Yuta Kubo
Yuta Kubo (Japanese: 久保優太, Kubo Yuta, born October 19, 1987) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and former kickboxer, currently competing in the featherweight division of Rizin Fighting Federation. He is the former Krush and K-1 welterweight (-67.5 kg) champion. Kubo was furthermore the 2011 K-1 World MAX Lightweight (-63 kg) Japan Tournament winner, 2013 Krush Welterweight (-67.5 kg) Grand Prix winner and the 2017 K-1 World GP Welterweight (-67.5 kg) World Grand Prix Winner.
Yuta Kubo | |
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Born | Kubo Yūta October 19, 1987 Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan |
Native name | 久保優太 |
Other names | Kubokyun, The Smiling Sniper |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st) |
Division | Featherweight Lightweight Welterweight Middleweight |
Reach | 70 in (180 cm) |
Style | Kickboxing, Taekwondo |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | Tokyo, Japan |
Team | Tachikawa KickBoxing Academy DC Lab.Gym |
Years active | 2005–2020 |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 59 |
Wins | 48 |
By knockout | 19 |
Losses | 10 |
By knockout | 3 |
Draws | 1 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 3 |
Wins | 2 |
By knockout | 1 |
By decision | 1 |
Losses | 1 |
By decision | 1 |
Other information | |
Occupation | Gym Owner, Coach |
Notable relatives | Kenji Kubo (brother) |
Website | ameblo |
Last updated on: December 21, 2013 |
Combat Press ranked him as a top ten featherweight kickboxer in the world between September 2014 and July 2016,[1][2] as well as between April and July 2020.[3][4]
Biography
Early life
Yuta Kubo was put practicing taekwondo at age of 8 with his younger brother, Kenji under Zanichi Korean family friend. He eventually took up kickboxing at the age of 15.
Debut
On January 22, 2005, he made a debut as a professional kickboxer on NJKF at featherweight(-57.15 kg). He was a high school student then.[5]
Winning K-1 tournament
On June 25, 2011, Kubo won the tournament in the lightweight class.[6] He was going to retire if he lost and visited his sponsors to tell them on the day before tournament.
On February 17, 2012, Kubo defeated Charles François via second-round knockout to win the vacant ISKA World Light-Welterweight (64.5 kg) Championship in Tokyo, Japan.[7]
On June 8, 2012, At Krush 18 in Tokyo, Japan, Yuta faced who was talked to be his toughest challenge in Top Welterweight Abdellah Ezbiri (5x France Champion, WKN European Champion, WKA World Champion). Prior to this fight Ezbiri revealed in an interview that he was shot in the face when he was a teenager. Despite his aggressive style Ezbiri seemed gun shy in the 1st round giving it to his opponent. Yuta dropped Ezbiri twice in the second, the 1st time with a right hook, the second with a spinning back fist but got up both times showing extreme toughness and heart and stayed on his feet in the 3rd even though Kubo is known for finishing his opponents quickly when he smells blood. Yuta Kubo won the fight by decision 3-0.
He was expected to make his middleweight (-70 kg) debut at Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam on December 2, 2012 against an unnamed opponent[8] but it fell through after the event was moved back to December 31 and combined with Dream 18.
