Akira Shoji
“Mr. Pride”
- 14-18-5
- (Win - Loss - Draw)
- Country
Japan- Weight Class
- Middleweight
- Birth Date
- 1974-01-31
- Age
- 53
- Height
- 172.7 cm
- Weight
- 83.9 kg
“Mr. Pride”
Akira Shoji (Mr. Pride) is a Middleweight fighter from Japan. a record of 14-18-5 and 37 fights.
Of 14 career wins, 3 came by KO/TKO, 4 by submission, and 7 by decision, for a finish rate of 50%. This makes them a well-rounded fighter with both finishing and decision wins.
Over the last 5 fights, they hold a 1W-4L record. They are currently on a 3-fight loss streak. In their most recent bout, they lost to Hideki Sekine by KO/TKO.
| Opponent | Method | |
|---|---|---|
| L | Hideki Sekine | Technical Knockout |
| L | Kazuo Misaki | Technical Knockout |
| L | Gilbert Yvel | Technical Knockout |
| W | Carlos Toyota | Decision |
| L | Kyacey Uscola | Technical Knockout |
| Main Events | 5 |
| 1R Finishes | 3 |
| Current Loss Streak | 3 |
| Max Win Streak | 2 |
| Max Loss Streak | 4 |
| Debut | 1996.11.30 |
| Last Fight | 2026.03.15 |
| Avg. Fight Time | 9:59 |
| Career Duration | 29y 4m |
| Method | Count | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 3 | 21.4% | |
| └ Punch | 3 | 100.0% | |
| Submission | 4 | 28.6% | |
| └ Armbar | 3 | 75.0% | |
| └ Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 25.0% | |
| Decision | 7 | 50.0% | |
| └ Majority | 1 | 14.3% | |
| └ unanimous decision | 4 | 57.1% | |
| └ Split | 2 | 28.6% |
| Method | Count | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 9 | 50.0% | |
| └ Elbow | 1 | 11.1% | |
| └ Punch | 4 | 44.4% | |
| └ Head kick | 1 | 11.1% | |
| └ Flying knee | 1 | 11.1% | |
| └ Knee kick, punch | 1 | 11.1% | |
| └ Punch, knee kick | 1 | 11.1% | |
| Submission | 3 | 16.7% | |
| └ Guillotine choke | 1 | 33.3% | |
| └ Triangle choke | 1 | 33.3% | |
| └ Armbar | 1 | 33.3% | |
| Decision | 6 | 33.3% | |
| └ Split | 1 | 16.7% | |
| └ unanimous decision | 5 | 83.3% |
| Draw | 5 |
| Promotion | W | L | D | NC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pride Fighting Championships | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| DEEP | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| King of the Cage | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Roots of Martial Arts Network | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cage Rage | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Absolute Fighting Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pancrase | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Greatest Common Multiple | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lumax Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan Extreme Challenge Vale Tudo Open | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Koppo vs. Keisyukai | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weight Class | W | L | D | NC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
#37
14-17-5
2026.03.15
13-8-0
Technical Knockout(Elbow)
1Round 9:11
#36
14-16-5
2011.04.22
23-11-2
Technical Knockout(Punch)
2Round 1:13
#35
14-15-5
2007.04.08
30-12-1
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 3:46
#34
13-15-5
0-0-0
Decision(Majority)
2Round 5:00
#33
13-14-5
2006.10.28
13-10-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
2Round 2:23
#32
12-14-5
2006.08.04
5-8-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#31
12-13-5
2006.02.05
14-5-2
