Akihiro Murayama

is a Japanese mixed martial artist who has competed mainly for Pancrase, Shooto and Greatest Common Multiple.

Mixed martial arts career Early career Murayama started his professional career in 2003. In his first years, he fought mainly for Greatest Common Multiple, also known as GCM, but in 2005 he transitioned to Shooto and remained there until 2008.

With a professional record of nine victories, two defeats and four draws, Murayama returned to the GCM, this time to fight in Cage Force.

Cage Force Murayama wasn't successful in Cage Force. Under the promotion's banner, he amassed two losses and one draw. Counting his loss against Yoichiro Sato at Shooto: Shooting Disco 9, he stood with a total record of nine victories, five defeats and five draws.

In the second half of 2010, Murayama returned to Shooto.

Shooto Pacific Rim title Murayama had a rematch against Yoichiro Sato on February 26, 2011, at Shooto: Shooting Disco 14 for the Shooto Pacific Rim middleweight (168 lb) title. Sato retained the title, as the judges ruled the match a draw (29–28 Murayama, 29–28 Sato, 29–29).

Murayama faced Sato a third time — and once again for the title — on June 11, 2011, at Shooto: Shooting Disco 15. This time Murayama won via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) and became the new Shooto Pacific Rim 168–pound champion.

Murayama faced Sengoku welterweight champion and former Shooto Pacific Rim middleweight champion Keita Nakamura on September 23, 2011, at Shooto: Shootor's Legacy 4 in a non–title bout. He defeated Nakamura via submission due to a rear-naked choke in the very first round.

Pancrase Murayama faced welterweight King of Pancrase Takenori Sato on March 17, 2013, at Pancrase 246. The match was ruled a draw.

Murayama faced longtime mixed martial arts veteran Yuki Kondo on June 30, 2013, at Pancrase 248. Murayama defeated Kondo via unanimous decision.

Murayama faced Gota Yamashita on August 10, 2014, at Pancrase 260 for the vacant welterweight King of Pancrase title. Yamashita lost via unanimous decision after three rounds.

Welterweight King of Pancrase After racking up three straight wins in Pancrase, Murayama challenged Shingo Suzuki for the Welterweight King of Pancrase at Pancrase 276 on March 12, 2016. He won the fight via fourth-round technical knockout and claimed the championship.

As his first title defense attempt, Murayama faced Hiromitsu Miura at Pancrase 281 on October 2, 2016. He lost the fight and championship via unanimous decision.

Post-title reign After losing his title, Murayama faced Takashi Sato at Pancrase 292 on December 10, 2017. He lost the fight via first-round technical knockout.

Muarayama then faced Takaaki Nara at Pancrase 296 on May 20, 2018. He won the fight via first-minute technical submission.

Murayama faced Hiroyuki Tetsuka at Pancrase 302 on December 9, 2018. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.

Murayama then fought Yuki Kondo at Pancrase 312 on February 16, 2020, winning the fight via unanimous decision.

Murayama next faced Masayuki Kikuiri at Pancrase 320 on December 13, 2020. Murayama won the bout via unanimous decision.

Murayama and Kikuiri were then scheduled for a rematch for the interim Welterweight King of Pancrase title at Pancrase 324 on October 17, 2021. Kikuiri won the bout via unanimous decision.

Murayama then faced Yusaku Kinoshita at Pancrase 327 on April 29, 2022. He lost the fight via first-round knockout.

At Pancrase 330 on December 25, 2022, Murayama faced Hiroki Nagaoka. He won the bout via unanimous decision.

