The year 2008 is the 20th year in the history of Shooto , a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 2008 Shooto held 22 events beginning with, Shooto: Back To Our Roots 7 .
2008 in Shooto First date January 26, 2008 Last date December 13, 2008 Total events 22 Total fights 171 Title fights 6
#
Event Title
Date
Arena
Location
255
Shooto: The Rookie Tournament 2008 Final
December 13, 2008
Shinjuku Face
Tokyo , Japan
254
Shooto: Shooto Tradition 4
November 29, 2008
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo , Japan
253
Shooto: Gig North 3
November 22, 2008
Zepp Sapporo
Sapporo , Hokkaido , Japan
252
Shooto: Gig Central 16
October 26, 2008
Tokai TV Telepia Hall
Nagoya , Aichi , Japan
251
Shooto: 10/13 in Kitazawa Town Hall
October 13, 2008
Kitazawa, Japan
250
Shooto: Shooting Disco 6: Glory Shines In You
October 5, 2008
Shinjuku Face
Tokyo , Japan
249
Shooto: Shooto Tradition 3
September 28, 2008
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo , Japan
248
Shooto: Gig West 10
September 20, 2008
Azalea Taisho Hall
Osaka , Kansai , Japan
247
Shooto: Gig Central 15
August 3, 2008
Zepp Nagoya
Nagoya , Aichi , Japan
246
Shooto: Shooto Tradition 2
July 18, 2008
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo , Japan
245
Shooto: 6/26 in Kitazawa Town Hall
June 26, 2008
Kitazawa Town Hall
Setagaya, Tokyo , Japan
244
Shooto: Shooting Disco 5: Earth, Wind and Fighter
June 21, 2008
Shinjuku Face
Tokyo , Japan
243
Shooto: Gig North 2
May 25, 2008
Zepp Sapporo
Sapporo , Hokkaido , Japan
242
Shooto: Grapplingman 7
May 18, 2008
Hiroshima Industrial Hall
Hiroshima , Japan
241
Shooto: Shooto Tradition 1
May 3, 2008
Tokyo Dome City Hall
Tokyo , Japan
240
Shooto: Back To Our Roots 8
March 28, 2008
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo , Japan
239
Shooto: Gig Torao 1
March 23, 2008
Fukuyama Industrial Exchange Center
Fukuyama, Hiroshima , Japan
238
Shooto: 3/21 in Kitazawa Town Hall
March 21, 2008
Kitazawa Town Hall
Setagaya, Tokyo , Japan
237
Shooto: Gig Central 14
March 16, 2008
Tokai TV Telepia Hall
Nagoya , Aichi , Japan
236
Shooto: Gig West 9
March 15, 2008
Azalea Taisho Hall
Osaka , Kansai , Japan
235
Shooto: Shooting Disco 4: Born in the Fighting
February 23, 2008
Shinjuku Face
Tokyo , Japan
234
Shooto: Back To Our Roots 7
January 26, 2008
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo , Japan
Shooto: Back To Our Roots 7
edit
Shooto: Back To Our Roots 7[ 1] was an event held on January 26, 2008 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo , Japan.
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Hatsu Hioki
def.
Katsuya Toida
Submission (Armbar)
2
4:30
Masakatsu Ueda
def.
Atsushi Yamamoto
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
So Tazawa
def.
Shinichi Kojima
Technical Submission (Armbar)
3
3:32
Junji Ikoma
vs.
Jin Akimoto
Draw
3
5:00
Hayate Usui
def.
Daisuke Ishizawa
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Takuya Mori
def.
Ayumu Shioda
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Junji Ito
def.
Kazuyuki Yoshida
TKO (Punches)
1
1:52
Kota Funaki
def.
Yosuke Saruta
TKO (Towel, Punches)
2
2:22
Shooto: Shooting Disco 4: Born in the Fighting
edit
Shooto: Shooting Disco 4: Born in the Fighting[ 2] was an event held on February 23, 2008 at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo , Japan.
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Mamoru Yamaguchi
def.
