Report Last Updated - 12/04 (Summer)
Real Name - Wataru Sakata
Birthdate - 3/11/73
5'9" 187 lbs. - Aichi, Japan

Aliases - n/a

Athletic background - Karate (High School), Gymnastics (Junior High School)

Teachers - Animal Hamaguchi (Hamaguchi Gym); Akira Maeda (Maeda Dojo); Kiyoshi Tamura, Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

Professional background - RINGS(`94-`01), DEEP(`01-`02), Zero-One(`01-), U-Style(`03-), HUSTLE(`04-)

Groups - RINGS Japan, Erotic Textile

Career Highlights - n/a

Finisher(s) -
- Diving Double Stomp
- Tombstone
- Cross Armbreaker

Favorites -
- Half Crab
- Front Kick
- Clenched Knees
- Rebound Dropkick
- Leg Kick

Ringwork Rating -
move set - 7
science - 6
aerial - 2
power - 7
strikes - 10

Intangible Rating -
entertainment - 6
selling - 8
bumping - 6
heat - 6
carrying - 7
push - 7
potential - 6

Outlook - Wataru Sakata was one of the strong natives for RINGS who was slowly entering MMA. He was originally trained for pro-wrestling when he got involved with the worked-shoot group. After deveoloping those skills, the company closed down and now Sakata is kind of at a loss. While he's popular because of his MMA participation, Sakata is not a top talent and will never fully capitalize on the crossover appeal, unless he wins a big fight. Expect Wataru Sakata to keep on keeping on and while he may never hit it big in either field, Sakata will be a solid upper midcarder in both.