Technical Submission(Guillotine choke)
1Round 2:32
#30
12-12-5
2005.12.03
16-9-0
Knockout(Head kick)
1Round 0:17
#29
12-11-5
2005.04.03
6-3-0
Submission(Triangle choke)
1Round 3:13
#28
12-10-5
2004.07.19
7-0-0
Decision(Split)
2Round 5:00
#27
11-10-5
2004.05.23
0-0-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 0:18
#26
11-9-5
2003.12.31
8-3-1
Knockout(Flying knee)
1Round 2:41
#25
11-8-5
2003.10.05
4-1-0
Knockout(Punch)
1Round 3:47
#24
10-8-5
6-0-2
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#23
9-8-5
2003.03.16
12-4-1
Decision(Split)
3Round 5:00
#22
9-7-5
2002.09.29
4-0-0
Submission(Armbar)
1Round 2:48
#21
8-7-5
2002.05.17
4-3-0
Submission(Armbar)
2Round 4:46
#20
8-6-5
2001.12.23
51-11-4
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#19
8-5-5
2001.09.24
19-10-1
Technical Knockout(Knee kick, punch)
1Round 8:19
#18
8-4-5
2001.05.27
10-1-0
Technical Knockout(Punch, knee kick)
3Round 3:18
#17
8-3-5
2000.12.23
0-0-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
2Round 10:00
#16
7-3-5
2000.10.31
1-1-0
Submission(Armbar)
1Round 3:48
#15
6-3-5
2000.06.04
12-17-4
Submission(Armbar)
1Round 6:44
#14
6-2-5
2000.05.01
10-4-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
1Round 15:00
#13
5-2-5
10-4-1
Decision(unanimous decision)
1Round 15:00
#12
5-2-4
1999.09.18
22-16-8
Draw(Time Limit)
1Round 15:00
#11
4-2-4
1999.09.12
10-3-1
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#10
3-2-4
1999.07.04
22-7-2
Decision(Split)
3Round 5:00
#9
3-1-4
1999.04.29
34-2-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
2Round 10:00
#8
2-1-4
1998.10.11
6-1-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
2Round 1:26
#7
2-1-3
1998.08.29
0-0-0
Draw
3Round 5:00
#6
2-1-2
1998.06.24
0-0-0
Draw(Time Limit)
4Round 10:00
#5
1-1-2
1998.03.15
2-1-0
Submission(Rear Naked Choke)
1Round 3:47
#4
1-1-1
1997.10.11
5-0-0
Draw(Time Limit)
3Round 10:00
#3
1-0-1
0-1-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
2Round 3:00
#2
0-0-1
0-0-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 2:16
#1
0-0-0
1996.11.30
1-1-0
Draw
1Round 20:00
| Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round / Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LOSS 14-17-5 | Hideki Sekine 13-8-0 | ROMAN - Roots of Martial Arts Network 4 2026.03.15 | Technical Knockout(Elbow) | 1Round9:11 |
LOSS 14-16-5 | Kazuo Misaki 23-11-2 | Deep - 53 Impact 2011.04.22 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 2Round1:13 |
LOSS 14-15-5 | Gilbert Yvel 30-12-1 | Pride 34 - Kamikaze 2007.04.08 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round3:46 |
WIN 13-15-5 | Carlos Toyota 0-0-0 | Deep - clubDeep Toyama: Barbarian Festival 5 2006.11.19 | Decision(Majority) | 2Round5:00 |
LOSS 13-14-5 | Kyacey Uscola 13-10-0 | KOTC - All Stars 2006.10.28 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 2Round2:23 |
WIN 12-14-5 | Todd Medina 5-8-0 | KOTC - Rapid Fire 2006.08.04 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
LOSS 12-13-5 | Kazuo Misaki 14-5-2 | Deep - 23 Impact 2006.02.05 | Technical Submission(Guillotine choke) | 1Round2:32 |
LOSS 12-12-5 | Mark Weir 16-9-0 | Cage Rage 14 - Punishment 2005.12.03 | Knockout(Head kick) | 1Round0:17 |
LOSS 12-11-5 | Dean Lister 6-3-0 | Pride - Bushido 6 2005.04.03 | Submission(Triangle choke) | 1Round3:13 |
LOSS 12-10-5 | Paulo Filho 7-0-0 | Pride - Bushido 4 2004.07.19 | Decision(Split) | 2Round5:00 |
