Ikuhisa Minowa "Minowaman"
Ikuhisa Minowa, known as "Minowaman", is a mixed martial artist from Japan listed in the Heavyweight division. Ikuhisa Minowa holds a professional record of 63-45-8, including 1-0-0 inside the UFC. Of those UFC wins, 1 came by knockout or TKO, 0 by submission and 0 by decision. Ikuhisa Minowa stands 5'9", fights out of a orthodox stance, and is 50 years old. Ikuhisa Minowa is currently on a 3-fight losing streak and is listed as Not Fighting.
Ikuhisa Minowa profile
| Division | Heavyweight |
|---|---|
| Professional record | 63-45-8 |
| UFC record | 1-0-0 |
| Division rank | Unranked |
| Status | Not Fighting |
| Country | Japan |
| Age | 50 |
| Date of birth | 1976-01-12 |
| Height | 5'9" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Last weigh-in | 182.3 lbs |
| Current streak | L3 |
| Total octagon time | 12 minutes |
Striking statistics
| Significant strikes landed per minute | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes absorbed per minute | 0.67 |
| Striking accuracy | 15.8% |
| Striking defense | 50% |
| Knockdowns per 15 minutes | 0 |
| Strikes to the head | 100% |
| Strikes to the body | 0% |
| Strikes to the legs | 0% |
Grappling statistics
| Takedowns per 15 minutes | 3.78 |
|---|---|
| Submission attempts per 15 minutes | 0 |
| Average control time per fight (seconds) | 447 |
UFC finish breakdown
| UFC wins by KO/TKO | 1 |
|---|---|
| UFC wins by submission | 0 |
| UFC wins by decision | 0 |
Ikuhisa Minowa recorded fight history
Recorded bouts across promotions. This list can be incomplete and is not a substitute for the published full career record.
| Date | Promotion | Event | Opponent | Result | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-06 | Rizin FF | Rizin FF - Landmark Vol. 4 | Kiyoshi Kuwabara | loss | TKO (Punches) |
| 2020-12-31 | Rizin FF | Rizin FF - Rizin 26 | Tsuyoshi Kamiyama | loss | TKO (Leg Kick and Punch) |
| 2019-06-30 | Pancrase | Pancrase - 306 | Eiji Ishikawa | loss | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2017-09-23 | Road FC 42 | Road FC 42 - Road Fighting Championship 42 | Dong Sik Yoon | win | TKO (Finger Injury) |
| 2017-07-02 | Pancrase | Pancrase - 288 | Yuki Kondo | loss | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2017-04-08 | CMA MMA | CMA MMA - Crazy King 8 / CMA Kaiser 4 | Tetsuo Onuma | win | KO (Punches) |
| 2016-02-27 | Deep | Deep - 75 Impact | Yuya Shirai | loss | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2015-12-26 | Road FC 27 | Road FC 27 - Road Fighting Championship 27 | Zilong Zhao | loss | TKO (Punches) |
| 2015-10-25 | ACF 14th | ACF 14th - A-Toys Challenge Fight 14 | Tetsuo Kondo | win | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) |
| 2015-10-03 | Vale Tudo Japan | Vale Tudo Japan - VTJ in Okinawa | Justin Morton | loss | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2015-07-25 | Road FC 24 | Road FC 24 - Road Fighting Championship 24 | Dae Sung Kim | win | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2015-04-11 | IGF | IGF - Inoki Genome Fight 3 | Oli Thompson | loss | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2014-08-23 | IGF | IGF - Inoki Genome Fight 2 | Shinichi Suzukawa | loss | TKO (Corner Stoppage) |
| 2014-05-31 | Road FC 15 | Road FC 15 - Road Fighting Championship 15 | Jung Kyo Park | loss | KO (Punch) |
| 2014-04-05 | IGF | IGF - Inoki Genome Fight 1 | Goran Jettingstad | win | Submission (Achilles Lock) |
| 2013-12-31 | IGF | IGF - Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2013 | Atsushi Sawada | win | TKO (Punch and Soccer Kick) |
| 2013-10-12 | Road FC 13 | Road FC 13 - Road Fighting Championship 13 | Hoon Kim | win | KO (Punch) |
| 2013-04-13 | Road FC 11 | Road FC 11 - Road Fighting Championship 11 | Hye Seok Son | loss | TKO (Punches) |
| 2012-12-31 | IGF | IGF - Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2012 | Bor Bratovz | win | Submission (Heel Hook) |