Kubo competed in the Krush Grand Prix 2013 ~67kg First Class Tournament~ on January 14, 2012 and was initially set to fight Houcine Bennoui in the quarter-finals.[9][10] However, Bennoui pulled out and was replaced by Roman Mailov.[11][12] Mailov then sustained an injury in training as well, though, and lowly-ranked TaCa was brought in as Kubo's third opponent.[13] He stopped TaCa with one of his signature body shots in round two. In the semis, Kubo dropped Shintaro Matsukura with a first round punch to the body and cruised to a unanimous decision but not without taking significant damage to his lead leg. A rematch with Abdellah Ezbiri then awaited him in the final. Kubo started the fight well but the tide started to turn in round two when Ezbiri began taking advantage of his injured leg to the point where he was having trouble standing. The bout was scored a unanimous draw after the regulation three rounds and so it went to a first extension round which was called a majority draw, much to the distaste of the crowd who booed the decision as they believed Ezbiri was dominant. Kubo rallied in the second extension round to take a unanimous decision, winning the tournament and the inaugural Krush 67 kg title.[14]
He established himself as the world's top 65 kg fighter by winning the eight-man tournament at Glory 8: Tokyo - 2013 65kg Slam on May 3, 2013.[15][16] He KO'd Lim Chi-Bin with a second round body shot in the quarter-finals before taking unanimous decision victories over Gabriel Varga and Masaaki Noiri in the semis and final, respectively.[17][18][19]
Kubo had his three year-spanning, seventeen fight win streak broken in his rubber match with Masaaki Noiri at Krush.32 in Nagoya, Japan on September 1, 2013, losing his Krush 67 kg title in the process.[20] He was docked a point for excessive clinching in round three, allowing Noiri to take a wide unanimous decision.[21]
He lost to Mosab Amrani by unanimous decision at Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2013.[22][23]
Mixed martial arts career
Kubo was scheduled to make his mixed martial arts debut, as a featherweight, against Shinobu Ota at Rizin 30 on September 19, 2021.[24] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[25]
Kubo faced Youtuber Shibatar in a mixed rules bout at Rizin 33 - Saitama on December 31, 2021. The bout will be two 3 min rounds, with no decision, and the winner only being able to win via KO or submission. [26] Kubo lost the bout via flying armbar in the first round.[27]
Kubo faced Keisuke Okuda at Rizin Landmark 4 on November 6, 2022. He won the fight by TKO stoppage at the end of the first round.[28]
Kubo faced Karate Kinoshita on June 24, 2023 at Rizin 43, winning the bout via split decision.[29]
Championships and accomplishments
Kickboxing
- New Japan Kickboxing Federation
- 2007 NJKF Featherweight (-57.5 kg) Championship
- K-1
- 2010 K-1 World MAX Lightweight (-63 kg) Japan Tournament Runner-up
- 2011 K-1 World MAX Lightweight (-63 kg) Japan Tournament Winner
- 2017 K-1 World GP Welterweight (-67.5 kg) World Grand Prix Winner
- 2017 K-1 World GP Welterweight (-67.5 kg) Championship
- Three successful title defenses
- International Sport Kickboxing Association
- 2012 ISKA K-1 World Light-Welterweight (64.5 kg) Championship
Muay thai
- World Professional Muaythai Federation
- 2007 WPMO World Super featherweight (-60 kg) Championship
Mixed martial arts record
3 matches | 2 wins | 1 loss |
By knockout | 1 | 0 |
By decision | 1 | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 2–1 | Takeaki Kinoshita | Decision (split) | Rizin 43 | June 24, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Sapporo, Japan | |
Win | 1–1 | Keisuke Okuda | TKO (elbows and punches) | Rizin Landmark 4 | November 6, 2022 | 1 | 4:43 | Nagoya, Japan | |
Loss | 0–1 | Shinobu Ota | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 30 | September 19, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan |
Kickboxing record
49 wins (19 (T) KO's, 24 decisions), 10 losses | ||||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | Record |
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2020-03-22 | Win | Jordann Pikeur | K-1: K’Festa 3 | Saitama, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 49-10-1 |
Defended the K-1 -67.5kg title. | ||||||||
2019-03-10 | Win | Yasuhiro Kido | K-1 World GP 2019: K’FESTA 2 | Saitama, Japan | Ext.R Decision (Split) | 4 | 3:00 | 48-10-1 |
Defended the K-1 -67.5kg Belt. | ||||||||
2018-03-21 | Win | Melsik Baghdasaryan | K-1 World GP 2018: K'FESTA.1 | Saitama, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 47-10-1 |
Defended the K-1 -67.5kg Belt. | ||||||||
