Seichi Ikemoto

is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He is a veteran of Shooto, PRIDE and DEEP. His specialty is a "double punch", in which he puts his hands together and throws them at his opponent.

Biography and career

Ikemoto is a former holder of the DEEP Welterweight championship, which he obtained by defeating Hidehiko Hasegawa at DEEP 36 via unanimous decision. He lost the title by dropping a unanimous decision to Yuya Shirai at DEEP 45 in January 2010.

Ikemoto was a participant in the Dream Welterweight Grand Prix and lost his first-round matchup against Marius Zaromskis by unanimous decision at Dream.8. The fight is most famous for Zaromskis backflipping onto Ikemoto, almost getting caught in a leg lock in the process.

On November 8, 2010, he made his kickboxing debut against veteran fighter Yuya Yamamoto at K-1 World MAX 2010 Final, and lost via knockout in the first round.

Ikemoto lost his retirement fight to Japanese MMA legend Ryo Chonan on April 28, 2013, at Deep: Osaka Impact 2013.

Ikemoto is occasionally a professional wrestler and had appeared for All Japan Pro Wrestling and GLEAT.

Championships and accomplishments

• Deep
• Deep Welterweight Championship (One time)
• One Successful Title Defense

Mixed martial arts record

|- | Loss | align=center| | Ryo Chonan | Decision (unanimous) | Deep: Osaka Impact 2013 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan |<small>Catchweight (165 lb) bout.</small> |- | Win | align=center| 21–18–5 | Yuki Ito | TKO (corner stoppage) | Deep: Osaka Impact 2012 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 2:29 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 20–18–5 | Mizuto Hirota | Decision (unanimous) | Deep: 57 Impact | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 20–17–5 | Hiroki Aoki | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 19–17–5 | Naoki Matsushita | Decision (majority) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 18–17–5 | Yuya Shirai | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 18–16–5 | Tarec Saffiedine | Decision (unanimous) | DREAM.10 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 18–15–5 | Marius Žaromskis | Decision (unanimous) | DREAM.8 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Nagoya, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 18–14–5 | Hidetaka Monma | TKO (knee to the body and punches) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:42 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 17–14–5 | Hidehiko Hasegawa | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 16–14–5 | Doo Won Seo | Submission (heel hook) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:56 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Draw | align=center| 15–14–5 | Kiuma Kunioku | Draw | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 15–14–4 | Tae Hyun Bang | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Osaka, Japan |<small>Return to Welterweight.</small> |- | Loss | align=center| 14–14–4 | Daisuke Nakamura | Submission (armbar) | Pride - Bushido 12 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:36 | Nagoya, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 14–13–4 | Naoki Matsushita | TKO (cut) | Real Rhythm: 4th Stage | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:26 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 13–13–4 | Yves Edwards | Decision (unanimous) | Pride - Bushido 10 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan |<small>Return to Lightweight.</small> |- | Loss | align=center| 13–12–4 | Jutaro Nakao | Decision (majority) | Real Rhythm: 3rd Stage | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 13–11–4 | Won Jin Eoh | KO | Real Rhythm: 2nd Stage | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 4:58 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 12–11–4 | Hidehiko Hasegawa | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 11–11–4 | Eddie Alvarez | TKO (punches) | Euphoria: USA vs The World | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 4:25 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |<small>Lightweight bout.</small> |- | Win | align=center| 11–10–4 | Manabu Hara | Submission (armbar) | RED ZONE: RED ZONE 10 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:15 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 10–10–4 | Teruhiko Kubo | Submission (armbar) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:58 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 9–10–4 | Motohiro Tachihara | Submission (reverse triangle) | RED ZONE: RED ZONE 9 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:10 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 8–10–4 | Shinya Aoki | Submission (armbar) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 0:52 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 8–9–4 | Teruhiko Kubo | KO | RED ZONE: RED ZONE 8 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:34 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 8–8–4 | Hiroki Nagaoka | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 7-8–4 | Hidetaka Monma | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 3:53 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 7–7–4 | Hitoyo Kimura | TKO (cut) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Draw | align=center| 6–7–4 | Yasuyuki Tokuoka | Draw | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Osaka, Japan |<small>Lightweight bout.</small> |- | Win | align=center| 6–7–3 | Kyosuke Sasaki | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 5–7–3 | Akira Kikuchi | Submission (armbar) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 1:28 | Hiroshima, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 5–6–3 | Shonie Carter | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan |<small>Return to Welterweight.</small> |- | Win | align=center| 5–5–3 | Shigetoshi Iwase | Decision (majority) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 4–5–3 | Dave Strasser | Submission (rear-naked choke) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:10 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 4–4–3 | Takuya Wada | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Kobe, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 4–3–3 | Tetsuji Kato | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Urayasu, Japan |<small>Lightweight bout.</small> |- | Loss | align=center| 4–2–3 | Steve Berger | Submission (triangle armbar) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 2:09 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 4–1–3 | Jay Buck | TKO (punches) | HOOKnSHOOT: Masters | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 3:03 | Evansville, Indiana, United States |<small>Return to Welterweight.</small> |- | Win | align=center| 3–1–3 | Takayuki Okochi | KO (knees) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:01 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 2–1–3 | Damien Riccio | TKO (punches) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:09 | Tokyo, Japan |<small>Welterweight bout.</small> |- | Draw | align=center| 1–1–3 | Hiroshi Tsuruya | Draw | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 1–1–2 | Saburo Kawakatsu | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Osaka, Japan |<small>Return to Lightweight.</small> |- | Draw | align=center| 1–0–2 | Takuya Wada | Draw | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Draw | align=center| 1–0–1 | Yuji Kusu | Draw | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Osaka, Japan |<small>Welterweight debut.</small> |- | Win | align=center| 1–0 | Isao Tanimura | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Osaka, Japan |

Kickboxing record

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