| 2012-09-15 | Road FC 9 | Road FC 9 - Beatdown | Jin Soo Yuk | win | Submission (Kimura) |
| 2012-04-07 | SFL 2 | SFL 2 - Super Fight League 2 | Alexander Shlemenko | loss | TKO (Knee and Punch to the Body) |
| 2012-03-11 | Gladiator | Gladiator - Gladiator 30 | Shigeki Tsuchiya | win | Submission (Kimura) |
| 2012-02-19 | Gladiator | Gladiator - Gladiator 29 | Toshihiro Koyama | win | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) |
| 2012-01-21 | ProElite 3 | ProElite 3 - Da Spyder vs. Minowaman | Kendall Grove | loss | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2011-12-18 | Gladiator | Gladiator - Gladiator 27 | Dev Kumar Ghimire | win | Submission (Armbar) |
| 2011-10-30 | Gladiator | Gladiator - Gladiator 25 | Young Woo Yoo | win | Submission (Kimura) |
| 2011-09-24 | Dream | Dream - Dream 17 | Baru Harn | win | Submission (Scarf Hold Armlock) |
| 2011-08-14 | Gladiator | Gladiator - Gladiator 22 | Jair Gomes | win | Submission (Neck Crank) |
| 2011-06-05 | Heat | Heat - Heat 18 | Carlos Toyota | win | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2010-12-31 | K-1 | K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2010 | Hiroshi Izumi | loss | TKO (Punches) |
| 2010-10-24 | Deep | Deep - 50 Impact | Chang Hee Kim | win | Submission (Scarf Hold Armlock) |
| 2010-09-25 | Dream | Dream - Dream 16 | Satoshi Ishii | loss | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2010-05-29 | Dream | Dream - Dream 14 | Imani Lee | win | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) |
| 2010-03-22 | Dream | Dream - Dream 13 | Jimmy Ambriz | win | Submission (Toe Hold) |
| 2009-12-31 | K-1 | K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2009 | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | win | TKO (Punches) |
| 2009-10-06 | Dream 11 | Dream 11 - Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Final | Hong Man Choi | win | Submission (Heel Hook) |
| 2009-05-26 | Dream 9 | Dream 9 - Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Second Round | Bob Sapp | win | Submission (Achilles Lock) |
| 2009-04-05 | Dream 8 | Dream 8 - Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Opening Round | Katsuyori Shibata | loss | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2008-12-31 | K-1 | K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2008 | Errol Zimmerman | win | Submission (Toe Hold) |
| 2008-09-23 | Dream 6 | Dream 6 - Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final | Masakatsu Funaki | loss | Submission (Heel Hook) |
| 2008-08-16 | Deep | Deep - Gladiator | Don Frye | win | Submission (Kneebar) |
| 2008-04-29 | Dream 2 | Dream 2 - Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round | Taiei Kin | loss | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2008-03-15 | Dream 1 | Dream 1 - Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round | Kwan Bum Lee | win | Submission (Kneebar) |
| 2007-12-31 | K-1 | K-1 - Premium 2007 Dynamite!! | Wagner da Conceicao Martins | loss | TKO (Corner Stoppage) |
| 2007-10-28 | K-1 HERO's | K-1 HERO's - HERO's 2007 in Korea | Min Soo Kim | loss | TKO (Punches) |
| 2007-09-17 | K-1 HERO's | K-1 HERO's - Tournament Final | Kevin Casey | win | TKO (Punches) |
| 2007-08-11 | Heat | Heat - Heat 4 | Seung Hyun Choi | win | Submission (Reverse Kimura) |
| 2007-07-23 | Deep | Deep - CMA Festival 2 | Min Suk Heo | win | TKO (Corner Stoppage) |
| 2006-12-31 | Pride FC | Pride FC - Shockwave 2006 | Kiyoshi Tamura | loss | KO (Soccer Kicks) |
| 2006-11-05 | Pride | Pride - Bushido 13 | Mike Polchlopek | win | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2006-08-26 | Pride | Pride - Bushido 12 | Eric Esch | win | Submission (Armbar) |
| 2006-05-24 | Deep | Deep - CMA Festival | Hyun Gab Park | win | Submission (Achilles Lock) |
| 2006-05-05 | Pride FC | Pride FC - Total Elimination Absolute | Mirko Filipovic | loss | TKO (Punches) |
