Daichi Abe is a Japanese mixed martial artist competing in the Welterweight division.
24 Facts About Daichi Abe
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Daichi Abe embarked on his martial arts journey at eight years old starting with Judo where he was the Junior Judo National Champion.
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Daichi Abe made his professional debut on April 24,2016, against Ryosuke Igarashi at Pancrase 277 and won the fight via technical knockout 24 seconds into the first round.
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Daichi Abe won three more fights in Pancrase within the span of five months and was booked for a title fight against Hiromitsu Miura to become the Welterweight King of Pancrase.
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Daichi Abe won the fight via technical knockout in round two.
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Daichi Abe made his promotional debut on September 22,2017, at UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs Okami against Hyun Gyu Lim.
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Daichi Abe next faced Luke Jumeau on February 10,2018, at UFC 221.
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Daichi Abe's third fight came on June 23,2018, at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Edwards against Li Jingliang.
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In October 2018, it was announced that Daichi Abe was released from UFC.
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Daichi Abe signed with ONE Championship in 2018 and was scheduled to fight former ONE welterweight title challenger Luis Santos at ONE Championship: Pursuit of Greatness on October 26,2018.
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Daichi Abe lost the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Daichi Abe next faced Ev Ting at ONE Championship: Masters of Destiny on July 12,2019.
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Daichi Abe lost the fight via rear naked choke submission.
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Daichi Abe faced Yoichiro Sato at DEEP 95 on August 23,2020.
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Daichi Abe then headlined DEEP 98 against Yuta Watanabe on November 1,2020.
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Daichi Abe then faced Gota Yamashita for the interim DEEP Welterweight Championship at DEEP 100 on February 21,2021.
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Daichi Abe won the fight and claimed the interim title via first-round technical knockout due to an injury.
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Daichi Abe faced Akira Okada at Rizin 31 - Yokohama on October 24,2021.
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Daichi Abe next fought Marcos Yoshio de Souza at Rizin 37 on July 31,2022.
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Daichi Abe won via knockout in the second round after a strong right hook and a controversial soccer kick.
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Daichi Abe faced Shingo Suzuki on February 11,2023, at DEEP 112 for the DEEP Welterweight Championship, losing the bout via guillotine choke in the second round.
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Daichi Abe faced Igor Tanabe at Super Rizin 2 on July 30,2023, losing the fight via a heel hook submission in the first round.
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Daichi Abe faced Kota Ossman at Rizin Landmark 8 on February 24,2024, knocking out his opponent in the first round.
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Daichi Abe next faced Ibuki Shimada at DEEP 120 on July 14,2024.