Yoshihiro Sato

Yoshihiro Sato
BornSato Yoshihiro
(1981-01-25) January 25, 1981 (age 43)
Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Native name佐藤 嘉洋
Other namesMugen Sniper
Yoshi-HERO
NationalityJapanese
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)
DivisionWelterweight
Middleweight
Reach78.7 in (200 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofTokyo, Japan
TeamFULLCAST
Nagoya JK Factory
Years active1998–present
Kickboxing record
Total78
Wins54
By knockout20
Losses23
By knockout4
Draws1
Other information
UniversityMeijo University
Last updated on: March 23, 2014

Yoshihiro Sato (佐藤 嘉洋, Satō Yoshihiro, born January 25, 1981) is a Japanese kickboxer competing in K-1 at middleweight (−70 kg). He is the former world champion of Muay Thai in WKA and WPKC, and he won the Japanese national tournament of K-1 twice in 2006 and 2007.[1] His official nickname is "Mugen Sniper" which means Infinite Sniper.

Biography

Amateur era

Born in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan on January 25, 1981, Sato began training in kickboxing in 1994 when he was in his second year of junior high school. Originally, Sato had been going to visit a boxing gym with his friend, but he argued and fought just before visiting. Sato was defeated completely in the fight. For this incident, he visited "Nagoya JK Factory", a kickboxing gym near to Sato's house, and started learning kickboxing. He won the Glove Karate Open Championship Tournament when he was just 16 years old, still in his second year of high school. He also won the championship the next year in 1997.

Fight as a professional kickboxer

He passed the examination for professional kickboxing of New Japan Kickboxing Federation (NJKF) in 1998. He won his first match against Isao Miyamoto by decision on December 25, 1998. He changed his weight class from lightweight to welterweight in April 2000. He moved to All Japan Kickboxing Federation from NJKF in June 2001. He won the title of WKA World Muay Thai Welterweight by KO Milan Stevic in Germany on 23 November 2001. It was the first time for him to fight in the oversea.

Entry to K-1

In his K-1 debut on May 3, 2005, he beat William Diender by decision. He lost to Virgil Kalakoda in a K-1 Superfight in the K-1 MAX Finals. On October 12, 2005, he defeated Kaoklai Kaennorsing, the only fighter who has fought in both K-1's heavyweight division and in K-1 MAX. On February 4, 2006 he defeated Akeomi Nitta, Ryuki Ueyama and Tatsuji to win the K-1 MAX Japan Grand Prix 2006 tournament. On February 5, 2007 he won the K-1 MAX Japan Grand Prix 2007 tournament. In April 2007 he lost to Dutch fighter Andy Souwer by decision. His latest fight was on July 7, 2008 in which he defeated Buakaw Por. Pramuk by KO in the 3rd round in the Quarterfinals for the K-1 MAX Finals and he is set to fight Masato on October 10, 2008.

On February 17, 2012, Sato defeated Fadi Merza via unanimous decision after 5th round to take the Merza's ISKA World Light Middleweight (-72.3 kg) Championship under Oriental rules in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

He was scheduled to face Dzhabar Askerov in a tournament reserve bout at Glory 3: Rome - 2012 Middleweight Slam Final 8 to be held on November 3, 2012 in Rome, Italy.[3] However, when quarter finalist Albert Kraus came down with the flu, Sato was given his place in the tournament proper.[4] He was TKO'd by Sanny Dahlbeck.[5][6]

In an upset, Sato lost a unanimous decision to Kenta in the co-main event of Krush.26 in Tokyo on January 28, 2013.[7][8][9][10]

He broke a three-fight losing streak when he took a majority decision win over Henri van Opstal at Shootboxing 2013 - Act 1 in Tokyo on February 22, 2013.[11][12][13]

Sato defeated Lee Sun-Hyun via unanimous decision at Glory 8: Tokyo - 2013 65kg Slam in Tokyo on May 3, 2013.[14][15][16][17]

He beat Yuichiro Nagashima by unanimous decision at Hoost Cup: Kings in Nagoya, Japan on June 16, 2013.[14][18][19][20]

Sato beat Shintaro Matsukura by unanimous decision at Krush.32 in Nagoya on September 1, 2013.[21][22]

