
Shinya Aoki
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Shinya Aoki (born May 9, 1983) is a Japanese mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and grappler competing in ONE Championship's Welterweight division. He also competes in DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), where he is a former three-time DDT Extreme Champion and one-time KO-D Openweight Champion.
Known For

Yasushi Inoue's masterpiece is set in modern times and depicted as a love suspense film full of scale. Just below the summit of K2, one of the world's most difficult peaks, his best friend Zail's partner mysteriously slips to his death. A married woman who drove her best friend to death appears before a man chasing the truth. Are you really an enemy or an ally? A thrilling depiction of the beautiful but sad love story of a mountain man and a woman who falls in love with him, intertwining the friendships, conflicts, and intentions of a large company that is betting on the survival of the mountain-possessed men.
Hyōheki

ONE 165 takes place on January 28, 2024, at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. This martial arts spectacle features Superlek Kiatmoo9 defending his Flyweight Kickboxing World Championship against Takeru Segawa in the main event. The co-main event showcases Kade Ruotolo facing Tommy Langaker for the Lightweight Submission Grappling title. It marks ONE Championship’s return to Japan for the first time since 2019, broadcast live on global pay-per-view.
ONE 165: Superlek vs. Takeru

GCW Bloodsport is a professional wrestling event held by the American promotion Game Changer Wrestling (GCW). This event consists of a unique ruleset compared to a traditional pro wrestling event, in that every match must end in either a knockout or submission. The traditional wrestling ring is replaced by a ring canvas with no ropes or turnbuckles.
GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIII

DREAM.5 took place on July 21, 2008, at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan, promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group’s DREAM. The main event features Joachim Hansen facing Shinya Aoki in the Lightweight Grand Prix final to crown the first DREAM Lightweight Champion, with Hansen advancing after a TKO win over Kultar Gill and Aoki submitting Katsuhiko Nagata at DREAM.4. Other key bouts include Eddie Alvarez vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri in a lightweight semifinal rematch, Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Katsuyori Shibata, and Alistair Overeem vs. Mark Hunt in a heavyweight clash.
DREAM 5

DREAM.6 took place on September 23, 2008, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group’s DREAM. The main event features Gegard Mousasi facing Ronaldo Souza in the Middleweight Grand Prix final to crown the first DREAM Middleweight Champion, with Mousasi advancing after a decision win over Melvin Manhoef and Souza submitting Zelg Galešić at DREAM.4. Other key bouts include Shinya Aoki vs. Todd Moore in a lightweight clash, Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Masanori Tonooka, and Mirko Cro Cop vs. Alistair Overeem, which ends in a no-contest due to a knee strike. Additional fights showcase Hayato "Mach" Sakurai vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka and Atsushi Yamamoto vs. Hideo Tokoro.
DREAM 6

Yarennoka! took place on December 31, 2007, at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan, promoted by the Yarennoka! Executive Committee, former Pride Fighting Championships executives, in association with Fighting and Entertainment Group, DEEP, and M-1 Global. The main event features Fedor Emelianenko, former Pride Heavyweight Champion, facing K-1’s Hong-Man Choi, billed as “Fedor Returns” on HDNet and SKY Perfect. Emelianenko enters after a submission win over Mark Hunt at Pride Shockwave 2006, while Choi comes off a K-1 Grand Prix loss. Key undercard bouts include Shinya Aoki vs. Bu-Kyung Jung, with Aoki fresh off a TKO over Akira Kikuchi, and Kazuo Misaki vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama, pitting Pride and Hero’s Grand Prix champions. It’s a farewell to Pride fans post-UFC acquisition, inspiring the creation of DREAM.
Yarennoka!

DREAM.11 took place on October 6, 2009, at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group’s DREAM. The main event features Shinya Aoki vs. Joachim Hansen for the Lightweight Championship, where Aoki seeks to reclaim the title after losing to Hansen in 2008, and Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Rubin Williams in a middleweight clash.
DREAM 11

DREAM.7 took place on March 8, 2009, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group’s DREAM. The main event features Shinya Aoki facing David Gardner in a lightweight bout, with Aoki coming off a unanimous decision win over Joachim Hansen at DREAM.5 and Gardner entering after a TKO victory in M-1 Challenge. Key featherweight Grand Prix opening round bouts include Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto vs. Joe Warren, Masakazu Imanari vs. Wicky Akiyo Nishiura, and Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Jong Won Kim. Other notable fights include Mitsuhiro Ishida vs. Daiki Hata and Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Ross Ebanez.
DREAM 7

