Masakazu Imanari
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Masakazu Imanari (Japanese: 今成正和, Imanari Masakazu, born 10 February 1976) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and submission wrestler. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division of Rizin Fighting Federation. A professional competitor since 2000, he is a veteran of ONE Championship, DEEP, ZST, Pancrase, PRIDE Fighting Championships, and Cage Rage. He was in the final Cage Rage Featherweight Champion, DEEP Bantamweight Champion, two-time DEEP Featherweight Champion and DREAM Japan Grand Prix Finalist.
Masakazu Imanari 今成正和 | |||||||||||||||
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Born | (1976-02-10) February 10, 1976 (age 48) Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||
Other names | "Ashikan Judan", "The Leglock Yokai" | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||
Height | 164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb; 9.6 st) | ||||||||||||||
Division | Bantamweight Featherweight Lightweight | ||||||||||||||
Style | Shoot wrestling | ||||||||||||||
Fighting out of | Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||
Team | Kingdom Team Roken Nippon Top Team | ||||||||||||||
Rank | Class-A Shootist Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu | ||||||||||||||
Years active | 2000–present | ||||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||
Total | 64 | ||||||||||||||
Wins | 40 | ||||||||||||||
By knockout | 1 | ||||||||||||||
By submission | 29 | ||||||||||||||
By decision | 10 | ||||||||||||||
Losses | 22 | ||||||||||||||
By knockout | 4 | ||||||||||||||
By decision | 18 | ||||||||||||||
Draws | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Imanari is a successful submission wrestler, placing as runner-up twice at the All-Japan Combat Wrestling Championship.[1][2] He is the namesake of the "Imanari roll" maneuver.[3]