Yusuke Kawaguchi
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese mixed martial artist
, who fights in the heavyweight
division. He is the former DEEP Megaton Champion, and has also fought in DREAM
, M-1 Global
and KSW
.
championships and third place at the 1999 University Judo Championships in the 100 kg weight class.
debut on April 13, 2007 at DEEP: 29th Impact and defeated his opponent Hirotaka Fujiyama by majority decision. He went on to win his next two fights by way of knockout
in the first round and in 2008, he took part in the DEEP Megaton Grand Prix. He TKO'd Nobuyoshi Takahara in the preliminary round and advanced to the quarter-finals where he faced former sumo
wrestler Wakashoyo
. Wakashoyo rushed Kawaguchi at the beginning of the fight and was knocked out after just 16 seconds. Kawaguchi then advanced to the final stage, where the semi-finals and final were held in one night. In the semis, he came up against Shunji Kosaka, and beat him after his corner threw in the towel within 45 seconds of the first round. Shunsuke Inoue was then to be his opponent in the final. After two four-minute rounds, Kawaguchi emerged the victor by way of split decision to become the DEEP Megaton Champion.
On October 23, 2008, Kawaguchi defended his title against Mongolian
challenger Baru Harn aka Seryu at DEEP: 38th Impact. He blitzed Seryu with machinegun punches in the first round of the fight but could not finish him. With both men gassed by the second period, the fight quickly devolved into moments of sloppy punching and leaning on each other in the clinch. A majority decision for Kawaguchi resulted after two judges ruled in his favor, with one judge ruling it a draw.
Seigo Mizuguchi, who Kawaguchi already beat in 2007, then challenged him at DEEP: 44th Impact on October 10, 2009. Kawaguchi opened the bout with an initial barrage of machine gun punches, dropping Mizuguchi in a corner. Mizuguchi recovered, however, tossed the champ over his hip in the harai-goshi and landed in side control, where he squeezed Kawaguchi’s head with a neck crank. Kawaguchi escaped and, as the visibly fitter of the two, proceeded to string together big punches for the rest of the bout. Gassed but still tough, Mizuguchi ate all of Kawaguchi's punches while throwing winging singles of his own. Though his face was red and swollen, Mizuguchi would not go down, prompting Kawaguchi to switch tactics midway through the bout, as he chopped him down with kicks. When Mizuguchi limped into a corner at the 1:27 mark of the third round, cornerman Kazuhiro Nakamura
threw in the towel. Referee Yoshinori Umeki did not see the towel but stopped the bout soon after.
Another challenger then stepped up, this time in the form of Guam
's Roque Martinez. He, too, was unable to defeat Kawaguchi who won by unanimous decision after three rounds.
. His first fight came against England
's Rob Broughton
on April 29, where he recorded the first loss of his career. Every time Kawaguchi stepped in to engage, Broughton's left hook was there to meet him, and every time Kawaguchi tried to retreat, Broughton's sharp left jab was there to chase him. Broughton also controlled Kawaguchi on the mat, as he shut him down in both rounds and won via unanimous decision.
Kawaguchi's second fight representing Japan was on April 16 in the Netherlands
. He took on Cirio Tejera of Spain
and won by unanimous decision after two rounds.
at KSW XIII: Kumite
in Katowice
, Poland
. Pudzianowski rushed Kawaguchi at the opening bell and took him down with a lateral drop, but Kawaguchi proved tougher than anticipated. A quickly gassing Pudzianowski had to dig deep to keep control of the fight after he failed to finish with the opening salvo. Kawaguchi got some strikes in on the Pole in the second round, but Pudzian scored two takedowns, likely the convincing factor for the judges, who ruled in favor of Pudzianowski, who won by unanimous decision.
debut against James Thompson
at DREAM.16 and won via a controversial split decision.
|Loss
|align=center|13-5
|
Jörgen Kruth
| TKO (punches and elbows)
| ROTK - Rumble of the Kings 6
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|3:18
|Stockholm
, Sweden
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|13-4
|
Soa Palalei
| TKO (punches)
| AFC Fight Nite 01
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|4:20
|Melbourne
, Australia
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|13-3
| Peter Graham
| TKO (elbows)
| Xtreme MMA 3
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|13-2
|
Edmund Cavalcante Jr.
| Decision (unanimous)
| Gladiator 11: G-1
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|12-2
|
James Thompson
| Decision (split)
| Dream 16
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Nagoya, Japan
|DREAM debut.
|-
|Loss
|align=center| 11-2
|
Mariusz Pudzianowski
| Decision (unanimous)
| KSW XIII
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Katowice
, Poland
||
|-
|Win
|align=center| 11-1
|
Roque Martinez
| Decision (unanimous)
| Deep (mixed martial arts)
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Tokyo
, Japan
||Defended DEEP Megaton title.
