Loss | Hae Suk Son | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:54 | Road FC 11 | 13 Apr 2013 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Win | Bor Bratovž | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 3:20 | IGF: Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | Tokyo, Japan | Middleweight bout |
| Win | Jin Soo Yuk | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 4:59 | Road FC 9 | 15 Sep 2012 | Wonju, South Korea | Openweight bout |
| Loss | Alexander Shlemenko | TKO (knee and punch to the body) | 1 | 2:20 | Super Fight League 2 | 7 Apr 2012 | Chandigarh, India | |
| Win | Shigeki Tsuchiya | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 1:16 | Gladiator 30 | 11 Mar 2012 | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| Win | Toshihiro Koyama | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 1:49 | Gladiator 29 | 19 Feb 2012 | Kariya, Japan | |
| Loss | Kendall Grove | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ProElite 3 | 21 Jan 2012 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | Middleweight bout |
| Win | Dev Kumar Ghimire | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:20 | Gladiator 27 | 18 Dec 2011 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Young Woo Yu | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 2:55 | Gladiator 25 | 30 Oct 2011 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Baru Harn | Submission (scarf hold armlock) | 1 | 4:39 | DREAM 17 | 24 Sep 2011 | Saitama, Japan | Heavyweight bout |
| Win | Jair Gomes | Submission (neck crank) | 1 | Gladiator 22 | 14 Aug 2011 | Gifu, Japan | ||
| Win | Carlos Toyota | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Heat 18 | 5 Jun 2011 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Loss | Hiroshi Izumi | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:50 | Dynamite!! 2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | Saitama, Japan | Light heavyweight bout |
| Win | Chang Hee Kim | Submission (scarf hold armlock) | 1 | 2:07 | DEEP 50 Impact | 24 Oct 2010 | Tokyo, Japan | Openweight bout |
| Loss | Satoshi Ishii | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | DREAM 16 | 25 Sep 2010 | Nagoya, Japan | Heavyweight bout |
| Win | Imani Lee | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:16 | DREAM 14 | 29 May 2010 | Saitama, Japan | Super heavyweight bout |
| Win | Jimmy Ambriz | Submission (toe hold) | 2 | 2:42 | DREAM 13 | 22 Mar 2010 | Yokohama, Japan | Heavyweight bout |
| Win | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:29 | Dynamite!! The Power of Courage 2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | Saitama, Japan | Won the DREAM Super Hulk Grand Prix |
| Win | Choi Hong-man | Submission (heel hook) | 2 | 1:27 | DREAM 11 | 6 Oct 2009 | Yokohama, Japan | Super Hulk Grand Prix semi-final |
| Win | Bob Sapp | Submission (achilles lock) | 1 | 1:15 | DREAM 9 | 26 May 2009 | Yokohama, Japan | Super Hulk Grand Prix quarter-final |
| Loss | Katsuyori Shibata | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | DREAM 8 | 5 Apr 2009 | Nagoya, Japan | Catchweight (88 kg) |
| Win | Errol Zimmerman | Submission (toe hold) | 1 | 1:01 | Fields Dynamite!! 2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | Saitama, Japan | Heavyweight bout |
| Loss | Masakatsu Funaki | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 0:52 | DREAM 6 | 23 Sep 2008 | Saitama, Japan | Light heavyweight bout |
| Win | Don Frye | Submission (kneebar) | 1 | 3:56 | DEEP: Gladiator | 16 Aug 2008 | Okayama, Japan | |
| Loss | Taiei Kin | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | DREAM 2 | 29 Apr 2008 | Saitama, Japan | Middleweight bout |
| Win | Kwan Bum Lee | Submission (kneebar) | 1 | 1:25 | DREAM 1 | 15 Mar 2008 | Saitama, Japan | Heavyweight bout |
| Loss | Zuluzinho | TKO (corner stoppage) | 3 | 2:13 | K-1 Premium 2007 Dynamite!! | 31 Dec 2007 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Loss | Kim Min-soo | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:46 | HERO'S 2007 in Korea | 28 Oct 2007 | Seoul, South Korea | Openweight bout |
| Win | Kevin Casey | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:42 | HERO'S 10 | 17 Sep 2007 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | Seung Hyun Choi | Submission (reverse kimura) | 1 | 1:41 | Heat 4 | 11 Aug 2007 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Win | Min Suk Heo | TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | DEEP: CMA Festival 2 | 23 Jul 2007 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Kiyoshi Tamura | KO (soccer kicks) | 1 | 1:18 | PRIDE Shockwave 2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | Mike Polchlopek | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | PRIDE Bushido 13 | 5 Nov 2006 | Yokohama, Japan | Heavyweight bout |
| Win | Butterbean | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:25 | PRIDE Bushido 12 | 26 Aug 2006 | Nagoya, Japan | Super heavyweight bout |