Yuki Shojo
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Akihiro Murayama
def.
Hiroki Sato
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Ryuichi Miki
def.
Kenji Hosoya
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Shintaro Ishiwatari
def.
Kazuhiro Ito
KO (Slam)
1
2:17
Masatoshi Kobayashi
def.
Tomonori Taniguchi
TKO (Swollen Eye)
1
3:01
Noboru Tahara
def.
Takehiro Ishii
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Taiki Tsuchiya
def.
Hideki Nishino
KO (Punches)
2
2:54
Yuki Baba
def.
Tatsuya Nakashima
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Naoji Mikoshiba
def.
Taijiro Iseki
Decision (Majority)
2
5:00
Haruo Ochi
def.
Masumi Tozawa
KO (Slam)
1
3:11
Shooto: Gig West 9[ 3] was an event held on March 15, 2008 at Azalea Taisho Hall in Osaka , Kansai , Japan.
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Shinji Sasaki
def.
Paolo Milano
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
2
0:59
Junya Kodo
def.
Akira Kibe
KO (Punches)
1
1:38
Yusaku Tanaka
def.
Nobuyasu Fujikawa
TKO (Punches)
1
2:00
Yukinari Tamura
def.
Taro Kusano
Decision (Majority)
2
5:00
Hiroshi Sugimoto
def.
Yasuaki Kishimoto
Decision (Majority)
2
5:00
Shooto: Gig Central 14
edit
Shooto: Gig Central 14[ 4] was an event held on March 16, 2008 at Tokai TV Telepia Hall in Nagoya , Aichi , Japan.
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Yoshitaro Niimi
vs.
Hirosumi Sugiura
Draw
2
5:00
Yutaka Ueda
def.
Takahiro Kajita
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Kenichi Hattori
def.
Masakazu Taguchi
Submission (Armbar)
1
2:30
Takasuke Kume
def.
Yoshifumi Dogaki
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
1
3:38
Kenya Kato
def.
Tomohiko Yoshida
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Hiroyuki Kondo
def.
Takeshi Sato
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Hirosuke Ito
def.
Joji Kawamata
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Shooto: 3/21 in Kitazawa Town Hall
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Shooto: 3/21 in Kitazawa Town Hall[ 5] was an event held on March 21, 2008 at Kitazawa Town Hall in Setagaya, Tokyo , Japan.
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Yuji Inoue
def.
Kyotaro Nakao
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Katsuya Murofushi
def.
Kenichi Sawada
Submission (Triangle Choke)
1
1:53
Shinichi Hanawa
def.
Joji Shimada
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Hiroharu Matsufuji
def.
Katsuhisa Akasaki
Submission (Kimura)
2
3:04
Kazuya Satomoto
def.
Hiroki Kuga
Submission (Triangle Armbar)
2
1:55
Yoichiro Sato
def.
Toru Ishinaka
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Naoki Hirayama
def.
Shin Kochiwa
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Shooto: Gig Torao 1[ 6] was an event held on March 23, 2008 at Fukuyama Industrial Exchange Center in Fukuyama, Hiroshima , Japan.
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Tsuyoshi Okada
vs.
Nobuhiro Hayakawa
Draw
2
5:00
Makoto Akazawa
def.
Takayoshi Ono
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
2
2:56
Kentaro Watanabe
def.
Jun Nagasoe
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Shooto: Back To Our Roots 8
edit
Shooto: Shooto Tradition 1
edit
Shooto: Grapplingman 7
edit
Shooto: Grapplingman 7[ 9] was an event held on May 18, 2008 at Hiroshima Industrial Hall in Hiroshima , Japan.
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Kenichiro Togashi
vs.
Yutaka Ueda
Draw
2
5:00
Kazuhiro Ito
def.
Daisuke Matsumoto
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
2
3:21
Tsuyoshi Okada
def.
Katsuhisa Akasaki
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Takumi Ota
def.
Makoto Akazawa
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
2
3:37
Tatsuro Kamei
def.
Jun Nagasoe
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Keita Yoshida
def.
