Report Last Updated - 1/06 (Summer)
Real Name - Hirotaka Yokoi
Birthdate - 6/8/78
5'9" 214 lbs. - Hokkaido, Japan

Aliases - Shinya Abe

Athletic background - Judo (Kinki University), Mixed Martial Arts

Teachers - Hiromistu Kaneharu; Akira Maeda (Maeda Dojo)

Professional background - Shooto(`00), RINGS(`01-`02), DEEP(`02), Zero-One(`02-), UFO(`02), Pride(`03-`04), HUSTLE(`04-)

Groups - RINGS Japan, ROWDY, Erotic Textile

Career Highlights - n/a

Finisher(s) -
- Scissored Sleeper

Favorites -
- Uranage
- Cross Armbreaker
- Kneebar
- Clenched Knees
- Punches

Ringwork Rating -
move set - 6
science - 3
aerial - 0
power - 7
strikes - 8

Intangible Rating -
entertainment - 5
selling - 6
bumping - 5
heat - 6
carrying - 5
push - 7
potential - 6

Outlook - Hirotaka Yokoi seems like a real promising superstar, who's in a real sink or swim position. He started with the RINGS-style of MMA and went undefeated, his few fights outside of RINGS have had the same results. Now he has moved into Zero-One, where he can continue to pursue MMA and develop a pro-wrestling fanbase for crossover appeal. While Yokoi might not set the world on fire in the next year, expect him to cultivate a sound following and continue on both avenues. He might just be another hard-headed and reasonably well-trained native fighter, but that's made a number of Japanese fighters big fan favorites.