| Win | Hyun Gab Park | Submission (achilles lock) | 1 | 0:17 | DEEP: CMA Festival | 24 May 2006 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Mirko Cro Cop | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:10 | PRIDE Total Elimination Absolute | 5 May 2006 | Osaka, Japan | PRIDE 2006 Openweight Grand Prix |
| Win | Giant Silva | TKO (knees) | 1 | 2:23 | PRIDE Bushido 10 | 2 Apr 2006 | Tokyo, Japan | Super heavyweight bout |
| Win | Dave Legeno | Submission (achilles lock) | 1 | 2:21 | Cage Rage 15 | 4 Feb 2006 | London, England | |
| Loss | Kazushi Sakuraba | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 9:59 | PRIDE Shockwave 2005 | 31 Dec 2005 | Saitama, Japan | Technical submission |
| Loss | Murilo Bustamante | TKO (soccer kicks) | 1 | 9:51 | PRIDE Bushido 9 | 25 Sep 2005 | Tokyo, Japan | PRIDE 2005 Welterweight Grand Prix semi-final |
| Win | Phil Baroni | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | PRIDE Bushido 9 | 25 Sep 2005 | Tokyo, Japan | PRIDE 2005 Welterweight Grand Prix quarter-final |
| Win | Kimo Leopoldo | Submission (achilles lock) | 1 | 3:11 | PRIDE Bushido 8 | 17 Jul 2005 | Nagoya, Japan | Heavyweight bout |
| Loss | Phil Baroni | TKO (stomps) | 2 | 2:04 | PRIDE Bushido 7 | 22 May 2005 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Gilbert Yvel | Submission (toe hold) | 1 | 1:10 | PRIDE Bushido 6 | 3 Apr 2005 | Yokohama, Japan | Heavyweight bout |
| Win | Stefan Leko | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 0:27 | PRIDE Shockwave 2004 | 31 Dec 2004 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | Ryuki Ueyama | Decision (split) | 2 | 5:00 | PRIDE Bushido 5 | 14 Oct 2004 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | Eduard Churakov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:29 | Gladiator FC: Day 1 | 26 Jun 2004 | South Korea | |
| Win | Kenichi Yamamoto | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:23 | PRIDE Bushido 4 | 19 Jun 2004 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Loss | Ryan Gracie | Decision (split) | 2 | 5:00 | PRIDE Bushido 3 | 23 May 2004 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Loss | Wanderlei Silva | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:09 | PRIDE Bushido 2 | 15 Feb 2004 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Loss | Quinton Jackson | TKO (knee) | 2 | 1:05 | PRIDE Shockwave 2003 | 31 Dec 2003 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | Silmar Rodrigo | Submission (rolling kneebar) | 2 | 3:00 | Brazil Super Fight | 19 Sep 2003 | Porto Alegre, Brazil | |
| Loss | Ricardo Almeida | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Pancrase: Hybrid 2 | 16 Feb 2003 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | Yuki Sasaki | Decision (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | Pancrase: Spirit 8 | 30 Nov 2002 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Loss | Kiyoshi Tamura | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | DEEP: 6th Impact | 7 Sep 2002 | Tokyo, Japan | Openweight bout |
| Loss | Mitsuyoshi Sato | Decision (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | Pancrase: Spirit 5 | 28 May 2002 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | Yoshinori Momose | Draw (majority) | 2 | 5:00 | Pancrase: Spirit 3 | 25 Mar 2002 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Kazuki Okubo | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:38 | DEEP: 3rd Impact | 23 Dec 2001 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Hiroshi Shibata | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 2:28 | Pancrase: Proof 7 | 1 Dec 2001 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Loss | Sanae Kikuta | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 4:30 | Pancrase: 2001 Anniversary Show | 30 Sep 2001 | Yokohama, Japan | For the vacant Pancrase Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Kenji Akiyama | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 2:52 | Pancrase: 2001 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round | 29 Jul 2001 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Yuki Sasaki | Submission (toe hold) | 3 | 0:25 | Pancrase: Proof 3 | 13 May 2001 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Paulo Filho | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Pancrase: Proof 2 | 31 Mar 2001 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Draw | Ricardo Liborio | Draw | 3 | 5:00 | DEEP: 1st Impact | 8 Jan 2001 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Win | Magomed Ismailov | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:31 | Pancrase: Trans 7 | 4 Dec 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Keiichiro Yamamiya | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 3:00 | Pancrase: 2000 Anniversary Show | 24 Sep 2000 | Yokohama, Japan | 2000 King of Pancrase Light Heavyweight Tournament final; for the inaugural Pancrase Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Brian Gassaway | Submission (toe hold) | 1 | 5:00 | Pancrase: 2000 Anniversary Show | 24 Sep 2000 | Yokohama, Japan | Tournament semi-final |