DREAM.15 took place on July 10, 2010, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group’s DREAM. The main event features Shinya Aoki defending his Lightweight Championship against Tatsuya Kawajiri, with Aoki coming off a submission win over Mizuto Hirota at Dynamite!! 2009 and Kawajiri riding a TKO victory over Kazunori Yokota. Key undercard bouts include Gegard Mousasi vs. Jake O’Brien and Tatsuya Mizuno vs. Melvin Manhoef in the Light Heavyweight Grand Prix opening round, alongside Michihiro Omigawa vs. Cole Escovedo. Originally planned as an eight-man tournament, the Grand Prix was scaled back to four fighters.
DREAM 15

King of DDT 2026 2nd Round was a professional wrestling event promoted by DDT Pro-Wrestling, held on May 9, 2026 at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan.
DDT King of DDT 2026 2nd Round

CyberFight Festival 2022 was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight for its four brands, DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah), Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW), and Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling (GanPro). It took place on June 12, 2022, in Saitama, Japan, at the Saitama Super Arena and aired live on CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe where it featured English commentary.
CyberFight Festival 2022
GLORY Sports International presents Dream 18 & Glory 4 Tokyo ~ Special 2012 ~ New Year's Eve was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event held on December 31, 2012 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. ONE Fighting Championship partnered with Glory Sports International for this event. The GLORY kickboxing event featured a one-night, single-elimination 16-man tournament of heavyweight kickboxers. The winner brought home a $400,000 first-place prize and the runner-up a $100,000 second-place prize.
Dream 18

DDT Pro-Wrestling held Ultimate Party 2025 on November 3, 2025, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan, featuring title matches, faction clashes, and stipulation bouts. The main event saw Yuki Ueno vs. Minoru Suzuki in a Winner Takes All match for the KO-D Openweight and DDT Universal Championships, while IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Konosuke Takeshita teamed with Kaisei Takechi against Kazusada Higuchi & Takeshi Masada in a featured tag match.
DDT Ultimate Party 2025

King of DDT 2026 Final!! was a professional wrestling event promoted by DDT Pro-Wrestling, held on May 31, 2026 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
DDT King of DDT 2026 Final!!

DREAM.16 took place on September 25, 2010, at Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan, promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group’s DREAM. The main event features Gegard Mousasi facing Tatsuya Mizuno in the Light Heavyweight Grand Prix final to crown the first DREAM Light Heavyweight Champion, with Mousasi coming off a submission win over Jake O’Brien and Mizuno advancing via TKO against Melvin Manhoef at DREAM.15. Other key bouts include Shinya Aoki vs. Marcus Aurelio, Jason Miller vs. Kazushi Sakuraba, and Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Chase Beebe. The event marks DREAM’s final MMA show of 2010 before Dynamite!!, featuring 10 bouts in a ring.
DREAM 16

Pride Shockwave 2006 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships on December 31, 2006. In Japan, this event was called Pride Otoko Matsuri 2006: Fumetsu
Pride Shockwave 2006

Strikeforce: Nashville was a Strikeforce mixed martial arts event held on April 17, 2010 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and broadcast domestically on CBS.
Strikeforce: Nashville

ONE 173: Superbon vs. Noiri was a combat sports event produced by ONE Championship that took place on November 16, 2025, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. A ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Championship unification bout between current two-time champion Superbon Singha Mawynn and interim champion (also a former K-1 Super Lightweight and Welterweight Champion) Masaaki Noiri headlined the event.
ONE 173: Superbon vs. Noiri

ONE Championship: Dynasty of Heroes (also known as ONE Championship 55) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship on May 26, 2017 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Background This event featured two world title fight for the ONE Women's Atomweight Championship Angela Lee of Singapore makes the second defense of her title against top contender Istela Nunes of Brazil as ONE Championship: Dynasty of Heroes headliner, for the ONE Welterweight Championship ONE Welterweight World Champion Ben Askren defends his title against rising young Malaysian star Agilan Thani as co-main event.
ONE Championship 54: Dynasty of Heroes

Pride Bushido 12 also known as Pride Bushido Survival 2nd Round was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. It took place on August 26, 2006, at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall.