Shinya Aoki (Japanese: 青木 真也, Hepburn: Aoki Shin'ya; born May 9, 1983) is a Japanese mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, and grappler who competes in Welterweight division of ONE Championship. He is also signed to Japanese promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), where he is one-half of the current KO-D Tag Team Champions (with Junta Miyawaki) in their first reign as a team and individually. A professional competitor since 2003, he is a former DREAM Lightweight Champion, former two-time ONE Lightweight World Champion, former WAMMA Lightweight Champion and former Shooto Welterweight Champion. Aoki is an A-class Shootist and BJJ black belt, both under his long-term mentor Yuki Nakai, as well as a black belt Judoka. In 2008, Aoki, along with DEEP champion Masakazu Imanari and Sengoku champion Satoru Kitaoka, founded the "Nippon Top Team", a group of elite Japanese grapplers competing in MMA. Besides his MMA credentials, Aoki has garnered several submission grappling accolades including two All Japan Jiu-Jitsu Championships, a Japan Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship, a Budo Open Championship, and an ADCC Japan Championship.
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