| Shinya Murofushi 室伏伸哉 | |
| Native Name: | 室伏伸哉 |
| Birth Date: | 10 July 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Tagata District, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Height: | [1] |
| Weight: | 115lb[2] |
| Stance: | Orthodox |
| Fighting Out Of: | Shizuoka, Japan |
| Team: | Submit Shizuoka |
| Years Active: | 2006-present |
| Mma Kowin: | 1 |
| Mma Subwin: | 7 |
| Mma Decwin: | 5 |
| Mma Koloss: | 2 |
| Mma Subloss: | 2 |
| Mma Decloss: | 2 |
| Mma Draw: | 1 |
| Sherdog: | 18884 |
Shinya Murofushi is a professional mixed martial artist from Japan. He competes in the strawweight division of Pancrase. He is ranked as the #1 contender by Pancrase as of March 2020,[3] while Fight Matrix ranks him as the #5 strawweight of all time.[4] He is the former Shooto flyweight (114 lbs) champion.
In 2006, Shinya Murofushi became the 2006 Shooto Rookie Champion in the organization's flyweight (114 lbs) division. Murofushi was known as the #2 strawweight with his strength on the ground and improving his standup, until losing to Takeshi Sato in 2009.[5] He was ranked top ten in his division by Shooto until moving to Pancrase.[6]
He made his pro debut in 2006 with Shooto, when he finished Hiroyuki Ikeda by way of an armbar. He would amass a 9-3-1 record in the following six years, which would earn him a title shot versus Junji Ito. Shinya finished Ito by a rear naked choke in the first round to win the vacant Shooto Flyweight Championship.[7] He would subsequently lose the title to Yoshitaka Naito, losing by way of a rear naked choke in the last seconds of the fifth round.[8]
He then moved to Pancrase, debuting with the organization in 2015 during Pancrase 271, when he won a unanimous decision against Takuya Eizumi.[9] In the following bout, at Pancrase 276, he lost to Daichi Kitakata by way of a unanimous decision. He won against Rildeci Dias[10] by armbar at Pancrase 280 and against Seiji Ozuka by a split decision[11] at Pancrase 289. His 3–1 record with the organization entitled him to a title shot against Mitsuhisa Sunabe, during Pancrase 295, where he lost due to a slam KO.[12]
|-| Loss| align=center| | Mitsuhisa Sunabe| KO (slam)| Pancrase - 295| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:11| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 13–5–1| Seiji Ozuka| Decision (split)| Pancrase - 289| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 12–5–1| Rildeci Lima Dias| Submission (triangle armbar)| Pancrase - 280| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:01| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 11–5–1| Daichi Kitakata| Decision (unanimous)| Pancrase - 276| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 11–4–1| Takuya Eizumi| Decision (unanimous)| Pancrase: 271| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 10–4–1| Yoshitaka Naito| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Shooto: 7th Round 2014| | align=center| 5| align=center| 4:57| Tokyo, Japan| |-|-| Win| align=center| 10–3–1| Junji Ito| Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)| Shooto: 1st Round 2014| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:33| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 9–3–1| Tatsuya Yamamoto| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Shooto: 12th Round| | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:48| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 8–3–1| Yusei Shimokawa| Decision (unanimous)| Shooto: Gig Tokyo 11| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 7–3–1| Masayoshi Kato| Submission (hammerlock)| Shooto: The Rookie Tournament 2011 Final| | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:15| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 6–3–1| Mikihito Yamagami| Decision (majority)| Shooto: The Way of Shooto 6: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 6–2–1| Takehiro Harusaki| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Shooto: Kitazawa Shooto Vol. 3| | align=center| 3| align=center| 2:29| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 5–2–1| Noboru Tahara| TKO (punches)| Shooto: Shooting Disco 9: Superman| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:09| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 5–1–1| Takeshi Sato| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Shooto: Gig Tokyo 1| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:14| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 5–0–1| Takehiro Harusaki| Decision (unanimous)| Shooto: Shooto Tradition 2| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 4–0–1| Atsushi Takeuchi| Decision (split)| Shooto: Back To Our Roots 5| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Draw| align=center| 3–0–1| Kenichi Sawada| Draw| Shooto: Back To Our Roots 3| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Takehiro Ishii| KO (knee)| Shooto: Back To Our Roots 2| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:33| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Hiroaki Takezawa| Submission (armbar)| Shooto: Rookie Tournament Final| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:36| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Hiroyuki Ikeda| Submission (armbar)| Shooto 2006: 10/1 in Kitazawa Town Hall| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:03| Tokyo, Japan|