Tenshin Nasukawa

Tenshin Nasukawa (那須川 天心, Nasukawa Tenshin, born August 18, 1998) is a Japanese kickboxer and mixed martial artist, based in Tokyo, Japan. Tenshin is the current Rizin Kickboxing featherweight world champion, former Rizin bantamweight champion, and the 2017 Rizin kickboxing flyweight tournament champion. As of 1 August 2020, he is ranked the #2 flyweight in the world by Combat Press.[2]

Tenshin Nasukawa
Born	(1998-08-18) August 18, 1998 Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Other names	Shindo (神童 Prodigy) Lightning Left Ninja Boy TEPPEN
Nationality	Japanese
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	57.5 kg (126.8 lb; 9.1 st)
Division	Flyweight (MMA) Bantamweight (Rise Kickboxing, -55 kg) Super Bantamweight (Muay Thai) Featherweight (Muay Thai, Rizin Kickboxing)
Style	Kyokushin Karate, Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Team	Target Team Teppen (Teppen Gym) Team Tenshin[1]
Trainer	Hiroyuki Nasukawa (father, Teppen Gym president), Takashi Ito (Target president), Yuji Okamoto (boxing coach), Yūichi Kasai (part-time boxing coach)
Rank	Black belt in Kyokushin Kaikan Black belt in Shin Karate
Kickboxing record
Total	37
Wins	37
By knockout	29
Losses	0
Mixed martial arts record
Total	4
Wins	4
By knockout	2
By submission	1
By decision	1
Losses	0
Amateur kickboxing record
Total	111
Wins	105
By knockout	62
Losses	5
Draws	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Tenshin became famous due to his knockout victories over former IBF boxing world champion Amnat Ruenroeng and Lumpinee Stadium Muay Thai champion Wanchalong PK Senchaigym. The latter was chosen as the 2016 Knockout of the Year by Combat Press.[3] In 2019, he was named the Male Fighter of the Year by Combat Press.[4]

Early life

He began attracting attention on the scene when he launched his amateur kickboxing career age 13.[5]

It is said that he initially started learning Kyokushin Karate at age 5 as his father who worried about his timidity forced him to enter the dojo so that he could learn courtesy. He won the championship in the Kyokushin Junior World Championship when he was a fifth grader in elementary school. After that, he became more drawn to kickboxing and began to learn and train.[6]

Tenshin amassed an amateur record of 105-5-1 by the age of 18 before he turned professional in kickboxing. He first made a name for himself after knocking out Wanchalong PK Senchaigym, who was a multiple Bangkok Lumpinee and Channel 7 champion, with a spinning back kick on his first Muay Thai fight when Nasukawa was still in high school.[7][8][9]

Professional kickboxing career

Nasukawa’s training began when he started Kyokushin Karate at just five years old, and he set his sights on joining one of Japan’s premier fight promotions.

"I practiced karate until I was in sixth grade. I was winning competitions at a national level,” he told Bleacher Report. "I wanted to participate on that big stage. There was no specific individual that inspired me. I was attracted to the stage."

Nasukawa's kickboxing style is influenced by Boxing, Muay Thai and his Kyokushin Karate background. Nasukawa fights out of the southpaw stance, and is primarily a counter puncher, staying on the outer perimeter of the ring and landing as his opponents try to move in to land strikes. He is well known for his tendency to mix in acrobatic techniques like spinning kicks, rolling kicks, and jumping knees with high precision and success.

“I don't even want to imagine what kind of fighter he will turn out to be in five years,” one of Nasukawa’s opponents, MMA fighter Yusaku Nakamura said in praise. Nasukawa defeated Nakamura in a kickboxing bout by technical knock out after Nasukawa dropped Nakamura three times. In the fight Nasukawa landed a counter spinning drop kick to Nakamura's face, breaking his nose.[10]

On May 31, 2015, Nasukawa fought for the Rise bantamweight title after compiling a 5-0 record. He won his first title fight by TKO in the second round against Yuta Murakoshi. On August 1, 2015, he won the Blade 55 kg tournament.

