who do you think is the Japanese greatest fighter of all time?

[Judge Lance Ito]

1. Kazushi Sakuraba
2. Hayato Sakurai
3. Takanori Gomi
4. Shinya Aoki
5. Tatsuya Kawajiri
6. Kid Yamamoto
7. Kazuo Misaki
8. Yoshihiro Akiyama
9. Kiyoshi Tamura
10. Hidehiko Yoshida
11. Kazuyuki Fujita
12. Yushin Okami
13. Masakatsu Funaki
14. Mamoru Yamaguchi
15. Yasuhiro Urushitani
16. Genki Sudo
17. Caol Uno
18. Yuki Kondo
19. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
20. Ikuhisa Minowa
21. Masakatsu Imanari
22. Mitsuhiro Ishida
23. Akira Shoji
24. Daijiro Matsui
25. Hatsu Hioki
26. Kyoji Horiguchi
27. Akira Kikuchi
28. Akihiro Ghono
29. Shinichi Kojima
30. Rumina Sato
31. Takeshi Inoue
32. Kazuhiro Nakamura
33. Ryo Chonan
34. Hiroyuki Takeya
35. Nayoa Ogawa
35. Riki Fukuda
36. Sanae Kikuta
37. Satoru Kitoaka
37. Takeya Mizukagi
38. Michihiro Omigawa
39. Yoshiro Maeda
40. Hideo Tokoro
41. Kazuyuki Miyata
42. Mizuto Hirota
43. Hiromistu Kanehara
44. Daiju Takase
45. Alexander Otsuka
46. Yoshihiro Takayama





Probably forgetting a few dudes but that is a rough draft

Get a job, m8.

 

[DaPunkMinowaMan]

Get a job, m8.

 

[DaPunkMinowaMan]

Saku is the best Japanese fighter.
Fedor is the best JMMA fighter.

We should accept that and stop throwing their names into the overall GOAT pool.

OUTTAH HERE, U BUM!

 

[DaPunkMinowaMan]

1. Kazushi Sakuraba
2. Hayato Sakurai
3. Takanori Gomi
4. Shinya Aoki
5. Tatsuya Kawajiri
6. Kid Yamamoto
7. Kazuo Misaki
8. Yoshihiro Akiyama
9. Kiyoshi Tamura
10. Hidehiko Yoshida
11. Kazuyuki Fujita
12. Yushin Okami
13. Masakatsu Funaki
14. Mamoru Yamaguchi
15. Yasuhiro Urushitani
16. Genki Sudo
17. Caol Uno
18. Yuki Kondo
19. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
20. Ikuhisa Minowa
21. Masakatsu Imanari
22. Mitsuhiro Ishida
23. Akira Shoji
24. Daijiro Matsui
25. Hatsu Hioki
26. Kyoji Horiguchi
27. Akira Kikuchi
28. Akihiro Ghono
29. Shinichi Kojima
30. Rumina Sato
31. Takeshi Inoue
32. Kazuhiro Nakamura
33. Ryo Chonan
34. Hiroyuki Takeya
35. Nayoa Ogawa
35. Riki Fukuda
36. Sanae Kikuta
37. Satoru Kitoaka
37. Takeya Mizukagi
38. Michihiro Omigawa
39. Yoshiro Maeda
40. Hideo Tokoro
41. Kazuyuki Miyata
42. Mizuto Hirota
43. Hiromistu Kanehara
44. Daiju Takase
45. Alexander Otsuka
46. Yoshihiro Takayama

Probably forgetting a few dudes but that is a rough draft

I would put poor brave Takase a lil bit higher...
Tamura too..

 

[Deleted member 460645]

Stupid question.

Sakuraba handa down is the GOAT of Japanese mixfight.

Genki Sudo second goat.

Agreed

 

[MCS]

Saku, Gomi, Sakurai

 

[MCS]

1. Kazushi Sakuraba
2. Hayato Sakurai
3. Takanori Gomi
4. Shinya Aoki
5. Tatsuya Kawajiri
6. Kid Yamamoto
7. Kazuo Misaki
8. Yoshihiro Akiyama
9. Kiyoshi Tamura
10. Hidehiko Yoshida
11. Kazuyuki Fujita
12. Yushin Okami
13. Masakatsu Funaki
14. Mamoru Yamaguchi
15. Yasuhiro Urushitani
16. Genki Sudo
17. Caol Uno
18. Yuki Kondo
19. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
20. Ikuhisa Minowa
21. Masakatsu Imanari
22. Mitsuhiro Ishida
23. Akira Shoji
24. Daijiro Matsui
25. Hatsu Hioki
26. Kyoji Horiguchi
27. Akira Kikuchi
28. Akihiro Ghono
29. Shinichi Kojima
30. Rumina Sato
31. Takeshi Inoue
32. Kazuhiro Nakamura
33. Ryo Chonan
34. Hiroyuki Takeya
35. Nayoa Ogawa
35. Riki Fukuda
36. Sanae Kikuta
37. Satoru Kitoaka
37. Takeya Mizukagi
38. Michihiro Omigawa
39. Yoshiro Maeda
40. Hideo Tokoro
41. Kazuyuki Miyata
42. Mizuto Hirota
43. Hiromistu Kanehara
44. Daiju Takase
45. Alexander Otsuka
46. Yoshihiro Takayama


Probably forgetting a few dudes but that is a rough draft

wow, props for taking the time. I'd argue that if that list is in order, Uno & Gono are a bit underrated, while Okami's overrated.

 

[Ruhler]

Steven Seagal

 

[ChachiKiller]

Godzilla was the best ever from Japan. Here he is taking on Coleman in Pride.

 

[007]

Sakuraba and Aoki

 

[DuppyMekka]

Gomi Gomi Gomi...