Ikemoto was a participant in the Dream Welterweight Grand Prix and lost his first-round matchup against Marius Zaromskis by unanimous decision at Dream.8.
The fight is most famous for Zaromskis backflipping onto Ikemoto, almost getting caught in a leg lock in the process.
On November 8, 2010, he made his kickboxing debut against veteran fighter Yuya Yamamoto at K-1 World MAX 2010 Final, and lost via knockout in the first round.
Ikemoto lost his retirement fight to Japanese MMA legend Ryo Chonan on April 28, 2013, at Deep: Osaka Impact 2013.
[2] Ikemoto is occasionally a professional wrestler and had appeared for All Japan Pro Wrestling and GLEAT.