On December 5, 2016, Nasukawa knocked out Lumpinee Stadium Muay Thai Champion, Wanchalong PKSenchaigym, with a spinning back head kick counter. Such a spectacular result against a former Lumpinee Stadium champion brought him global attention.

Nasukawa faced the Rizin Bantamweight Champion Kyoji Horiguchi on September 30, 2018, at Rizin 13. The bout was contested under kickboxing rules.[11] Nasukawa won via unanimous decision.[12]

On March 3, 2019, Nasukawa fought in the quarterfinal round of the RISE World Series 2019 58 kg tournament. He defeated Argentinian Federico Roma by KO/TKO with a cartwheel kick to the head 1 minute and 53 seconds into the third round. This sets up a rematch with Suakim PK Saenchaimuaythaigym with whom he had a closely contested match in February 2018.[13]

Nasukawa–Takeru rivalry

Nasukawa has been calling out Three-division K-1 champion Takeru Segawa since June 8, 2015.[14] But due to contractual obligations, both fighters were not able to meet in the ring. At that time, K-1 and Rise were in a "Kickboxing Cold War" since 2010.

On August 5, 2015, Takeru told the media that he was interested in fighting Nasukawa if K-1 can organize it. K-1 Japan group producer, Mitsuru Miyata, demanded that Nasukawa sign an exclusive contract with K-1 to be able to make the fight happen.[15] Nasukawa's trainer and RISE president, Takashi Ito, told combat sports magazine Fight & Life, that he will agree to let Nasukawa fight in a K-1 event but he's not willing to give up Nasukawa to an exclusive contract with K-1.

In 2015, K-1 officially made a partnership with the new MMA promotion, Rizin Fighting Federation. Rizin president, Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced that Rizin is willing to make partnerships with every fighting organization so RISE began to work with Rizin as well. This deal made it more possible for a Nasukawa–Segawa matchup.

November 8, 2015, Nasukawa had a knockout victory over French Muay Thai fighter Mike Alamos. After the match in the ring, Nasukawa announced that he wanted to fight in Rizin.[16]

On November 21, 2015, Takeru made his first defense of his K-1 55 kg world title against Charles Bongiovanni, he won the fight by TKO. After the match, during the in-ring interview, Takeru announced his desire to fight in Rizin, 2 weeks after Nasukawa announced the same. When Takeru returned backstage, Nasukawa approached him and demanded the fight.[17] The fight can happen in Rizin even with the Rise and K-1 cold war. During the press conference, Takeru mentioned that he did not recognize Nasukawa and could not understand what he was saying due to the crowd noise and thought he was just a fan. Takeru confirmed that he is willing to accept the fight if offered.[17] After this event, Nasukawa tweeted that Takeru agreed to fight him on New Year's Eve.[18]

On December 8, 2015, Rizin announced a fight between Takeru and Chinese fighter, Yang Ming, for their New Year's Eve event. At the press conference, Rizin president, Sakakibara, acknowledged requests to make a Nasukawa vs. Takeru fight, however, he said there wasn't enough time to promote the fight and promised to try to make it happen in 2016.[19]

In 2016, Nasukawa signed with Rizin to fight on a December event. However, K-1 suddenly ended their partnership with Rizin. K-1 have tried to avoid any mention of the fight.

On June 18, 2017, after Takeru knocked out Buvaisar Paskhaev, K-1 commentator, Masato, expressed his desire to see Takeru fight Nasukawa but the 2 other commentators ignored his comments. 2 days later, K-1's official YouTube channel uploaded the full fight video of Takeru and Paskhaev but a few hours later it was deleted and re-uploaded with without Masato's comments.