Shunsuke Nomura
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Yoshitaka Aki
def.
Teppei Masuda
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
2
3:03
Shooto: Gig North 2[ 10] was an event held on May 25, 2008 at Zepp Sapporo in Sapporo , Hokkaido , Japan.
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Tomonori Taniguchi
def.
Daisuke Ishizawa
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Kunio Nakajima
def.
Hidekazu Asakura
Decision (Majority)
2
5:00
Akihiko Adachi
def.
Nobuyasu Fujikawa
TKO (Punches)
2
1:00
Fumihiro Kitahara
def.
Hayato Sato
Submission (Armbar)
2
2:46
Yusuke Sato
def.
Tatsuya Yamamoto
KO (Flying Knee)
1
0:56
Hiroki Kuga
def.
Yoshiki Noguchi
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Atsushi Kobayashi
def.
Toshihiko Yokoyama
TKO (Punches)
1
3:48
Shooto: Shooting Disco 5: Earth, Wind and Fighter
edit
Shooto: Shooting Disco 5: Earth, Wind and Fighter[ 11] was an event held on June 21, 2008 at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo , Japan.
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Junji Ikoma
vs.
Jin Akimoto
Draw
3
5:00
So Tazawa
def.
Junya Kodo
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Noboru Tahara
def.
Atsushi Takeuchi
Submission (Armbar)
2
3:26
Yoshitaro Niimi
def.
Taisuke Okuno
Decision (Split)
2
5:00
Eiji Murayama
def.
Yuji Inoue
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
1
4:40
Seiji Ozuka
def.
Ayumu Shioda
KO (Knee)
2
0:59
Daisuke Okumiya
vs.
Shin Kochiwa
Draw
2
5:00
Hideki Nishino
def.
Kenichiro Marui
TKO (Punches)
1
0:52
Hiroaki Ijima
def.
Nariyasu Fujita
Decision (Split)
2
5:00
Nozomi Otsuka
def.
Yosuke Saruta
TKO (Corner Stoppage)
2
3:25
Shooto: 6/26 in Kitazawa Town Hall
edit
Shooto: 6/26 in Kitazawa Town Hall[ 12] was an event held on June 26, 2008 at Kitazawa Town Hall in Setagaya, Tokyo , Japan.
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Homare Kuboyama
def.
Tatsuro Kamei
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Hiroyuki Abe
def.
Kenichi Sawada
Submission (Armbar)
1
4:13
Paolo Milano
vs.
Shinobu Miura
Draw
2
5:00
Kosuke Eda
def.
Yuki Baba
Submission (Armbar)
2
2:31
Issei Tamura
def.
Yasuhiro Kanayama
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Masato Sannai
def.
Tatsuya Nakashima
Submission (Triangle Choke)
1
2:28
Yasuko Mogi
def.
Ayumi Takeuchi
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
2:45
Yasuko Tamada
def.
Kayo Nagayasu
Decision (Majority)
2
5:00
Shooto: Shooto Tradition 2
edit
Shooto: Shooto Tradition 2[ 13] was an event held on July 18, 2008 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo , Japan.
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Flyweight
Shinichi Kojima (c)
def.
Mamoru Yamaguchi
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
3
3:42
[ a]
Yusuke Endo
def.
Kenichiro Togashi
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Akiyo Nishiura
def.
Matteus Lahdesmaki
TKO (Punches)
3
2:17
Hiromasa Ougikubo
def.
Hiroyuki Tanaka
TKO (Punches)
1
1:35
Shinji Sasaki
def.
Jin Kazeta
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
2:42
Shinya Murofushi
def.
Takehiro Harusaki
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Akihiro Yamazaki
def.
Naoki Hirayama
Decision (Majority)
2
5:00
Takahiro Hosoi
def.
Nobuhiro Hayakawa
Submission (Triangle Choke)
2
1:31
Haruo Ochi
def.
Yuta Nezu
Submission (Bulldog Choke)
1
3:42
Naohiro Mizuno
def.
