1997 in Shooto#Shooto: Reconquista 3

{{Year in UFC

|name = 1997 in Shooto

|image_size = 176px

|first_date = January 18, 1997

|last_date = October 12, 1997

|total_events = 5

|total_fights = 38

|title_fights = 1

|preceded_by = 1996 in Shooto

|followed_by = 1998 in Shooto

}}

The year 1997 is the 9th year in the history of Shooto, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the Japan. In 1997 Shooto held 5 events beginning with, Shooto: Reconquista 1.

Title fights

{{MMAtitle bout

| Heavyweight

| Enson Inoue

| def.

| Joe Estes

| Submission (Punches)

| 1

| 1:06

| Shooto: Reconquista 4

| For the Heavyweight Champion.

}}

Events list

class="sortable wikitable succession-box" style="font-size:90%;"
scope="col" \| # ! scope="col" \| Event Title ! scope="col" \| Date ! scope="col" \| Arena ! scope="col" \| Location
align=center\| 47 \| Shooto: Reconquista 4 \| {{dts\|1997\|October\|12}} \| Korakuen Hall \| Tokyo, Japan
align=center\| 46 \| Shooto: Reconquista 3 \| {{dts\|1997\|August\|27}} \| Korakuen Hall \| Tokyo, Japan
align=center\| 45 \| Shooto: Gig \| {{dts\|1997\|June\|25}} \| Kitazawa Town Hall \| Tokyo, Japan
align=center\| 44 \| Shooto: Reconquista 2 \| {{dts\|1997\|April\|6}} \| Korakuen Hall \| Tokyo, Japan
align=center\| 43 \| Shooto: Reconquista 1 \| {{dts\|1997\|January\|18}} \| Korakuen Hall \| Tokyo, Japan

class="sortable wikitable succession-box" style="font-size:90%;"

scope="col" | #

! scope="col" | Event Title

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Arena

! scope="col" | Location

align=center| 47

| Shooto: Reconquista 4

| {{dts|1997|October|12}}

| Korakuen Hall

| Tokyo, Japan

align=center| 46

| Shooto: Reconquista 3

| {{dts|1997|August|27}}

| Korakuen Hall

| Tokyo, Japan

align=center| 45

| Shooto: Gig

| {{dts|1997|June|25}}

| Kitazawa Town Hall

| Tokyo, Japan

align=center| 44

| Shooto: Reconquista 2

| {{dts|1997|April|6}}

| Korakuen Hall

| Tokyo, Japan

align=center| 43

| Shooto: Reconquista 1

| {{dts|1997|January|18}}

| Korakuen Hall

| Tokyo, Japan

Shooto: Reconquista 1

Shooto: Reconquista 1{{Cite web|title=Shooto: Reconquista 1 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Shooto-Reconquista-1-220 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514062020/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Shooto-Reconquista-1-220 |archivedate=May 14, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on January 18, 1997, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

=Results=

{{MMAevent bout

| Rumina Sato

| def.

| Ricardo Botelho

| Submission (Heel Hook)

| 3

| 1:24

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Erik Paulson

| def.

| Stuart Harrison

| Submission (Armbar)

| 2

| 2:28

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Uchu Tatsumi

| def.

| Mamoru Okochi

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 5

| 3:00

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Akihiro Gono

| def.

| Masato Fujiwara

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 4

| 3:00

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Hayato Sakurai

| vs.

| Takuya Kuwabara

| Draw

| 3

| 3:00

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Ron Balicki

| def.

| Tomoaki Hayama

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 3:00

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Jin Akimoto

| def.

| Hisao Ikeda

| Decision (Majority)

| 3

| 3:00

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Hiroyuki Kojima

| def.

| Yuji Fujita

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 3:00

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Yoshiyuki Takayama

| def.

| Ed Wedding

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 3:00

}}

Shooto: Reconquista 2

Shooto: Reconquista 2{{Cite web|title=Shooto: Reconquista 2 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Shooto-Reconquista-2-226 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514080135/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Shooto-Reconquista-2-226 |archivedate=May 14, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on April 6, 1997, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

=Results=

{{MMAevent bout

| Enson Inoue

| def.

| Casemiro Nascimento Martins

| TKO (Elbows)

| 1

| 0:45

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Rumina Sato

| def.

| Ali Mihoubi

| Submission (Heel Hook)

| 1

| 2:21

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Uchu Tatsumi

| def.

| Abdelaziz Cherigui

| Submission (Punches)

| 1

| 2:18

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Kazuhiro Kusayanagi

| vs.

| Masato Fujiwara

| Draw

| 3

| 5:00

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Katsuhisa Fujii

| def.

| Daniel Quonian

| TKO (Punches)

| 1

| 0:44

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Mitsuhiro Sakamoto

| def.

| Masaru Gokita

| Decision (Majority)

| 2

| 5:00

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Tetsuji Kato

| def.

| Hiroyuki Kojima

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Mohammad Jarban

| def.

| Yuji Fujita

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

}}

Shooto: Gig

Shooto: Gig{{Cite web|title=Shooto: Gig |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Shooto-Gig-227 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514044342/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Shooto-Gig-227 |archivedate=May 14, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on June 25, 1997, at Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

=Results=

{{MMAevent bout

| Jutaro Nakao

| vs.

| Akihiro Gono

| Draw

| 3

| 5:00

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Tetsuji Kato

| def.

| Masato Fujiwara

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Masahiro Oishi

| def.

| Yoshiyuki Takayama

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Hayato Sakurai

| def.

| Hiroyuki Kojima

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Kimihito Nonaka

| def.

| Kenzi Daikanyama

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Caol Uno

| def.

| Yuzo Tateishi

| Submission (Rear Naked Choke)

| 1

| 2:14

}}

Shooto: Reconquista 3

Shooto: Reconquista 3{{Cite web|title=Shooto: Reconquista 3 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Shooto-Reconquista-3-228 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514075439/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Shooto-Reconquista-3-228 |archivedate=May 14, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on August 27, 1997, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

=Results=

{{MMAevent bout

| Rumina Sato

| def.

| Alan Fried

| Submission (Armbar)

| 1

| 0:59

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Paul Jones

| def.

| Erik Paulson

| Decision (Majority)

| 3

| 5:00

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Hayato Sakurai

| def.

| Ali Elias

| Submission (Armbar)

| 1

| 1:23

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Masanori Suda

| def.

| Kazuhiro Kusayanagi

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Jutaro Nakao

| def.

| Tetsuji Kato

| Submission (Armbar)

| 3

| 4:56

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Hisao Ikeda

| def.

| Masahiro Oishi

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Kimihito Nonaka

| def.

| Jin Akimoto

| Decision (Majority)

| 2

| 5:00

}}

Shooto: Reconquista 4

Shooto: Reconquista 4{{Cite web|title=Shooto: Reconquista 4 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Shooto-Reconquista-4-229 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514065526/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Shooto-Reconquista-4-229 |archivedate=May 14, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on October 12, 1997, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.