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is a Japanese former mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

who competed in the light heavyweight

Light Heavyweight (MMA)

The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally refers to competitors weighing between 186 and 205 lb . It sits between the lighter middleweight division, and the heavyweight division....

division.

Satoshi has fought for Shooto, RINGS, Pride Fighting Championships and the UFC he has also had a professional kickboxing bout in K-1

K-1

K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...

Career

Honma had his first Mixed martial arts fight on May 12, 1990, competing for the Shooto organisation in Japan

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...

. Honma compiled a record 3-3-2 in Shooto, including a victory over Manabu Yamada

Manabu Yamada

Manabu Yamada Is a retired Japanese mixed martial arts fighter. He is best known for his participation in the Pancrase fighting organization. He holds notable wins over Frank Shamrock, Masakatsu Funaki, Minoru Suzuki, Matt Hume, Jason Delucia, and Vernon White. Yamada has also fought Ken...

. In 1993, Satoshi Honma made his RINGS debut, defeating Yasunori Okuda by submission. Honma would go on to win his next two fights in Rings before losing to Koichiro Kimura by Decision. Honma then defeated Masayuki Naruse

Masayuki Naruse

is a Japanese professional wrestler and Professional mixed martial artist.-Career:Naruse debuted in Fighting Network RINGS in 1992 where he was displayed as a scrappy junior heavyweight willing to take on opponents twice his size. He and other RINGS wrestlers made the transition to mixed martial...

by decision on August 20, 1994, before knocking Naruse out at K-1 Revenge II, a year later. Honma returned to K-1 in December 1995, he was defeated by Rene Rooze

Rene Rooze

Rene Rooze is a Dutch former kickboxer and mixed martial artist.-Biography and career:As a member of Team Aerts, he was an active fighter competing in mainly European events and accumulating a kickboxing record of 32-7-1 with 4 KOs...

.

On October 11, 1998, Honma made his Pride FC debut at Pride 4

PRIDE 4

Pride 4 was a mixed martial arts event held by KRS-Pride . It took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, on October 11, 1998...

. Honma beat Yuhi Sano by TKO. On June 6, 1999, Honma beat Wayne Turner

Wayne Turner

Wayne Keon Turner is an American professional basketball player. He played high school basketball at Beaver Country Day School in Brookline, Massachusetts...

in a K-1 match at K-1 Survival '99. Satoshi Honma returned to Rings on September 15, 1999. He took on Lee Hasdell

Lee Hasdell

Lee Hasdell is a former British mixed martial artist, kickboxer and promoter. He promoted the first professional mixed martial arts events in the United Kingdom. Lee Hasdell began his professional career as a Kickboxer in 1989, eventually winning three British Kickboxing titles...

at Rings - Battle Genesis Vol. 5, the bout ended in a draw after 20 minutes. This was Honma's last fight for RINGS, finishing with a 4-1-1 record with the company. Honma would go on to loose at Pride 5

PRIDE 5

Pride 5 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. This was the first Pride event to be promoted by Dream Stage Entertainment, which took over from Kakutougi Revolution Spirits. The event took place at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan, on April 29, 1999. This...

to Francisco Bueno by TKO. On April 14, 2000, Honma lost to Ron Waterman

Ron Waterman

Ron Waterman , is an American mixed martial artist , professional wrestler and celebrity member of the Team Impact motivational group.He holds notable victories over Ricco Rodriguez and Kevin Randleman.-Career:...

by decision at UFC 25

UFC 25

UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 14, 2000 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.-History:The event was the third UFC event to be held in Japan...

. His final career fight was on July 4, 2004 against Ken Orihashi, the fight ended in a draw.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Draw
| style="text-align:center;"|9-7-4
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Ron Waterman

|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 25

UFC 25

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| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
| Yoyogi Gym
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|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|9-6-3
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Francisco Bueno
|TKO (strikes)
|PRIDE 5

PRIDE 5

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| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|4:59
|Nagoya, Japan
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|-
| Draw
| style="text-align:center;"|9-5-3
|

Lee Hasdell

|Draw
|Rings - Battle Genesis Vol. 5
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|20:00
| Japan
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|9-5-2
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Yuhi Sano
|TKO (strikes)
|PRIDE 4

PRIDE 4

Pride 4 was a mixed martial arts event held by KRS-Pride . It took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, on October 11, 1998...

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| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|9:25
| Tokyo, Japan
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|-
|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|8-5-2
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Rene Rooze

|TKO (referee stoppage)
|K-1 Hercules
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| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|2:48
| Nagoya, Japan
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|8-4-2
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Masayuki Naruse

|TKO
|K-1 Revenge II
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| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|19:02
| Yokohama, Japan
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|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|7-4-2
|

Masayuki Naruse

Yokohama

is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...

Niigata, Niigata

is the capital and the most populous city of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It lies on the northwest coast of Honshu, the largest island of Japan, and faces the Sea of Japan and Sado Island....

, Japan
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|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|6-4-2
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Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

Yokohama

, Japan
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|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|4-4-2
|

Tokyo

Manabu Yamada

Kenji Kawaguchi
|Decision
|Shooto - Shooto
|
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| style="text-align:center;"|3:00
| Japan
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|3-1-1
|

Manabu Yamada

|N/A
|Shooto - Shooto
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| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
| style="text-align:center;"|
| Japan
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|2-1-1
|

Kazuhiro Kusayanagi
|N/A
|Shooto - Shooto
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1:17
| Japan
|
|-
|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|1-0
|

Kickboxing record

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|Win
|1-0
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Wayne Turner

Wayne Turner (kickboxer)

Wayne "Homeboy" Turner, alternatively spelt Waine, is a Birmingham based Kickboxer from Smethwick. He is a former I.S.K.A. World Cruiserweight Kickboxing Champion who has fought for a number of promotions including K-1 over a lengthy career.-Biography/Career:Wayne was born in Aldershot into a...

Sapporo, Japan
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