Rumina Sato

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rumina Sato
Occupation	Fighter
Date Of Birth	Dec 29, 1973(1973-12-29)
Age	51
Birthplace	Odawara
Country	Japan
Birth City	Kanagawa Prefecture
Horoscope	Capricorn

Rumina Sato Biography

Rumina Sato is one of the most popular and richest Fighter who was born on December 29, 1973 in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

After honing his submission skills under Satoru Sayama, Sato made his professional debut in MMA on December 7, 1994, winning over Michael McAuliffe with a calf slicer, the first time the move had been used in mixed martial arts. He ascended fastly in the roster by winning 10 straight matches, becoming a fan favourite for his aggressive and spectacular style of grappling. As soon as his fourth match, he submitted his opponent with a flying inverted triangle choke, and at his seventh, he gained worldwide fame by submitting the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Ricardo Botelho, taking advantage of his guard usage to attack him with leglocks and submit him with a heel hook. Sato also defeated another big name of the art when he beat John Lewis, who he submitted in revenge for a match at the Vale Tudo Japan which ended in a draw. Sato would become a usual fighter for this event, representing Shooto in six out of the nine years it had place.

After graduating from highschool, Sato had to spend a year as a ronin and started to train in shoot wrestling under Noboru Asahi and Noriaki Kiguchi in the Kiguchi Dojo, partnered with the Shooto promotion. He later moved to amateur wrestling after being admitted in the Nippon Sport Science University, and after graduating in 1994 and competing in the All Japan Amateur Shoot Championships, he joined professionally the company.

Rumina Sato Net Worth

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

Rumina Sato (佐藤 ルミナ , Satō Rumina, born December 29, 1973) (Japanese pronunciation: [satoː ɾɯmina] , kanji for given name: 留美奈) is a Japanese retired mixed martial artist, famous for his career in the Shooto organization. In the past he fought mostly in the 155 lb division, but he moved down to the 145 lb division.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Rumina Sato height 1.67 m Saija weight 143 lbs & body measurements will update soon.

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Rumina rematched Uno on December 2000 for the title. In a cautious and tentative affair, Sato captured the back of his opponent while standing and attempted to lock a choke while Uno defended with a Kimura lock threat, but none was successful. However, when Sato finally released him, Uno capitalized on his bad position and landed a knee strike to the face and a right punch to the temple, knocking Sato out.

Facts & Trivia

Saija Ranked on the list of most popular Fighter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Rumina Sato celebrates birthday on December 29 of every year.

Despite PRIDE Fighting Championships and Ultimate Fighting Championship being both interested in signing him up, Rumina famously vowed to never compete in any other organization than Shooto (unless representing Shooto in special matches) until he won a title there. He won the Shooto Pacific Rim Lightweight Tournament on March 11, 2005 from Makoto Ishikawa, but still remained in the promotion until his retirement on May 2014.

Top Facts about Rumina Sato

1. Rumina Sato is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist.
2. He was born on May 30, 1976 in Tokyo, Japan.
3. Sato competed in the Shooto organization for over a decade.
4. He holds a professional record of 26 wins and 16 losses.
5. Sato is known for his flashy and unorthodox fighting style.
6. He popularized the flying armbar submission technique in MMA.
7. Sato won the Shooto lightweight championship twice in his career.
8. His last fight was against Hideo Tokoro at Dream 17 in 2011.
9. Sato currently runs his own gym called “Paraestra Tokyo”.
10. He is considered one of the pioneers of Japanese MMA.