| Win | Tony Ross | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:32 | Pancrase: Trans 5 | 23 Jul 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | Tournament quarter-final |
| Win | Masaya Kojima | Submission (toe hold) | 1 | 1:43 | Pancrase: Trans 5 | 23 Jul 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | Tournament opening round |
| Win | Joe Slick | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 3 | 1:54 | UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 | 14 Apr 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Ichio Matsubara | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:21 | Pancrase: Trans 2 | 27 Feb 2000 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Draw | Chris Lytle | Draw | 1 | 15:00 | Pancrase: Breakthrough 11 | 18 Dec 1999 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | Adrian Serrano | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 11:38 | Pancrase: Breakthrough 9 | 25 Oct 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Semmy Schilt | Decision (unanimous) | 1 | 10:00 | Pancrase: 1999 Anniversary Show | 18 Sep 1999 | Chiba, Japan | |
| Win | Minoru Toyonaga | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:57 | Pancrase: 1999 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round | 1 Aug 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the 1999 Neo-Blood Tournament |
| Win | Daisuke Watanabe | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 4:28 | Pancrase: 1999 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round | 1 Aug 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | Tournament semi-final |
| Win | Daiju Takase | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 7:59 | Pancrase: 1999 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round | 1 Aug 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | Tournament quarter-final |
| Loss | Jason DeLucia | Decision (unanimous) | 1 | 10:00 | Pancrase: Breakthrough 6 | 11 Jun 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | Osami Shibuya | Draw (unanimous) | 2 | 3:00 | Pancrase: Breakthrough 5 | 23 May 1999 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Draw | Susumu Yamasaki | Draw | 1 | 15:00 | Daidojuku: Wars 5 | 8 Apr 1999 | Japan | |
| Win | Kosei Kubota | Decision (unanimous) | 1 | 10:00 | Pancrase: Breakthrough 3 | 9 Mar 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Daisuke Ishii | Decision (majority) | 1 | 10:00 | Pancrase: Breakthrough 2 | 11 Feb 1999 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | Daisuke Watanabe | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:18 | Pancrase: Breakthrough 1 | 19 Jan 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Satoshi Hasegawa | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:43 | Pancrase: Advance 11 | 29 Nov 1998 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | Daisuke Ishii | Decision (unanimous) | 1 | 10:00 | Pancrase: Advance 10 | 26 Oct 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | Travis Fulton | Draw (unanimous) | 2 | 3:00 | Pancrase: Advance 9 | 4 Oct 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Evan Tanner | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 4:05 | Pancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round | 7 Jul 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | Kosei Kubota | Draw (split) | 2 | 3:00 | Pancrase: Advance 8 | 21 Jun 1998 | Kobe, Japan | |
| Win | Adrian Serrano | Decision (lost points) | 1 | 10:00 | Pancrase: Advance 7 | 2 Jun 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Satoshi Hasegawa | Decision (majority) | 2 | 3:00 | Pancrase: Advance 5 | 26 Apr 1998 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Loss | Satoshi Hasegawa | Submission (toe hold) | 2 | 1:10 | Pancrase: Advance 1 | 16 Jan 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Jason DeLucia | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:47 | Pancrase: Alive 11 | 20 Dec 1997 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Loss | Osami Shibuya | Decision (lost points) | 1 | 10:00 | Pancrase: Alive 10 | 16 Nov 1997 | Kobe, Japan | |
| Loss | Takafumi Ito | Submission (toe hold) | 1 | 6:34 | Pancrase: Alive 9 | 29 Oct 1997 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | Kosei Kubota | Draw (majority) | 1 | 10:00 | Pancrase: 1997 Anniversary Show | 6 Sep 1997 | Chiba, Japan | |
| Loss | Yuki Kondo | Submission (toe hold) | 1 | 5:13 | Pancrase: Alive 8 | 9 Aug 1997 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Loss | Satoshi Hasegawa | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 3:00 | Pancrase: 1997 Neo-Blood Tournament Round 2 | 21 Jul 1997 | Tokyo, Japan | Tournament semi-final |
| Win | Haygar Chin | Submission (kneebar) | 1 | 2:24 | Pancrase: 1997 Neo-Blood Tournament Round 1 | 20 Jul 1997 | Tokyo, Japan | Tournament quarter-final |
| Loss | Yuzo Tateishi | Decision | 2 | 3:00 | Lumax Cup: Tournament of J '96 | 30 Mar 1996 | Japan | Pro debut |