2017-09-18 | Win | Mohan Dragon | K-1 World GP 2016 -67.5kg World Tournament, Final | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 46-10-1 |
Wins the K-1 World GP 2017 -67.5kg World Tournament. | ||||||||
2017-09-18 | Win | Hitoshi Tsukakoshi | K-1 World GP 2016 -67.5kg World Tournament, Semi Finals | Tokyo, Japan | TKO (2 Knockdowns) | 1 | 2:36 | 45-10-1 |
2017-09-18 | Win | Minoru Kimura | K-1 World GP 2016 -67.5kg World Tournament, Quarter Finals | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 44-10-1 |
2017-01-14 | Loss | Xie Lei | 2016 World Kickboxing Championship | Zhengzhou, China | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 43-10-1 |
2016-11-02 | Win | Keita Makihira | K-1 World GP in Japan Featherweight Championship Tournament | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 43-9-1 |
2016-03-04 | Loss | Hideaki Yamazaki | K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg Japan Tournament, Semi Finals | Tokyo, Japan | TKO (2 Knockdowns/Hook kick) | 3 | 2:57 | 42-9-1 |
2016-03-04 | Win | Noman | K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg Japan Tournament, Quarter Finals | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 42-8-1 |
2015-04-19 | Loss | Yasuomi Soda | K-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 41-8-1 |
2014-11-03 | Loss | Kaew Fairtex | K-1 World GP 2014 -65kg Championship Tournament, Semi Finals | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Right Hook) | 2 | 1:52 | 41-7-1 |
2014-11-03 | Win | Raz Sarkisjan | K-1 World GP 2014 -65kg Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 41-6-1 |
2013-12-21 | Loss | Mosab Amrani | Glory 13: Tokyo | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 40-6-1 |
2013-09-01 | Loss | Masaaki Noiri | Krush.32 | Nagoya, Japan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 40-5-1 |
Loses the Krush 67 kg Championship. | ||||||||
2013-05-03 | Win | Masaaki Noiri | Glory 8: Tokyo - 65 kg Slam Tournament, Final | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 40-4-1 |
Wins the Glory 65kg Slam Tournament. | ||||||||
2013-05-03 | Win | Gabriel Varga | Glory 8: Tokyo - 65 kg Slam Tournament, Semi Finals | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 39-4-1 |
2013-05-03 | Win | Lim Chi-Bin | Glory 8: Tokyo - 65 kg Slam Tournament, Quarter Finals | Tokyo, Japan | KO (body shot) | 2 | 38-4-1 | |
2013-01-14 | Win | Abdellah Ezbiri | Krush Grand Prix 2013 ~67 kg Tournament~, Final | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd Ext.R Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | 37-4-1 |
Wins the Krush Grand Prix 2013 ~67 kg Tournament~ and the Krush 67 kg Championship. | ||||||||
2013-01-14 | Win | Shintaro Matsukura | Krush Grand Prix 2013 ~67 kg Tournament~, Semi Finals | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 36-4-1 |
2013-01-14 | Win | TaCa | Krush Grand Prix 2013 ~67 kg Tournament~, Quarter Finals | Tokyo, Japan | KO (body punch) | 2 | 1:43 | 35-4-1 |
2012-08-26 | Win | Yuya Yamato | Krush.22 | Tokyo, Japan | KO (left high kick) | 2 | 0:51 | 34-4-1 |
2012-06-08 | Win | Abdellah Ezbiri | Krush.19 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 33-4-1 |
2012-02-17 | Win | Charles François | Krush.16 | Tokyo, Japan | KO (punch to the body) | 2 | 2:18 | 32-4-1 |
Wins ISKA World Light-Welterweight (64.5kg) Championship. | ||||||||
2011-12-31 | Win | Nils Widlund | Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 | Saitama, Japan | KO (Right High Kick) | 3 | 1:10 | 31-4-1 |
2011-11-12 | Win | Tristan Benard | Krush.13 | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Right Hook) | 3 | 0:52 | 30-4-1 |
2011-09-25 | Win | Andre Brul | K-1 World MAX 2011 -70kg Japan Tournament Final | Osaka, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 29-4-1 |
2011-06-25 | Win | Koya Urabe | K-1 World MAX 2011 -63kg Japan Tournament Final, Final | Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 28-4-1 |
Wins K-1 WORLD MAX 2011 -63kg Japan Tournament. | ||||||||
2011-06-25 | Win | Masaaki Noiri | K-1 World MAX 2011 -63kg Japan Tournament Final, Semi-final | Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 27-4-1 |
2011-06-25 | Win | Kizaemon Saiga | K-1 World MAX 2011 -63kg Japan Tournament Final, Quarter-final | Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 26-4-1 |
2010-09-20 | Win | Densiam Lukprabaht | Survivor -Round.7-[33] | Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan | KO (Left hook) | 3 | 0:53 | 25-4-1 |
2010-11-08 | Win | Hiroya | K-1 World MAX 2010 -70kg World Championship Tournament Final | Sumida, Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 24-4-1 |
2010-07-05 | Loss | Tetsuya Yamato | K-1 World MAX 2010 -63kg Japan Tournament Final, Final | Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan | KO (Right hook) | 3 | 1:26 | 23-4-1 |
