Hiromasa Ougikubo is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing as a flyweight in the Rizin Fighting Federation.
27 Facts About Hiromasa Ougikubo
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Hiromasa Ougikubo is the former Shooto World Bantamweight Champion, a former Shooto Featherweight Champion and the 2014 Vale Tudo Japan flyweight tournament champion.
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Hiromasa Ougikubo holds notable wins over the former ONE Championship and Shooto strawweight champion Yosuke Saruta, the former Pancrase Flyweight Champion Kiyotaka Shimizu, the current Pancrase Bantamweight Champion Shintaro Ishiwatari, as well as wins over Alexandre Pantoja and Adam Antolin.
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Hiromasa Ougikubo began his mixed martial arts career in 2005, as an amateur in Shooto.
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Hiromasa Ougikubo first competed in the East Japan Amateur Shooto Freshman tournament, where he lost the finals.
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Hiromasa Ougikubo made his professional debut with Shooto in 2006, when he defeated Nobuhiro Hayakawa by a unanimous decision.
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Hiromasa Ougikubo won the bout in the second round by way of a rear naked choke.
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In 2012, at Shooto 5th Round, Hiromasa Ougikubo would get a chance to avenge that loss.
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Hiromasa Ougikubo's next fight was scheduled against Yosuke Saruta, which he won by a unanimous decision.
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Hiromasa Ougikubo won the fight in the last seconds of the fifth round by a guillotine choke.
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Hiromasa Ougikubo's first fight was against the EFC flyweight champion Nkazimulo Zulu.
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Hiromasa Ougikubo submitted Zulu in the second round, with a rear naked choke.
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Hiromasa Ougikubo fell short for the first time, and lost the finals by a unanimous decision.
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Hiromasa Ougikubo won the fight with a rear naked choke to defend his Shooto title.
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Hiromasa Ougikubo signed with Rizin and made his debut at Rizin 11, when he was scheduled to rematch Kyoji Horiguchi.
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Hiromasa Ougikubo fought the former Shooto and ONE Championship champion Yoshitaka Naito in a Shooto exhibition bout.
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Hiromasa Ougikubo won a unanimous decision to secure his second title defense.
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Hiromasa Ougikubo fought against Kai Asakura for the Rizin Bantamweight Championship at Rizin 23.
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Hiromasa Ougikubo was scheduled to fight Kenta Takizawa during Rizin 25.
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On January 31,2021, Hiromasa Ougikubo vacated the Shooto Shooto Bantamweight Championship.
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Hiromasa Ougikubo faced Takeshi Kasugai in the opening round of the Bantamweight Grand Prix at Rizin 28 on June 13,2021.
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Hiromasa Ougikubo faced Takafumi Otsuka in the quarterfinals on September 19,2021 at Rizin 30.
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Hiromasa Ougikubo won the fight by unanimous decision, and faced Kai Asakura in the tournament finals, which were held during Rizin 33 as well.
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Hiromasa Ougikubo won the bout via unanimous decision, winning the 2021 Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix.
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Hiromasa Ougikubo was booked to face the Road FC Featherweight champion Soo Chul Kim at Rizin 38 on September 25,2022.
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Hiromasa Ougikubo faced John Dodson on December 31,2023, at Rizin 45, and won the bout via unanimous decision.
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Hiromasa Ougikubo faced Makoto Takahashi on July 28,2024 at Super Rizin 3, and won the bout via unanimous decision.