Yuta Kubo

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Yuta Kubo
BornKubo Yūta
[kubo juːta]
(1987-10-19) October 19, 1987 (age 33)
Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
Native name久保　優太
Other namesKubokyun, The Smiling Sniper
NationalityJapanese
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st)
DivisionFeatherweight
Lightweight
Welterweight
Middleweight
Reach70.0 in (178 cm)
StyleKickboxing, Taekwondo
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofTokyo, Japan
TeamTachikawa KickBoxing Academy
DC Lab.Gym
Years active6 (2005 -present)
Kickboxing record
Total59
Wins48
By knockout19
Losses10
By knockout3
Draws1
Other information
OccupationGym Owner, Coach
Notable relativesKenji Kubo (brother)
Websiteameblo.jp/kubo-yuta/
last updated on: December 21, 2013

Yuta Kubo (久保 優太, Kubo Yuta, born October 19, 1987) is retired Japanese lightweight kickboxer. He won the Japanese national tournament of K-1 at Lightweight in 2011.

In June 2020, Kubo announced his retirement from kickboxing, and transition into coaching at his own gym: "PURGE TOKYO".[1] He's also announced his desire to box.[2]

Kenji Kubo, his younger brother, is a kickboxer too.

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.[3]

Winning K-1 tournament[]

On June 25, 2011, Kubo won the tournament in the lightweight class.[4] 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.[5]

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[6] 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.[7][8] However, Bennoui pulled out and was replaced by Roman Mailov.[9][10] Mailov then sustained an injury in training as well, though, and lowly-ranked TaCa was brought in as Kubo's third opponent.[11] 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.[12]

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.[13][14] 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.[15][16][17]

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.[18] He was docked a point for excessive clinching in round three, allowing Noiri to take a wide unanimous decision.[19]

He lost to Mosab Amrani by unanimous decision at Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2013.[20][21]

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.[22]

Championships and accomplishments[]

Titles[]

  • New Japan Kickboxing Federation
    • 2007 NJKF Featherweight champion
  • Krush
    • 2009 Krush Lightweight GP runner-up
    • 2013 Krush Grand Prix ~67 kg Tournament~ Winner
    • 2013 Krush 67 kg Championship
  • International Sport Kickboxing Association
    • 2012 ISKA K-1 World Light-Welterweight (64.5 kg) Champion
  • GLORY
    • 2013 Glory 65kg Slam Tournament Champion

Awards[]

  • 2005 Best Rookie Award[23] (NJKF, January 15, 2006)
  • 2005 Gong Kakutogi Magazine Award[23] (NJKF, January 15, 2006)
  • 2005 Full Contact Karate Magazine Award[23] (NJKF, January 15, 2006)
  • 2006 Technique Award[24] (NJKF, December 23, 2006)
  • 2007 Technique Award[25] (NJKF, January 6, 2008)

Fight record[]

Professional kickboxing record
49 wins (19 (T) KO's, 24 decisions), 10 losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2020-03-22 Win Netherlands 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 Japan 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 Armenia 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 Nepal 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 Japan 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 Brazil 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 China Xie Lei 2016 World Kickboxing Championship Zhengzhou, China Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 43-10-1
2016-11-02 Win Japan 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 Japan 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 Japan 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 Japan Yasuomi Soda K-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 41-8-1
2014-11-03 Loss Thailand 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 Armenia 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 Morocco Mosab Amrani Glory 13: Tokyo Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 40-6-1
2013-09-01 Loss Japan Masaaki Noiri Krush.32 Nagoya, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 40-5-1
Loses the Krush 67 kg Championship.
2013-05-03 Win Japan 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 Canada 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 South Korea 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 France 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 Japan 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 Japan 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 Japan Yuya Yamato Krush.22 Tokyo, Japan KO (left high kick) 2 0:51 34-4-1
2012-06-08 Win France Abdellah Ezbiri Krush.19 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 33-4-1
2012-02-17 Win France 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 Sweden 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 France Tristan Benard Krush.13 Tokyo, Japan KO (Right Hook) 3 0:52 30-4-1
2011-09-25 Win Germany 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 Japan 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 Japan 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 Japan 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 Thailand Densiam Lukprabaht Survivor -Round.7-[26] Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook) 3 0:53 25-4-1
2010-11-08 Win Japan 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 Japan 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 Japan 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 Japan 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 Japan 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 Japan Junpei Aotsu Krush × Survivor[27] Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 20-3-1
2009-12-09 Win Japan Tsuyoshi M&J Presents Survivor Round.2[28] Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 19-3-1
2009-11-02 Loss Japan Masahiro Yamamoto Krush Lightweight GP 2009 -Final Round-,[29] Final Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 18-3-1
2009-11-02 Win Japan Yosuke Mizuochi Krush Lightweight GP 2009 -Final Round-,[29] Reserve match Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 18-2-1
2009-09-28 Win Japan M&J Presents Survivor Opening Round.1[30] Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan KO (Left cross) 1 2:43 17-2-1
2008-04-29 Draw Japan Takashi Nagatsuka MAJKF "Break Through - 3"[31] 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 Japan Shunta Ito NJKF "Start Of New Legend"[32] Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 16-2-0
2007-11-21 Loss Cambodia Nuang Solia Removing Land Mines Charity　Event Cambodia Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 16-1-0
2007-09-2 Win South Korea Soug-Uk Lee NJKF "Fighting Evolution VIII -The Next Generation-"[33] Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan KO (Left knee shot) 3 2:55 16-0-0
2007-07-13 Win Thailand 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 Thailand Farkamwang SKV Gym NJKF "Fighting Evolution VI"[34] Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 5 3:00 14-0-0
2007-03-18 Win Japan Nobuhiro Iwai NJKF "Fighting Evolution III -3 Kings Champion Carnival-"[35] Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan TKO (Cut) 2 1:43 13-0-0
Wins title of NJKF Featherweight Regular Championship.
2007-01-28 Win South Africa Daniel NJKF "Fighting Evolution II -Muay Thai Open-"[36] Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 12-0-0
2006-12-05 Win Thailand Somdet Por.Pantie Thai King's Birthday[37] 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 Thailand Kenpeth Shinongchai Rajadamnern Stadium[38] Bangkok, Thailand KO 3 10-0-0
2006-09-10 Win Thailand Nichau Sithaikeriangtor Rajadamnern Stadium[38] Bangkok, Thailand TKO 3 9-0-0
2006-05-03 Win Japan Masato Ōkawa NJKF "Advance IV"[39] Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 8-0-0
The elimination match to challenge NJKF Featherweight Championship.
2006-03-05 Win Japan Shōgo Kokubun NJKF "Advance II"[40] Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 7-0-0
2005-11-20 Win Japan Yoshiaki Takano NJKF "Infinite Challenge X"[41] Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan TKO (Corner stoppage) 4 2:05 6-0-0
2005-09-24 Win Japan Shōkō NJKF "Infinite Challenge VIII"[42] Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan KO (Left high kick) 1 2:52 5-0-0
2005-07-23 Win Japan Kozaru NJKF "Infinite Challenge VII"[43] Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan KO 3 1:56 4-0-0
2005-05-03 Win Japan Hiuma NJKF "Infinite Challenge IV"[44] Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 3-0-0
2005-03-12 Win Japan Thriller Hideo NJKF "Infinite Challenge II"[45] Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2-0-0
2005-01-22 Win Japan 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[]