Taiki Tsuchiya
Decision (Majority)
2
5:00
Ikuo Usuda
def.
Junpei Chikano
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2
3:41
Shooto: Gig Central 15
edit
Shooto: Gig Central 15[ 14] was an event held on August 3, 2008 at Zepp Nagoya in Nagoya , Aichi , Japan.
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Hatsu Hioki
vs.
Hiroshi Nakamura
Draw
3
5:00
Takasuke Kume
vs.
Yoichiro Sato
Draw
2
5:00
Takahiro Kajita
def.
Komei Okada
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Akira Kibe
def.
Tsuyoshi Okada
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Kenichi Hattori
def.
Hisaki Hiraishi
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Hiroshi Sakamoto
def.
Keisuke Kurata
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Teppei Masuda
def.
Kenya Kato
TKO
1
0:25
Yukinari Tamura
def.
Kunio Nakajima
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Keita Yoshida
def.
Yasuaki Nagamoto
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Mikihito Yamagami
def.
Hiroyuki Kondo
Decision (Majority)
2
5:00
Shooto: Gig West 10[ 15] was an event held on September 20, 2008 at Azalea Taisho Hall in Osaka , Kansai , Japan.
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Tomokazu Yuasa
def.
Yoshifumi Dogaki
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Takaaki Oban
def.
Yusaku Tanaka
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Yoshihiko Oyama
vs.
Keita Yoshida
Draw
1
1:32
Yukinari Tamura
vs.
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Draw
2
5:00
Toshihiro Shimizu
def.
Toru Ishinaka
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
1:34
Yasuaki Nagamoto
def.
Manabu Kano
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
1
2:12
Shooto: Shooto Tradition 3
edit
Shooto: Shooto Tradition 3[ 16] was an event held on September 28, 2008 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo , Japan.
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Bantamweight
Masakatsu Ueda (c)
vs.
Marcos Galvao
Draw
3
5:00
[ a]
Yuki Shojo
def.
Yasuhiro Urushitani
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
3
3:39
Shintaro Ishiwatari
def.
Tenkei Oda
TKO (Punches)
1
4:08
Rambaa Somdet
def.
Noboru Tahara
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Masaaki Sugawara
def.
Takuya Mori
Decision (Majority)
3
5:00
Junji Ito
def.
Yoshitaka Aki
TKO (Punches)
1
4:01
Atsushi Kobayashi
def.
Hiroshige Tanaka
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
2
0:59
Kentaro Watanabe
def.
Kota Funaki
Decision (Split)
2
5:00
Takuya Sato
def.
Naoki Hirayama
Decision (Majority)
2
5:00
Shooto: Shooting Disco 6: Glory Shines In You
edit
Shooto: Shooting Disco 6: Glory Shines In You[ 17] was an event held on October 5, 2008 at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo , Japan.
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Ryuichi Miki
def.
Jin Akimoto
Decision (Majority)
3
5:00
Taisuke Okuno
def.
Yoichiro Sato
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Daiji Takahashi
vs.
Seiji Ozuka
Draw
2
5:00
Sakae Kasuya
def.
Hideki Nishino
Decision (Majority)
2
5:00
Ayumu Shioda
def.
Kenji Hosoya
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Taiki Tsuchiya
def.
Daisuke Matsumoto
KO (Knee)
1
4:57
Takeshi Sato
def.
Nozomi Otsuka
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
2:41
Guy Delumeau
def.
Hisaki Hiraishi
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Mikihito Yamagami
def.
Yusuke Sato
KO (Punch)
2
0:18
Fumihiro Kitahara
def.
Hiroaki Ijima
Decision (Split)
2
5:00
Kosuke Eda
def.
Haruo Ochi
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Shooto: 10/13 in Kitazawa Town Hall
edit
Shooto: 10/13 in Kitazawa Town Hall[ 18] was an event held on October 13, 2008 in Kitazawa, Japan.
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Junji Ikoma
def.
Yusei Shimokawa
Submission (Triangle Choke)
1
2:23
Issei Tamura
def.
