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Japan
Yokosuka, Kanagawa
Hiroki Kotani
AGE
53
/
Jul 11, 1971
HEIGHT
5'8"
/
172.72 cm
WEIGHT
170 lbs
/
77.11 kg
ASSOCIATION
Rodeo Style
CLASS
Welterweight
STYLE
Shooto
Wins
3
KO
/
TKO
0
0%
SUBMISSIONS
2
67%
DECISIONS
1
33%
Draws
4
Losses
13
KO
/
TKO
5
38%
SUBMISSIONS
2
15%
DECISIONS
6
46%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Katsuyoshi Sasaki
Grachan - Grachan 35.5
Jul / 16 / 2018
TKO (Punches)
1
3:08
loss
Masashi Takeda
Zst - Zst 12
Feb / 12 / 2007
KO (Punch)
Ryogaku Wada
1
1:18
win
Anton Kuivanen
Zst - Prestige
Sep / 23 / 2006
Submission (Heel Hook)
1
1:17
loss
Jon Friedland
XFO - Xtreme Fighting Organization 8
Dec / 10 / 2005
KO (Punch)
1
2:33
loss
Alex Gasson
XFO 4 - International
Dec / 03 / 2004
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
loss
Edson Diniz
AFC 7 - Absolute Fighting Championships 7
Feb / 27 / 2004
Submission (Armbar)
1
3:01
draw
Rich Clementi
Zst - The Battlefield 4
Sep / 07 / 2003
Draw (Time Limit)
3
5:00
loss
Mitsuo Matsumoto
Shooto - 2/6 in Kitazawa Town Hall
Feb / 06 / 2003
Decision (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
loss
Takayuki Okochi
Shooto - Treasure Hunt 9
Jul / 27 / 2002
KO (Knee)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
2:06
draw
Seiki Uchimura
Shooto - Gig East 8
Feb / 28 / 2002
Draw
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
loss
Mitsuhiro Ishida
Shooto - To The Top 9
Sep / 27 / 2001
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
win
Takashi Ouchi
Shooto - To The Top 5
Jun / 30 / 2001
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
draw
Takeshi Yamazaki
Shooto - Wanna Shooto 2001
Apr / 08 / 2001
Draw (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
draw
Mitsuo Matsumoto
Shooto - R.E.A.D. 7
Jul / 22 / 2000
Draw (Split)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
loss
Tetsuharu Ieki
Shooto - Renaxis 3
Aug / 04 / 1999
KO (Punch)
Yasuyuki Ogata
1
0:35
loss
Dokonjonosuke Mishima
Shooto - Shooter's Passion
May / 27 / 1999
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
4:00
loss
Kazumichi Takada
Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 3
May / 13 / 1998
Decision (Majority)
Yasuyuki Ogata
2
5:00
loss
Takenori Ito
Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 2
Mar / 01 / 1998
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
loss
Caol Uno
Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '97 Lightweight Tournament
Dec / 20 / 1997
Decision (Unanimous)
2
3:00
win
Naoto Kojima
Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '97 Lightweight Tournament
Dec / 20 / 1997
Submission (Heel Hook)
1
1:10
PICTURES
HIROKI KOTANI RELATED NEWS
Oishi Crowned, Inoue Retains at Pancrase ‘Impressive Tour 4’
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Koji Oishi
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Daisuke “13” Hanazawa
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Tony Loiseleur
May 03, 2011
Pancrase Kings Hit Marks; Kotani Overweight for LWGP
All but one fighter successfully made weight on Monday ahead of
Pancrase’s fourth “Impressive Tour” event
, which goes down Tuesday at...
Chris Nelson
May 01, 2011
Blanco Abdicates Pancrase Throne; Lightweight GP Begins May 3
Pancrase
’s lightweight throne is empty once more, and the successors are already queuing up.
Chris Nelson
Apr 11, 2011
Jewels Gets Debut; Hioki-Sato Set for Shooto
Fans of women’s mixed martial arts felt fortunate when Greatest Common Multiple announced its new all-female promotion, Valkyrie
Jordan Breen
Oct 30, 2008
Pancrase 'Shining 8' Pictures
Sherdog.com’s Daniel Herbertson was ringside at the legendary Korakuen Hall in Tokyo to photograph the eighth edition of Pancrase’s 2008...
SHERDOG
Oct 09, 2008
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