Hiroyuki “Abe Ani” Abe: Japanese MMA Fighter
Hiroyuki “Abe Ani” Abe is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competed in Shooto and other promotions. At King of the Cage: Mortal Sins in 2005, he lost to Urijah Faber by third-round TKO after a cut stoppage. In February 2007, he faced Takeshi Inoue at Shooto: Back to Our Roots 1 and lost by first-round knockout. Sherdog · ESPN fight history.
Shooto results and overseas appearances
Abe’s recorded schedule included Shooto, DEEP, PRIDE Bushido, Cage Rage and King of the Cage. A notable Shooto result came in July 2002, when he knocked out Alexandre Franca Nogueira in the first round. Nogueira won their December rematch by technical submission.
Other victories included a heel hook against Joey Brown in November 2005 and an armbar against David Padilla in May 2006. Abe later defeated Atsuhiro Tsuboi by unanimous decision at DEEP’s Cage Impact event in Nagoya in July 2011.
Reading Abe’s MMA record
Sherdog lists eight wins, fifteen defeats, three draws and one no contest. The different result categories matter: draws and a no contest are recorded separately from wins and losses, while his victories included strikes, submissions and decisions.
This is a mixed martial arts record, with grappling finishes central to several bouts. The Faber and Inoue contests in the introduction belong to that same career. Following the promotions, opponents and methods gives a clearer picture of Abe’s competition than treating him as a professional boxer.
Further career results
Abe’s later opposition included submission specialist Masakazu Imanari, who defeated him by toe hold at DEEP 32 Impact in October 2007. He also lost a unanimous decision to Artem Damkovsky at Bushido FC in November 2009. His final listed contest was against Shigeki Osawa at Shooto’s September 2012 event, ending by first-round knockout. Those results followed his 2011 decision victory over Tsuboi and completed a record spanning several generations of featherweight opposition.
Sherdog records his birth date as February 9, 1970.
Sources
- Sherdog: Hiroyuki Abe profile and record
- ESPN: Urijah Faber fight history
- Sherdog: Takeshi Inoue fight record
