Giant Ochiai
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Takayuki Okada more widely known as Giant Ochiai, was a Japan
ese judo
practitioner, professional wrestler and mixed martial artist.
As a student, Okada won the All Japan Industrial High School Judo League Champion four times. Working a stiff style, Okada wrestled as Giant Ochiai for Riki Chōshū's
World Japan
promotion and Yoshiaki Fujiwara's
Battlarts
organizations. Okada also fought in legitimate MMA competitions for Pride Fighting Championships and King of the Cage
.
After an August 2003 "training accident" while training with Kenzo Suzuki
at World Japan's dojo, Okada suffered an acute subdural hematoma
and entered a coma from which he never recovered. Okada died on August 8, 2003. Okada's August 13 wake was attended by Masaaki Satake
, Nobuhiko Takada
, Kazushi Sakuraba
and World Japan Management Director Katsuji Nagashima.
Okada's MMA record was 3-3-2 (Win-Loss-Draw).
| Draw
|align=center|3-3-2
| Memo Diaz
|Draw
|DEEP - 9th Impact
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
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|Win
|align=center|3-3-1
|Kim Jong Wang
|Submission (broken hand)
|Pride The Best Vol.3
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:24
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|Win
|align=center|2-3-1
|Tomohiko Hashimoto
|KO (strikes)
|Pride The Best Vol.2
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:10
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|Win
|align=center|1-3-1
|Soichi Nishida
|TKO (punches)
|Pride The Best Vol.1
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:00
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|0-3-1
|Zane Frazier
|Decision (unanimous)
|King of the Cage
http://www.sherdog.com/events/KOTC-10-Critical-Mass-456
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|7:00
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| Draw
|align=center|0-2-1
| Yoshinori Nishi
|Draw
|S - Samurai 2000 http://www.sherdog.com/events/S-Samurai-2000-5928
|
|align=center|N/A
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|Loss
|align=center|0-2
| Ricco Rodriguez
|Submission (smother choke)
|Pride 10
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|6:04
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|0-1
| Igor Borisov
|TKO (punches)
|Ultimate Boxing - Pride vs Seikendo http://www.mmauniverse.com/events/SS782
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|7:07
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|-
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
practitioner, professional wrestler and mixed martial artist.
As a student, Okada won the All Japan Industrial High School Judo League Champion four times. Working a stiff style, Okada wrestled as Giant Ochiai for Riki Chōshū's
Riki Choshu
Mitsuo Yoshida , better known by his stage name Riki Chōshū , is a Korean-Japanese professional wrestler who is most known for his longtime work in New Japan Pro Wrestling as a wrestler and a booker...
World Japan
Fighting World of Japan Pro Wrestling
Fighting World of Japan Pro-Wrestling, frequently shortened to World Japan or WJ, and also known as "Riki Pro", was a professional wrestling promotion formed in Japan in 2003....
promotion and Yoshiaki Fujiwara's
Yoshiaki Fujiwara
is a Japanese actor, and professional wrestler who has worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE, and UWF.-New Japan Pro Wrestling and Universal Wrestling Federation :...
Battlarts
BattlARTS
was a professional wrestling promotion based in Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan. The promotion was formed in 1996 by Japanese wrestler Yuki Ishikawa and featured all of the wrestlers from the Fujiwara Gumi promotion, who had abandoned the promotion in favor of Battlarts...
organizations. Okada also fought in legitimate MMA competitions for Pride Fighting Championships and King of the Cage
King of the Cage
King of the Cage, also known as KOTC, is a mixed martial arts promotion based in Southern California, USA.-History:KOTC was founded in 1998 by Terry Trebilcock. KOTC features up and coming MMA stars as well as experienced combat fighters....
.