WIN 11-10-5 | Yukio Kawabe 0-0-0 | Pride - Bushido 3 2004.05.23 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round0:18 |
LOSS 11-9-5 | Murilo Rua 8-3-1 | Pride FC - Shockwave 2003 2003.12.31 | Knockout(Flying knee) | 1Round2:41 |
LOSS 11-8-5 | Mauricio Rua 4-1-0 | Pride - Bushido 1 2003.10.05 | Knockout(Punch) | 1Round3:47 |
WIN 10-8-5 | Dustin Denes 6-0-2 | AFC 4 - Absolute Fighting Championships 4 2003.07.19 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
WIN 9-8-5 | Alex Stiebling 12-4-1 | Pride 25 - Body Blow 2003.03.16 | Decision(Split) | 3Round5:00 |
LOSS 9-7-5 | Paulo Filho 4-0-0 | Pride 22 - Beasts From The East 2 2002.09.29 | Submission(Armbar) | 1Round2:48 |
WIN 8-7-5 | Dave Roberts 4-3-0 | KOTC 13 - Revolution 2002.05.17 | Submission(Armbar) | 2Round4:46 |
LOSS 8-6-5 | Jeremy Horn 51-11-4 | Pride 18 - Cold Fury 2 2001.12.23 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
LOSS 8-5-5 | Semmy Schilt 19-10-1 | Pride 16 - Beasts From The East 2001.09.24 | Technical Knockout(Knee kick, punch) | 1Round8:19 |
LOSS 8-4-5 | Dan Henderson 10-1-0 | Pride 14 - Clash of the Titans 2001.05.27 | Technical Knockout(Punch, knee kick) | 3Round3:18 |
LOSS 8-3-5 | Ricardo Almeida 0-0-0 | Pride 12 - Cold Fury 2000.12.23 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 2Round10:00 |
WIN 7-3-5 | Herman Renting 1-1-0 | Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun 2000.10.31 | Submission(Armbar) | 1Round3:48 |
WIN 6-3-5 | John Renken 12-17-4 | Pride 9 - New Blood 2000.06.04 | Submission(Armbar) | 1Round6:44 |
LOSS 6-2-5 | Mark Coleman 10-4-0 | Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals 2000.05.01 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 1Round15:00 |
WIN 5-2-5 | Ebenezer Fontes Braga 10-4-1 | Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round 2000.01.30 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 1Round15:00 |
DRAW 5-2-4 | Ryushi Yanagisawa 22-16-8 | Pancrase - 1999 Anniversary Show 1999.09.18 | Draw(Time Limit) | 1Round15:00 |
WIN 4-2-4 | Larry Parker 10-3-1 | Pride FC - Pride 7 1999.09.12 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
WIN 3-2-4 | Guy Mezger 22-7-2 | Pride FC - Pride 6 1999.07.04 | Decision(Split) | 3Round5:00 |
LOSS 3-1-4 | Igor Vovchanchyn 34-2-0 | Pride FC - Pride 5 1999.04.29 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 2Round10:00 |
WIN 2-1-4 | Wallid Ismail 6-1-0 | Pride FC - Pride 4 1998.10.11 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 2Round1:26 |
DRAW 2-1-3 | Adriano de Souza 0-0-0 | GCM - Vale Tudo 1998.08.29 | Draw | 3Round5:00 |
DRAW 2-1-2 | Daijiro Matsui 0-0-0 | Pride FC - Pride 3 1998.06.24 | Draw(Time Limit) | 4Round10:00 |
WIN 1-1-2 | Juan Mott 2-1-0 | Pride FC - Pride 2 1998.03.15 | Submission(Rear Naked Choke) | 1Round3:47 |
DRAW 1-1-1 | Renzo Gracie 5-0-0 | Pride FC - Pride 1 1997.10.11 | Draw(Time Limit) | 3Round10:00 |
LOSS 1-0-1 | Kaichi Tsuji 0-1-0 | Lumax CupTournament of J '97 Heavyweight Tournament 1997.07.27 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 2Round3:00 |
WIN 0-0-1 | Vidal Serradilla 0-0-0 | JECVTO - Japan Extreme Challenge Vale Tudo Open 1997.05.28 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round2:16 |
DRAW 0-0-0 | Manabu Ohara 1-1-0 | KP X WK - Koppo vs Keisyukai 1996.11.30 | Draw | 1Round20:00 |
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