Hiroki Akimoto

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Hiroki Akimoto
Born秋元皓貴
(1992-08-31) August 31, 1992 (age 29)
Toyota, Aichi, Japan
NationalityJapanese[1]
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight145 lb (65.8 kg; 10.4 st)
DivisionBantamweight
Flyweight
StyleKyokushin Karate
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofSingapore
TeamEvolve MMA
Shoryukai Gym MMA
Kickboxing record
Total25
Wins24
By knockout10
Losses1

Hiroki Akimoto (秋元 皓貴, Akimoto Hiroki, born August 31, 1992) is a Japanese martial artist and kickboxer. He competes in ONE Championship's bantamweight and flyweight division.[2][3]

Background[]

Japanese-born Akimoto began his martial arts journey at the age of eight. He took up Kyokushin karate and became a top talent over his years of training. Both of his parents were instructors in the discipline, but he was never forced to participate. It was not until he was involved in a fight at school did he decide to take up martial arts.[4]

As his skills grew, he turned to competition. He did not stick with karate, and also competed in Muay Thai and kickboxing bouts. To get the most of his talents, Akimoto moved from Japan to Singapore to train at Evolve MMA and pursue a world title in ONE Championship.[5]

Kickboxing career[]

Akimoto got off to an incredible start to his professional career. He racked up 19 straight kickboxing victories that would lead him to be signed by ONE Championship. He would make his organizational debut on January 25, 2019 at ONE Championship: Hero’s Ascent.

On January 25, 2019, Akimoto defeated Josh Tonna by unanimous decision at ONE Championship: Hero's Ascent.

The now 20–0 striker returned to competition on March 31, 2019 at ONE Championship: A New Era against Joseph Lasiri. Akimoto dropped the bout by majority decision, suffering his first professional defeat.[6]

On July 12, 2019, Akimoto defeated Kenny Tse to bring his overall kickboxing record to 21–1 at ONE Championship: Masters of Destiny.[7]

On October 17, 2020, Akimoto defeated Zhang Chenglong at ONE Championship: Reign of Dynasties 2 by split decision. Due to the close decision, the pair were immediately booked for a rematch at ONE Championship: Fists Of Fury on February 26, 2021. Akimoto defeated Zhang by unanimous decision.

Titles and accomplishments[]

Kickboxing[]

Amateur

  • MA Japan Kickboxing Federation
    • 2008 MAJKF All Japan Tournament Champion[8]
  • K-1
    • 2010 K-1 Koshien Tournament Runner-up

Professional

  • MA Japan Kickboxing Federation
    • 2012 MAJKF Featherweight Champion[9]
  • WBC Muay Thai
    • 2012 WBC Muay Thai Japan Featherweight Champion[10]

Karate[]

  • Japanese Fullcontact Karate Organization
    • 2014 JFKO All Japan Full Contact Karate Lightweight 3rd Place
    • 2015 JFKO All Japan Full Contact Karate Lightweight Runner-up
    • 2016 JFKO All Japan Full Contact Karate Lightweight 3rd Place
    • 2017 JFKO All Japan Full Contact Karate Lightweight Champion

Amateur Kyokushin

  • Kyokushin World Federation
    • 2016 KWF Russian Open Lightweight 1st Place
    • 2017 KWF Karate Grand Prix Lightweight Champion
    • 2018 KWF Karate Grand Prix Lightweight Champion

Professional Kyokushin

  • World Fighting Kyokushin Organization
    • 2018 WFKO World Pro Kyokushin Champion[11]

Fight record[]

