Hiroyuki Abe | |
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Born | Abe Hiroyuki February 9, 1970 Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan |
Native name | 阿部 裕幸 |
Other names | Abe Ani |
Nationality | Japanese |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Weight | 143 lb (65 kg; 10 st 3 lb) |
Division | Featherweight |
Style | MMA, Sambo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Judo, Karate, Shooto |
Team | AACC |
Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black belt in Judo Black belt in Karate |
Years active | 1998–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 27 |
Wins | 8 |
By knockout | 2 |
By submission | 3 |
By decision | 3 |
Losses | 15 |
By knockout | 7 |
By submission | 5 |
By decision | 3 |
Draws | 3 |
No contests | 1 |
Other information | |
Notable students | Megumi Fujii, Yasuko Tamada, Hitomi Akano |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Hiroyuki Abe (Japanese: 阿部裕幸, Abe Hiroyuki, born February 9, 1970), also known as Abe Ani, is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently fighting in the featherweight division for Shooto as well as teaching at his gym, Abe Ani Combat Club. Abe is most notable for training female mixed martial arts veteran and Bellator Fighting Championships finalist, Megumi Fujii.
Abe has fought in many high-level MMA organizations, including Shooto, Pride FC, Deep, King of the Cage and Cage Rage. He has also competed at ADCC. He holds notable bouts against UFC standouts Urijah Faber and Brad Pickett, as well as Pride veteran Luiz Firmino.
He made his return to Shooto after 5 years on September 30, 2012, vs. Shigeki Osawa.[1] He lost the bout via TKO.