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Yoshihiro Akiyama
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Yoshihiro "Sexyama" Akiyama
Statistics
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 84 kg (190 lb)
Nationality Japanese
Born 29 July 1975 (1975-07-29) (age 33)
Fighting out of Osaka, Japan
Town of birth Osaka, Japan
Primary fighting style Judo, Kickboxing
Mixed martial arts record
Wins 13
By knockout 5
By submission 7
Losses 1
No contests 2
Medal record
Men's Judo
Competitor for South Korea
Asian Championships
Gold 2001 Ulaanbaatar -81 kg
Competitor for Japan
Asian Games
Gold 2002 Busan -81 kg

Yoshihiro "Sexyama" Akiyama (秋山成勲, Yoshihiro Akiyama?) (born July 29, 1975 in Osaka, Japan), also known as Chu Sung-hoon (Korean: 추성훈, Hanja: 秋成勳) is a Japanese mixed martial artist of Korean descent. He is also a former judoka. As a mixed martial artist he became the 2006 K-1 HERO'S Light Heavyweight tournament champion. Akiyama is currently ranked as the number 9 middleweight in the world by MMA Weekly. He is currently with the US promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship and was victorious in his first UFC bout against Alan Belcher at UFC 100 . He is a fourth-generation Korean Japanese.
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[edit] Judo career

Before his mixed martial arts career, Akiyama was a decorated judoka.[1]

[edit] Judo competition record
Notable Accomplishments/Titles (judo)
All-Japan Collegiate Separate Weight Divisions 2nd Place 1996
All-Japan Industry Judo Singles 81 kg Champion 2001
Kodokan Cup Japan Judo Championship 81 kg Champion 2001
Japan International Judo Tournament 81 kg Champion 2002
Paris International Judo Tournament 81 kg Champion 2002
Asian Games Judo 81 kg Champion 2002 (in Busan)
All-Japan Invitational Judo Championship Separate Weight Divisions 81 kg Champion 2003
World Judo Championship 81 kg Japan Representative 2003

[edit] 2002 Asian Games