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Takuya Wada (mixed martial artist)

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Takuya Wada
Wada in 2017
Born (1978-02-14) February 14, 1978 (age 46)
Japan
ResidenceTokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight169 lb (77 kg; 12.1 st)
DivisionWelterweight
Middleweight
StyleSambo
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Shoot wrestling
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofJapan
TeamSK Absolute
Years active1999 - 2010
Mixed martial arts record
Total41
Wins21
By knockout2
By submission5
By decision14
Losses9
By knockout1
By submission5
By decision3
Draws10
No contests1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Takuya Wada (和田 拓也, Wada Takuya, born February 14, 1978) is a Japanese[1] mixed martial artist and professional wrestler.[2] He competed in the Welterweight and Middleweight[3] divisions.

Career

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Mixed martial arts

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Wada is a disciple of Kazuhiro Kusayanagi and Tenshin Matsumoto at Shooto Gym K'z Factory. He debuted in 1999 for Shooto before moving to Pancrase in 2002.

Wada became the interim Welterweight King of Pancrase in 2008, defeating Jason Palacios.

Professional wrestling

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His professional wrestling career began in 2015 for former Dramatic Dream Team sister promotion Hard Hit, facing Hikaru Sato. He is a mainstay of the Hard Hit promotion.

Wada embarked on a tour with All Japan Pro Wrestling throughout 2016 to 2017 and 2019, teaming with Atsushi Aoki, Yuya Aoki and Ultimo Dragon. He continues to have sporadic appearances, often appearing in tag matches with Hikaru Sato as of recently August 2021.[4]

In December 2020, he made it to the finals of the Hard Hit King of Hard Hit tournament defeating Hideki "Shrek" Sekine.

