Kiyotaka Shimizu: MMA Career and Key Results
Kiyotaka Shimizu is a Japanese flyweight who spent much of his career with Pancrase. He won the promotion’s Neo Blood flyweight tournament in 2009, became its Super Flyweight King of Pancrase, and later competed in Shooto.
Pancrase champion
Shimizu began his professional career in 2008 and won the 2009 Neo Blood flyweight tournament. In February 2010, he defeated Mitsuhisa Sunabe by decision to win Pancrase’s flyweight championship. After the division was renamed super flyweight, Shimizu remained a leading titleholder and made several defenses. He stopped Yuki Yasunaga in 2012 and defeated Atsushi Yamamoto by first-round TKO in a title bout in 2014.
A career across Japanese promotions
Shimizu also competed in Shooto and faced a new generation of flyweights. His final professional bout listed by Sherdog was against Wataru Yamauchi at Professional Shooto 2022 Vol. 7 on November 27, 2022. Yamauchi won by first-round TKO at 44 seconds. Shooto promoted the contest as Shimizu’s final match.
Pancrase’s official profile also lists a 2023 appearance against Toru Ogawa as a three-round, one-minute match with no result marked. Since that format and listing differ from a standard professional bout, it does not change the record of Shimizu’s last professional MMA fight.
A lasting Pancrase résumé
Shimizu’s championship defenses and long run in Japan’s lighter divisions made him one of Pancrase’s notable flyweights. His record connects the promotion’s Neo Blood tournament system with its later title scene, while his final professional appearance came in Shooto. Read more about Pancrase, MMA and other fighter profiles.
Selected Recorded Results
- Nov 27, 2022: Kiyotaka Shimizu lost to Wataru Yamauchi at Shooto – Professional Shooto 2022 Vol. 7; TKO (Punches), round 1, 0:44.
- Jul 18, 2022: Kiyotaka Shimizu won against Ryota Sasaki at Pancrase – 328; Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), round 2, 4:17.
- May 16, 2021: Kiyotaka Shimizu lost to Yuto Uda at Shooto – Professional Shooto 2021 Vol. 3; Decision (Unanimous), round 3, 5:00.
Sources
Pancrase; Shooto; Biographical source.
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Kiyotaka Shimizu, Mixed Martial Arts, Sports History
