Ryuichi Murata
| Ryuichi Murata 村田龍一 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 27, 1976 Saitama, Saitama, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13.6 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Middleweight Light Heavyweight Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | MMA, Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | DEEP Impact Training Facility Takada Dojo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Judo career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –78 kg, –81 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external judo databases | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 2915 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ryuichi Murata (Japanese: 村田 龍一, Murata Ryūichi; born August 27, 1976) is a Japanese judoka and mixed martial artist. He was a world-class judo competitor with 5 top-3 Judo World Cup tournament finishes and has won multiple silver and bronze medals at world and national judo competitions. Most recently, he's competed in MMA and currently has an MMA record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw. He won the Spirit MC Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament in 2007.