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown
41 matches 21 wins 9 losses
By knockout 2 1
By submission 5 5
By decision 14 3
Draws 10
No contests 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 21–9–10 (1) Minoru Tanaka TKO (punches and elbows) Gleat MMA Ver.0 December 14, 2022 1 1:37 Tokyo, Japan Openweight bout.
Loss 20–9–10 (1) Keita Nakamura TKO (submission to punches) SRC: Sengoku Raiden Championship 15 October 30, 2010 1 3:30 Tokyo, Japan
Win 20–8–10 (1) Jae Sun Lee Decision (Split) SRC: Sengoku Raiden Championship 13 June 20, 2010 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 19–8–10 (1) Shiko Yamashita Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Shooto: Revolutionary Exchanges 3 November 23, 2009 3 4:26 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 18–8–10 (1) Kengo Ura Draw (Unanimous) Pancrase: Changing Tour 6 October 25, 2009 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 18–8–9 (1) Tomoyoshi Iwamiya Decision (Majority) Pancrase: Changing Tour 2 April 5, 2009 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Defended the Pancrase Welterweight Championship.
Win 17–8–9 (1) Masahiro Toryu Decision (Unanimous) Pancrase: Shining 10 December 7, 2008 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 16–8–9 (1) Masahiro Toryu Draw Pancrase: Shining 9 October 26, 2008 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 16–8–8 (1) Jason Palacios Decision (Unanimous) Pancrase: Shining 3 April 27, 2008 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Won the interim Pancrase Welterweight Championship. Later promoted to undisputed champion.
Win 15–8–8 (1) Seiki Ryo Decision (Unanimous) Pancrase: Rising 9 November 28, 2007 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
NC 14–8–8 (1) Hyung Kwang Kim No Contest Pancrase: Rising 8 October 14, 2007 2 1:40 Tokyo, Japan
Win 14–8–8 Sotaro Yamada Decision (Unanimous) Pancrase: Rising 4 April 27, 2007 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 13–8–8 Stephen Haigh Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Bodog Fight: Costa Rica Combat February 17, 2007 3 1:37 Costa Rica
Win 13–7–8 Tadasuke Yoshida Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Pancrase: Blow 10 December 2, 2006 1 4:22 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 12–7–8 Carlos Condit Submission (Kimura) Pancrase: Blow 7 September 16, 2006 3 4:22 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 12–6–8 Shinsuke Shoji Draw Pancrase: Blow 3 April 9, 2006 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 12–6–7 Kuniyoshi Hironaka Submission (Triangle Choke) GCM: D.O.G. 4 December 11, 2005 1 4:29 Tokyo, Japan
Win 12–5–7 Masakazu Kuramochi Decision (Unanimous) Pancrase: 2005 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals August 27, 2005 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 11–5–7 Yuji Hoshino Draw GCM: D.O.G. 2 June 11, 2005 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 11–5–6 Hiroki Nagaoka Draw Pancrase: Spiral 2 March 6, 2005 2 5:00 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Loss 11–5–5 Katsuya Inoue Decision (Unanimous) Pancrase: Brave 8 September 24, 2004 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Return to Welterweight.
Win 11–4–5 Hidetaka Monma Decision (Majority) Pancrase: Brave 5 May 28, 2004 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 10–4–5 Jorge Santiago Submission (Armbar) AFC 7: Absolute Fighting Championships 7 February 27, 2004 1 1:52 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Win 10–3–5 Minoru Ozawa Decision (Unanimous) Pancrase: Hybrid 9 October 31, 2003 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Welterweight bout.
Draw 9–3–5 Kenichi Serizawa Draw Pancrase: Hybrid 6 June 7, 2003 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Middleweight debut.
Draw 9–3–4 Satoru Kitaoka Draw Pancrase: Hybrid 4 April 12, 2003 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 9–3–3 Koji Oishi Draw Pancrase: Hybrid 1 January 26, 2003 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 9–3–2 Takafumi Ito Decision (Unanimous) Pancrase: Spirit 8 November 30, 2002 3 5:00 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Loss 9–2–2 Dave Strasser Decision (Split) Shooto: Treasure Hunt 6 May 5, 2002 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 9–1–2 Seichi Ikemoto Decision (Unanimous) Shooto: Treasure Hunt 3 February 11, 2002 3 5:00 Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Loss 8–1–2 Jutaro Nakao Submission (Triangle Choke) Shooto: To The Top Final Act December 16, 2001 1 4:07 Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
Win 8–0–2 Jason Buck Decision (Majority) Shooto: To The Top 9 September 27, 2001 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 7–0–2 Isao Tanimura Decision (Unanimous) Shooto: To The Top 5 June 30, 2001 2 5:00 Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Win 6–0–2 Cedric Ribes Submission (Heel Hook) GT: Golden Trophy 2001 March 1, 2001 1 1:02 France
Win 5–0–2 Rafles la Rose Decision (Unanimous) Shooto: R.E.A.D. 12 November 12, 2000 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 4–0–2 Yuji Kusu Draw Shooto: R.E.A.D. 9 August 27, 2000 2 5:00 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Draw 4–0–1 Seichi Ikemoto Draw Shooto: R.E.A.D. 5 May 22, 2000 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 4–0 Boris Viale Submission (Choke) GT: Golden Trophy 2000 March 18, 2000 0 0:00 Orléans, France
Win 3–0 Didier Lutz Submission (Kimura) GT: Golden Trophy 2000 March 18, 2000 0 0:00 Orléans, France
Win 2–0 Rosaire Letapin Submission (Heel Hook) GT: Golden Trophy 2000 March 18, 2000 0 0:00 Orléans, France
Win 1–0 Saburo Kawakatsu Decision (Majority) Shooto: Renaxis 2 July 16, 1999 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan

Championships and accomplishments

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Mixed martial arts

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Professional wrestling

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Takuya Wada". Sherdog. Archived from the original on March 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Takuya Wada". mixedmartialarts.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "Takuya Wada". fightmatrix.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "Takuya Wada". genickbruch.com.