Shinya Aoki
| Shinya Aoki | |
|---|---|
 Aoki in July 2024 | |
| Born | May 9, 1983 Shizuoka City, Japan |
| Native name | 青木 真也 |
| Other names | Tobikan Jūdan (The Grand Master of Flying Submissions) The Baka Survivor |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12 st) |
| Division | Middleweight Welterweight Lightweight Featherweight |
| Reach | 71 in (180 cm) |
| Style | Kosen Judo, Catch Wrestling, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Shootfighting |
| Fighting out of | Tanjong Katong, Singapore |
| Team | RJJ Team Roken Evolve MMA/Paraestra Shooto Gym Nippon Top Team |
| Trainer | Yuki Nakai Chatri Sityodtong |
| Rank | A-Class Shootist Third dan black belt in Kosen Judo black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Yuki Nakai |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 63 |
| Wins | 49 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 32 |
| By decision | 11 |
| By disqualification | 2 |
| Losses | 13 |
| By knockout | 11 |
| By decision | 2 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| University | Waseda University |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Last updated on: April 1, 2019 | |
Shinya Aoki (Japanese: 青木 真也, Hepburn: Aoki Shin'ya; born May 9, 1983) is a Japanese mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, and grappler who competes in Welterweight division of ONE Championship. He is also signed to Japanese promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), where he is one-half of the current KO-D Tag Team Champions (with Junta Miyawaki) in their first reign as a team and individually.
A professional competitor since 2003, he is a former DREAM Lightweight Champion, former two-time ONE Lightweight World Champion, former WAMMA Lightweight Champion and former Shooto Welterweight Champion. Aoki is an A-class Shootist and BJJ black belt, both under his long-term mentor Yuki Nakai, as well as a black belt Judoka. In 2008, Aoki, along with DEEP champion Masakazu Imanari and Sengoku champion Satoru Kitaoka, founded the "Nippon Top Team", a group of elite Japanese grapplers competing in MMA.
Besides his MMA credentials, Aoki has garnered several submission grappling accolades including two All Japan Jiu-Jitsu Championships, a Japan Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship, a Budo Open Championship, and an ADCC Japan Championship.