Satoru Kitaoka
| Satoru Kitaoka | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 4, 1980[1] Nara, Japan[1] |
| Other names | The Catch Wrestling Koala Bear, The Crazy Koala, Weird But Strong |
| Nationality | Japanese[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] |
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg; 11.0 st)[1] |
| Division | Lightweight Welterweight |
| Style | [2] |
| Team | Lotus Setagaya Nippon Top Team[3] Lotus Paraestra (2010-2012) Pancrase ism (2000-2010) |
| Rank | black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt in Judo |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 49 |
| Wins | 29 |
| By submission | 15 |
| By decision | 14 |
| Losses | 11 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Draws | 9 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Last updated on: September 11, 2009 | |
Satoru Kitaoka (北岡悟, Kitaoka Satoru, born 4 February 1980), is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He has fought the majority of his career as a welterweight for Pancrase, but moved down to lightweight in 2008 when he joined MMA promoter World Victory Road. Kitaoka is renowned for his submission grappling abilities and is the reigning BJJ and No-Gi Open Champion in both the 79.7-kilogram (176 lb) and Absolute divisions. In August 2008, he entered and won the 2008 Sengoku Lightweight Grand Prix.
Mixed martial arts career
Kitaoka has fought the majority of his career as a welterweight for Pancrase.[4]
Sengoku
Dropping down to lightweight, Kitaoka's first fight for Sengoku was a submission win over Ian James Schaffa at Sengoku 2 on 18 May 2008 before entering Sengoku's eight-man lightweight tournament.[5] In the first round of the tournament at Sengoku 4 on 24 August 2008 he was put up against American Clay French. Kitaoka made short work of French, winning by submission due to an achilles lock at 1:21 of the first round.[6] The win put him up against fellow Japanese fighter Eiji Mitsuoka in the tournament's semifinal taking place at Sengoku 6. Kitaoka again made short work of his opponent winning by a heel hook submission at 1:16 of the first round. The win earned him a place in the tournament's final taking place that same night against Kazunori Yokota. The fight proved longer than Kitaoka's three previous fights as it went the distance completing all three five minute rounds with Kitaoka being awarded the unanimous decision, thus winning the 2008 Sengoku Lightweight Grand Prix.[1][7]
The lightweight tournament win set up Kitaoka to fight the last reigning Pride FC Lightweight Champion, Takanori Gomi, for Sengoku's newly created Lightweight Championship.[3] The two fought at Sengoku no Ran 2009 on 4 January 2009 and ended with Kitaoka defeating Gomi with an achilles lock at 1:41 of the first round.[1][8]
In his first title defence, on August 2, 2009, at World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 9, Kitaoka lost his lightweight championship to Mizuto Hirota.[9]
Return to Pancrase
Following his title loss in Sengoku, Kitaoka returned to his home promotion Pancrase picking up wins over Jorge Rogrigues and Kuniyoshi Hironaka.
DREAM
Kitaoka faced former UFC fighter Willamy Freire at Dream 17.[10] Kitaoka entered the bout on a three fight win streak picking up victories in both Pancrase and Deep. He won the fight via split decision.
Kitaoka faced team mate and fellow Yuki Nakai black belt Shinya Aoki at DREAM's year end event for the DREAM Lightweight championship. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Championships and accomplishments
- 2008 Sengoku Lightweight Grand Prix Champion.[7]
- 1st Sengoku Raiden Championship Lightweight Champion.[8]
Mixed martial arts record
| 49 matches | 29 wins | 11 losses |
| By knockout | 0 | 3 |
| By submission | 15 | 0 |
| By decision | 14 | 8 |
| Draws | 9 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 29-11-9 | Shinya Aoki | Decision (unanimous) | Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 | 31 December 2011 | 5 | 5:00 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | For DREAM Lightweight Championship |
| Win | 29-10-9 | Willamy Freire | Decision (split) | Dream 17 | 24 September 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 28-10-9 | Jutaro Nakao | Decision (unanimous) | Deep: 53 Impact | 22 April 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Fought at Welterweight |
| Win | 27-10-9 | Kuniyoshi Hironaka | Submission (guillotine choke) | Pancrase: Passion Tour 9 | 3 October 2010 | 2 | 4:22 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 26-10-9 | Jorge Rodrigues | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: Passion Tour 5 | 5 June 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 25-10-9 | Jorge Masvidal | KO (punches) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 11 | 7 November 2009 | 2 | 3:23 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 25-9-9 | Mizuto Hirota | TKO (knees) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 9 | 2 August 2009 | 4 | 2:50 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | Lost Sengoku Lightweight Championship |
| Win | 25-8-9 | Yukio Sakaguchi | Submission (achilles lock) | Pancrase: Changing Tour 3 | 6 June 2009 | 1 | 1:26 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 24-8-9 | Takanori Gomi | Submission (achilles lock) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku no Ran 2009 | 4 January 2009 | 1 | 1:41 | Saitama, Japan | Won Sengoku Lightweight Championship |
| Win | 23-8-9 | Kazunori Yokota | Decision (unanimous) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6 | 1 November 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | Won Sengoku Lightweight Grandprix 2008 |
