Naoki Sakurada

{{Infobox martial artist

| name = Naoki Sakurada
桜田直樹

| other_names = Mr. Gutsman

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|05|12}}

| birth_place = Japan

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| nationality = Japanese

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| weight = {{convert|168|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}

| weight_class = Welterweight
Middleweight

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| style = Combat wrestling{{cite web|url=https://www.scientificwrestling.com/public/150.cfm|title=MACH Revival Go|author=Alan Lee|website=scientificwrestling.com|accessdate=September 10, 2020}}

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| team = Kiguchi Dojo
Gutsman Shooto Dojo (2000–present)

| teacher = Noriaki Kiguchi

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| years_active = 1989–1995

| mma_kowin = 2

| mma_subwin = 5

| mma_decwin = 5

| mma_koloss = 1

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Naoki Sakurada {{Langx |ja| 桜田直樹 }} (born May 12, 1968) is a Japanese{{Cite web |title= Naoki Sakurada |publisher= Sherdog |url= http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Naoki-Sakurada-1178 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150416024513/http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Naoki-Sakurada-1178 |archivedate= April 16, 2015 |url-status= live }} mixed martial artist.{{Cite web |title= Naoki Sakurada |publisher= mixedmartialarts.com |url= http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/f/FA895ED936A7D241/Naoki-Sakurada/ |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20141008054030/http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/f/FA895ED936A7D241/Naoki-Sakurada/ |archivedate= October 8, 2014 |url-status= live }} He competed in the Welterweight and Middleweight{{Cite web |title= Naoki Sakurada |publisher= fightmatrix.com |url= http://www.fightmatrix.com/fighter-profile/Kenji+Kawaguchi/429/ |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20141019060839/http://www.fightmatrix.com/fighter-profile/Kenji+Kawaguchi/429/ |archivedate= October 19, 2014 |url-status= live }} divisions. He is a former Shooto Middleweight Champion.

Mixed martial arts career

Sakurada started as a student of combat wrestling's (Japanese version of submission wrestling founding father Noriaki Kiguchi at Kiguchi Dojo. Sakurada competed almost exclusively in Shooto events, with the only exception when he faced Yasushi Warita at Vale Tudo Japan 1994 which ended in a draw. Sakurada challenged Yasuto Sekishima for the Shooto Middleweight Championship at Shooto - Shooto on November 28, 1990 but the bout ended in a draw.

A rematch of the championship bout took place at Shooto - Shooto on October 17, 1991. Sakurada claimed the title via unanimous decision and went on to successfully defend it once against Kazuhiro Kusayanagi at Shooto - Shooto on December 23, 1991 via majority decision.

At the turn of the millennium he founded Gutsman Shooto Dojo, where he has coached mixed martial artists such as Hayato Sakurai, Hisae Watanabe and Mizuto Hirota.{{cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2011/06/24/mizuto-hirota-finally-ready-to-return-twenty-months-after-shocki|title=Mizuto Hirota Finally Ready to Return Twenty Months After Shocking Injury|author=Daniel Herbertson|date=June 24, 2011|publisher=mmafighting.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/Ladies-First-DEEPS-Real-Main-Event-5198|title=Ladies First: DEEP'S Real Main Event|author=Jordan Breen|publisher=sherdog.com|date=August 3, 2006}}

Championships and accomplishments

Shooto
Shooto Middleweight Championship (one time)
One title defense

Mixed martial arts record

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| {{yes2}}Win

| align=center| {{nowrap|12–6–4}}

| Yasunori Okuda

| Submission (heel hook)

| Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 4

| {{dts|1995|May|12}}

| align=center| 1

| align=center| 3:00

| Japan

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| align=center| 11–6–4

| Maurice Roumimper

| Submission (heel hook)

| Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 3

| {{dts|1995|January|21}}

| align=center| 2

| align=center| 1:10

| Tokyo, Japan

| {{yes2}}Win

| align=center| 10–6–4

| Kotaro Shimamoto

| Decision (unanimous)

| Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 1

| {{dts|1994|September|26}}

| align=center| 5

| align=center| 3:00

| Tokyo, Japan

| {{draw}}Draw

| align=center| 9–6–4

| Yasushi Warita

| Draw

| Vale Tudo Japan 1994

| {{dts|1994|July|29}}

| align=center| 5

| align=center| 3:00

| Urayasu, Chiba, Japan

| {{yes2}}Win

| align=center| 9–6–3

| Yuji Hashiguchi

| KO

Naoki Sakurada

Mixed martial arts career

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

See also

References

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