The bout was for K-1 World MAX 2010 -63kg Japan Tournament. | ||||||||
2010-07-05 | Win | Yoshimichi Matsumoto | K-1 World MAX 2010 –63 kg Japan Tournament Final, Semi-final | Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan | KO (Brazilian kick) | 1 | 1:21 | 23-3-1 |
2010-07-05 | Win | Keiji Ozaki | K-1 World MAX 2010 –63 kg Japan Tournament Final, Quarter-final | Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 22-3-1 |
2010-05-02 | Win | Taiki Hata | K-1 World MAX 2010 -63kg Japan Tournament Final 16, First Round of 22 | Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 21-3-1 |
2010-03-13 | Win | Junpei Aotsu | Krush × Survivor[34] | Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 20-3-1 |
2009-12-09 | Win | Tsuyoshi | M&J Presents Survivor Round.2[35] | Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 19-3-1 |
2009-11-02 | Loss | Masahiro Yamamoto | Krush Lightweight GP 2009 -Final Round-,[36] Final | Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 18-3-1 |
2009-11-02 | Win | Yosuke Mizuochi | Krush Lightweight GP 2009 -Final Round-,[36] Reserve match | Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | 18-2-1 |
2009-09-28 | Win | Takehiro Murahama | M&J Presents Survivor Opening Round.1[37] | Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan | KO (Left cross) | 1 | 2:43 | 17-2-1 |
2008-04-29 | Draw | Takashi Nagatsuka | MAJKF "Break Through - 3"[38] | Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Split) | 5 | 3:00 | 16-2-1 |
The bout was for Nagatsuka's title of WMAF World Super featherweight Championship. | ||||||||
2008-01-27 | Loss | Shunta Ito | NJKF "Start Of New Legend"[39] | Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 16-2-0 |
2007-11-21 | Loss | Nuang Solia | Removing Land Mines Charity Event | Cambodia | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | 16-1-0 |
2007-09-2 | Win | Soug-Uk Lee | NJKF "Fighting Evolution VIII -The Next Generation-"[40] | Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan | KO (Left knee shot) | 3 | 2:55 | 16-0-0 |
2007-07-13 | Win | Chaichana Patong Gym | World Muay Thai Federation Championship | Phuket, Thailand | KO (Right knee strike) | 5 | 15-0-0 | |
Wins vacant title of WPMO World Super featherweight Championship. | ||||||||
2007-05-13 | Win | Farkamwang SKV Gym | NJKF "Fighting Evolution VI"[41] | Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Majority) | 5 | 3:00 | 14-0-0 |
2007-03-18 | Win | Nobuhiro Iwai | NJKF "Fighting Evolution III -3 Kings Champion Carnival-"[42] | Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan | TKO (Cut) | 2 | 1:43 | 13-0-0 |
Wins title of NJKF Featherweight Regular Championship. | ||||||||
2007-01-28 | Win | Daniel | NJKF "Fighting Evolution II -Muay Thai Open-"[43] | Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 12-0-0 |
2006-12-05 | Win | Somdet Por.Pantie | Thai King's Birthday[44] | Sanam Luang, Thailand | KO (Knee shot) | 4 | 11-0-0 | |
On November 1, 2011, NJKF announced that Kubo was sanctioned as the interim champion of NJKF at featherweight because Nobuhiro Iwai's title had been vacated due to injury. | ||||||||
2006-09-16 | Win | Kenpeth Shinongchai | Rajadamnern Stadium[45] | Bangkok, Thailand | KO | 3 | 10-0-0 | |
2006-09-10 | Win | Nichau Sithaikeriangtor | Rajadamnern Stadium[45] | Bangkok, Thailand | TKO | 3 | 9-0-0 | |
2006-05-03 | Win | Masato Ōkawa | NJKF "Advance IV"[46] | Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | 8-0-0 |
The elimination match to challenge NJKF Featherweight Championship. | ||||||||
2006-03-05 | Win | Shōgo Kokubun | NJKF "Advance II"[47] | Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | 7-0-0 |
2005-11-20 | Win | Yoshiaki Takano | NJKF "Infinite Challenge X"[48] | Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan | TKO (Corner stoppage) | 4 | 2:05 | 6-0-0 |
2005-09-24 | Win | Shōkō | NJKF "Infinite Challenge VIII"[49] | Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan | KO (Left high kick) | 1 | 2:52 | 5-0-0 |
2005-07-23 | Win | Kozaru | NJKF "Infinite Challenge VII"[50] | Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan | KO | 3 | 1:56 | 4-0-0 |
2005-05-03 | Win | Hiuma | NJKF "Infinite Challenge IV"[51] | Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 3-0-0 |
2005-03-12 | Win | Thriller Hideo | NJKF "Infinite Challenge II"[52] | Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 2-0-0 |
2005-01-22 | Win | Shinji Aseishi | NJKF "Infinite Challenge I" | Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 1-0-0 |
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
See also
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