Kazuhiro Sakamoto Japanese: 坂本和弘 is a Japanese[1] mixed martial artist.[2] He competed in the Bantamweight[3] and Featherweight divisions. Sakamoto is a longtime Shooto and Vale Tudo Japan veteran and currently serves as a representative and promoter for Shooto and Vale Tudo Japan.
| Kazuhiro Sakamoto 坂本和弘 | |
|---|---|
| Born | Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Weight | 139 lb (63 kg; 9.9 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight Featherweight |
| Team | Shooting Gym Yokohama |
| Years active | 1989 - 1995 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 17 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By submission | 11 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Career
editSakamoto 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 Lightweight 65 kg (143.3 lb) Championship from.
He is now a head trainer at Shooting Gym Tokyo.
Sakamoto currently coaches current Rizin FF fighter Kazuma Kuramoto.
Championships and Accomplishments
edit- Shooto
- Shooto Lightweight 65 kg (143.3 lb) Championship (One time)
- One successful title defense
- Shooto Lightweight 65 kg (143.3 lb) Championship (One time)
Mixed martial arts record
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kazuhiro Sakamoto". Sherdog. Archived from the original on December 31, 2013.
- ^ "Kazuhiro Sakamoto". mixedmartialarts.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014.
- ^ "Kazuhiro Sakamoto". fightmatrix.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014.
External links
edit- Professional MMA record for Kazuhiro Sakamoto from Sherdog
- Kazuhiro Sakamoto at mixedmartialarts.com
- Kazuhiro Sakamoto at fightmatrix.com
