# Takaku Fuke

Takaku Fuke (冨宅飛駈; January 30, 1969), born Yusuke Fuke (冨宅裕介) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial arts fighter. He was most notably involved in the early days of Pancrase, at infancy of Mixed Martial Arts in Japan. Fight Matrix ranked Takaku Fuke was #2 Heavyweight and #4 Pound-for-Pound best MMA fighter in the world in 1994.

## Background

Fuke was an active practitioner of judo in high school. After graduating from high school in 1989, he became a UWF trainee. There, he would train with likes of Tatsuo Nakano and Ken Shamrock. Subsequently, he would work for Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi. While employed with PWFG, he was involved in a proto-MMA match with kickboxer Lawi Napataya.

## Combat sport career

At Pancrase 2 (October 1993), he lost to Bas Rutten via TKO, following a knee to Fuke's liver. In November 1993, Fuke lost to Ken Shamrock via submission. In December 1994, Fuke took part in the King of Pancrase tournament, where he lost against Maurice Smith in the first round. At Pancrase 19, Fuke lost to Frank Shamrock.
In June 2003, he transferred to the new section "Pancrase MISSION" in Pancrase from "Pancrase Osaka.". He became a player belonging to MISSION next to Minoru Suzuki, and in the same month, participated in "U-STYLE" for the first time.
On November 7, 2014 at WRESTLE-1/ZERO-ONE KASSEN ~ Battle ZERO1 Vs. W-1 Tournament - Day 3, he worked a match with his old Pancrase alumni, Masakatsu Funaki. In February 2019, at WRESTLE-1 Keiji Muto Produce Pro-Wrestling Masters event, Fuke took part in a 6-man tag team match, teamed up with Mitsuya Nagai and Yoshiaki Fujiwara, against Jushin Thunder Liger, Riki Choshu and Tatsumi Fujinami.

