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My Take
Mitsuhiro Ishida — MMA fighter out of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, born the last few days of 1978. Tsukuba is basically Japan's science city, home to a massive national university and more PhDs per square mile than anywhere else in the country, so the idea of a kid growing up there and deciding to make his living punching people in a cage is kind of wonderfully unexpected. That said, the discipline it takes to grind through fight camps and competition is not all that different from lab work — you just measure your progress in a very different way. Almost everything about him is kept private, no stats, no big agency, no flashy media presence, and honestly that quiet, keep-to-yourself energy feels very consistent with the serious craftsman type. I respect that. Not everyone needs to be a personality — some people are just fighters.
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Overview
Mitsuhiro Ishida is a Japanese mixed martial artist born on December 29, 1978, in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture. He is a Capricorn with the Chinese zodiac sign of the Horse. Most personal and career details remain private, though he maintains an active presence on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mitsuhiro Ishida
- Name (Japanese)
- 石田光洋
- Reading
- いしだ みつひろ
- Born
- December 29, 1978 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Horse
- Origin
- Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Occupation
- Mixed Martial Artist
2. Links
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Mitsuhiro Ishida born?
Born December 29, 1978 (age 47).
Where is Mitsuhiro Ishida from?
Mitsuhiro Ishida is from Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
What does Mitsuhiro Ishida do?
Mitsuhiro Ishida works as Mixed Martial Artist.