Sanae Kikuta
Record: 28 - 7 (3 DRAWS) (1 NC)
Height: 5'9" (176cm)
Weight: 200 lbs
Age: 38
Camp: GRABAKA

Sanae Kikuta (born September 10, 1971 in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter who rose to popularity fighting in the Pancrase organization, and currently fights for World Victory Road.

In 1996 and 1997 he won the first "Tournament of J" which is an MMA tournament that allows matches wearing Keikogis (training uniforms).

Kikuta joined the Pancrase fighting organization in April 1994, went on to fight at UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 in April 2000, and founded his own team GRABAKA in June 2000. He participated in the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in April 2001 and won its 88kg class. In September 2001 he won the title of Pancrase Light Heavyweight Champion.

He currently runs the GRABAKA gym in Nakano, Tokyo, which trains fighters such as Kazuo Misaki, Akihiro Gono, and formerly Genki Sudo.

Kikuta currently fights for the Japanese SENGOKU promotion.

Career Statistics:
Knockout Wins:  0   (0%) Knockout Losses:  2   (05%)
TKO Wins:  3   (08%) TKO Losses:  1   (03%)
Submission Wins:  15   (38%) Submission Losses:  2   (05%)
Decision Wins:  10   (26%) Decision Losses:  2   (05%)
Draws: 3 No Contests: 1
Career Fights:
Opponent Method Event Date Rnd
Loss Yasubey Enomoto Technical Knockout SRC: Sengoku Raiden Championship 13 Jun. 20, 2010 1
Win Hidehiko Yoshida Split Decision Sengoku: No Ran 2009 Jan. 04, 2009 3
Win Chris Rice Submission Sengoku: Third Battle Jun. 08, 2008 2
Win Jean-Francois Lenogue Unanimous Decision PRIDE: Bushido 13 Nov. 05, 2006 2
Win Makoto Takimoto Unanimous Decision PRIDE: Shockwave 2005 Dec. 31, 2005 3
Win Webster Dauphiney Submission Pancrase: Brave 10 Nov. 07, 2004 1
Win Keith Rockel Decision Pancrase: Brave 4 Apr. 23, 2004 3
Loss Yuki Kondo Knockout Pancrase: Hybrid 10 Nov. 30, 2003 3
Win Elvis Sinosic Unanimous Decision Pancrase: 10th Anniversary Show Aug. 31, 2003 3
Draw Yuki Kondo Draw Pancrase: Hybrid 5 May. 18, 2003 3
Win Eduardo Pamplona Unanimous Decision Pancrase: Spirit 8 Nov. 30, 2002 3
Loss Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Knockout UFO: Legend Aug. 08, 2002 2
Win Alexander Otsuka Unanimous Decision PRIDE 20: Armed and Ready Apr. 28, 2002 3
Win Daisuke Watanabe Submission Pancrase: Proof 7 Dec. 01, 2001 1
Win Ikuhisa Minowa Technical Knockout Pancrase: 2001 Anniversary Show Sep. 30, 2001 2
Win Pshemek Wallace Technical Knockout Deep: 2nd Impact Aug. 18, 2001 1
Win Matt Trihey Submission Pancrase: Proof 4 Jun. 26, 2001 1
NC Alex Stiebling No Contest Pancrase: Proof 1 Feb. 04, 2001 1
Win Kazuo Takahashi Submission Pancrase: Trans 7 Dec. 04, 2000 1
Loss Murilo Bustamante Unanimous Decision Pancrase: Trans 6 Oct. 31, 2000 1
Win Ichio Matsubara Submission Pancrase: Trans 4 Jun. 26, 2000 1
Win Eugene Jackson Submission UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 Apr. 14, 2000 1
Win Ryushi Yanagisawa Unanimous Decision Pancrase: Trans 2 Feb. 27, 2000 1
Win Minoru Suzuki Technical Knockout Pancrase: Breakthrough 11 Dec. 18, 1999 1
Draw Travis Fulton Draw Pancrase: Breakthrough 9 Oct. 25, 1999 1
Win Eddy Millis Submission Pancrase: 1999 Anniversary Show Sep. 18, 1999 1
Win Takafumi Ito Unanimous Decision Pancrase: Breakthrough 7 Jul. 06, 1999 2
Win Eric Gedek Submission Pancrase: Breakthrough 6 Jun. 11, 1999 1
Loss Paul Jones Unanimous Decision Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 6 Nov. 27, 1998 3
Draw Daijiro Matsui Draw PRIDE 4: PRIDE 4 Oct. 11, 1998 3
Loss Renzo Gracie Submission PRIDE 2: PRIDE 2 Mar. 15, 1998 6
Win Masanori Suda Submission Lumax Cup: Tournament of J '97 Heavyweight Tournament Jul. 27, 1997 1
Win Toshinobu Komeya Submission Lumax Cup: Tournament of J '97 Heavyweight Tournament Jul. 27, 1997 1
Win Jun Kitagawa Submission Lumax Cup: Tournament of J '97 Heavyweight Tournament Jul. 27, 1997 1
Loss Mushtaq Abdullah Submission VTJ 1996: Vale Tudo Japan 1996 Jul. 07, 1996 1
Win Masanori Suda Submission Lumax Cup: Tournament of J '96 Mar. 30, 1996 1
Win Hiroyuki Yoshioka Submission Lumax Cup: Tournament of J '96 Mar. 30, 1996 1
Win Egan Inoue Decision Lumax Cup: Tournament of J '96 Mar. 30, 1996 1
Win Saburo Kawakatsu Submission Lumax Cup: Tournament of J '96 Mar. 30, 1996 1
Total Fights: 39   |   Record: 28 - 7 (3 DRAWS) (1 NC)
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