On August 29, 2017, Rizin executive Nobuhiko Takada said on Twitter, "Two of the biggest superstars of kickboxing, Takeru vs Tenshin Nasukawa should be made right now! If this super-fight will not happen due to the (sic) cold war, it is heinous crime! Let's make this! Make miracle!" A few hours later a K-1 broadcaster trolled Takada on Twitter. A few days later, Takada apologized and promised to never talk about a fighter from another organization and deleted every tweet about Nasukawa vs Takeru.[20]

On December 31, 2017, Nasukawa won Rizin's Kickboxing 57 kg tournament. In an attempt to quash the cold war and influence K-1 and Rise to make the Takeru fight, Nasukawa made sure the show was being broadcast live so Rizin was not be able to cut any of his comments. Post-fight, in the ring, Nasukawa engaged the crowd by asking who they want him to fight next and the crowd screamed Takeru's name.[21]

In February 2018, M-1 Sports Media, which operates K-1, filed a lawsuit against Tenshin, his father Hiroyuki, Rise president Takashi Ito and Rizin president Sakakibara. According to the lawsuit, it all started three years ago when Nasukawa called out Takeru to fight. More recently during Rizin's New Year's Eve event when Nasukawa asked the audience who they want him to fight next. They claim that it's an unfair business practice to involve another fighter's name from a different organization. And, they claim that many people has negative image about Takeru run away from Nasukawa, and they lost 6 sponsors. And, they file a damage suit 137,000,000 yen. But, 1 of 6 sponsors told Japanese weekly magazine Shukan Shincho "Our contract of K-1, we distribute Bento 3 times only. We can't understand why K-1 demands too expensive money".[22]

On March 16, 2018, Rise president Takashi Ito, former K-1 fighter Hiroya and his lawyer, accused K-1 Japan Group's exclusive contract, illegal based on the competition law. Hiroya's lawyer told the media, that the way K-1's contract work makes you not fight for a year for your contract to expire. Every fight you make with the organization, extends your contract for another year from your last fight and the only way to get out of the contract is not get paid for a year. Hiroya cites this as the reason why Segawa could not fight Nasukawa as he knows Segawa as a friend and will not back down to a fight.[23]

Mixed martial arts

After his Muay Thai debut on December 5, 2016, Japanese MMA promotion Rizin Fighting Federation offered him to make his MMA debut on their December 29 event. Nasukawa accepted the short notice offer, and began to train MMA for the first time. He won his first fight by TKO in the first round. After the fight, he announced his desire to fight in Rizin's New Year's Eve event in 2 days. Rizin president Nobuyuki Sakakibara granted his wish and he won the fight by guillotine choke in the second round.

In 2017, he was officially signed by Rizin.[24][25]

In 2017, MMA agent Shu Hirata, who manages UFC fighters, Francis Ngannou and Takeya Mizugaki, told the media that the UFC has offered Nasukawa with $60,000 (salary:$30,000,win bonus:$30,000) contract.[26][27]

January 2018, Nasukawa told Japanese sports magazine Sports Graphic, he wants kickboxing as his main sport until he becomes 22 or 23 years old, and after that, he would consider a shift in MMA or pro boxing.

On August 15, 2018, Evolve MMA announced that they have sponsored Nasukawa.[28] Founder, Chairman, and CEO of both Evolve MMA and ONE Championship, Chatri Sityodtong, stated that he is interested in signing Nasukawa after his contract expires.[29]

Boxing

International Boxing Hall of Fame and World Boxing Hall of Famer, professional boxing promoter Akihiko Honda of Teiken Promotions Inc., have offered Nasukawa to move to boxing since he was 12 years old.[30]

When Nasukawa was a 14-year-old junior high school student, Teiken Promotions offered Nasukawa a contract including a signing bonus of more than $100,000 to box, but Nasukawa turned down the job due to his love for kickboxing. But, Teiken Promotions still continues to offer him a boxing contract.[31] One of Teiken Gym trainer Yūichi Kasai, who made 4 world boxing champions such as Takashi Miura and Toshiaki Nishioka became Nasukawa's part-time boxing coach.

