Seichi Ikemoto

is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He is a veteran of Shooto, PRIDE and DEEP. His specialty is a "double punch", in which he puts his hands together and throws them at his opponent.

Biography and career Ikemoto is a former holder of the DEEP Welterweight championship, which he obtained by defeating Hidehiko Hasegawa at DEEP 36 via unanimous decision. He lost the title by dropping a unanimous decision to Yuya Shirai at DEEP 45 in January 2010.

Ikemoto was a participant in the Dream Welterweight Grand Prix and lost his first-round matchup against Marius Zaromskis by unanimous decision at Dream.8. The fight is most famous for Zaromskis backflipping onto Ikemoto, almost getting caught in a leg lock in the process.

On November 8, 2010, he made his kickboxing debut against veteran fighter Yuya Yamamoto at K-1 World MAX 2010 Final, and lost via knockout in the first round.

Ikemoto lost his retirement fight to Japanese MMA legend Ryo Chonan on April 28, 2013, at Deep: Osaka Impact 2013.

Ikemoto is occasionally a professional wrestler and had appeared for All Japan Pro Wrestling and GLEAT.

Championships and accomplishments Deep Deep Welterweight Championship (One time) One Successful Title Defense

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Ryo Chonan Decision (unanimous) Deep: Osaka Impact 2013

Tokyo, Japan Catchweight (165 lb) bout. Win

Yuki Ito TKO (corner stoppage) Deep: Osaka Impact 2012

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Mizuto Hirota Decision (unanimous) Deep: 57 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Hiroki Aoki Decision (unanimous) Deep: Osaka Impact

Osaka, Japan Win

Naoki Matsushita Decision (majority) Deep: Cage Impact 2010 in Osaka

Osaka, Japan Loss

Yuya Shirai Decision (unanimous) Deep: 45 Impact

Osaka, Japan Loss

Tarec Saffiedine Decision (unanimous) DREAM.10

Saitama, Japan Loss

Marius Žaromskis Decision (unanimous) DREAM.8

Nagoya, Japan Win

Hidetaka Monma TKO (knee to the body and punches) Deep: 40 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Hidehiko Hasegawa Decision (unanimous) Deep: 36 Impact

Osaka, Japan Win

Doo Won Seo Submission (heel hook) Deep: Protect Impact 2007

Osaka, Japan Draw

Kiuma Kunioku Draw Deep: 32 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Tae Hyun Bang Decision (unanimous) Deep: 30 Impact

Osaka, Japan Return to Welterweight. Loss

Daisuke Nakamura Submission (armbar) Pride - Bushido 12

Nagoya, Japan Win

Naoki Matsushita TKO (cut) Real Rhythm: 4th Stage

Osaka, Japan Loss

Yves Edwards Decision (unanimous) Pride - Bushido 10

Tokyo, Japan Return to Lightweight. Loss

Jutaro Nakao Decision (majority) Real Rhythm: 3rd Stage

Osaka, Japan Win

Won Jin Eoh KO Real Rhythm: 2nd Stage

Osaka, Japan Win

Hidehiko Hasegawa Decision (unanimous) Deep: 20th Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Eddie Alvarez TKO (punches) Euphoria: USA vs The World

Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Lightweight bout. Win

Manabu Hara Submission (armbar) RED ZONE: RED ZONE 10

Osaka, Japan Win

Teruhiko Kubo Submission (armbar) Deep: clubDeep Osaka

Osaka, Japan Win

Motohiro Tachihara Submission (reverse triangle) RED ZONE: RED ZONE 9

Osaka, Japan Loss

Shinya Aoki Submission (armbar) Deep: 15th Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Teruhiko Kubo KO RED ZONE: RED ZONE 8

Osaka, Japan Win

Hiroki Nagaoka Decision (unanimous) Deep: 14th Impact

Osaka, Japan Loss

Hidetaka Monma Submission (arm-triangle choke) Deep: 13th Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Hitoyo Kimura TKO (cut) Deep: clubDeep Osaka

Osaka, Japan Draw

Yasuyuki Tokuoka Draw Shooto: Gig West 4

Osaka, Japan Lightweight bout. Win

Kyosuke Sasaki Decision (unanimous) Deep: 11th Impact

Osaka, Japan Loss

Akira Kikuchi Submission (armbar) Shooto 2003: 6/27 in Hiroshima Sun Plaza

Hiroshima, Japan Loss

Shonie Carter Decision (unanimous) Shooto: 3/18 in Korakuen Hall

Tokyo, Japan Return to Welterweight. Win

Shigetoshi Iwase Decision (majority) Shooto: Gig West 3

Osaka, Japan Loss

Dave Strasser Submission (rear-naked choke) Shooto: Treasure Hunt 7

Osaka, Japan Loss

Takuya Wada Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Treasure Hunt 3

Kobe, Japan Loss

Tetsuji Kato Decision (unanimous) Shooto: To The Top Final Act

Urayasu, Japan Lightweight bout. Loss

Steve Berger Submission (triangle armbar) Shooto: To The Top 7

Osaka, Japan Win

Jay Buck TKO (punches) HOOKnSHOOT: Masters

Evansville, Indiana, United States Return to Welterweight. Win

Takayuki Okochi KO (knees) Shooto: Gig West 1

Osaka, Japan Win

Damien Riccio TKO (punches) Shooto: R.E.A.D. 11

Tokyo, Japan Welterweight bout. Draw

Hiroshi Tsuruya Draw Shooto: R.E.A.D. 9

Yokohama, Japan Loss

Saburo Kawakatsu Decision (unanimous) Shooto: R.E.A.D. 8

Osaka, Japan Return to Lightweight. Draw

Takuya Wada Draw Shooto: R.E.A.D. 5

Tokyo, Japan Draw

Yuji Kusu Draw Shooto: R.E.A.D. 3

Osaka, Japan Welterweight debut. Win

Isao Tanimura Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Renaxis 5

Osaka, Japan Kickboxing record 0 Wins, 1 Loss, 0 Draws Date Result Opponent Event Method Round Time Location November 8, 2010 Loss Yuya Yamamoto K-1 World MAX 2010 Final KO 1 2:22 Tokyo, Japan