  • List of K-1 champions

References[]

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  24. ^ "[NJKF] 2006年年間表彰に洋平・米田ら勢揃い｜藤田理事長退任".
  25. ^ "[NJKF] 2007年度MVPは前田浩喜。最高試合賞にTOMONORI".
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  27. ^ 井原芳徳, 有限会社マッスルブレインズ. "[REPORTS Krush] 完勝の大月、総合に意欲。寺戸・久保も勝利".
  28. ^ 井原芳徳, 有限会社マッスルブレインズ. "[REPORTS Survivor] 久保優太、TSUYOSHIに勝利。KENJIは瀧谷に敗れる".
  29. ^ Jump up to: a b 井原芳徳, 有限会社マッスルブレインズ. "[REPORTS Krush] 山本真弘がGP制覇。石川、狂拳をKOも負傷リタイア".
  30. ^ 井原芳徳, 有限会社マッスルブレインズ. "[REPORTS Survivor] 久保優太、村浜を1R KO。K-1 60kg殴り込み宣言".
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  32. ^ "(レポ＆写真) [NJKF] 1.27 後楽園：駿太、久保優太との王者対決制す".
  33. ^ "(レポ＆写真) [NJKF] 9.2 後楽園：笛吹引分防衛。久保弟が王者に".
  34. ^ "(レポ＆写真) [NJKF] 5.13 後楽園：米田、ワンロップに惜敗。久保14連勝".
  35. ^ "(レポ＆写真) [NJKF] 3.18 後楽園：洋平＆久保防衛。米田が新王者に".
  36. ^ "(レポ＆写真) [NJKF] 1.28 ディファ：ムエタイ強豪が日本勢を翻弄".
  37. ^ "(レポ＆写真) [ムエタイ] 12.5 タイ：久保優太、30kg差対決制す".
  38. ^ Jump up to: a b "(結果) [NJKF] 9.10,16 タイ：新鋭・久保優太、1週間で2KO勝ち".
  39. ^ "(レポ＆写真) [NJKF] 5.3 後楽園：笛吹防衛。米田＆久保が王座挑戦権".
  40. ^ "(レポ＆写真) [NJKF] 3.5 後楽園：米田、タイ2冠王から大金星のKO勝利".
  41. ^ "(レポ＆写真) [NJKF] 11.20 後楽園：国崇、真二に判定勝ちで王座防衛".
  42. ^ "(レポ) [NJKF] 9.24 後楽園：国崇＆笛吹、タイ強豪の豪打に玉砕".
  43. ^ "(レポ＆写真) [NJKF] 7.23 後楽園：桜井洋平、薄氷防衛。国崇、鬼の復活".
  44. ^ "(レポ＆写真) [NJKF] 5.3 後楽園：笛吹2階級制覇。フェザーは岩井が王者に".
  45. ^ "(結果) [NJKF] 3.12 後楽園：童子丸、ラジャダムナン1位に判定勝ち".

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June 25, 2011 		Succeeded by
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