Here is a list of Aoki's best fights. For a list of Aoki's losses, refer to "Shinya Aoki Losses".
On October 6, 2009 Shinya Aoki faced off against Joachim Hansen in a lightweight bout at age 26. He was coming in with a record of 22-4 (14), and Hansen was 30 years old and with a record of 19-7-1 (12). Aoki stopped Joachim Hansen via submission.
On December 31, 2008 Shinya Aoki faced off against Eddie Alvarez in a lightweight bout at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 19-3 (12), and Alvarez was 24 years old and with a record of 15-1 (13). Aoki stopped Eddie Alvarez via submission.
On July 10, 2010 Shinya Aoki faced off against Tatsuya Kawajiri in a lightweight bout at age 27. He was coming in with a record of 24-5 (15), and Kawajiri was 32 years old and with a record of 26-5-2 (16). Aoki stopped Tatsuya Kawajiri via submission.
On August 29, 2014 Shinya Aoki met Kamal Shalorus in a lightweight (ONE Championship) title defense fight. Aoki was 31 years old and with a record of 36-6 (22), and Shalorus was 37 years old and with a record of 9-3-2 (5). Aoki stopped Kamal Shalorus via 1st-round submission and successfully defended his title.
On December 31, 2006 Shinya Aoki faced off against Joachim Hansen in a welterweight bout at age 23. He was coming in with a record of 11-2 (8), and Hansen was 27 years old and with a record of 14-4-1 (8). Aoki stopped Joachim Hansen via submission.
On August 26, 2006 Shinya Aoki faced off against Jason Black in a welterweight bout at age 23. He was coming in with a record of 8-2 (6), and Black was 34 years old and with a record of 22-1-1 (14). Aoki stopped Jason Black via submission.
On February 17, 2007 Shinya Aoki met Akira Kikuchi in a welterweight (Shooto Championship) title defense fight. Aoki was 23 years old and with a record of 12-2 (8), and Kikuchi was 28 years old and with a record of 14-2 (10). Aoki won the fight via 3-round split decision and successfully defended his title.
On February 17, 2006 Shinya Aoki fought Akira Kikuchi in a welterweight title fight for Kikuchi's Shooto Championship title. Aoki was 22 years old and with a record of 7-2 (5), and Kikuchi was 27 years old and with a record of 13-1 (9). Aoki won the fight via 3-round unanimous decision and is crowned the new welterweight world champion.
On January 28, 2024 Shinya Aoki faced off against John Lineker in a lightweight bout at age 40. He was coming in with a record of 48-11 (30), and Lineker was 33 years old and with a record of 37-10 (22). Aoki stopped John Lineker via submission.
On March 31, 2019 Shinya Aoki fought Eduard Folayang in a lightweight title fight for Folayang's ONE Championship title. Aoki was 35 years old and with a record of 43-8 (27), and Folayang was 35 years old and with a record of 21-6 (8). Aoki stopped Eduard Folayang via 1st-round choke-out and is crowned the new ONE lightweight champion.