| 2006-04-02 | Pride | Pride - Bushido 10 | Paulo Cesar Silva | win | TKO (Knees) |
| 2006-02-04 | Cage Rage 15 | Cage Rage 15 - Adrenalin Rush | Dave Legeno | win | Submission (Achilles Lock) |
| 2005-12-31 | Pride FC | Pride FC - Shockwave 2005 | Kazushi Sakuraba | loss | Technical Submission (Kimura) |
| 2005-09-25 | Pride | Pride - Bushido 9 | Phil Baroni | win | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2005-09-25 | Pride | Pride - Bushido 9 | Murilo Bustamante | loss | TKO (Soccer Kicks) |
| 2005-07-17 | Pride | Pride - Bushido 8 | Kimo Leopoldo | win | Submission (Achilles Lock) |
| 2005-05-22 | Pride | Pride - Bushido 7 | Phil Baroni | loss | TKO (Stomps) |
| 2005-04-03 | Pride | Pride - Bushido 6 | Gilbert Yvel | win | Submission (Toe Hold) |
| 2004-12-31 | Pride FC | Pride FC - Shockwave 2004 | Stefan Leko | win | Submission (Heel Hook) |
| 2004-10-14 | Pride | Pride - Bushido 5 | Ryuki Ueyama | win | Decision (Split) |
| 2004-07-19 | Pride | Pride - Bushido 4 | Kenichi Yamamoto | win | TKO (Punches) |
| 2004-06-26 | Gladiator FC | Gladiator FC - Day 1 | Eduard Churakov | win | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) |
| 2004-05-23 | Pride | Pride - Bushido 3 | Ryan Gracie | loss | Decision (Split) |
| 2004-02-15 | Pride | Pride - Bushido 2 | Wanderlei Silva | loss | KO (Punches) |
| 2003-12-31 | Pride FC | Pride FC - Shockwave 2003 | Quinton Jackson | loss | TKO (Knee) |
| 2003-09-19 | BSF | BSF - Brazil Super Fight | Silmar Rodrigo | win | Submission (Rolling Kneebar) |
| 2003-02-16 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Hybrid 2 | Ricardo Almeida | loss | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2002-11-30 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Spirit 8 | Yuki Sasaki | win | Decision (Majority) |
| 2002-09-07 | Deep | Deep - 6th Impact | Kiyoshi Tamura | loss | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2002-05-28 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Spirit 5 | Mitsuyoshi Sato | loss | Decision (Majority) |
| 2002-03-25 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Spirit 3 | Yoshinori Momose | draw | Draw (Majority) |
| 2001-12-23 | Deep | Deep - 3rd Impact | Kazuki Okubo | win | Submission (Armbar) |
| 2001-12-01 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Proof 7 | Hiroshi Shibata | win | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) |
| 2001-09-30 | Pancrase | Pancrase - 2001 Anniversary Show | Sanae Kikuta | loss | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) |
| 2001-07-29 | Pancrase | Pancrase - 2001 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round | Kenji Akiyama | win | Submission (Guillotine Choke) |
| 2001-05-13 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Proof 3 | Yuki Sasaki | win | Submission (Toe Hold) |
| 2001-03-31 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Proof 2 | Paulo Filho | loss | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2001-01-08 | Deep | Deep - 1st Impact | Ricardo Liborio | draw | Draw (Time Limit) |
| 2000-12-04 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Trans 7 | Magomed Ismailov | win | Submission (Armbar) |
| 2000-09-24 | Pancrase | Pancrase - 2000 Anniversary Show | Brian Gassaway | win | Submission (Toe Hold) |
| 2000-09-24 | Pancrase | Pancrase - 2000 Anniversary Show | Keiichiro Yamamiya | loss | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2000-07-23 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Trans 5 | Masaya Kojima | win | Submission (Toe Hold) |
| 2000-07-23 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Trans 5 | Tony Ross | win | Submission (Armbar) |
| 2000-04-14 | UFC | UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 | Joe Slick | win | Scalp Cut |
| 2000-02-27 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Trans 2 | Ichio Matsubara | win | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) |