Nasukawa wants to fight both kickboxing and boxing. However, the Japan Boxing Commission doesn't permit Japanese professional boxers to fight in other professional combat sports. In September 2018, Nasukawa told AbemaTV, that he wants to fight boxing in other countries and stay as a kickboxer in Japan.[32]

Three-division boxing world champion Naoya Inoue's trainer and promoter, former two-time boxing world champion Hideyuki Ohashi said "Nasukawa can win boxing world title till his 2nd professional match, break world record of Vasyl Lomachenko and Saensak Muangsurin's 3rd professional match", and he interested future plan for Naoya Inoue vs Tenshin Nasukawa in Tokyo Dome.[33]

Nasukawa was offered to fight at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He showed interest to fight in the Olympics but he doesn't want to fight his friend and former teammate at Team Teppen, AIBA Youth 2016 World Champion, Hayato Tsutsumi.[31]

On November 5, 2018, it was announced that Nasukawa was expected to face undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. at Rizin 14 on December 31, 2018. The supposed rules for this bout were not determined.[34] However, on 7 November, Mayweather stated that the fight had been announced in error due to a misunderstanding (claiming that he had never even heard of Nasukawa until the press conference), and that he had been booked for an exhibition fight for "a small group of wealthy spectators" that was not meant to be televised.[35][36] On November 16, 2018, Mayweather announced that the fight is back on. It will be a 3-round exhibition boxing match.[37][38] “There was a penalty clause in the contract of an undisclosed amount if he is to use any moves of an MMA nature.”[39] In other words, if Tenshin had the urge to throw a kick, he would be heavily fined. In the one-sided fight, Nasukawa was knocked down 3 times in the first round and his corner subsequently threw the towel in.[40][41] The match was controversial, however, and drew accusations of match-fixing.[42][43]

Fighting style

Nasukawa is a southpaw and his style is a combination of kickboxing and full contact karate, both of which he has learned and competed at a very young age. Nasukawa is primarily a counter puncher, staying on the outer perimeter of the ring and landing as his opponents try to move in to land strikes. He is well known for his tendency to mix in seemingly flashy techniques like spinning kicks, rolling kicks, and jumping knees with high precision and success.[44]

Titles and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Professional

• 2019 RISE World Series -58kg Tournament Champion[45]
• 2019 ISKA Unified Rules Featherweight (57 kg) World Champion[46]
• 2018 Rise Featherweight (57 kg) World Champion[47]
• 2017 Rizin Flyweight (57 kg) Kickboxing Tournament Champion
• 2015 ISKA Oriental Rules Bantamweight (55 kg) World Champion[48] (1 time title defended)
• 2015 Blade Japan Cup (55 kg) Tournament Champion[49]
• 2015 Rise Bantamweight (55 kg) Champion[50]

Amateur

• 2013 All Japan Jr. Kick -55kg Champion[51]
• 2012 M-1 Junior -50kg Champion[52]
• 2012 Bigbang -50kg Champion[53]
• 2012 All Japan Jr. Kick -50kg Champion[54]
• 2011 M-1 Junior -45kg Champion[55]
• 2011 MA Kick Junior -42kg Champion
• 2010 M-1 Junior -40kg Champion
• 2010 Muay Lok -35kg Champion
• 2009 Kaminarimon -35kg Champion

Karate

• 2013 All Japan Shin Karate G-3 Grand Prix Champion[56]
• 2010 All Japan Shin Karate K-4 Grand Prix Champion[57]
• 2009 IKO Kyokushinkaikan All Japan Youth (U-10) -40kg Champion

Awards

• CombatPress.com
  • 2016 Knockout of the Year[58]
  • 2019 Male Fighter of the Year[59]