After an August 2003 "training accident" while training with Kenzo Suzuki
Kenzo Suzuki
Kenzo Suzuki is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with New Japan Pro Wrestling and in the United States with World Wrestling Entertainment...
at World Japan's dojo, Okada suffered an acute subdural hematoma
Subdural hematoma
A subdural hematoma or subdural haematoma , also known as a subdural haemorrhage , is a type of haematoma, a form of traumatic brain injury. Blood gathers within the outermost meningeal layer, between the dura mater, which adheres to the skull, and the arachnoid mater, which envelops the brain...
and entered a coma from which he never recovered. Okada died on August 8, 2003. Okada's August 13 wake was attended by Masaaki Satake
Masaaki Satake
is a Japanese former super heavyweight karateka, kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He was one of the pioneering heavyweight fighters in K-1, after being a member of Kazuyoshi Ishii's Seido-Kaikan school and organization.-Biography and career:...
, Nobuhiko Takada
Nobuhiko Takada
Nobuhiko Takada is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter and professional wrestler. He is best known for helping to popularize shoot-style professional wrestling, as one of the biggest stars of the Universal Wrestling Federation and Union of Wrestling Force International in the '80s and '90s. He...
, Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba
is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and former professional wrestler. He has competed in pro-wrestling for New Japan Pro Wrestling, UWFi and Kingdom Pro Wrestling. He has fought in MMA competition in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, PRIDE Fighting Championships, K-1 Hero's and Dream...
and World Japan Management Director Katsuji Nagashima.
Okada's MMA record was 3-3-2 (Win-Loss-Draw).
Mixed martial arts record
|-| Draw
|align=center|3-3-2
| Memo Diaz
|Draw
|DEEP - 9th Impact
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
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|Win
|align=center|3-3-1
|Kim Jong Wang
|Submission (broken hand)
|Pride The Best Vol.3
PRIDE The Best Vol.3
Pride The Best Vol. 3 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan on October 20, 2002.- Kim Jong Wang vs. "Giant Ochiai" Takayuki Okada:...
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:24
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|Win
|align=center|2-3-1
|Tomohiko Hashimoto
|KO (strikes)
|Pride The Best Vol.2
PRIDE The Best Vol.2
Pride The Best Vol. 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan on July 20, 2002.- Jukei Nakajima vs. Joe Son:Nakajima defeated Son by TKO...
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:10
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|Win
|align=center|1-3-1
|Soichi Nishida
|TKO (punches)
|Pride The Best Vol.1
PRIDE The Best Vol.1
Pride The Best Vol. 1 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan on February 22, 2002.-Results:...
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:00
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|Loss
|align=center|0-3-1
|Zane Frazier
Zane Frazier
"Nasty" Zane Frazier is an American former Karateka, kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Notably, he took part at the inaugural Ultimate Fighting Championship event in 1993.-Career:...
|Decision (unanimous)
|King of the Cage
King of the Cage
King of the Cage, also known as KOTC, is a mixed martial arts promotion based in Southern California, USA.-History:KOTC was founded in 1998 by Terry Trebilcock. KOTC features up and coming MMA stars as well as experienced combat fighters....
http://www.sherdog.com/events/KOTC-10-Critical-Mass-456
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|align=center|1
|align=center|7:00
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| Draw
|align=center|0-2-1
| Yoshinori Nishi
|Draw
|S - Samurai 2000 http://www.sherdog.com/events/S-Samurai-2000-5928
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|align=center|N/A
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|Loss
|align=center|0-2
| Ricco Rodriguez
Ricco Rodriguez
Ricco Rodriguez is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion. He has also competed in Pride Fighting Championship, EliteXC, International Fight League, BAMMA, World Extreme Cagefighting and King of the Cage.-Early life:Rodriguez grew up in the...
|Submission (smother choke)
|Pride 10
PRIDE 10
Pride 10: Return of the Warriors was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, on August 27, 2000...
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|align=center|1
|align=center|6:04
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|Loss
|align=center|0-1
| Igor Borisov
Igor Borisov
Igor Anddreevich Borisov is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Soviet boat in the eights event.-External links:*...
|TKO (punches)
|Ultimate Boxing - Pride vs Seikendo http://www.mmauniverse.com/events/SS782
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|align=center|1
|align=center|7:07
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