Kickboxing record
24 Wins (10 (T)KO's), 1 Losses, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2021-02-26 Win China Zhang Chenglong ONE Championship: Fists Of Fury Kallang, Singapore Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-10-17 Win China Zhang Chenglong ONE Championship: Reign of Dynasties 2 Kallang, Singapore Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2019-07-12 Win Australia Kenny Tse ONE Championship: Masters Of Destiny Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-03-31 Loss Italy Joseph Lasiri ONE Championship: A New Era Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2019-01-25 Win Australia Josh Tonna ONE Championship: Hero's Ascent Pasay, Philippines Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-04-14 Win Thailand Surachai Sisuriyanyothin MA Japan Kick DRAGON ROAD ONE AND ONLY TAKE 1 Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2012-12-02 Win Japan Shunta BigBang 11 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2012-10-07 Win Japan Yosuke Morii MA Japan Kick BREAK-30 ～UNIFICATION～ Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins WBC Muay Thai Japan Featherweight title.
2012-07-15 Win Japan Daiki Fujisawa MA Japan Kick KICK GUTS 2012 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Doctor Stoppage/Left Elbow) 1 1:28
Wins MA Japan Kick Featherweight title.
2012-05-06 Win Japan Kenryu MA Japan Kick BREAK-25 ～CANNONBALL～ Tokyo, Japan KO (Right Front Kick) 1 2:52
2012-02-25 Win Japan Fumiya Sasaki BigBang 8 Tokyo, Japan KO (Left High Kick) 1 2:40
2011-08-21 Win Japan Atsushi Masukura BigBang 6 Tokyo, Japan KO (High Knee) 3 0:18
2011-07-24 Win Thailand Pinsiam Sor.Amnuaysirichoke MA Japan Kick J-1 time ～signal of start～ Aichi Prefecture, Japan KO (Left hook to the body) 2 0:54
2011-05-15 Win Japan Shota BigBang 5 Tokyo, Japan KO (Left Knee) 1 1:46
2011-02-05 Win Japan TURBO BigBang 4 Tokyo, Japan KO (Flying Knee) 2 1:05
2010-09-23 Win Japan Seidou Yamaguchi BigBang 3 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2010-05-04 Win Japan Kyoji Bancho MA Japan Kick Explosion-1 Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2010-04-04 Win Japan Toshiya Sudou MA Japan Kick Boukohyouga Sono Ichi Chiba, Japan TKO (Corner Stoppage) 2 1:17
2010-03-14 Win Japan Tadashi Matsumoto NAGOYA KICK ～CENTRAL RHYTHM～ Chiba, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2010-01-31 Win Japan Shoya Suzuki NAGOYA KICK ～KICK Hopping！～ Nagoya, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2009-03-08 Win Japan Masayuki Ishibashi NAGOYAKICK〜BoogieFight07 Black Sunday〜 Nagoya, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2008-12-23 Win Japan Norifumi Yamamura NAGOYAKICK ～2008FINAL Nagoya vs Muay Thai DrumRoll Please!!～ Nagoya, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2008-10-19 Win Japan Shin Takashiro MA Japan Kick BREAK THROUGH-7～CHAMPION CARNIVAL～ Tokyo, Japan KO 3 0:43
2008-08-29 Win Japan Mutsuki Ebata K-1 Koshien -KING OF UNDER 18- Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2008-08 Win Thailand Yokdam Thailand KO 1
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes
Amateur Kickboxing Record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2010-11-20 Loss Japan Shoei Hareyama K-1 Koshien -KING OF UNDER 18- FINAL, Final Tokyo, Japan KO (Low Kick) 3 0:23
For the 2010 K-1 Koshien Title.
2010-11-20 Win Japan Keigo Ishida K-1 Koshien -KING OF UNDER 18- FINAL, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan KO (Left middle kick) 4
2010-11-20 Win Japan Sho Ogawa K-1 Koshien -KING OF UNDER 18- FINAL, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4
2010-11-20 Win Japan Koji Kashimura K-1 Koshien -KING OF UNDER 18- FINAL, Second Round Tokyo, Japan KO
2010-11-20 Win Japan Yuki Kurihara K-1 Koshien -KING OF UNDER 18- FINAL, First Round Tokyo, Japan TKO
2009-10-26 Loss Japan Shota Shimada K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final K-1 Koshien Tournament Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 2:00
2009-08-10 Win Japan Hiroto Yamaguchi K-1 Koshien 2009 KING OF UNDER 18 -FINAL16- Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 2:00
2009-07-04 Win Japan Sho Ogawa K-1 Koshien 2009 Chubu Region Selection Tournament, Final Japan Ext.R Decision 2 2:00
2009-07-04 Win Japan Hiroto Iwasaki K-1 Koshien 2009 Chubu Region Selection Tournament, Semi Finals Japan Decision 1 2:00
2009-07-04 Win Japan Hideaki Ishida K-1 Koshien 2009 Chubu Region Selection Tournament, Quarter Finals Japan Decision 1 2:00
2009-07-04 Win Japan Shunsuke Okuno K-1 Koshien 2009 Chubu Region Selection Tournament, First Round Japan KO (Knee to the Body) 1
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Hiroki Akimoto profile at ONE Championship
  2. ^ "Hiroki Akimoto | ONE Championship - Athletes". ONE Championship - The Home Of Martial Arts. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "Hiroki Akimoto - Evolve MMA Singapore | Asia's #1 Mixed Martial Arts Gym". Evolve MMA Singapore. January 27, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "Martial Arts Runs Through Hiroki Akimoto's Veins | ONE Championship - Features". ONE Championship - The Home Of Martial Arts. January 24, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "Here's What Hiroki Akimoto Has Planned For His Return To Japan - Evolve Daily". Evolve MMA Singapore. CNN. March 25, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "Hiroki Akimoto | Fighter Page". Tapology. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  7. ^ Altatis, Conan (July 12, 2019). "Evolve MMA's Hiroki Akimoto earns 2nd ONE Super Series win, decisions Kenny Tse at 'ONE: Masters of Destiny' in Malaysia". CONAN Daily. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  8. ^ "GBR>試合結果>【Maキック】2008年度新人王トーナメント2回戦＆新人戦の結果".
  9. ^ "【Ma日本キック】驚異の19歳王者誕生！秋元皓貴が16戦無敗7連続Koでベルト獲得".
  10. ^ "【Ma日本キック】4大タイトルマッチで激闘！秋元が森井を破り驚異の17連勝飾る".
  11. ^ http://xn--eckn1esa6c8h0c.com/639.html

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