Kazunori Yokota
| Kazunori Yokota | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 3, 1978 Funabashi, Chiba, Japan |
| Residence | Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Division | Featherweight Lightweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Team | Team Grabaka |
| Rank | black belt in Judo |
| Years active | 2004–present (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 23 |
| Wins | 15 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 10 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Spouse | Fabyola |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Kazunori-Yokota-11335 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Kazunori Yokota (横田 一則, Yokota Kazunori, born April 3, 1978) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka. Yokota became famous fighting in the Japanese MMA promotion DEEP, and eventually debuted WVR Sengoku, his only fight in a cage was his MMA debut, which was in GCM Demolition in 19 September 2004 against Keita Nakamura, the fight resulted in a draw.
Career and background
Yokota has a background in Judo and fights for Team Grabaka with notable training partners such as Akihiro Gono and Kazuo Misaki. Yokota debuted MMA in GCM demolition in September 2004 where he faced off against Keita Nakamura, the 2 round fight resulted in a draw. After his first fight Yokota debuted the Japanese promotion DEEP and went undefeated in his next eight fights till he suffered his first loss by knockout at the hands of Seung Hwan Bang. His most famous fight was against former Sengoku 155 pound champion, Satoru Kitaoka, which he lost by unanimous decision. His next fight will be against Eiji Mitsuoka in Sengoku 11. On December 22, 2009, it was announced that Yokota would be taking on DREAM Lightweight Tatsuya Kawajiri in a Sengoku vs. DREAM fight at the annual Dynamite!! event on New Year's Eve in Saitama, Japan.[1]
Mixed martial arts record
| 23 matches | 15 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 2 |
| By submission | 2 | 0 |
| By decision | 10 | 3 |
| Draws | 3 | |
| No contests | 0 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 15-5-3 |  Hideki Kadowaki
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Decision (unanimous) | Deep - 57 Impact | February 18, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Won vacant Deep Featherweight Title |
| Win | 14-5-3 | Katsuya Toida
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TKO (soccer kicks and punches) | Deep - Cage Impact 2011 in Tokyo, 1st Round | October 29, 2011 | 2 | 0:25 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 13-5-3 | Shoji Maruyama
|
Decision (unanimous) | Deep - 54 Impact | June 24, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Drops to Featherweight |
| Loss | 12-5-3 |  Jadamba Narantungalag
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KO (punch) | World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight | December 30, 2010 | 1 | 2:03 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 12-4-3 |  Brian Cobb
|
Decision (split) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku Raiden Championships 15 | October 30, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Cobb came in heavy at 161.3lbs & 157.2 lbs on his second try.[2] |
| Loss | 12-3-3 | Tatsuya Kawajiri
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Decision (unanimous) | Dynamite!! 2009 | December 31, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 12-2-3 | Eiji Mitsuoka
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Decision (unanimous) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 11 | November 7, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 11-2-3 | Ryan Schultz
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KO (punch) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 10 | September 23, 2009 | 1 | 2:31 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 10-2-3 |  Leonardo Santos
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Decision (split) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 8 | May 2, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |
| Loss | 9-2-3 | Satoru Kitaoka
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Decision (unanimous) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6 | November 1, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 9-1-3 | Mizuto Hirota
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Decision (unanimous) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6 | November 1, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 8-1-3 |  Bojan Kosednar
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Decision (unanimous) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 4 | August 24, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |
| Loss | 7-1-3 |  Seung Hwan Bang
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KO (punches) | DEEP - 35 Impact | May 19, 2008 | 1 | 3:38 | Tokyo, Japan | Lost Deep Lightweight Title |
| Win | 7-0-3 | Minoru Tavares Tsuchiya
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Submission (armbar) | DEEP - 31 Impact | August 5, 2007 | 1 | 3:53 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 6-0-3 | Nobuhiro Obiya
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Decision (unanimous) | DEEP - 28 Impact | February 16, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Won Deep Lightweight Title |
| Win | 5-0-3 | Yoshihiro Tomioka
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Decision (majority) | DEEP - 27 Impact | December 20, 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 4-0-3 | Michihiro Omigawa
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Decision (majority) | DEEP - 26 Impact | October 10, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | 3-0-3 | Milton Vieira
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Draw | DEEP - 24 Impact | April 11, 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 3-0-2 | Kosuto Umeda
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TKO (punches) | DEEP - 23 Impact | February 5, 2006 | 2 | 4:05 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | 2-0-2 | Yoshihiro Tomioka
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Draw | DEEP - clubDEEP Toyama: Barbarian Festival 3 | October 30, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Toyama Prefecture, Japan | |
| Win | 2-0-1 | Hiroki Nagaoka
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Decision (unanimous) | DEEP - 20 Impact | September 9, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 1-0-1 | Daigo Ishijima
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Technical Submission (armbar) | Pancrase - Spiral 5 | July 10, 2005 | 1 | 4:41 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Draw | 0-0-1 | Keita Nakamura
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Draw | GCM - Demolition 040919 | September 19, 2004 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan |