Akira Shoji (14-17-5, 7) was born in Uozu, Toyama, Japan on January 31, 1974. At the age of 22 years on November 30, 1996, he made his professional MMA debut against Manabu Ohara, losing the fight via 1-round draw.
Shoji's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Kazuo Misaki at DEEP: 53 Impact at age 37 on April 22, 2011. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of Akira Shoji's best fights have been against Ebenezer Fontes Braga, Guy Mezger, Alex Stiebling, Juan Mott, Wallid Ismail, Larry Parker and John Renken.
Shoji has 17 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36  | Apr 22, 2011 37 years, 2 months 14-17-5 (7) | 34 years, 11 months 23-11-2 (11) | DEEP | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
35  | Apr 8, 2007 33 years, 2 months 14-16-5 (7) | 30 years, 9 months 30-12-1 (30) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
34 | Nov 19, 2006 32 years, 9 months 14-15-5 (7) | Carlos Toyota | DEEP | 2 | MD | WIN | |
33 | Oct 28, 2006 32 years, 8 months 13-15-5 (7) | Kyacey Uscola | KOTC | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
32 | Aug 4, 2006 32 years, 6 months 13-14-5 (7) | Todd Medina | KOTC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
31 | Feb 5, 2006 32 years 12-14-5 (7) | 29 years, 9 months 14-5-2 (8) | DEEP | 1 | CKO | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
30  | Dec 3, 2005 31 years, 10 months 12-13-5 (7) | 38 years, 2 months 16-9 (16) | 1 | KO | LOSS Head kick | ||
29  | Apr 3, 2005 31 years, 2 months 12-12-5 (7) | 29 years, 1 months 6-3 (6) | 1 | CKO | LOSS Triangle choke | ||
28  | Jul 19, 2004 30 years, 5 months 12-11-5 (7) | 26 years, 1 months 7-0 (3) | 2 | SD | LOSS | ||
27 | May 23, 2004 30 years, 3 months 12-10-5 (7) | Yukio Kawabe | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
26  | Dec 31, 2003 29 years, 11 months 11-10-5 (6) | 23 years, 7 months 8-3-1 (6) | 1 | KO | LOSS Flying knee | ||
25  | Oct 5, 2003 29 years, 8 months 11-9-5 (6) | 21 years, 10 months 4-1 (4) | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | ||
24 | Jul 19, 2003 29 years, 5 months 11-8-5 (6) | Dustin Denes | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
23  | Mar 16, 2003 29 years, 1 months 10-8-5 (6) | 26 years, 2 months 12-4-1 (10) | 3 | SD | WIN | ||
22 | Sep 29, 2002 28 years, 7 months 9-8-5 (6) | 24 years, 4 months 4-0 (2) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | ||
21 | May 17, 2002 28 years, 3 months 9-7-5 (6) | David Roberts | KOTC | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
20  | Dec 23, 2001 27 years, 10 months 8-7-5 (5) | 26 years, 3 months 51-11-4 (47) | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
19  | Sep 24, 2001 27 years, 7 months 8-6-5 (5) | 27 years, 10 months 19-10-1 (16) | 1 | KO | LOSS Knee and punches | ||
18  | May 27, 2001 27 years, 3 months 8-5-5 (5) | 30 years, 9 months 10-1 (3) | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches and knees | ||
17  | Dec 9, 2000 26 years, 10 months 8-4-5 (5) | 24 years | 2 | UD | LOSS | ||
16 | Oct 31, 2000 26 years, 9 months 8-3-5 (5) | Herman Renting | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
15 | Jun 4, 2000 26 years, 4 months 7-3-5 (4) | John Renken | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
14  | May 1, 2000 26 years, 3 months 6-3-5 (3) | 35 years, 4 months 8-4 (7) | 1 | UD | LOSS | ||
13  | Jan 30, 2000 25 years, 11 months 6-2-5 (3) | 30 years, 9 months 10-4-1 (7) | 1 | UD | WIN | ||
12  | Sep 18, 1999 25 years, 7 months 5-2-5 (3) | 27 years, 2 months 22-16-8 (17) | Pancrase | 1 | UD | DRAW | |
11 | Sep 12, 1999 25 years, 7 months 5-2-4 (3) | Larry Parker | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
10  | Jul 4, 1999 25 years, 5 months 4-2-4 (3) | 31 years, 6 months 22-7-2 (10) | 3 | SD | WIN | ||
9  | Apr 29, 1999 25 years, 2 months 3-2-4 (3) | 25 years, 8 months 34-2 (32) | 2 | UD | LOSS | ||
8 | Oct 11, 1998 24 years, 8 months 3-1-4 (3) | Wallid Ismail | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
7 | Aug 29, 1998 24 years, 6 months 2-1-4 (2) | Adriano de Souza | 3 | UD | DRAW | ||
6  | Jun 24, 1998 24 years, 4 months 2-1-3 (2) | 25 years, 6 months | 4 | UD | DRAW | ||
5 | Mar 15, 1998 24 years, 1 months 2-1-2 (2) | Juan Mott | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke | ||
4  | Oct 11, 1997 23 years, 8 months 1-1-2 (1) | 30 years, 7 months 5-0 (5) | 3 | UD | DRAW | ||
3 | Jul 27, 1997 23 years, 5 months 1-1-1 (1) | Kaichi Tsuji | 2 | UD | LOSS | ||
2 | May 28, 1997 23 years, 3 months 1-0-1 (1) | Vidal Serradilla | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
1 | Nov 30, 1996 22 years, 10 months 0-0-1 (0) | Manabu Ohara | 1 | UD | DRAW |
