Photo of Akira Shoji
Team A3 Gym
Age 50
Gender Male
Height 5' 8"
Weight Class

Akira Shoji is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 14 wins, 17 losses and 5 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 14-17-5 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 14 years, 4 months, 23 days
Rounds Fought 70.9
Avg. Fights/Year 2.5
Longest Layoff 4 years
Quickest Turnaround 6 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 2 5 7
Losses 8 3 6
Finish Rate 50.0%
Finished Rate 64.7%
Win by Decision Rate 50.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 35.3%
Win by KO Rate 14.3%
Loss by KO Rate 47.1%
Win by SUB Rate 35.7%
Loss by SUB Rate 17.6%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

2 Losses

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 00:18
Fastest KO 00:18
Fastest SUB 02:16
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.9
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 09:30
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.5
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 07:44
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 04/22/2011 L
(14-16-5)
Kazuo Misaki
(24-11-2)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Deep - 53 Impact
2 01:13
NSF 04/08/2007 L
(14-15-5)
Gilbert Yvel
(29-12-1)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Pride 34: Kamikaze
1 03:05
NSF 11/19/2006 W
(13-15-5)
Carlos Toyota
(0-0-0)
Decision
DEEP: Club DEEP Toyama Barbarian Festival
3 00:00
Official MMA Fight Results 10/29/2006 L
(13-14-5)
Kyacey Uscola
(11-7-0)
MW
(185.0 vs. 184.0)
TKO/RSC
King of the Cage: All Stars
2 02:23
NSF 08/04/2006 W
(12-14-5)
Todd Medina
(5-7-0)
Decision
King of the Cage: Rapid Fire
3 05:00
NSF 02/05/2006 L
(12-13-5)
Kazuo Misaki
(14-5-2)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Deep: 23rd Impact
1 02:32
NSF 12/03/2005 L
(12-12-5)
Mark Weir
(17-9-0)
KO
Cage Rage (England) 14
1 00:17
NSF 04/03/2005 L
(12-11-5)
Dean Lister
(6-3-0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Pride: Bushido 6
1 03:13
NSF 07/19/2004 L
(12-10-5)
Paulo Filho
(6-0-0)
Decision (Split Decision)
Pride: Bushido 4
2 05:00
NSF 05/23/2004 W
(11-10-5)
Tsuyoshi Tamakairiki
(0-0-0)
KO
Pride: Bushido 3
1 00:18
NSF 12/31/2003 L
(11-9-5)
Murilo Rua
(8-3-1)
KO (Knee to the Head)
Pride: Shock Wave 2003
1 02:41
NSF 10/05/2003 L
(11-8-5)
Mauricio Shogun Rua
(4-1-0)
KO
Pride: Bushido 1
1 03:47
NSF 07/19/2003 W
(10-8-5)
Dustin Denes
(6-0-2)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Absolute Fighting Championships 4
3 05:00
NSF 03/16/2003 W
(9-8-5)
Alex Stiebling
(12-4-1)
Decision (Split Decision)
Pride 25: Body Blow
3 05:00
NSF 09/29/2002 L
(9-7-5)
Paulo Filho
(3-0-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Pride 22: Beasts from the East 2
1 02:48
Official MMA Fight Results 05/17/2002 W
(8-7-5)
David Roberts
(4-3-0)
LHW
(199.0 vs. 201.0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
King of the Cage 13: Revolution
2 04:46
NSF 12/23/2001 L
(8-6-5)
Jeremy Horn
(51-11-4)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride 18: Cold Fury 2
3 05:00
NSF 09/24/2001 L
(8-5-5)
Semmy Schilt
(19-10-1)
KO (Punches and Knees)
Pride 16: Beasts From The East
1 08:19
NSF 05/27/2001 L
(8-4-5)
Dan Henderson
(10-1-0)
TKO/RSC (Strikes)
Pride 14: Clash of the Titans
3 03:18
NSF 12/23/2000 L
(8-3-5)
Ricardo Almeida
(0-0-0)
Decision
Pride 12: Cold Fury
2 10:00
NSF 10/31/2000 W
(7-3-5)
Herman Renting
(4-3-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Pride 11: Battle of the Rising Sun
1 03:49
NSF 06/04/2000 W
(6-3-5)
John Renken
(11-19-4)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Pride 9: New Blood
1 06:44
NSF 05/01/2000 L
(6-2-5)
Mark Coleman
(8-4-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride: Grand Prix 2000 Final Round
1 15:00
NSF 01/30/2000 W
(5-2-5)
Ebenezer Braga
(10-4-1)
Decision
Pride: Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round
1 15:00
NSF 09/18/1999 D
(5-2-4)
Ryushi Yanagisawa
(22-16-8)
Draw
Pancrase: 1999 Anniversary Show
1 15:00
NSF 09/12/1999 W
(4-2-4)
Larry Parker
(10-3-1)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride 7
2 10:00
NSF 07/04/1999 W
(3-2-4)
Guy Mezger
(22-8-2)
Decision (Split Decision)
Pride 6
2 10:00
NSF 04/29/1999 L
(3-1-4)
Igor Vovchanchyn
(30-2-0)
Decision
Pride 5
2 10:00
NSF 10/11/1998 W
(2-1-4)
Wallid Ismail
(6-1-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stopage from Punches)
Pride 4
2 01:27
NSF 08/29/1998 D
(2-1-3)
Adriano de Souza
(0-0-0)
Draw
Greatest Common Multiple: Vale Tudo
3 05:00
NSF 06/24/1998 D
(2-1-2)
Daijiro Matsui
(0-0-0)
Draw
Pride 3
3 10:00
NSF 03/15/1998 W
(1-1-2)
Juan Mott
(2-1-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Pride 2
1 03:47
NSF 10/11/1997 D
(1-1-1)
Renzo Gracie
(5-0-0)
Draw
Pride 1
3 10:00
NSF 07/27/1997 L
(1-0-1)
Kaichi Tsuji
(0-0-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Lumax Cup: Tournament of J '97 Heavyweight Tournament
2 03:00
NSF 05/28/1997 W
(0-0-1)
Vidal Serradilla
(0-0-0)
Submission (Punches)
Japan Extreme Challenge Vale Tudo Open
1 02:16
NSF 11/30/1996 D
(0-0-0)
Manabu Ohara
(4-1-0)
Draw
Koppo vs. Keisyukai
1 20:00
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class