Noboru Tahara
Japanese martial artist
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| Intro | Japanese martial artist | |
| Places | Japan | |
| is | Athlete Mixed martial artist | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 4 September 1983 | |
| Age | 41 years |
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Biography
Noboru Tahara is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist. He has fought his entire career in the Shooto organization's Flyweight division. Tahara was formerly ranked the #1 contender for Shoot's Flyweight title and is consistently ranked as one of the top Strawweight fighters in the world. Tahara was defeated by Rambaa Somdet in a bout for the vacant Shooto Flyweight Champion (114 lbs.) on November 23, 2009 at Shooto - Revolutionary Exchanges 3.
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 20 matches | 12 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 1 |
| By submission | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 6 | 6 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 12–7–1 | Mitsuhisa Sunabe | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase 252 - 20th Anniversary | 000000002013-09-29-0000September 29, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | For the Pancrase Flyweight Championship |
| Win | 12–6–1 | Hiroyuki Abe | TKO (punches) | Pancrase - 248 | 000000002013-06-30-0000June 30, 2013 | 1 | 0:40 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 11–6–1 | Takuya Eizumi | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase - 245 | 000000002013-02-03-0000February 3, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 10–6–1 | Akinobu Watanabe | Decision (majority) | Shooto - Gig Tokyo 11 | 000000002012-08-25-0000August 25, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 9–6–1 | Yuki Shojo | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Shooto Tradition 2011 | 000000002011-04-29-0000April 29, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 9–5–1 | Mitsuhisa Sunabe | KO (slam) | Pancrase: Passion Tour 8 | 000000002010-09-05-0000September 5, 2010 | 3 | 2:32 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 9–4–1 | Toshimichi Akagi | Decision (majority) | Pancrase: Passion Tour 6 | 000000002010-07-04-0000July 4, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Shiki, Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 8–4–1 | Junji Ikoma | TKO (punches) | Shooto: Border: Season 2: Vibration | 000000002010-03-28-0000March 28, 2010 | 3 | 3:31 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Loss | 7–4–1 | Rambaa Somdet | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Revolutionary Exchanges 3 | 000000002009-11-23-0000November 23, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | For vacant Shooto Flyweight Championship. |
| Win | 7–3–1 | Jesse Taitano | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Gig Saitama 1 | 000000002009-08-09-0000August 9, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | 119lbs catchweight bout. |
| Win | 6–3–1 | Shinya Murofushi | TKO (punches) | Shooto: Shooting Disco 9: Superman | 000000002009-06-06-0000June 6, 2009 | 3 | 4:09 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | 5–3–1 | Takehiro Harusaki | Draw | Shooto: Kitazawa Shooto 2009 Vol. 1 | 000000002009-03-20-0000March 20, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 5–3 | Rambaa Somdet | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Shooto Tradition 3 | 000000002008-09-28-0000September 28, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 5–2 | Atsushi Takeuchi | Submission (armbar) | Shooto: Shooting Disco 5: Earth, Wind and Fighter | 000000002008-06-21-0000June 21, 2008 | 2 | 3:26 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 4–2 | Katsuya Murofushi | TKO (cut) | Shooto: Shooto Tradition 1 | 000000002008-05-03-0000May 3, 2008 | 2 | 0:46 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 3–2 | Takehiro Ishii | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Shooting Disco 4: Born in the Fighting | 000000002008-02-23-0000February 23, 2008 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 2–2 | Junji Ito | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Shooting Disco 3: Everybody Fight Now | 000000002007-10-20-0000October 20, 2007 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Hiroyuki Abe | Technical Decision (unanimous) | Shooto 2007: 6/30 in Kitazawa Town Hall | 000000002007-06-30-0000June 30, 2007 | 2 | 0:42 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 1–1 | Kenichi Sawada | TKO (corner stoppage) | Shooto: 11/30 in Kitazawa Town Hall | 000000002006-11-30-0000November 30, 2006 | 2 | 4:57 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 0–1 | Takeshi Yamada | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: 3/3 in Kitazawa Town Hall | 000000002006-03-03-0000March 3, 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan |