Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-03-26, pretty good mma fight: Shinya Aoki vs Yoshihiro Akiyama gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2022).
Akiyama vs Aoki is on the undercard of Angela Lee vs Nong Stamp Fairtex – ONE X. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-05-17, fight not so exciting between Shinya Aoki and Christian Lee: it gets two stars.The black belt in Bjj, judo and current One Fc Lw champion Shinya Aoki entered this fight with a professional mma record of 43-8-0 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.52 welterweight in the world. He lost two consecutive fights between 2016 and 2017, against Eduard Folayang (in their first bout, Aoki vs Folayang) and Ben Askren (Ben Askren vs Shinya Aoki), but then he has won four bouts taking revenge on Folayang in March 2019 (Eduard Folayang vs Shinya Aoki 2).
His opponent, Christian Lee, has an official record of 11-3-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.68 lightweight. He lost twice last year, against Martin Nguyen and Edward Kelly, but then he has beat Kazuki Tokudome and taken revenge on Kelly. Aoki vs Lee, main event of ONE FC 96, is valid for the ONE lightweight title (Aoki’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-31, pretty good finish between Eduard Folayang and Shinya Aoki 2: it gets three stars.The black belt in wushu and ONE Fc Lw champion Eduard Folayang entered this fight with a professional mma record of 21-6-0 (38% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.80 welterweight in the world. He was defeated by Martin Nguyen in 2017 but then he has won over Kharun Atlangeriev, Aziz Pahrudinov and Amir Khan.
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj, judo and former One Fc Lw champion Shinya Aoki, has an official record of 42-8-0 (72% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.71 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2016 and 2017, against Eduard Folayang (in their first bout, Aoki vs Folayang) and Ben Askren (Ben Askren vs Shinya Aoki), but then he won three bouts in 2018 defeating Ev Ting in his last one. Folayang vs Aoki 2, main event of ONE FC 93, is valid for the ONE lightweight title (Folayang’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-11-24, one sided fight between Ben Askren and Shinya Aoki: it gets two stars.The undefeated former Bellator Ww and current ONE FC champion Ben Askren entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 17-0-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.33 middleweight in the world. He has already fought twice in 2017 winning over Agilan Thani (=Askren vs Thani) and Zebaztian Kadestam (=Askren vs Kadestam).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj, judo and former One Fc Lw champion Shinya Aoki, has an official record of 39-7-0 (69% finishing rate) and he comes off the loss against Eduard Folayang (=Aoki vs Folayang). Askren vs Aoki, main event of ONE fc 63, is valid for the ONE welterweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-11, pretty good finish between Shinya Aoki and Eduard Folayang but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.The black belt in Bjj, judo and current One Fc champion Shinya Aoki entered this fight with a mma record of 39-6-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.28 lightweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in wushu Eduard Folayang, has an official record of 16-5-0 (44% finishing rate). Aoki suffered his last loss when he faced Eddie Alvarez in 2012 (=Alvarez vs Aoki 2), since then he has collected nine consecutive victories beating Kazushi Sakuraba in his last one (=Sakuraba vs Aoki) while Folayang was defeated by Timofey Nastyukhin in 2014 (=Folayang vs Nastyukhin) but then he has won over Tetsuya Yamada and Adrian Pang. Aoki vs Folayang, main event of ONE FC 49, is valid for the ONE lightweight title (Aoki’s third defense); they also face each other a second time on March 31, 2019 (Eduard Folayang vs Shinya Aoki 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-29, disappointing fight between Kazushi Sakuraba and Shinya Aoki: it gets two stars.The first man to defeat Royce Gracie in mma history Kazushi Sakuraba (he is 46 years old, 14 years older than Aoki) entered this fight with a professional mma record of 26-16-1 (88% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since September 9, 2011 when he was defeated by Yan Cabral (=Cabral vs Sakuraba); before this bout he had lost three consecutive bouts.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo Shinya Aoki, has an official record of 38-6-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 lightweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Eddie Alvarez at Bellator 66 (=Alvarez vs Aoki 2), since then he has collected eight consecutive victories winning the One Fc Lw belt against Kotetsu Boku in 2013 (=Aoki vs Boku) and defending it twice, the last one against Koji Ando (=Aoki vs Ando). Sakuraba vs Aoki is the main event of “Rizin FF 1 Saraba (Farewell) Fiesta”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-05-22, boring fight between Shinya Aoki and Koji Ando: it gets one star!The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo Shinya Aoki entered this fight with a professional mma record of 37-6-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 lightweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Eddie Alvarez at Bellator 66 (=Alvarez vs Aoki 2), since then he has collected seven consecutive victories winning the One Fc Lw belt against Kotetsu Boku in 2013 (=Aoki vs Boku) and beating Yuki Yamamoto in his last bout (=Aoki vs Yamamoto).
His opponent, Koji Ando, has an official record of 11-3-2 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class. Ando’s last defeat occurred in 2011, against Guan Wang (via split decision), but after this bout he has won five bouts defeating Rafael Nunes and Zorobabel Moreira in 2014. Aoki vs Ando, main event of One Championship 27, is valid for the ONE FC lightweight title (Aoki’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-12-31, Shinya Aoki vs Yuki Yamamoto gets three stars thanks to a good finish. The black belt in judo and Bjj Shinya Aoki entered this fight with a pro mma record of 36-6-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.23 lightweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Eddie Alvarez in their rematch (=Alvarez vs Aoki 2), since then he ha won six consecutive bouts, the last one against Kamal Shalorus (=Aoki vs Shalorus).
His opponent, Yuki Yamamoto, has a record of 6-6-3 (100% finishing rate) and he comes off the loss against Ramazan Esenbaev. Aoki vs Yamamoto is on the undercard of Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic vs Satoshi Ishii 2 – IGF Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-08-29, pretty good finish between Shinya Aoki and Kamal Shalorus but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two. The black belt in judo and Bjj Shinya Aoki entered this fight with a professional mma record of 35-6-0 (68% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 lightweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Eddie Alvarez at Bellator 66 (=Alvarez vs Aoki 2), since then he has won five consecutive fights.
His opponent, Kamal Shalorus, has an official record of 9-3-2 (56% finishing rate) and he comes off two consecutive victories after three defeats between 2011 and 2012. Aoki vs Shalorus, main event of One Fc 19, is valid for the ONE FC lightweight title (Aoki’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-10-18, pretty boring fight between Shinya Aoki and Cody Stevens: it gets two stars. Shinya Aoki ranked as the No.14 lightweight in the world entered the fight with a record of 33-6-0 (70% finishing rate) while Cody Stevens had a record of 11-5-1 (73% finishing rate). Aoki vs Stevens is on the undercard of Bibiano Fernandes vs Soo Chul Kim – ONE FC 11. Watch the video!
