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934:Decision
767:Location
749:Opponent
679:11 losses
566:uchi mata
543:Grom Zaza
361:1995–2010
84:citations
49:talk page
1467:Archived
1442:Archived
1232:, Japan
1194:, Japan
1154:, Japan
1114:, Japan
1036:, Japan
996:, Japan
880:, Japan
862:PRIDE 22
618:veteran
522:Volk Han
473:wrestler
330:Division
110:libelous
1495:Sherdog
840:, U.S.
804:, U.S.
752:Method
746:Record
725:Unknown
650:leader
570:kneebar
469:sambist
457:Sherdog
308:Russian
212:improve
146:scholar
1438:"Фаны"
1343:Japan
1306:Japan
1303:10:52
1269:Japan
878:Nagoya
770:Notes
761:Round
755:Event
674:6 wins
505:boxing
415:Losses
373:record
322:Weight
314:Height
201:, but
148:
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1493:from
1412:3:10
1385:Loss
1340:8:32
1313:Loss
1276:Loss
1266:6:55
1239:Loss
1230:Osaka
1226:0:16
1192:Osaka
1188:0:08
1152:Tokyo
1148:5:00
1121:Loss
1112:Tokyo
1108:5:00
1081:Loss
1068:0:55
1034:Osaka
1030:5:00
1003:Loss
994:Osaka
990:0:10
963:Loss
950:5:00
923:Loss
874:6:02
850:5–10
847:Loss
834:1:09
814:6–10
798:5:00
778:6–11
775:Loss
764:Time
758:Date
743:Res.
638:PRIDE
533:RINGS
509:sambo
455:from
379:Total
344:Sambo
340:Style
153:JSTOR
139:books
77:This
1388:0–1
1374:N/A
1361:N/A
1353:1–1
1350:Win
1316:1–2
1279:1–3
1242:1–4
1204:2–4
1201:Win
1164:3–4
1161:Win
1124:3–5
1084:3–6
1046:4–6
1043:Win
1006:4–7
966:4–8
926:4–9
890:5–9
887:Win
811:Win
503:and
475:and
389:Wins
350:Team
286:Born
125:news
86:for
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