Fight record

Professional Kickboxing and Muay Thai record

37 Wins (29 (T)KO's), 0 Loss Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2020-07-12 Win Yuki Kasahara Rise on Abema Tokyo, Japan TKO (3 Knockdowns/Punches) 1 1:30 2019-12-31 Win Rui Ebata Rizin 20 - Saitama Saitama, Japan TKO (3 knockdown rule) 1 2:44 2019-09-16 Win Shiro Rise World Series 2019 Final, -58kg Tournament Final Chiba (city), Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Wins RISE World Series -58kg Tournament title. 2019-07-21 Win Suakim PK Saenchaimuaythaigym Rise World Series 2019 Semi Finals, -58kg Tournament Semi Final Osaka, Japan TKO (doctor stoppage/rolling thunder) 3 1:25 2019-06-02 Win Martin Blanco Rizin FF 16 Kobe, Japan TKO (3 knockdown rule) 2 N/A Wins vacant ISKA Featherweight World Championship. 2019-04-29 Win Fritz Biagtan Rizin FF 15 Yokohama, Japan TKO (3 knockdown rule) 3 1:25 2019-03-10 Win Federico Roma Rise World Series 2019 First Round, -58kg Tournament Quarter Final[60] Tokyo, Japan KO (cartwheel kick) 3 1:35 2018-11-17 Win Taiki Naito Rise 129 Saitama, Japan TKO (3 knockdowns) 1 1:58 2018-09-30 Win Kyoji Horiguchi Rizin FF 13 Saitama, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2018-06-17 Win Rodtang Jitmuangnon Rise 125[61] Chiba, Japan Extra Round Decision (unanimous) 6 3:00 Wins vacant Rise Feather weight (57g) World Championship. 2018-05-06 Win Yusaku Nakamura Rizin FF 10 Fukuoka, Japan TKO (referee stoppage) 2 N/A 2018-02-12 Win Suakim Sit Sor Thor Taew Knock Out First Impact[62] Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 2017-12-31 Win Yamato Fujita Rizin FF 9 Saitama, Japan TKO (3 knockdowns) 1 1:27 2017-12-31 Win Yuta Hamamoto Rizin FF 9 Saitama, Japan KO (flying knee) 2 4:58 2017-11-23 Win Ignacio Capllonch Rise 121[63] Tokyo, Japan TKO (punches) 3 1:15 2017-08-20 Win Visanlek Meibukai Knock Out Vol.4 Tokyo, Japan TKO (doctor stoppage) 3 2:28 2017-07-30 Win Kizaemon Saiga Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Opening Round - Part 1 Tokyo, Japan KO (left cross) 1 1:36 2017-05-20 Win Ryan Sheehan Rise 117[64] Tokyo, Japan KO (left hook to the body) 1 1:12 Retained the ISKA Oriental Rules Bantamweight (55kg) World Championship. 2017-02-12 Win Amnat Ruenroeng[65] Knock Out Vol. 1 Tokyo, Japan KO (left hook to the body) 4 2:39 2016-12-05 Win Wanchalong PK.Saenchai[66] Knock Out Vol. 0 Tokyo, Japan KO (spinning back kick) 1 0:38 2016-09-25 Win Yuta Murakoshi Rise 113 Japan Decision (majority) 5 3:00 Retained the Rise Bantamweight (55 kg) Championship. 2016-08-07 Win Lin Bin[67] Kunlun Fight 49 / Rebels 45 Tokyo, Japan KO (left knee to the body) 1 1:10 2016-05-29 Win Tarek Totts Rise 111[68] Tokyo, Japan KO (Left Kick to the Body) 2 1:49 2016-03-26 Win Fred Cordeiro Rise 110 Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 Won the ISKA Oriental Rules Bantamweight (55 kg) World Championship. 2016-03-12 Win Keisuke Miyamoto[69] No Kick, No Life 2016 Tokyo, Japan KO (left knee to the body) 2 0:26 2016-01-31 Win Manolis Kalistis Rise 109 Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2015-11-08 Win Mike Alamos Rise 108 Japan KO (Left Knee to the Body) 1 1:56 2015-08-01 Win Taiki Naito Blade.2 55 kg 2015 Tournament - Final Japan TKO (3 knockdowns) 1 1:41 Won the 2015 Blade Japan Cup (55 kg) Tournament. 2015-08-01 Win Yukinori Ogasawara Blade.2 55 kg 2015 Tournament - Semi Finals Japan KO (left hook) 3 N/A 2015-08-01 Win Masahiko Suzuki Blade.2 55 kg 2015 Tournament - Quarter Finals Japan KO (Punches) 1 1:31 2015-05-31 Win Yuta Murakoshi Rise 105 Japan TKO (punches) 2 1:31 Won the Rise Bantamweight (55 kg) Championship. 2015-03-21 Win Masaru Fujimoto Rise 104 Japan KO 1 2:06 2014-12-29 Win Kim Jin Min Blade.1 Japan KO (Knee to the Body) 1 1:40 2014-11-16 Win Makoto Kyushima Rise 102 Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2014-09-28 Win Aleksandro Hideo Rise 101 Japan KO (left knee to the body) 1 2:42 2014-07-12 Win Tomo Arimatsu Rise 100 ~ Blade 0 ~ Japan KO (High Kick) 1 0:58 2012-08-10 Win Ploydaeng Looksuan [70] Blue Arena Stadium Samut Prakan, Thailand KO (left knee to the body) 4 N/A Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Amateur Kickboxing and Muay Thai record (Incomplete)

