Akihiro Gono
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Akihiro Gono is currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fight promotion where he fights as a Welterweight.
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Name | Akihiro Gono |
| Nickname | The Japanese Sensation, Magic Man | |
| Association | Team Grabaka | |
| Weight Class | welterweight | |
| Style | X | |
| Birth Date | October 7, 1974 | |
| Country | Higashikurume, Tokyo, Japan |
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Professional Record
| Record | 28 - 13 - 7 (Win-Loss-Draw) |
| Wins | 7 (T)KOs 6 Submissions 14 Decisions |
| Losses | 3 (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.
