Yoshitomi Mishima known as Dokonjonosuke Mishima, written Dokonjyonosuke Mishima, is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler.
13 Facts About Dokonjonosuke Mishima
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Dokonjonosuke Mishima has competed professionally since 1998 in organizations such as Shooto, DEEP, PRIDE, the UFC and in his pro wrestling days he has competed in Kiyoshi Tamura's organization U-Style Pro Wrestling.
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Dokonjonosuke Mishima typically enters the arena in an outlandish fashion, such as in his UFC debut, where he sported a bathrobe and devil mask while clutching a Snoopy stuffed animal.
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On December 14,2002, Dokonjonosuke Mishima challenged Takanori Gomi for the Shooto welterweight championship, but lost by technical knockout due to punches.
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On February 12,2005, Dokonjonosuke Mishima was victorious against fellow DEEP veteran Tomomi Iwama becoming the first lightweight champion of the organisation.
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However, Dokonjonosuke Mishima didn't defend his belt and returned it one year later.
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Dokonjonosuke Mishima had four fights in PRIDE, winning over Charles Bennett and Marcus Aurelio and losing to Yves Edwards and Ralph Gracie.
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On November 18,2006, Dokonjonosuke Mishima made his debut in the US at UFC 65.
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Dokonjonosuke Mishima's fought Kenny Florian at UFC Fight Night 9 on April 5,2007, in Las Vegas.
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Dokonjonosuke Mishima lost to a rear naked choke, shortly after attempting to submit Florian with a knee bar.
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On May 19,2008, Dokonjonosuke Mishima dropped to featherweight to fight Masakazu Imanari.
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Dokonjonosuke Mishima won by unanimous decision, becoming the DEEP featherweight champion.
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Dokonjonosuke Mishima became the first man to capture the DEEP belt in two different divisions.