99 Wins (37(T)KO's), 5 Losses, 3 Draws Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2013-10-13 Win Shinnosuke Nakamura BigBang Amateur 17, Final Tokyo, Japan N/A 3 2:00 2013-10-13 Win Kazutaka Sasazaki BigBang Amateur 17, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan N/A 2 2:00 2013-03-31 Win Ryoga Hirano 2013 All Japan Jr. Kick Tournament, Final Tokyo, Japan KO (punches) 1 0:42 Wins the 2013 All Japan Jr. Kick -55kg title. 2013-03-31 Win Taio Asahisa 2013 All Japan Jr. Kick Tournament, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan Decision 2 2:00 2013-03-31 Win Kyoto Takahashi 2013 All Japan Jr. Kick Tournament, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan TKO 2 N/A 2012-12-02 Draw Eisaku Ogasawara Kichioji Fight Club Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 2:00 2012-12-02 Win Kaogam Sor Tantip RISE/M-1 MC ～INFINITY～ Tokyo, Japan KO (punches) 1 0:42 2012-11-11 Win Bigbang Amateur Tokyo, Japan N/A N/A N/A Wins the Bigbang -50kg title. 2012-10-21 Win Rasta Muay Lok 2012 3rd Tokyo, Japan Decision 2 2:00 2012-09-09 Win Yoshiki Tane M-1 Challenge Sutt Yod Muaythai vol.3 Tokyo, Japan TKO (referee stoppage/left hook) 2 0:08 2012-09-02 Win Yugo Tsuboi BigBang 10 Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 2:00 2012-08-26 Win Teruyo Sasaki M-1 Muay Thai Challenge Amateur Chiba, Japan Decision 3 2:00 Won the M-1 Junior -50kg title. 2012-07-22 Win Teruyo Sasaki M-1 Muay Thai Challenge Amateur Tournament, Final Tokyo, Japan Decision 2 2:00 2012-07-22 Win Daigo Sunaga M-1 Muay Thai Challenge Amateur Tournament, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan Decision 2 2:00 2012-07-16 Win Yuzuki Sakai BigBang Amateur 7 Tokyo, Japan Decision 2 1:30 2012-07-16 Win Kota Nakano BigBang Amateur 7 Tokyo, Japan Decision 2 1:30 2012-06-03 Win Haruma Saikyo BigBang Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 2:00 2012-05-27 Loss Junya Weerasakreck M-1 Muay Thai Challenge Amateur Japan Decision 3 2:00 Lost the M-1 Junior -50kg title. 2012-04-22 Win Kenta Yoshinaga M-1 Amateur Event Tokyo, Japan Decision N/A N/A Wins the M-1 Junior -50kg title. 2012-04-15 Win Kaito Hayashi 2012 All Japan Jr. Kick Tournament, Final Tokyo, Japan TKO 2 N/A Wins the 2012 All Japan Jr. Kick -50kg title. 2012-04-15 Win N/A 2012 All Japan Jr. Kick Tournament, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan Decision 2 2:00 2012-04-15 Win Taio Asahisa 2012 All Japan Jr. Kick Tournament, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan Decision 2 2:00 2012-03-04 Win Yugo Tsuboi 2012 All Japan Jr. Kick Kanto Area Selection Tournament, Final Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 2:00 2012-03-04 Win Junya Weerasakreck 2012 All Japan Jr. Kick Kanto Area Selection Tournament, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan Decision 2 2:00 2012-03-04 Win Ryosuke Kumai 2012 All Japan Jr. Kick Kanto Area Selection Tournament, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan Decision 2 2:00 2012-02-25 Draw Yoshiki Takei[71] Bigbang 8 Tokyo, Japan Draw 3 2:00 2011-11-20 Win Yuya Iwanami MA Japan Kick BREAK-20 -RAISE- Tokyo, Japan Decision 2 1:30 Defends the MA Kick Junior -42kg title. 