Shintaro Ishiwatari

Mixed martial arts career Shooto Ishiwatari made his professional MMA debut for the Shooto organization in March 2006. He fought almost exclusively for this company for four years up to 2010 and - including a fight for World Victory Road - amassed a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 3 draws during this time.

Pancrase Ishiwatari debuted for the Pancrase organization in 2011. In that year he won the Bantamweight King of Pancrase and remains the champion today. As of October 2017, he has a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw with the organization.

Rizin Fighting Federation In 2017, Ishiwatari entered into the 2017 RIZIN Bantamweight Grand Prix. He faced Akhmed Musakaev in the first round on October 15, 2017, at Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Opening Round - Part 2. He won the fight by unanimous decision to advance.

Ishiwatari competed in the rest of the Bantamweight Grand Prix in December 2017, fighting three times over two days. In the quarter-finals, he faced Kevin Petshi on December 29, 2017, at Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: 2nd Round. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. He advanced to the next round, which was held on December 31, 2017, at Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Final Round. He faced Takafumi Otsuka in the semi-finals and won via unanimous decision. In the final, he faced Kyoji Horiguchi and lost via knockout early into the second round.

After the Grand Prix, Ishiwatari faced Ulka Sasaki at Rizin 17 on July 28, 2019. He won the fight via north–south choke in the second round.

Ishiwatari faced Hiromasa Ougikubo in a bout that served as a title eliminator at Rizin 20 on December 31, 2019. Ishiwatari lost the back-and-forth bout via split decision.

Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix 2021 Ishiwatari faced Naoki Inoue in the opening round of the Bantamweight Grand Prix at Rizin 28 on June 13, 2021. He lost the bout via soccer kick knockout in the first round.

After suffering the loss in the Grand Prix, Ishiwatari announced that he was retiring from MMA, mainly due to neck injuries.

Championships and accomplishments Mixed martial arts Pancrase Bantamweight King of Pancrase (One time) Five successful title defenses Rizin Fighting Federation 2017 RIZIN Bantamweight Grand Prix Runner Up

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Naoki Inoue KO (punches and soccer kick) Rizin 28

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Hiromasa Ougikubo Decision (split) Rizin 20

Saitama, Japan Win

Ulka Sasaki Submission (north-south choke) Rizin 17

Saitama, Japan Loss

Kyoji Horiguchi KO (punches)

Win

Takafumi Otsuka Decision (unanimous)

Win

Kevin Petshi KO (punch) Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: 2nd Round

Saitama, Japan Win

Akhmed Musakaev Decision (unanimous) Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Opening Round - Part 2

Fukuoka, Japan Win

Rafael Silva Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 287

Tokyo, Japan Win

Jonathan Brookins Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 279

Tokyo, Japan Win

Victor Henry Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 273

Tokyo, Japan Win

Takafumi Otsuka TKO (corner stoppage) DEEP: DREAM Impact 2014: Omisoka Special

Saitama, Japan Loss

Jonathan Brookins Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 262

Tokyo, Japan Win

Trevor Ward TKO (corner stoppage) Pancrase 258

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yo Saito Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 256

Tokyo, Japan Win

Alan Yoshihiro Yamaniwa Decision (majority) Pancrase 255

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Kyoji Horiguchi TKO (head kicks and punches) Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 2nd

Tokyo, Japan Win

Nobuhiro Yoshitake KO (soccer kick) Pancrase 246

Tokyo, Japan Win

Caol Uno Decision (unanimous) Shooto: 10th Round

Tokyo, Japan Win

Nobutaka Hiyoshi Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Progress Tour 7

Tokyo, Japan Win

Manabu Inoue Decision (majority) Pancrase: Impressive Tour 13

Tokyo, Japan Win

Motonobu Tezuka Decision (split) Pancrase: Impressive Tour 8

Tokyo, Japan Draw

Tashiro Nishiuchi Draw (split) Pancrase: Impressive Tour 4

Tokyo, Japan Win

Tashiro Nishiuchi Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Impressive Tour 3

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Taiyo Nakahara Decision (split) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku Raiden Championships 15

Tokyo, Japan Win

Lee Kil-woo Submission (guillotine choke) Sengoku Raiden Championship 14

Tokyo, Japan Win

Nobuhiro Yamauchi TKO (punches) SRC ASIA vol.1

Tokyo, Japan Win

Wataru Miki Decision (majority) Shooto: The Way of Shooto 3: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Taiki Tsuchiya KO (punches) Shooto: Shooting Disco 9: Superman

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Jung Chan-sung Submission (rear-naked choke) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 7

Tokyo, Japan Draw

Michihiro Omigawa Draw (unanimous) Shooto: Shooto Tradition 5

Tokyo, Japan Win

Tenkei Oda TKO (punches) Shooto: Shooto Tradition 3

Tokyo, Japan Win

Kazuhiro Ito KO (slam) Shooto: Shooting Disco 4: Born in the Fighting

Tokyo, Japan Win

Hayate Usui Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Back To Our Roots 6

Tokyo, Japan Draw

Hiroshi Nakamura Draw (majority) Shooto: Shooting Disco 2: The Heat Rises Tonight

Tokyo, Japan Win

Toshihiko Yokoyama TKO (punches) Shooto: Shooting Disco 1: Saturday Night Hero

Tokyo, Japan Win

Tomonori Taniguchi TKO (doctor stoppage) Shooto: It's Strong Being a Man

Tokyo, Japan Win

Masatoshi Kobayashi Decision (majority) Shooto: 11/10 in Korakuen Hall

Tokyo, Japan Draw

Keisuke Yamada Draw (unanimous) Shooto 2006: 10/1 in Kitazawa Town Hall

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Daisuke Ishizawa TKO (doctor stoppage) Shooto: 3/3 in Kitazawa Town Hall

Tokyo, Japan