Nobuhiko Takada

Nobuhiko Takada
Takada dressed as Generalissimo Takada in HUSTLE
Born (1962-04-12) April 12, 1962 (age 62)
Ring name(s)The Esperanza
Generalissimo Takada
Nobuhiko Takada
Billed height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Trained byAntonio Inoki
Karl Gotch
Kotetsu Yamamoto
Yoshiaki Fujiwara
DebutMay 9, 1981
RetiredJuly 26, 2009
Martial arts career
NationalityJapanese
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight95.25 kg (210 lb; 15 st 0 lb)
DivisionHeavyweight
Openweight
StyleShootfighting
TeamTakada Dojo
Years active1997–2002
Mixed martial arts record
Total10
Wins2
By submission2
Losses6
By knockout1
By submission4
By decision1
Draws2
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Nobuhiko Takada[1][2] (Japanese: 高田伸彦, ring name: 高田 ) (born April 12, 1962) is a Japanese former[3] mixed martial artist, retired professional wrestler, actor, and writer. He competed in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) and the Union of Wrestling Forces International (UWFI) in the 1980s and 1990s, becoming one of the highest figures of the "shoot-style" movement.

Takada later turned to mixed martial arts (MMA) where, despite his controversial match fixing ventures and lack of competitive success, he was credited with the existence and development of global MMA promotion Pride Fighting Championships,[4][5] in which he worked as an executive after his retirement from active competition until its closure. He also founded and starred at the sports entertainment professional wrestling promotion Hustle from 2004 to 2008, and currently works as an executive for the Rizin Fighting Federation.

  1. ^ "Nobuhiko Takada profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  2. ^ "Profile at Puroresu Central". Puroresu Central. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  3. ^ "高田道場オフィシャルサイト - 高田延彦/NOBUHIKO TAKADA - プロフィール". Takada-dojo.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dead was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Most was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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