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Shinya Murofushi

is a retired Japanese professional mixed martial artist who competed professionally for Shooto and Pancrase. He is the former Shooto World Flyweight (114 lb) champion. He is regarded by Fight Matrix as one of the best men's strawweight mixed martial artist of all time.

Martial arts career

Murofushi made his professional debut in the semifinals of the 2006 Shooto Rookie of the Year tournament against Hiroyuki Ikeda at on October 1, 2006. He won the fight by a second-round submission. Murofushi faced Hiroaki Takezawa in the tournament finals at on December 2, 2006. He won the fight by a first-round submission.

Murofushi faced the tenth-ranked Shooto flyweight contender Tatsuya Yamamoto at Shooto: 12th Round on November 11, 2012. He won the fight by a second-round submission.

Murofushi faced Junji Ito for the vacant Shooto World Flyweight (114lbs) Championship at Shooto: 1st Round 2014 on January 13, 2014. He won the fight by first-round technical submission. Murofushi made his first championship defense against the undefeated Yoshitaka Naito in the main event of Shooto: 7th Round 2014 on September 27, 2014. He lost the fight by a fifth-round submission, with just 3 seconds left in the contest.

Murofushi challenged Mitsuhisa Sunabe for the Pancrase Strawweight Championship at Pancrase - 295 on April 15, 2018. He lost the fight by a second-round knockout.

Championships and Accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Amateur

  • Shooto
  • 2005 Chubu Amateur Shooto Championship Flyweight Tournament Winner
  • 2005 East Japan Amateur Shooto Championship Flyweight Tournament Runner-up
  • 2005 All Japan Amateur Shooto Championships Flyweight Tournament Winner

Professional

Grappling

  • Shooto
  • 2006 All Japan Shooto Grappling Championship Bantamweight Tournament Winner
  • Japan Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation
  • 5th All Japan Jiu-jitsu Open Tournament Blue Belt Light Featherweight Champion
  • 17th All Japan Jiu-Jitsu Championship Purple Belt Roosterweight Champion
  • 11th All Japan No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Championship Featherweight Champion

Mixed martial arts record

|- | Loss | align=center| | Mitsuhisa Sunabe | KO (slam) | Pancrase - 295 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 4:11 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 13–5–1 | Seiji Ozuka | Decision (split) | Pancrase - 289 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 12–5–1 | Rildeci Lima Dias | Submission (triangle armbar) | Pancrase - 280 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 4:01 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 11–5–1 | Daichi Kitakata | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase - 276 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 11–4–1 | Takuya Eizumi | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: 271 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 10–4–1 | Yoshitaka Naito | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shooto: 7th Round 2014 | | align=center| 5 | align=center| 4:57 | Tokyo, Japan | |- |- | Win | align=center| 10–3–1 | Junji Ito | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shooto: 1st Round 2014 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:33 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 9–3–1 | Tatsuya Yamamoto | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shooto: 12th Round | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 3:48 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 8–3–1 | Yusei Shimokawa | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Gig Tokyo 11 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 7–3–1 | Masayoshi Kato | Submission (hammerlock) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 3:15 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 6–3–1 | Mikihito Yamagami | Decision (majority) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 6–2–1 | Takehiro Harusaki | Submission (rear-naked choke) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 2:29 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 5–2–1 | Noboru Tahara | TKO (punches) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:09 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 5–1–1 | Takeshi Sato | Submission (rear-naked choke) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:14 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 5–0–1 | Takehiro Harusaki | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 4–0–1 | Atsushi Takeuchi | Decision (split) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Draw | align=center| 3–0–1 | Kenichi Sawada | Draw | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 3–0 | Takehiro Ishii | KO (knee) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:33 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 2–0 | Hiroaki Takezawa | Submission (armbar) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:36 | Tokyo, Japan | <small>Rookie of the Year Tournament Finals</small> |- | Win | align=center| 1–0 | Hiroyuki Ikeda | Submission (armbar) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 2:03 | Tokyo, Japan | <small>Rookie of the Year Tournament Semifinals</small>

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