Shooto Watanabe is a retired Japanese male mixed martial artist who competed in the Bantamweight division.
13 Facts About Shooto Watanabe
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Shooto Watanabe studied judo from the 5th grade of elementary school, belonged to the wrestling club in parallel from junior high school, and entered high school at Ashikaga Institute of Technology, a prestigious school for wrestling.
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Shooto Watanabe entered college and stayed away from wrestling for a while, but was impressed by Masato's retirement match and decided to follow the same martial arts path as his father.
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Shooto Watanabe made his debut at Pancrase Progress Tour 4, earning a draw against Yoshifumi Ishiki.
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Shooto Watanabe started 2014 off with a stoppage loss to future foe Go Kashiwazaki, but strung together a 7-fight unbeaten streak lasting 2 and a half years, earning a rematch with Kashiwazaki - this time for the ZST Bantamweight Championship.
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Shooto Watanabe closed out 2017 with a unanimous decision victory of his own, over Kotaro Kazama.
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Shooto Watanabe was defeated at 1:40 of the first round via rear-naked choke.
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Shooto Watanabe defeated Tamaru by rear-naked choke in the 2nd round.
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Shooto Watanabe was scheduled to face Kuya Ito on October 10,2021 at Rizin Landmark Vol.
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Shooto Watanabe won the bout after choking Naito unconscious via brabo choke in the first round.
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Shooto Watanabe was booked to face Takuma Sudo on April 16,2022 at Rizin Trigger 3.
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Shooto Watanabe faced Takuma Uchiyama at Deep 108 Impact on July 10,2022.
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Shooto Watanabe faced Rikiya Matsuzawa on February 11,2023 at DEEP 112, losing the bout via TKO stoppage 27 seconds into the bout.