|-
|Win
|align=center| 10-1
|
Seigo Mizuguchi
| TKO (leg kicks)
| Deep (mixed martial arts)
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|1:27
|Tokyo
, Japan
||Defended DEEP Megaton title.
|-
|Win
|align=center| 9-1
|
Cirio Tejera
| Decision (unanimous)
| 2009 M-1 Challenge Season
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Hilversum
, Netherlands
||
|-
|Loss
|align=center| 8-1
| Rob Broughton
| Decision (unanimous)
| 2009 M-1 Challenge Season
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Tokyo
, Japan
||
|-
|Win
|align=center| 8-0
|
Baru Harn
| Decision (majority)
| Deep (mixed martial arts)
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Tokyo
, Japan
||Defended DEEP Megaton title.
|-
|Win
|align=center| 7-0
| Shunsuke Inoue
| Decision (split)
| Deep (mixed martial arts)
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|4:00
|Tokyo
, Japan
||Grand Prix final bout. Won DEEP Megaton title.
|-
|Win
|align=center| 6-0
| Shunji Kosaka
| TKO (corner stoppage)
| Deep (mixed martial arts)
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:45
|Tokyo
, Japan
||Grand Prix semi-final bout.
|-
|Win
|align=center| 5-0
| Wakashoyo
| TKO (punches)
| Deep (mixed martial arts)
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:16
|Tokyo
, Japan
||Grand Prix quarter-final bout.
|-
|Win
|align=center| 4-0
| Nobuyoshi Takahara
| TKO (punches)
| Deep (mixed martial arts)
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:40
|Tokyo
, Japan
||Grand Prix prelim round bout.
|-
|Win
|align=center| 3-0
| Seigo Mizuguchi
| TKO (punches)
| Deep (mixed martial arts)
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|2:07
|Tokyo
, Japan
||
|-
|Win
|align=center| 2-0
| Iro Zeki
| KO (punch)
| Deep (mixed martial arts)
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1:06
|Tokyo
, Japan
||
|-
|Win
|align=center| 1-0
| Hirotaka Fujiyama
| Decision (majority)
| Deep (mixed martial arts)
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Tokyo
, Japan
||
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
, who fights in the heavyweight
Heavyweight (MMA)
The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups fighters between .Although many ambiguities exist within the lower weight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the Heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform...
division. He is the former DEEP Megaton Champion, and has also fought in DREAM
DREAM (mixed martial arts)
Dream is a mixed martial arts organization promoted by former PRIDE FC executives and K-1 promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group. DREAM replaced FEG's previous-run mixed martial arts fight series, Hero's. The series retains many of the stylistic flourishes and personnel from Pride FC...
, M-1 Global
M-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
and KSW
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, better known by its acronym, KSW, is widely considered to be the premiere mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading promotions in Europe. To date, most events have been hosted in Warsaw, Poland...
.
Judo
Yusuke Kawaguchi came in third place at the high school-level national JudoJudo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
championships and third place at the 1999 University Judo Championships in the 100 kg weight class.
DEEP
Kawaguchi made his mixed martial artsMixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
debut on April 13, 2007 at DEEP: 29th Impact and defeated his opponent Hirotaka Fujiyama by majority decision. He went on to win his next two fights by way of knockout
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
in the first round and in 2008, he took part in the DEEP Megaton Grand Prix. He TKO'd Nobuyoshi Takahara in the preliminary round and advanced to the quarter-finals where he faced former sumo
Sumo
is a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally...
wrestler Wakashoyo
Wakashoyo
Wakashoyo is a Japanese mixed martial artist, kickboxer and former sumo wrestler.-Career:Although born in Chiba, he grew up in Nakano, Tokyo. He joined sumo in 1981, wrestling out of Futagoyama stable. He first entered the top makuuchi division in 1991 and made his sanyaku debut in March 1993 from...
. Wakashoyo rushed Kawaguchi at the beginning of the fight and was knocked out after just 16 seconds. Kawaguchi then advanced to the final stage, where the semi-finals and final were held in one night. In the semis, he came up against Shunji Kosaka, and beat him after his corner threw in the towel within 45 seconds of the first round. Shunsuke Inoue was then to be his opponent in the final. After two four-minute rounds, Kawaguchi emerged the victor by way of split decision to become the DEEP Megaton Champion.
On October 23, 2008, Kawaguchi defended his title against Mongolian
Mongols
Mongols ) are a Central-East Asian ethnic group that lives mainly in the countries of Mongolia, China, and Russia. In China, ethnic Mongols can be found mainly in the central north region of China such as Inner Mongolia...
challenger Baru Harn aka Seryu at DEEP: 38th Impact. He blitzed Seryu with machinegun punches in the first round of the fight but could not finish him. With both men gassed by the second period, the fight quickly devolved into moments of sloppy punching and leaning on each other in the clinch. A majority decision for Kawaguchi resulted after two judges ruled in his favor, with one judge ruling it a draw.
