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Akira Shoji (小路晃) (born January 31, 1974) is a retired Japanese professional mixed martial artist. Shoji is most known as being a regular in almost all the beginning Pride FC Mixed Martial Art events. Shoji was in Pride 1 to Pride 7, and was part of the first Pride open weight Grand Prix in 2000.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pride and Glory )〕 Shoji was consistently a regular in Pride, and moved from Heavyweight to Light Heavyweight (Middleweight in Pride) due to his smaller stature. Though Shoji has a losing record, he gained much popularity for his mic performance (yells out to the audience), die hard spirit, stellar submission escapes (as seen in his first bout with Renzo Gracie), razor sharp armbar and a fighting spirit demonstrated by his willingness to take on all comers. Shoji also worked as a professional wrestler. In 2008, he began participating HUSTLE and became a regular roster of the promotion. Later HUSTLE was closed, Shoji joined SMASH, a new promotion where Yoshihiro Tajiri works as wrestler and producer, and had the feuds with Kim Nam-Hoon, Yoshiaki Yago and Minoru Suzuki. On January 2011, Shoji announced that he had quit professional wrestling to participate with the mixed martial arts fields in Japan. According to fight commentator Stephen Quadros and John Hyams, director of the documentary "The Smashing Machine", Shoji cleaned his house and prepared his will before every competition in case he is killed during the fight.〔 As a judge for the Dream mixed martial arts organization in Japan, Shoji considered a final retirement match.〔 He got his will at DEEP 53 in a match against Kazuo Misaki, which he lost by TKO in the second round. Both Misaki and Shoji broke out in tears after the fight, overwhelmed by emotions, knowing it was Shoji`s final match. == Mixed martial arts record == | Loss | align=center| 14–17–5 | Kazuo Misaki | TKO (punches) | DEEP 53 Impact | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 1:13 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 14–16–5 | Gilbert Yvel | TKO (punches) | PRIDE 34 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:04 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 14–15–5 | Carlos Toyota | Decision (majority) | Deep: clubDeep Toyama: Barbarian Festival 5 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Toyama, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 13–15–5 | Kyacey Uscola | KO (punches) | KOTC: All Stars | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 2:23 | Reno, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 13–14–5 | Todd Medina | Decision (unanimous) | KOTC: Rapid Fire | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | San Jacinto, California, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 12–14–5 | Kazuo Misaki | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | Deep: 23 Impact | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:32 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 12–13–5 | Mark Weir | KO (head kick) | Cage Rage 14 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:17 | London, England | |- | Loss | align=center| 12–12–5 | Dean Lister | Technical Submission (triangle choke) | Pride: Bushido 6 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:13 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 12–11–5 | Paulo Filho | Decision (split) | PRIDE Bushido 4 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Nagoya, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 12–10–5 | Yukio Kawabe | TKO (punches) | PRIDE Bushido 3 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:18 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 11–10–5 | Murilo Rua | KO (flying knee) | PRIDE Shockwave 2003 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:24 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 11–9–5 | Maurício Rua | KO (punches) | PRIDE Bushido 1 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:47 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 11–8–5 | Dustin Denes | Decision (unanimous) | Absolute Fighting Championships 4 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 10–8–5 | Alex Stiebling | Decision (split) | PRIDE 25 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 9–8–5 | Paulo Filho | Submission (armbar) | PRIDE 22 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:48 | Nagoya, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 9–7–5 | David Roberts | Submission (armbar) | KOTC 13 - Revolution | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 4:46 | Reno, Nevada, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 8–7–5 | Jeremy Horn | Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE 18 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Fukuoka, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 8–6–5 | Semmy Schilt | KO (knee & punches) | PRIDE 16 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 8:19 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 8–5–5 | Dan Henderson | TKO (punches & knees) | Pride 14 - Clash of the Titans | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 3:18 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 8–4–5 | Ricardo Almeida | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 12 - Cold Fury | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 8–3–5 | Herman Renting | Submission (armbar) | Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:48 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 7–3–5 | John Renken | Submission (armbar) | PRIDE 9 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 6:44 | Nagoya, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 6–3–5 | Mark Coleman | Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Finals | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 15:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 6–2–5 | Ebenezer Fontes Braga | Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 15:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Draw | align=center| 5–2–5 | Ryushi Yanagisawa | Draw | Pancrase - 1999 Anniversary Show | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 15:00 | Urayasu, Chiba, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 5–2–4 | Larry Parker | Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE 7 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 4–2–4 | Guy Mezger | Decision (split) | Pride 6 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 3–2–4 | Igor Vovchanchyn | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 5 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 10:00 | Nagoya, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 3–1–4 | Wallid Ismail | TKO (punches) | Pride 4 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 1:26 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Draw | align=center| 2–1–4 | Adriano de Souza | Draw | GCM: Vale Tudo | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Japan | |- | Draw | align=center| 2–1–3 | Daijiro Matsui | Draw | PRIDE 3 | | align=center| 4 | align=center| 10:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 2–1–2 | Juan Mott | Submission (rear naked choke) | PRIDE 2 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:47 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Draw | align=center| 1–1–2 | Renzo Gracie | Draw | PRIDE 1 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 10:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 1–1–1 | Kaichi Tsuji | Decision (unanimous) | Lumax Cup: Tournament of J '97 Heavyweight Tournament | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 3:00 | Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 1–0–1 | Vidal Serradilla | Submission (punches) | JECVTO: Japan Extreme Challenge Vale Tudo Open | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:16 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Draw | align=center| 0–0–1 | Manabu Ohara | Draw | KP X WK: Koppo vs. Keisyukai | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 20:00 | Japan | 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Akira Shoji」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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