Kazuhiro Hamanaka

Kazuhiro Hamanaka
Born (1978-10-24) October 24, 1978 (age 46)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
DivisionMiddleweight[1]
StyleMMA
Hybrid martial arts
TeamTakada Dojo
Mixed martial arts record
Total13
Wins5
By knockout1
By submission2
By decision1
By disqualification1
Losses7
By knockout5
By submission2
Draws1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Kazuhiro Hamanaka (Japanese: 浜中 和宏, Hamanaka Kazuhiro, born October 24, 1978) is a Japanese mixed martial artist.[2] He fought for the Tokyo Sabres in the International Fight League.

Career

Hamanaka began his mixed martial arts career in 2003 with a victory over Antonio Schembri at PRIDE 26. After losing to Ryan Gracie in PRIDE Bushido 1, he made stints in other organizations such as K-1. Over his mixed martial arts career, Hamanaka has trained with IFL coaches Matt Lindland and Dan Henderson, as well as UFC legend Randy Couture. Kazuhiro currently resides in Tokyo.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
13 matches 5 wins 7 losses
By knockout 1 5
By submission 2 2
By decision 1 0
By disqualification 1 0
Draws 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 5–7–1[2] Shunsuke Inoue TKO (punches) Pancrase: Changing Tour 6 October 25, 2009 1 0:52 Tokyo, Japan
Win 5–6–1 Alavutdin Gadjiev DQ (illegal knee) GCM - Cage Force & Valkyrie July 12, 2009 3 1:04 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 4–6–1 Karl Amoussou KO (flying knee) M-1 Challenge 14: Japan April 29, 2009 1 0:23 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 4–5–1 Matt Horwich KO (head kick) IFL-Everett June 1, 2007 1 2:07 Everett, Washington, United States
Loss 4–4–1 Jeremy Williams TKO (triangle choke) IFL-Los Angeles March 17, 2007 1 0:59 Los Angeles, California, United States
Loss 4–3–1 Alex Schoenauer Submission (guillotine choke) IFL-Portland September 9, 2006 1 1:04 Portland, Oregon, United States
Win 4–2–1 Yoichi Babaguchi Submission (kimura) Hero's 5 May 3, 2006 1 1:22 Tokyo, Japan
Win 3–2–1 Wesley Correira Submission (kimura) ROTR 9-Rumble on the Rock 9 April 21, 2006 2 1:53 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Loss 2–2–1 Wilson Gouveia TKO (punches) Euphoria-USA vs. Japan November 5, 2005 1 0:39 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Draw 2–1–1 Yukiya Naito Draw GCM-D.O.G. 3 September 17, 2005 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 2–1 Webster Dauphiney KO NJPW-Los Angeles Dojo Show June 26, 2004 2 0:40 Los Angeles, California, United States
Loss 1–1 Ryan Gracie TKO (soccer kicks) PRIDE Bushido 1 October 5, 2003 1 7:37 Saitama, Japan
Win 1–0 Nino Schembri Decision (unanimous) PRIDE 26 June 8, 2003 3 5:00 Yokohama, Japan

References

  1. ^ "Kazuhiro Hamanaka Biography". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  2. ^ a b "Kazuhiro Hamanaka | MMA Fighter Page". Tapology. Retrieved 2024-11-19.