Japan’s Shinya Aoki, Yoshihiro Akiyama to fight at ‘ONE: X’ in Kallang, Singapore

Shinya “Tobikan JūdanAoki, 38, of Shizuoka, Japan and Yoshihiro “Sexyama” Akiyama, 46, of Osaka, Japan will battle it out at the ONE Championship event “ONE: X“. They are two of the 10 Japanese athletes on the fight card.

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“ONE: X” in Singapore

Featuring 11 mixed martial arts fights, three Muay Thai matches, three kickboxing contests, two submission grappling contests and one hybrid MMA-Muay Thai fight, “ONE: X” will be held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore in three parts on March 26, 2022. The first part will start at 1:00 p.m. and the second part will start at 5:00 p.m.

The third part, which is the grand finale, will start at 8:00 p.m. One of the fights in the third part is a lightweight contest between Aoki and Akiyama.

Shinya Aoki, Chatri Sityodtong, Yoshihiro Akiyama (©ONE Championship)
Shinya Aoki, Chatri Sityodtong, Yoshihiro Akiyama (©ONE Championship)
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Shinya Aoki and Yoshihiro Akiyama

“ONE: X” marks Akiyama’s third outing in ONE Championship. Before joining the Singapore-based martial arts organization, he competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship from 2009 to 2015.

Before “ONE: X”, Aoki had 16 ONE Championship fights. Here is a comparison between Akiyama and Aoki’s numbers:

SHINYA AOKIYOSHIHIRO AKIYAMA
age3846
height5’11”5’10”
pro MMA debut20032004
pro MMA record47 wins, 9 losses15 wins, 7 losses
ONE Championship debut20122019
ONE Championship record13 wins, 4 losses1 win, 1 loss

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