Murayama then faced Genpei Hayashi for the vacant Welterweight King of Pancrase title at Pancrase 334 on June 4, 2023. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments Mixed martial arts Shooto Shooto Pacific Rim 168 lb title (one time) Pancrase Welterweight King of Pancrase (One time; former)

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Spike Carlyle TKO (punches) Pancrase 357

Tokyo, Japan Win

Hiroki Nagaoka Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 352

Yokohama, Japan Win

Takahiro Kawanaka Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 349

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Kota Shirakawa Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 343

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Genpei Hayashi Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 334

Tokyo, Japan Win

Hiroki Nagaoka Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 330

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Yusaku Kinoshita KO (flying knee) Pancrase 327

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Masayuki Kikuiri Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: 324

Tokyo, Japan Win

Masayuki Kikuiri Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 320

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yuki Kondo Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 312

Tokyo, Japan Loss

J.J. Ambrose Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 306

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Hiroyuki Tetsuka Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 302

Tokyo, Japan Win

Takaaki Nara Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) Pancrase 296

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Takashi Sato TKO (punches) Pancrase 292

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Hiromitsu Miura Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 281

Tokyo, Japan Win

Shingo Suzuki KO (punches) Pancrase 276

Tokyo, Japan Win

Kosei Kubota Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 270

Tokyo, Japan Win

Daniel Roberts Decision (split) Pancrase 266

Tokyo, Japan Win

Shingo Suzuki TKO (punches) Pancrase 263

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Gota Yamashita Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 260

Tokyo, Japan Win

Thiago Gonçalves Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 257

Yokohama, Japan Draw

Yuya Shirai Draw (majority) DEEP: Tribe Tokyo Fight

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yuki Kondo Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 248

Tokyo, Japan Draw

Takenori Sato Draw (unanimous) Pancrase 246

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yuta Nakamura Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 245

Tokyo, Japan Draw

Sojiro Orui Draw (majority) Pancrase: Progress Tour 9

Tokyo, Japan Win

Keita Nakamura Submission (rear-naked choke) Shooto: Shootor's Legacy 4

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yoichiro Sato Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Shooting Disco 15: Try Hard, Japan!

Tokyo, Japan Draw

Yoichiro Sato Draw (split) Shooto: Shooting Disco 14: 365-Step March

Tokyo, Japan Win

Kang Jung-min Submission (rear-naked choke) Shooto: Gig Tokyo 5

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Kenta Takagi KO (elbow) GCM: Cage Force 16

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Yoichiro Sato Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Shooting Disco 9: Superman

Tokyo, Japan Draw

Ikkei Nagamura Draw (unanimous) GCM: Cage Force 10

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Rikuhei Fujii Decision (unanimous) GCM: Cage Force 7

Tokyo, Japan Win

Hiroki Sato Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Shooting Disco 4: Born in the Fighting

Tokyo, Japan Win

Makoto Maeda TKO (punches) Shooto: Shooting Disco 3: Everybody Fight Now

Tokyo, Japan Win

Akihiko Adachi Submission (armbar) Shooto: Shooting Disco 2: The Heat Rises Tonight

Tokyo, Japan Win

Seiji Furukawa Submission (keylock) Shooto 2006: It's Strong Being a Man

Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan Draw

Akihiko Adachi Draw (majority) Shooto 2006: 10/1 in Kitazawa Town Hall

Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan Draw

Osami Shibuya Draw (majority) GCM: D.O.G. 6

Tokyo, Japan Win

Masashi Yozen Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Soulful Fight

Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan Win

Yoshinori Ashikawa TKO (punches) Shooto: Shooter's Summer

Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan Win

Nobuyuki Shimakawa TKO (punches) Shooto: 6/3 in Kitazawa Town Hall

Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan Loss

Petras Markevicius Decision Shooto Lithuania: Bushido

Vilnius, Lithuania Draw

Wataru Takahashi Draw (majority) GCM: Demolition 2nd Anniversary Show

Tokyo, Japan Win

Dai Moriyama TKO (corner stoppage) GCM: Demolition 16

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Ryuhei Sato Decision (unanimous) Shooto 2004: 4/16 in Kitazawa Town Hall

Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan Draw

Shinpei Sotoyama Draw (unanimous) GCM: Demolition 12

Tokyo, Japan Win

Kenji Nagai Submission (armbar) GCM: Demolition 11

Tokyo, Japan