Seigo Mizuguchi, who Kawaguchi already beat in 2007, then challenged him at DEEP: 44th Impact on October 10, 2009. Kawaguchi opened the bout with an initial barrage of machine gun punches, dropping Mizuguchi in a corner. Mizuguchi recovered, however, tossed the champ over his hip in the harai-goshi and landed in side control, where he squeezed Kawaguchi’s head with a neck crank. Kawaguchi escaped and, as the visibly fitter of the two, proceeded to string together big punches for the rest of the bout. Gassed but still tough, Mizuguchi ate all of Kawaguchi's punches while throwing winging singles of his own. Though his face was red and swollen, Mizuguchi would not go down, prompting Kawaguchi to switch tactics midway through the bout, as he chopped him down with kicks. When Mizuguchi limped into a corner at the 1:27 mark of the third round, cornerman Kazuhiro Nakamura
Kazuhiro Nakamura
Kazuhiro Nakamura is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing as a middleweight in DREAM. His primary style is judo, in which he holds a 3rd dan black belt under Hidehiko Yoshida...
threw in the towel. Referee Yoshinori Umeki did not see the towel but stopped the bout soon after.
Another challenger then stepped up, this time in the form of Guam
Guam
Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
's Roque Martinez. He, too, was unable to defeat Kawaguchi who won by unanimous decision after three rounds.
M-1 Challenge
In 2009, he represented Team Japan in the M-1 Challenge2009 M-1 Challenge Season
The 2009 M-1 Challenge Season was the second season of the M-1 Challenge series presented by M-1 Global. It started on February 21, 2009 and concluded on December 3, 2009. 16 teams from around the world competed in the 2009 M-1 Challenge Season, up from the 9 teams that competed in 2008. The...
. His first fight came against England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
's Rob Broughton
Rob Broughton
Rob Broughton is an English mixed martial artist who competes as a heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a former Cage Rage British heavyweight champion.-Background:...
on April 29, where he recorded the first loss of his career. Every time Kawaguchi stepped in to engage, Broughton's left hook was there to meet him, and every time Kawaguchi tried to retreat, Broughton's sharp left jab was there to chase him. Broughton also controlled Kawaguchi on the mat, as he shut him down in both rounds and won via unanimous decision.
Kawaguchi's second fight representing Japan was on April 16 in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. He took on Cirio Tejera of Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and won by unanimous decision after two rounds.
KSW
On May 7, 2010, Kawaguchi faced 5-time World's Strongest Man Mariusz PudzianowskiMariusz Pudzianowski
Mariusz Zbigniew Pudzianowski is a Polish former strongman and current mixed martial artist...
at KSW XIII: Kumite
KSW XIII
KSW XIII: Kumite was a MMA event held by the Polish promotion KSW on May 7, 2010 in Katowice, Poland at the Spodek. It was the thirteenth numerical event from KSW and their sixteenth MMA event in total.-Background:...
in Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. Pudzianowski rushed Kawaguchi at the opening bell and took him down with a lateral drop, but Kawaguchi proved tougher than anticipated. A quickly gassing Pudzianowski had to dig deep to keep control of the fight after he failed to finish with the opening salvo. Kawaguchi got some strikes in on the Pole in the second round, but Pudzian scored two takedowns, likely the convincing factor for the judges, who ruled in favor of Pudzianowski, who won by unanimous decision.
DREAM
Kawaguchi made his DREAMDREAM (mixed martial arts)
Dream is a mixed martial arts organization promoted by former PRIDE FC executives and K-1 promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group. DREAM replaced FEG's previous-run mixed martial arts fight series, Hero's. The series retains many of the stylistic flourishes and personnel from Pride FC...
debut against James Thompson
James Thompson (fighter)
James Thompson is an English mixed martial artist. He fights as a heavyweight and has appeared in such promotions as Elite Xtreme Combat , Pride Fighting Championship, and Cage Rage. He is known for rushing his opponents at the start of the bout.-Biography:James Thompson grew up in Rochdale,...
at DREAM.16 and won via a controversial split decision.