| 1999-12-18 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Breakthrough 11 | Chris Lytle | draw | Draw (Time Limit) |
| 1999-10-25 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Breakthrough 9 | Adrian Serrano | win | Submission (Heel Hook) |
| 1999-09-18 | Pancrase | Pancrase - 1999 Anniversary Show | Semmy Schilt | loss | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 1999-08-01 | Pancrase | Pancrase - 1999 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round | Daiju Takase | win | Submission (Triangle Choke) |
| 1999-08-01 | Pancrase | Pancrase - 1999 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round | Daisuke Watanabe | win | Submission (Triangle Choke) |
| 1999-08-01 | Pancrase | Pancrase - 1999 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round | Minoru Toyonaga | win | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) |
| 1999-06-11 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Breakthrough 6 | Jason DeLucia | loss | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 1999-05-23 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Breakthrough 5 | Osami Shibuya | draw | Draw (Unanimous) |
| 1999-04-08 | Daidojuku | Daidojuku - WARS 5 | Susumu Yamazaki | draw | Draw |
| 1999-03-09 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Breakthrough 3 | Kosei Kubota | win | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 1999-02-11 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Breakthrough 2 | Daisuke Ishii | win | Decision (Majority) |
| 1999-01-19 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Breakthrough 1 | Daisuke Watanabe | win | Submission (Armbar) |
| 1998-11-29 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Advance 11 | Satoshi Hasegawa | win | Submission (Armbar) |
| 1998-10-26 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Advance 10 | Daisuke Ishii | win | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 1998-10-04 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Advance 9 | Travis Fulton | draw | Draw (Unanimous) |
| 1998-07-07 | Pancrase | Pancrase - 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round | Evan Tanner | loss | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) |
| 1998-06-21 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Advance 8 | Kosei Kubota | draw | Draw (Split) |
| 1998-06-02 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Advance 7 | Adrian Serrano | win | Decision (Lost Points) |
| 1998-04-26 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Advance 5 | Satoshi Hasegawa | loss | Decision (Majority) |
| 1998-01-16 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Advance 1 | Satoshi Hasegawa | loss | Submission (Toe Hold) |
| 1997-12-20 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Alive 11 | Jason DeLucia | loss | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) |
| 1997-11-16 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Alive 10 | Osami Shibuya | loss | Decision (Lost Points) |
| 1997-10-29 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Alive 9 | Takafumi Ito | loss | Submission (Toe Hold) |
| 1997-09-06 | Pancrase | Pancrase - 1997 Anniversary Show | Kosei Kubota | draw | Draw (Majority) |
| 1997-08-09 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Alive 8 | Yuki Kondo | loss | Submission (Toe Hold) |
| 1997-07-20 | Pancrase | Pancrase - 1997 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1 | Haygar Chin | win | Submission (Kneebar) |
| 1997-07-20 | Pancrase | Pancrase - 1997 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2 | Satoshi Hasegawa | loss | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 1996-03-30 | Lumax Cup | Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '96 | Yuzo Tateishi | loss | Decision |
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