## Movie appearances

* Dynamite Wolf (February 16, 2019) - as himself

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 51 matches | 16 wins | 30 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 4 |
| By submission | 11 | 15 |
| By decision | 3 | 11 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 5 | 5 |
| No contests | 0 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 16–28–5 | Yuji Hoshino | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase 116 | February 2, 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | Welterweight 77kg bout. |
| Loss | 16–27–5 | Kenichi Serizawa | Loss (triangle armbar) | Pancrase 110 | August 25, 2002 | 2 | 2:41 | Osaka, Japan | Light Heavyweight 90kg bout. |
| Draw | 16–26–5 | Manao Kumagai | Draw | Japan Regional | July 6, 2002 | ? | ? | Unknown | |
| Loss | 16–26–4 | Hikaru Sato | Decision (majority) | Pancrase 106 | May 11, 2002 | 2 | 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | Light Middleweight 84kg bout. |
| Loss | 16–25–4 | Kenji Arai | Injury | Pancrase 104 | February 17, 2002 | 1 | 3:28 | Osaka, Japan | Welterweight 77kg bout |
| Loss | 16–24–4 | Ryo Chonan | Decision (unanimous) | Deep 3: Impact | December 23, 2001 | 3 | 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | Open weight but presumably both were less than 90kg |
| Loss | 16–23–4 | Kazuo Misaki | TKO (punches) | Pancrase 101 | December 23, 2001 | 1 | 0:08 | Osaka, Japan, Japan | Middleweight 84kg |
| Loss | 16–22–4 | Minoru Suzuki | Submission (kneebar) | Pancrase 100 | September 30, 2001 | 1 | 5:09 | Osaka, Japan | Heavyweight 120kg |
| Draw | 16–21–4 | Daisuke Watanabe | Decision (majority) | Pancrase 83 | April 30, 2000 | 2 | 3:00 | Yokohama, Japan | Middleweight 84kg, All matches prior to this are heavyweight |
| Win | 16–21–3 | Minoru Suzuki | Decision (points) | Pancrase 59 | June 21, 1998 | 2 | 3:00 | Kobe, Japan | Heavyweight 120kg |
| Draw | 15–21–3 | Tony Rojo | Decision (majority) | Pancrase 58 | June 2, 1998 | 2 | 3:00 | | |
| Loss | 15–21–2 | Osami Shibuya | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase 56 | April 26, 1998 | 2 | 3:00 | | |
| Draw | 15–20–2 | Katsuomi Inagaki | Decision (majority) | Pancrase 54 | March 1, 1998 | 2 | | | 10:00 + OT |
| Loss | 15–20–1 | Takafumi Ito | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase 53 | February 6, 1998 | 1 | 5:52 | | |
| Loss | 15–19–1 | Satoshi Hasegawa | Decision (points) | Pancrase 50 | November 16, 1997 | 2 | | | |
| Loss | 15–18–1 | Takafumi Ito | Submission (armbar) | Pancrase 48 | September 9, 1997 | 1 | 5:52 | | 10:00 x 1 round |
| Win | 15–17–1 | Kosei Kubota | Submission (guillotine choke) | Pancrase 47 | August 9, 1997 | 1 | 3:22 | | |
| Loss | 14–17–1 | Bas Rutten | Submission (armbar) | Pancrase 44 | June 30, 1997 | 1 | 4:28 | | |
| Loss | 14–16–1 | Semmy Schilt | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pancrase 42 | April 24, 1997 | 1 | 8:59 | | |
| Win | 14–15–1 | Paul Lazenby | Submission (ankle lock) | Pancrase 41 | April 27, 1997 | 1 | 7:45 | | |
| Win | 13–15–1 | Haygar Chin | Submission (3:46) | Pancrase 39 | February 22, 1997 | 1 | 3:46 | | |
| Loss | 12–15–1 | Osami Shibuya | Decision (points) | Pancrase 38 | January 17, 1997 | 1 | 15 | | |
| Win | 12–14–1 | Jong Wang Kim | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pancrase 37 | December 15, 1996 | 1 | 2:09 | | |
| Loss | 11–14–1 | Ryushi Yanagisawa | Decision (points) | Pancrase 30 | June 25, 1996 | 1 | 15:00 | | |
| Draw | 11–13–1 | Vernon White | Draw (unanimous) | Pancrase 29 | May 16, 1996 | 1 | 10:00 | | |
| Loss | 11–13 | Guy Mezger | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase - Truth 3 | April 7, 1996 | 1 | 10:00 | | |
| Loss | 11–12 | Minoru Suzuki | Submission (armbar) | Pancrase 26: Truth 2 | March 2, 1996 | 1 | 4:15 | Kobe, Japan | 20:00 x 1 round |
| Win | 11–11 | Leon Van Dijk | Decision (points) | Pancrase 25 | January 28, 1996 | 1 | 10:00 | | |
| Loss | 10–11 | Masakatsu Funaki | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pancrase 24 | December 14, 1995 | 1 | 0:31 | | |
| Loss | 10–10 | Jason DeLucia | Decision (points) | Pancrase 23 | November 4, 1995 | 1 | 30:00 | | |
| Win | 10–9 | Todd Medina | Submission (armbar) | Pancrase 22 | September 1, 1995 | 1 | 5:30 | | |
| Loss | 9–9 | Frank Shamrock | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pancrase 19 | June 13, 1995 | 1 | 8:16 | | |
| Win | 9–8 | Gregory Smit | Decision (points) | Pancrase 18 | May 13, 1995 | 1 | 20:00 | | |
| Loss | 8–8 | Bas Rutten | Submission (heel hook) | Pancrase 17 | April 8, 1995 | 1 | 1:52 | | |
| Loss | 8–7 | Larry Papadopoulos | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase 16 | March 10, 1995 | 1 | 15:00 | | |
| Win | 8–6 | Richard Saar | TKO (spinning backfist) | Pancrase 15 | January 26, 1995 | 1 | 0:23 | | Perhaps the first spinning back fist TKO in MMA history |
| Loss | 7–6 | Maurice Smith | TKO (knee) | Pancrase 13 | December 16, 1994 | 1 | 2:48 | | 10 min + OT |
| Loss | 7–5 | Ken Shamrock | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pancrase 12 | October 15, 1994 | 1 | 3:13 | | |
| Win | 7–4 | Manabu Yamada | Submission (heel hook) | Pancrase 11 | September 1, 1994 | 1 | 13:47 | | 15:00 x 1 round |
| Win | 6–4 | Jason Delucia | Submission (heel hook) | Pancrase 10 | July 26, 1994 | 1 | 4:00 | Tokyo, Japan | 15:00 x 1 round |
| Win | 5–4 | Gregory Smit | Submission (ankle lock) | Pancrase 9 | July 6, 1994 | 1 | 3:46 | | Final scheduled "30:00 x 1" match of his career |
| Win | 4–4 | Toon Stelling | Disqualification (Illegal soccer kick) | Pancrase 8 | May 31, 1994 | 1 | 4:37 | | |
| Loss | 3–4 | Masakatsu Funaki | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pancrase 7 | April 21, 1994 | 1 | 6:55 | | |
| Loss | 3–3 | Minoru Suzuki | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pancrase 6: Pancrash! 2 | March 12, 1994 | 1 | 6:31 | Aichi, Japan | |
| Win | 3–2 | Scott Bessac | Submission (heel hook) | Pancrase 5: Pancrash! 1 | January 19, 1994 | 1 | 3:04 | | |
| Win | 2–2 | Katsuomi Inagaki | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pancrase 4 | December 8, 1993 | 1 | 6:18 | Hakata, Japan | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Ken Shamrock | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pancrase 3 | November 8, 1993 | 1 | 0:44 | Kobe, Japan | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Bas Rutten | TKO (knee to the body) | Pancrase 2 | October 14, 1993 | 1 | 2:03 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Win | 1–0 | Vernon White | Submission (armbar) | Pancrase 1 | September 21, 1993 | 1 | 1:19 | Tokyo, Japan | Inaugural Pancrase event |