Aoki twists an opponent’s arm to win.
When it comes to using BJJ in MMA, Shinya Aoki is a reference. At 35, with 52 bouts in his career, the lightweight fighter has an astounding 25 submission wins.
With the black-belt under Yuki Nakai recently winning the One Championship lightweight belt by putting Eduardo Folayang to sleep, Graciemag thought it pertinent to dig out a few more of Aoki’s impressive finishes.
Enjoy them below.
Eduardo Folayang (Kata-gatame)
Katsuhiko Nagata (Gogoplata from the mount)
Yuki Yamamoto (Twister)
Mizuto Hirota (Inverted armlock)
Keith Wisniewski (Standing armbar)
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