Takumi Ota
Decision (Majority)
2
5:00
Ikuo Usuda
def.
Kazuya Satomoto
KO (Slam)
1
1:05
Shinobu Miura
def.
Masakazu Taguchi
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Shin Kochiwa
def.
Taijiro Iseki
TKO (Punches)
1
2:55
Takeshi Numajiri
def.
Masumi Tozawa
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Shooto: Gig Central 16
edit
Shooto: Gig Central 16[ 19] was an event held on October 26, 2008 at Tokai TV Telepia Hall in Nagoya , Aichi , Japan.
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Xavier Lucas
def.
Yoshitaro Niimi
Decision (Majority)
3
5:00
Kenichi Hattori
def.
Masato Fujiwara
Decision (Majority)
2
5:00
Hiroharu Matsufuji
def.
Hiroshi Sakamoto
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Kenichi Sawada
vs.
Teppei Masuda
Draw
2
5:00
Naohiro Mizuno
def.
Atsushi Kobayashi
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Makoto Maeda
def.
Naoji Mikoshiba
KO (Punch)
2
3:39
Mutsumi Kasai
def.
Kinuka Sasaki
Submission (Armbar)
2
3:53
Shooto: Gig North 3[ 20] was an event held on November 22, 2008 at Zepp Sapporo in Sapporo , Hokkaido , Japan.
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Junji Ikoma
vs.
Takuya Mori
Draw
3
5:00
Tatsuya Yamamoto
def.
Kazuyuki Yoshida
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
2:09
Taro Kusano
def.
Hidekazu Asakura
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Tsuneo Kimura
def.
Michiyuki Ishibashi
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Junpei Chikano
def.
Yoshiki Noguchi
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Atsushi Mochizuki
def.
Takeshi Sato
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Takashi Niikuni
def.
Toshiaki Hayasaka
Submission (Armbar)
2
4:03
Shooto: Shooto Tradition 4
edit
Shooto: The Rookie Tournament 2008 Final
edit
Shooto: The Rookie Tournament 2008 Final[ 22] was an event held on December 13, 2008 at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo , Japan.
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Guy Delumeau
def.
Paolo Milano
TKO (Punches)
2
4:09
Mikihito Yamagami
def.
Junji Ito
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
2
2:15
Issei Tamura
def.
Naohiro Mizuno
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Kosuke Eda
def.
Yoshihiko Oyama
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
3:02
Makoto Maeda
def.
Takaaki Oban
KO (Punch)
1
0:34
Fumihiro Kitahara
def.
Kentaro Watanabe
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Takuya Sato
vs.
Takasuke Kume
Draw
2
5:00
Ikuo Usuda
def.
Yukinari Tamura
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
^ "Shooto: Back To Our Roots 7" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
^ "Shooto: Shooting Disco 4: Born in the Fighting" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
^ "Shooto: Gig West 9" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 1, 2015.
^ "Shooto: Gig Central 14" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 9, 2015.
^ "Shooto: 3/21 in Kitazawa Town Hall" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
^ "Shooto: Gig Torao 1" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
^ "Shooto: Back To Our Roots 8" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
^ "Shooto: Shooto Tradition 1" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
^ "Shooto: Grapplingman 7" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
^ "Shooto: Gig North 2" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
^ "Shooto: Shooting Disco 5: Earth, Wind and Fighter" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 1, 2015.
^ "Shooto: 6/26 in Kitazawa Town Hall" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
^ "Shooto: Shooto Tradition 2" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
^ "Shooto: Gig Central 15" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
^ "Shooto: Gig West 10" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
^ "Shooto: Shooto Tradition 3" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 1, 2015.
^ "Shooto: Shooting Disco 6: Glory Shines In You" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
^ "Shooto: 10/13 in Kitazawa Town Hall" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
^ "Shooto: Gig Central 16" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
^ "Shooto: Gig North 3" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
^ "Shooto: Shooto Tradition 4" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
^ "Shooto: The Rookie Tournament 2008 Final" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.