Shinya Aoki – FightPages

"Tobikan Judan"

Shinya Aoki

47Wins•10Losses•1No Contest

Win Rate

81 %

Finish Rate

62 %

Decision Win %

85 %

Shinya Aoki

Age

Height

5' 11 (180 cm)

Reach

72 in. (6' 0/183 cm)

Ape-Index

1.017

Stance

Southpaw

Nationality

Japan

Main Division

Lightweight

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Coach

Yuki Nakai

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Rank

Biography

Shinya Aoki is a Japanese mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and grappler currently competing in ONE Championship's and Rizin Fighting Federation's Welterweight division. As of 2008, Aoki, along with DEEP champion Masakazu Imanari, and Sengoku champion Satoru Kitaoka have founded the "Nippon Top Team" as a group of elite Japanese grapplers competing in MMA. As well as his MMA credentials, Aoki has garnered several submission grappling accolades including two All Japan Jiu-Jitsu Championships, a Japan Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship, a Budo Open Championship, and an ADCC Japan Championship.

Combat Approach

Nicknamed "Tobikan Judan" due to his spectacular submissions, Aoki is considered an unusual fighter for his heavy specialization in grappling at the expense of other areas of the MMA game. Therefore, virtually all of his stand-up game is focused on taking his opponent to the ground, utilizing chain combinations of wrestling and judo techniques from the clinch to secure his goal, as well as the more dramatic guard pulling. Once on the mat, Aoki is an eclectic grappler, drawing strength from his expertise in many different disciplines like Shooto's style of shoot wrestling, judo, jiu-jitsu and Eddie Bravo's 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu system.

Awards & Accolades

DEEP: DEEP West Chofu Tournament Winner
DREAM: DREAM Lightweight Championship (One time, last)
DREAM: two successful title defenses
ONE Championship: ONE Lightweight World Championship (Two times)
ONE Championship: two successful title defenses
ONE Championship: Submission of the Year 2021 vs. James Nakashima
Professional Shooto Japan: Shooto Middleweight Championship (One time)
Professional Shooto Japan: one successful title defense
World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts: WAMMA Lightweight Championship (One time; first; last)
Inside MMA: 2008 Submission of the Year Bazzie Award vs. Katsuhiko Nagata on June 15
Sherdog: 2011 All-Violence Third Team
Sherdog: 2006 Submission of the Year vs. Joachim Hansen on December 31
Bleacher Report: 2000s Grappler of the Decade
fightmatrix.com: Lineal MMA Lightweight Championship (One time)
fightmatrix.com: Six Successful Title defenses
DDT Pro-Wrestling: DDT Extreme Championship (3 times)
DDT Pro-Wrestling: Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (3 times)
DDT Pro-Wrestling: KO-D 8-Man/10-Man Tag Team Championship (2 times, current) – with Super Sasadango Machine, Antonio Honda and Kazuki Hirata (1) and Mao, Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata and Toui Kojima (1)
ADCC Japan: 66–76 kg: 1st place
Deep X: Deep X Superfight Champion (2007)
Shooto: Shooto Grappling Champion (2006)
Dumau/Kansai: Dumau/Kansai Cup Champion (2005)
All Japan Jiu-Jitsu: All Japan Champion (2004-brown belt); (2005-black belt)
Rickson Gracie's Budo Challenge: 2005 Middleweight Champion
Rickson Gracie Invitational: 1st place
Other Accolades: Top five collegiate Judoka
Other Accolades: GI Grappling 05, 1st place
Other Accolades: Reversal Cup Champion (2004)