Mixed martial arts record
|-|Loss
|align=center|13-5
|
Jörgen KruthJörgen Kruth
Jörgen "The Last Viking" Kruth is a Swedish super heavyweight Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is a former two time WMC Super Heavyweight Muaythai World Champion. He is considered to be among the greatest Scandinavian kickboxers of all time.- Biography and career :Jörgen started...
| TKO (punches and elbows)
| ROTK - Rumble of the Kings 6
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|3:18
|Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|13-4
|
Soa Palalei| TKO (punches)
| AFC Fight Nite 01
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|4:20
|Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|13-3
|
Peter GrahamPeter Graham (kickboxer)
Peter "The Chief" Graham is an Australian kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist. His enterance music is AC/DC's Thunderstruck andhe has trademarked his special moves like his somersault kick, The Rolling Thunder.-Kickboxing:...
| TKO (elbows)
| Xtreme MMA 3
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|13-2
|
Edmund Cavalcante Jr.| Decision (unanimous)
| Gladiator 11: G-1
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|12-2
|
James ThompsonJames Thompson (fighter)
James Thompson is an English mixed martial artist. He fights as a heavyweight and has appeared in such promotions as Elite Xtreme Combat , Pride Fighting Championship, and Cage Rage. He is known for rushing his opponents at the start of the bout.-Biography:James Thompson grew up in Rochdale,...
| Decision (split)
| Dream 16
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Nagoya, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
|DREAM debut.
|-
|Loss
|align=center| 11-2
|
Mariusz PudzianowskiMariusz Pudzianowski
Mariusz Zbigniew Pudzianowski is a Polish former strongman and current mixed martial artist...
| Decision (unanimous)
| KSW XIII
KSW XIII
KSW XIII: Kumite was a MMA event held by the Polish promotion KSW on May 7, 2010 in Katowice, Poland at the Spodek. It was the thirteenth numerical event from KSW and their sixteenth MMA event in total.-Background:...
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
||
|-
|Win
|align=center| 11-1
|
Roque Martinez| Decision (unanimous)
| Deep (mixed martial arts)
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
||Defended DEEP Megaton title.
|-
|Win
|align=center| 10-1
|
Seigo Mizuguchi| TKO (leg kicks)
| Deep (mixed martial arts)
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|1:27
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
||Defended DEEP Megaton title.
|-
|Win
|align=center| 9-1
|
Cirio Tejera| Decision (unanimous)
| 2009 M-1 Challenge Season
2009 M-1 Challenge Season
The 2009 M-1 Challenge Season was the second season of the M-1 Challenge series presented by M-1 Global. It started on February 21, 2009 and concluded on December 3, 2009. 16 teams from around the world competed in the 2009 M-1 Challenge Season, up from the 9 teams that competed in 2008. The...
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Hilversum
Hilversum
is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Located in the region called "'t Gooi", it is the largest town in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller villages...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
||
|-
|Loss
|align=center| 8-1
|
Rob BroughtonRob Broughton
Rob Broughton is an English mixed martial artist who competes as a heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a former Cage Rage British heavyweight champion.-Background:...
| Decision (unanimous)
| 2009 M-1 Challenge Season
2009 M-1 Challenge Season
The 2009 M-1 Challenge Season was the second season of the M-1 Challenge series presented by M-1 Global. It started on February 21, 2009 and concluded on December 3, 2009. 16 teams from around the world competed in the 2009 M-1 Challenge Season, up from the 9 teams that competed in 2008. The...
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
||
|-
|Win
|align=center| 8-0
|
Baru Harn| Decision (majority)
| Deep (mixed martial arts)
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
||Defended DEEP Megaton title.
|-
|Win
|align=center| 7-0
|
Shunsuke Inoue| Decision (split)
| Deep (mixed martial arts)
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|4:00
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
||Grand Prix final bout. Won DEEP Megaton title.
|-
|Win
|align=center| 6-0
|
Shunji Kosaka| TKO (corner stoppage)
| Deep (mixed martial arts)
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:45
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
||Grand Prix semi-final bout.
|-
|Win
|align=center| 5-0
|
WakashoyoWakashoyo
Wakashoyo is a Japanese mixed martial artist, kickboxer and former sumo wrestler.-Career:Although born in Chiba, he grew up in Nakano, Tokyo. He joined sumo in 1981, wrestling out of Futagoyama stable. He first entered the top makuuchi division in 1991 and made his sanyaku debut in March 1993 from...
| TKO (punches)
| Deep (mixed martial arts)
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:16
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
||Grand Prix quarter-final bout.
|-
|Win
|align=center| 4-0
|
Nobuyoshi Takahara| TKO (punches)
| Deep (mixed martial arts)
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:40
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
||Grand Prix prelim round bout.
|-
|Win
|align=center| 3-0
|
Seigo Mizuguchi| TKO (punches)
| Deep (mixed martial arts)
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|2:07
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
||
|-
|Win
|align=center| 2-0
|
Iro Zeki| KO (punch)
| Deep (mixed martial arts)
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1:06
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
||
|-
|Win
|align=center| 1-0
|
Hirotaka Fujiyama| Decision (majority)
| Deep (mixed martial arts)
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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