Rebellion 2009, Kikuta faced fellow judoka Hidehiko Yoshida. The bout started characteristically slow, with Kikuta taking Yoshida down and tentatively exchanging strikes with him. At the second round, Kikuta opted for pulling guard and pursuing an ankle lock, but Yoshida remained on top and landed several punches through his guard. Afterwards, however, Kikuta reversed and got the mount, unloading ground and pound until the end of the round. The third round saw Yoshida stunning Kikuta with a punch and scoring a judo throw, but Sanae took his back and kept striking on him for the rest of the match, eventually winning the decision. Championships and accomplishments Grappling Abu Dhabi Combat Club ADCC 2001 88 kg class winner (April 2001) Judo Kantō region Judo Middleweight winner The National Athletic High School Meeting, Judo 86 kg class Winner Mixed martial arts Lumax Cup Tournament of J'96 Winner Tournament of J'97 Winner Pancrase Pancrase Light heavyweight Champion (One time) Tokyo Sports Technique Award (2001) Shootboxing Japan Shootboxing Association All Japan Amateur Shoot boxing Championship Heavyweight Winner Mixed martial arts record |- | Loss | align=center| 31–9–3 (1) | Song Kenan | Decision (unanimous) | Real Fighting Championship: Real 1 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan |Return to Welterweight. |- | Win | align=center| 31–8–3 (1) | Masayuki Naruse | Submission (armbar) | Grabaka Live 3 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:25 | Tokyo, Japan |Openweight bout. |- | Loss | align=center| 30–8–3 (1) | Yuji Sakuragi | KO (knee and soccer kick) | Grabaka Live 2 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:35 | Tokyo, Japan |Light Heavyweight bout. |- | Win | align=center| 30–7–3 (1) | Kenichi Yamamoto | TKO (punches) | Grabaka Live: 1st Cage Attack | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:18 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 29–7–3 (1) | Lee Sak Kim | TKO (corner stoppage) | DEEP: 50 Impact | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:21 | Tokyo, Japan |Catchweight (79 kg) bout. |- | Loss | align=center| 28–7–3 (1) | Yasubey Enomoto | TKO (punches) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku Raiden Championships 13 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:57 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 28–6–3 (1) | Hidehiko Yoshida | Decision (split) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku no Ran 2009 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Saitama, Japan |Return