Ikuhisa Minowa

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ikuhisa Minowa
Occupation	MMA Fighter
Date Of Birth	Jan 12, 1976(1976-01-12)
Age	48
Birthplace	Japan
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Capricorn

Ikuhisa Minowa Biography

Ikuhisa Minowa is one of the most popular and richest MMA Fighter who was born on January 12, 1976 in Japan, Japan. Known as Minowaman, The Punk, The Giant Killer, and Tiger Mask V, he has competed in middleweight, Light heavyweight, and openweight divisions through his mixed martial arts career.

He lost in a 2003 fight to Quinton Jackson.

At DREAM 8 he lost via decision to professional wrestler Katsuyori Shibata, after being suplexed by the young Japanese fighter, but rebounded at Dream 9 defeating Bob Sapp in what was his 80th fight.

Minowa made his professional debut in the Lumax Cup in 1996, but would spend most of his early career in the Pancrase promotion. Minowa had a poor start to his MMA career, going 1–8–1 in his first ten fights, taking on MMA pioneers such as Yuki Kondo and Jason DeLucia, and with the win being in his Pancrase debut. The young Minowa would turn his career around, however, improving to 12–11–6 with a win over Daiju Takase before fighting in his first and only fight in the UFC at UFC 25 in Tokyo, Japan. The bout was against Joe Slick and Minowa won via TKO from a cut that Slick received.

He was born in Hashima, Gifu, Japan and frequently fought out of Tokyo.

Ikuhisa Minowa Net Worth

Ikuhisa Minowa is one of the richest MMA Fighter from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ikuhisa Minowa 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His debut fight against Yuzo Tateishi was a loss during the Lumax Cup: Tournament of J’96.

Among his achievements are a 2009 Dream Super Hulk Tournament Championship and a 1999 Neo Blood Tournament win.

Ikuhisa Minowa (美濃輪 育久 , Minowa Ikuhisa, born January 12, 1976) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler currently competing in IGF as Minowaman (ミノワマン , Minowaman) . A professional MMA competitor since 1996, he was a longtime veteran of PRIDE and Pancrase and has also competed in other mixed martial arts promotions such as K-1 Hero’s, Cage Rage, the SFL, Vale Tudo Japan, UFC, DREAM, and DEEP. He is the former DREAM Openweight Grand Prix Champion (Super Hulk). Often undersized and a huge fan favorite in Japan, Minowa earned his nickname “The Giant Killer” by participating in many openweight contests, often submitting much larger opponents. Also renowned for his durability, he is a veteran of 115 fights, and is known for his trademark red speedo and mullet.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Ikuhisa Minowa height 5 ft 8 in Ikuhisa weight 185 lbs & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Ikuhisa Minowa Dating?

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At Dynamite!! 2009 Minowa squared off with Cameroonian fighter Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou in the finals of the DREAM Super Hulk tournament. In the first round Sokoudjou landed many strikes on the smaller fighter while Minowa attempted leglocks. At the end second round Minowa had Sokoudjou in a kneebar but was cut off by the bell before he could adjust his grip. In the third round Minowa and Sokodjou both received two yellow cards (10% purse deduction for one) for inactivity 3 minutes into the round, but with 90 seconds left Minowa sprang forward and connected against Sokoudjou’s jaw with a left hook, dropping him to the ground for the TKO victory and winning the Super Hulk Tournament.

Facts & Trivia

Ikuhisa Ranked on the list of most popular MMA Fighter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Ikuhisa Minowa celebrates birthday on January 12 of every year.

Minowa has also undertook some additional professional wrestling training under the tutelage of Satoru Sayama, the original Tiger Mask. On July 18, 2010, Minowa debuted as the fifth generation Tiger Mask.