2011-10-23 Win Jin Aso DEEP☆KICK 8 Osaka, Japan Decision 2 2:00 2011-10-02 Win Azuki Seno Muay Lok 2011 4th Japan Decision 2 2:00 2011-09-11 Win Katsuki Nogami M-1 Freshmans vol.3 Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 2:00 Defends the M-1 Junior -45kg title. 2011-07-18 Win Haruma Saikyo MA Kick BREAK-16 - GRASP Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 1:30 Defends the MA Kick Junior -42kg title. 2011-06-19 Win Junya Weerasakreck M-1 FAIRTEX SINGHA BEER Muay thai Challenge Tokyo, Japan Decision 2 3:00 Wins the M-1 Junior -45kg title. 2011-06-12 Win Junya Weerasakreck M-1 Freshmans NEXT HEROS CUP 2011 vol.2 Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 2:00 2011-04-24 Win Haruma Saikyo MA Kick BREAK-12 -It starts- Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 1:30 Wins the MA Kick Junior -42kg title. 2011-04-17 Win Yuuichi Suenaga JAKF Tokyo, Japan Decision 2 1:30 2011-04-02 Win Kaito Wor.Wanchai Muay Lok 2011 2nd Tokyo, Japan Decision 2 2:00 2011-02-20 Win Saya Ito Muay Lok 2011 1st Tokyo, Japan Decision 2 2:00 2010-10-31 Win Kota Nakano KAMINARIMON Tokyo, Japan Decision 2 2:00 2010-10-31 Win Kazutomi Uchida KAMINARIMON Tokyo, Japan TKO 1 N/A 2010-10-31 Draw Tatsuya Sakakibara KAMINARIMON Tokyo, Japan Draw 2 2:00 2010-10-02 Loss Ren Hiramoto New ☆ square jungle Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 2:00 2010-08-01 Win N/A Muay Lok Junior 35kg Tournament, Final Japan Decision N/A N/A Wins the Muay Lok -35kg title. 2010-06-13 Loss Onree Isarnronb Muay Thai WINDY Super Fight Vol.3 Japan Decision 3 2:00 2010-04-25 Win Kei Nakura Muay Lok 2010 2nd Tokyo, Japan KO 2 1:40 2010-03-14 Win Tora Wor.Wanchai Muay Thai WINDY Super Fight Vol.2 Tokyo, Japan Decision 5 2:00 Loss Shinichiro Morishita Tokyo, Japan Decision 2 2:00 2008-08-23 Win Issei TRIBELATE vol.19 -Hybrid Club Fight- Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 2:00 Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
4 matches	4 wins	0 losses
By knockout	2	0
By submission	1	0
By decision	1	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	4–0	Yamato Fujita	Decision (unanimous)	Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Opening Round - Part 2	October 15, 2017	3	5:00	Fukuoka, Japan
Win	3–0	Francesco Ghigliotti	KO (head kick)	Rizin 2017 in Yokohama: Sakura	April 16, 2017	1	1:07	Yokohama, Japan
Win	2–0	Dylan Kawika Oligo	Submission (guillotine choke)	Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: Final Round	December 31, 2016	2	3:37	Tokyo, Japan
Win	1–0	Nikita Sapun	TKO (punches)	Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round	December 29, 2016	1	2:45	Tokyo, Japan

See also

• List of male kickboxers
• List of male mixed martial artists

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