Kazuhiro Sakamoto

Kazuhiro Sakamoto is a Japanese[1] mixed martial artist.[2] He competed in the Bantamweight[3] and Featherweight divisions.

Kazuhiro Sakamoto
BornJapan
NationalityJapanese
Weight139 lb (63 kg; 9.9 st)
DivisionBantamweight
Featherweight
TeamShooting Gym Yokohama
Years active1989 - 1995
Mixed martial arts record
Total17
Wins13
By submission11
By decision2
Losses4
By submission3
By decision1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Career

Sakamoto trained in amateur wrestling before becoming a trainee under Satoru Sayama at the Super Tiger Gym. He was the lightweight champion of the second pre-shooting tournament. He was a frequent opponent of Kenichi Tanaka, another Sayama trainee whom he fought and eventually captured the Shooto Lighweight 65 kg (143.3 lb) Championship from.

He is now a head trainer at Shooting Gym Tokyo.

Championships and Accomplishments

  • Shooto
    • Shooto Lighweight 65 kg (143.3 lb) Championship (One time)
      • One successful title defense

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
17 matches 13 wins 4 losses
By submission 11 3
By decision 2 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 13-4 Leonid Zaslavsky Submission (rear naked choke) Shooto - Vale Tudo Perception September 26, 1995 1 2:11 Tokyo, Japan
Win 12-4 Rene Stigter Submission (armbar) Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 4 May 12, 1995 1 1:47 Japan
Win 11-4 Imre Hagendoorn Submission (armbar) Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 3 January 21, 1995 1 0:45 Tokyo, Japan
Win 10-4 Akbar Talei Submission (kimura) Shooto - Shooto May 6, 1994 1 2:35 Tokyo, Japan
Win 9-4 Mamoru Okochi Submission (kimura) Shooto - Shooto April 26, 1993 3 0:35 Tokyo, Japan
Win 8-4 Suguru Shigeno Submission (armbar) Shooto - Shooto February 26, 1993 2 0:55 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 7-4 Noboru Asahi Decision (majority) Shooto - Shooto March 27, 1992 5 3:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 7-3 Hiroyuki Kanno Submission (armbar) Shooto - Shooto October 17, 1991 2 1:52 Osaka, Japan
Win 6-3 Hiroaki Matsutani Submission (armbar) Shooto - Shooto August 3, 1991 3 0:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 5-3 Kenichi Tanaka Decision (unanimous) Shooto - Shooto May 31, 1991 5 3:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 4-3 Noboru Asahi Decision (unanimous) Shooto - Shooto March 29, 1991 5 3:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 3-3 Kenichi Tanaka Submission (kimura) Shooto - Shooto September 8, 1990 2 2:37 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 3-2 Kenichi Tanaka Submission (armbar) Shooto - Shooto July 7, 1990 1 0:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 3-1 Yuichi Watanabe Submission (armbar) Shooto - Shooto January 13, 1990 2 2:54 Tokyo, Japan
Win 3-0 Kenichi Tanaka Submission (armbar) Shooto - Shooto October 19, 1989 1 1:30 Tokyo, Japan
Win 2-0 Suguru Shigeno Submission (armbar) Shooto - Shooto July 29, 1989 2 0:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 1-0 Tetsuo Yokoyama Submission (armbar) Shooto - Shooto May 18, 1989 1 0:00 Tokyo, Japan

See also

References

  1. "Kazuhiro Sakamoto". Sherdog. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014.
  2. "Kazuhiro Sakamoto". mixedmartialarts.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014.
  3. "Kazuhiro Sakamoto". fightmatrix.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014.
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