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| Hiromitsu Kanehara 金原弘光 | |
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| Born | Kim Wang-hong October 5, 1970 Owariasahi, Aichi, Japan |
| Other names | The Smiley Killer, RINGS Saigo no Ace ("RINGS's Last Ace"), UWF no Chisho ("UWF's Grand General") |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight Light Heavyweight Middleweight |
| Style | Catch Wrestling, Muay Thai |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Team | UKR |
| Years active | 1996 (Kickboxing) 1998–2002, 2004–2013 (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 53 |
| Wins | 21 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 27 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 17 |
| Draws | 5 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Hiromitsu Kanehara (Japanese: 金原弘光, Kanehara Hiromitsu, born Kim Wang-hong on October 5, 1970 in Owariasahi, Aichi) is a former Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler of Korean descent. A professional MMA competitor from 1998 until 2012, he found success in Fighting Network RINGS, gaining notable victories over Valentijn Overeem, Alexandre Ferreira, former King of the Cage Light Heavyweight Champion Jeremy Horn, former RINGS Light-Heavyweight Champion Masayuki Naruse and former UFC Middleweight Champion Dave Menne.
He later competed for PRIDE Fighting Championships, DEEP, Pancrase and K-1 HERO'S to mixed success. Kanehara also once competed in professional kickboxing. Kanehara initially started his career as a professional wrestler and competed mostly in shoot style wrestling with UWF International and its successor Kingdom. He later made appearances for Pro Wrestling Zero1 and Real Japan Pro Wrestling before retiring in 2020.