Kazushi Sakuraba

Kazushi Sakuraba is a Japanese Professional wrestler.
==Career==
==In wrestling==
*Finishers and Signature moves
:*Sakuraba Lock (Kimura Lock)
:*Cross Armbreaker
*Nicknames
:*"Gracie Hunter"
:*"IQ Wrestler"
*Tag Teams and stables
:*CHAOS
:*Laughter7
:*Sugiura-gun
==Championships and accomplishments==
=== Amateur wrestling ===
* National championship runner-up (high school)
* East Japan freshman championship
* All Japan collegiate wrestling championships (fourth place)
=== Mixed martial arts ===
* Pride Fighting Championships
** 2000 Pride Openweight Grand Prix semi-finalist
** Longest fight in Pride FC history – Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals (90:00)
** First man to defeat Royce Gracie in MMA history
** First Japanese Athlete to defeat a Gracie since Helio Gracie's 1951 loss to Masahiko Kimura.
** Tied with Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira for the most submission wins (11) in Pride FC history
* Ultimate Fighting Championship
** UFC Hall of Fame
** UFC Japan Heavyweight Tournament winner
** First Japanese champion in UFC history
* Sherdog
** Mixed Martial Arts Hall of Fame
* Wrestling Observer Newsletter
** Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2004)
** 2001 Best Box Office Draw
** 2001 Feud of the Year (vs. Wanderlei Silva)
** 2000 Best Shootfighter
** 2000 Best Shoot Match (vs. Royce Gracie)
* Tokyo Sports
** Most Valuable Player (2000)
** Outstanding Performance (1999)
=== Professional wrestling ===
* Kingdom
** Kingdom One Million Yen Tournament (1997)
*Nikkan Sports
**Outstanding Performance Award (1999)
**Wrestler of the Year (2000)
**Match of the Year Award (2013) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura on January 4
*Pro Wrestling Illustrated
**PWI ranked him #238 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2017
*Pro Wrestling NOAH
**GHC Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Takashi Sugiura
* Tokyo Sports
** Best Tag Team Award (2020) with Takashi Sugiura
==External links==
* Profile
* Profile
Category:Japanese wrestlers
Category:Living people
Category:Male wrestlers
Category:Former amateur wrestlers
Category:Mixed martial artists
Category:New Japan Pro Wrestling alumni
Category:Dramatic Dream Team alumni
Category:Union of Wrestling Forces International alumni
Category:1993 debuts
Category:1969 births
Category:Pro Wrestling NOAH alumni