| Win | 22-8-9 | Eiji Mitsuoka | Submission (heel hook) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6 | 1 November 2008 | 1 | 1:16 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 21-8-9 | Clay French | Submission (achilles lock) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 4 | 24 August 2008 | 1 | 0:31 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 20-8-9 | Ian James Schaffa | Submission (guillotine choke) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 2 | 18 May 2008 | 1 | 0:50 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 19-8-9 | Katsuya Inoue | Decision (split) | Pancrase: Shining 1 | 30 January 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 19-7-9 | Jason Palacios | Decision (split) | Pancrase: Rising 6 | 5 September 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 18-7-9 | Fabricio Monteiro | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Deep: 29 Impact | 13 April 2007 | 2 | 2:37 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 17-7-9 | Gustavo Picone | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: Rising 2 | 28 February 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 16-7-9 | Ju Pyo Hong | Submission (achilles lock) | Pancrase: Blow 9 | 25 October 2006 | 1 | 0:24 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 15-7-9 | Paul Daley | Submission (guillotine choke) | Pancrase: Blow 6 | 27 August 2006 | 1 | 2:54 | Yokohama, Japan | Fought at Welterweight |
| Loss | 14-7-9 | Daizo Ishige | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: Blow 4 | 2 May 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 14-6-9 | Tatsunori Tanaka | Submission (guillotine choke) | Pancrase: Blow 2 | 19 March 2006 | 2 | 2:53 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Draw | 13-6-9 | Katsuya Inoue | Draw | Pancrase: Blow 1 | 26 January 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 13-6-8 | Carlos Condit | Submission (heel hook) | Pancrase: Spiral 8 | 2 October 2005 | 1 | 3:57 | Yokohama, Japan | Fought at Welterweight |
| Win | 12-6-8 | Thomas Schulte | Submission (heel hook) | Pancrase: Spiral 5 | 10 July 2005 | 1 | 1:11 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | 11-6-8 | Hidehiko Hasegawa | Decision (split) | Pancrase: Spiral 2 | 6 March 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Loss | 10-6-8 | Katsuya Inoue | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: Brave 10 | 7 November 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | 10-5-8 | Heath Sims | Draw | Pancrase: Brave 8 | 24 September 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 10-5-7 | Kurt Pellegrino | Submission (guillotine choke) | Pancrase: 2004 Neo-Blood Tournament Semifinals | 25 July 2004 | 2 | 0:34 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 9-5-7 | Takaichi Hirayama | Submission (guillotine choke) | Pancrase: Brave 5 | 28 May 2004 | 2 | 4:05 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 8-5-7 | Eiji Ishikawa | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: Brave 3 | 29 March 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | 8-4-7 | Tadahiro Hosaka | Draw | Pancrase: Brave 2 | 15 February 2004 | 2 | 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | 8-4-6 | Naoki Seki | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: Hybrid 9 | 31 October 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | 7-4-6 | Yuji Hoshino | Draw | Pancrase: Hybrid 7 | 22 June 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Draw | 7-4-5 | Takuya Wada | Draw | Pancrase: Hybrid 4 | 12 April 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 7-4-4 | Hiroki Nagaoka | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: Hybrid 1 | 26 January 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 6-4-4 | Taro Minato | Decision (majority) | Pancrase: Spirit 7 | 29 October 2002 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 5-4-4 | Hidetaka Monma | KO (knee) | Pancrase: 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round | 28 July 2002 | 1 | 0:05 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 5-3-4 | Kenji Arai | Submission (toe hold) | Pancrase: 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round | 28 July 2002 | 3 | 2:08 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 4-3-4 | Hiroyuki Nozawa | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round | 28 July 2002 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 3-3-4 | Kenji Arai | Decision (majority) | Pancrase: Spirit 4 | 11 May 2002 | 2 | 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Loss | 2-3-4 | Koji Oishi | Decision (majority) | Pancrase: Spirit 3 | 25 March 2002 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | 2-2-4 | Hiroki Nagaoka | Draw | Pancrase: Proof 7 | 1 December 2001 | 2 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | 2-2-3 | Yohei Ota | Decision (39-38) | GCM: The Contenders 6 | 8 October 2001 | 2 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Draw | 1-2-3 | Junya Miyakawa | Draw | Pancrase: Proof 5 | 25 August 2001 | 2 | 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Draw | 1-2-2 | Kenichi Serizawa | Draw | GCM: Club Contenders 1 | 15 August 2001 | 2 | 3:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 1-2-1 | Yuji Hoshino | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: Proof 4 | 26 June 2001 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | 1-1-1 | Kousei Kubota | Draw | Pancrase: Proof 2 | 31 March 2001 | 2 | 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | 1-1 | Kazuhito Kikuchi | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: Trans 8 | 9 December 2000 | 1 | 10:00 | Aomori, Aomori, Japan | |
| Loss | 0-1 | Yoshinori Kawasaki | Decision (majority) | Pancrase: Trans 6 | 31 October 2000 | 1 | 10:00 | Tokyo, Japan |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Sherdog Fight Finder - Satoru Kitaoka". Sherdog.com.
- ^ http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Satoru-Kitaoka-1756
- ^ a b Loiseleur, Tony (2009-01-03). "Kitaoka on Gomi: 'I think I hate him'". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
- ^ "Two Lightweight Bouts Announced for Next 'Sengoku'". Sherdog.com. 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
- ^ Mendoza, Ricardo (2008-10-23). "Fight-By-Fight: Sengoku 4 Preview". MMAWeekly.com. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
- ^ Herbertson, Daniel. "Gomi, Trigg Get Wins; Schultz Knocked Out" (in 2008-8-24). Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ a b Stupp, Dann (2008-11-04). "Sengoku 6 results: Gomi upset, Santiago and Kitaoka win grand prix crowns". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
- ^ a b Sengoku 7 play-by-play from Sherdog.com
- ^ Morgan, John. "WVR crowns featherweight grand prix winner, lightweight belt on line at "Sengoku Ninth Battle"". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- ^ "Dream 17 Adds Shinya Aoki vs. Razor Rob McCullough, Kitaoka vs. Freire". MMAweekly.com. 2011-07-29.