Kazuyuki Fujita | |
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![]() Fujita speaking in Shibuya, Tokyo, July 2018 | |
Born | Funabashi, Chiba, Japan | October 16, 1970
Other names | Ol' Ironhead The Last Disciple of Antonio Inoki The Last Successor of Inokiism Wild Beast The Real Beast |
Nationality | Japanese |
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb) |
Division | Heavyweight |
Style | MMA Freestyle wrestling, shoot wrestling |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | Funabashi, Chiba, Japan |
Teacher(s) | Antonio Inoki Satoru Sayama Marco Ruas |
Years active | 2000–2009, 2013, 2016-present (MMA) |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 32 |
Wins | 18 |
By knockout | 9 |
By submission | 7 |
By decision | 2 |
Losses | 14 |
By knockout | 8 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 4 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Kazuyuki Fujita (藤田 和之, Fujita Kazuyuki, born October 16, 1970) is a Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and a former amateur wrestler, currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is a one-time GHC Heavyweight Champion. He has most recently fought in Road FC, but is also known for his work in the PRIDE Fighting Championships, K-1, Rizin Fighting Federation, and World Victory Road.
Fujita began his career as a professional wrestler in 1993, joining the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) dojo, while still competing as an amateur wrestler. Debuting in 1996, Fujita would put his wrestling career on hiatus in early 2000 to train in MMA. Returning the following year with a new shoot based offence, Fujita won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship immediately and went on to hold it two more times before leaving the company in 2005. After a six-year hiatus, Fujita returned to pro wrestling in 2011 for Inoki Genome Federation (IGF), and continues to make occasional appearances as a freelancer, most recently for Pro Wrestling Noah and Real Japan Pro Wrestling (RJPW).