Akihiro Gono

From FightWiki

Jump to: navigation, search

Akihiro Gono is currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fight promotion where he fights as a Welterweight.


Image:Akihiro_Gono.jpg NameAkihiro Gono
NicknameThe Japanese Sensation, Magic Man
AssociationTeam Grabaka
Weight Classwelterweight
StyleX
Birth DateOctober 7, 1974
CountryHigashikurume, Tokyo, Japan


Contents

Professional Record

Record28 - 13 - 7 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Wins7 (T)KOs
6 Submissions
14 Decisions
Losses3 (T)KOs
4 Submissions
6 Decisions


Result Opponent Method Event Title Date Round Time Notes
Loss Dan Hardy Decision (Split) UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben 10/18/2008 3 5:00
Win Tamdan McCrory Submission (Armbar) UFC 78: Validation 11/17/2007 2 3:19 Won Submission of the Night Honors
Win Yuki Kondo Decision (Split) PRIDE: Shockwave 2006 12/31/2006 2 5:00
Loss Denis Kang Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE: Bushido 13 11/5/2006 2 5:00
Win Gegard Mousasi Submission (Armbar) PRIDE - Bushido 12 8/26/2006 2 4:24
Win Hector Lombard Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE - Bushido 11 6/4/2006 2 5:00
Win Dae Won Kim Submission (Armbar) PRIDE - Bushido 10 4/2/2006 1 9:00
Loss Dan Henderson KO (Punch) PRIDE - Bushido 9 9/25/2005 1 7:58
Win Daniel Acacio Decision (Unaminous) PRIDE - Bushido 9 9/25/2005 2 5:00
Win Crosley Gracie Decision PRIDE - Bushido 7 5/22/2005 2 5:00
Win Tim McKenzie TKO (Strikes) Pancrase - Brave 10 11/7/2004 2 2:53
Win Tsuyoshi Kurihara KO (Punch) Pancrase - Brave 6 6/22/2004 1 2:15
Loss Mauricio Rua TKO (Strikes) PRIDE - Bushido 2 2/15/2004 1 9:04
Win Nilson de Castro Decision (Unanimous) Pancrase - Hybrid 10 11/30/2003 3 5:00
Win Daisuke Watanabe KO (Punch) Pancrase - Hybrid 9 10/31/2003 2 3:49
Win Nilson de Castro DQ (Groin Strike) Pancrase - 10th Anniversary Show 8/31/2003 1 0:29
Win Flavio Luiz Moura Decision (Majority) Pancrase - Hybrid 5 5/18/2003 2 5:00
Win Chris Haseman Decision (Majority) ZST 2 - The Battle Field 2 3/9/2003 3 5:00
Draw Chael Sonnen Draw Pancrase - Hybrid 2 2/16/2003 2 5:00
Win Keiichiro Yamamiya TKO (Punches) Pancrase - Spirit 9 12/21/2002 3 3:49
Draw Osami Shibuya Draw Pancrase - Spirit 6 8/25/2002 3 5:00
Win Kousei Kubota Decision (Unanimous) Pancrase - Spirit 4 5/11/2002 3 5:00
Loss Yuki Kondo Towel (Punches) Pancrase - Proof 7 12/1/2001 3 0:52
Win Keiichiro Yamamiya Decision (Unanimous) Pancrase - Proof 6 10/30/2001 3 5:00
Draw Dustin Denes Draw DEEP - 2nd Impact 8/18/2001 3 5:00
Win Daisuke Watanabe TKO (Cut) Pancrase - Proof 4 6/26/2001 2 0:52
Draw Murilo Rua Draw Shooto - To The Top 4 5/1/2001 3 5:00
Win Ivan Salaverry KO (Spinning Back Kick to the Ribs) Shooto - To The Top 1 1/19/2001 1 3:06
Win Masanori Suda Decision (Unanimous) Shooto - R.E.A.D. 12 11/12/2000 3 5:00
Win Andy Wang Decision (Unanimous) Shooto - R.E.A.D. 5 5/22/2000 3 5:00
Draw Larry Papadopoulos Draw Shooto - R.E.A.D. 1 1/14/2000 3 5:00
Loss Lance Gibson Decision (Majority) SB 13 - SuperBrawl 13 9/7/1999 3 5:00
Loss Matt Hughes Decision (Unanimous) Shooto - 10th Anniversary Event 5/29/1999 3 5:00
Draw Marcos da Silva Draw Shooto - Devilock Fighters 1/15/1999 3 5:00
Win Adriano de Souza Submission (Armbar) Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 6 11/27/1998 1 2:46
Win Matt Rocca Submission (Armbar) Shooto - Shoot the Shooto XX 4/26/1998 1 3:12
Loss Larry Papadopoulos Decision (Split) Shooto - Reconquista 4 10/12/1997 3 5:00
Draw Jutaro Nakao Draw Shooto - GIG 6/25/1997 3 5:00
Win Tsunemichi Nagano Decision (Unanimous) Daidojuku - WARS 4 3/11/1997 5 3:00
Win Masato Fujiwara Decision (Unanimous) Shooto - Reconquista 1 1/18/1997 4 3:00
Loss Kazuhiro Kusayanagi Submission (Armbar) Shooto - Let's Get Lost 10/4/1996 4 2:52
Loss Todd Bjornethun Submission (Armbar) Shooto - Vale Tudo Junction 3 5/7/1996 3 1:12
Win Yasushi Warita Submission (Achilles Lock) Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '96 3/30/1996 1 0:54
Loss Kazunari Murakami Decision Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '96 3/30/1996 2 3:00
Win Tatsuharu Doi Decision (Majority) Daidojuku - WARS 3 2/17/1996 2 3:00
Win Kazunari Murakami KO (Kick) Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '95 10/13/1995 1 2:25
Loss Egan Inoue Submission (Armbar) Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '95 10/13/1995 1 1:33
Loss Yasunori Okuda Submission (Toe Hold) Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '94 4/23/1994 1 1:51

Biography

Akihiro Gono began fighting mixed martial arts in 1994, beginning with the Lumax Cup: Tournament of Japan '94. He would go on to fight in the Shooto organization, as well as Pancrase. He began fighting in Pride Bushido with Bushido 2 in 2004.

Mixed Martial Arts Career

Gono holds wins over such fighters as Yuki Kondo, Ivan Salaverry, Crosley Gracie, Daniel Acacio, and Dae Won Kim. He has fought many tough opponents, with losses to such fighters as Mauricio Rua, Dan Henderson, Matt Hughes, and Yuki Kondo.

Gono began making his ring entrances in PRIDE FC more elaborate in 2006 with the creation of a character, DJ Gozma (a parody of Japanese musician DJ OZMA). The entrances have involved Gono wearing a vintage suit, including shoes, an orange wig, and accompanied by oddly dressed male dancers while a song by DJ OZMA plays in the background. Also, when the fighters are introduced in the ring, Gono drops his suit's pants to reveal zebra stripped fighting briefs.


UFC Signing

Gono defeated Tamdan McCrory by verbal submission due to an Armbar at 3:19 of the second round. It was reported (first by Dave Meltzer) that he came out to his usual entrance with his DJ GOZMA persona.

Personal tools