In their fourth meeting, Sato lost to Buakaw Banchamek on points at MAX Muay Thai 4 in Sendai, Japan on October 6, 2013.[23][24][25][26][27]

He lost to Dzhabar Askerov by unanimous decision at Tech-Krep FC: Southern Front 2 in Kyiv, Ukraine on December 8, 2013.[28]

Sato lost via unanimous decision to Petchmankong Gaiyanghaadao at Hoost Cup: Legend in Nagoya, Japan on March 23, 2014.[29][30]

Titles

Amateur

  • All Japan Glove Karate Federation
    • 1996 Glove Karate Open championship winner
    • 1997 Glove Karate Open championship winner

Professional

  • New Japan Kickboxing Federation
    • 1999 The Rookie of the Year (NJKF)

Fight record

Professional Kickboxing record
54 Wins (20 (T)KO's, 32 decisions), 25 Losses, 1 Draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2015-05-04 Loss Netherlands Jordann Pikeur Krush 54 Tokyo, Japan KO 2 54-25-1
2015-01-18 Loss Sweden Sanny Dahlbeck K-1 World GP 2015 -60kg Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan KO 4 2:08 54-24-1
2014-08-24 Win Japan Yoichi Yamazaki Krush.45 Nagoya, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 54-23-1
2014-05-17 Draw China Xu Yan Hero Legends [32] Shenzhen, China Decision 3 3:00 53-23-1
For the HERO Legends World Kickboxing (72kg) Title.
2014-03-23 Loss Thailand Petchmankong Gaiyanghaadao Hoost Cup: Legend Nagoya, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 53-23
2013-12-08 Loss Russia Dzhabar Askerov Tech-Krep FC: Southern Front 2 Kyiv, Ukraine Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 53-22
2013-10-06 Loss Thailand Buakaw Banchamek MAX Muay Thai 4 Sendai, Japan Decision 3 3:00 53-21
2013-09-01 Win Japan Shintaro Matsukura Krush.32 Nagoya, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 53-20
2013-06-16 Win Japan Yuichiro Nagashima Hoost Cup: Kings Nagoya, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 52-20
2013-05-03 Win South Korea Lee Sung-Hyun Glory 8: Tokyo Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 51-20
2013-02-22 Win Netherlands Henri van Opstal Shootboxing 2013 - Act 1 Tokyo, Japan Decision (majority) 3 3:00 50-20
2013-01-28 Loss Japan Kenta Krush.26 Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 49-20
2012-10-02 Loss Sweden Sanny Dahlbeck Glory 3: Rome - 70 kg Slam Tournament, Quarter Finals Rome, Italy TKO (knee to the body) 2 49-19
2012-05-26 Loss Albania Shemsi Beqiri Glory 1: Stockholm - 70 kg Slam Tournament, First Round Stockholm, Sweden Decision (Unanimous) 3 3.00 49-18
2012-02-17 Win Austria Fadi Merza Krush.16 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 49-17
Wins Merza's ISKA Oriental World Light Middleweight (-159lbs/-72.3kg) Championship.
2011-11-27 Loss Sweden Alex Tobiasson Harris Rumble of the Kings 2011 Stockholm, Sweden Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 48-17
2011-06-25 Win Netherlands Albert Kraus K-1 World MAX 2011 –63 kg Japan Tournament Final, Super fight Tokyo, Japan Decision (2-0) 3 3:00 48-16
2011-04-23 Loss Netherlands Andy Souwer Shootboxing 2011 Act 2 Tokyo, Japan Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 47-16
2011-03-12 Loss Italy Armen Petrosyan Fight Code: Dragon Series Round 2 Milan, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 47-15
2011-01-09 Win Albania Shemsi Beqiri Krush -63 kg The First Championship Tournament Round.2 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Split) 3 3:00 47-14
2010-11-08 Loss Italy Giorgio Petrosyan K-1 World MAX 2010 Final, final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 46-14
Fight was for K-1 World MAX 2010 tournament title.
2010-11-08 Win Armenia Gago Drago K-1 World MAX 2010 Final, semi finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 46-13
2010-11-08 Win Poland Michał Głogowski K-1 World MAX 2010 Final, quarter finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 45-13
2010-08-14 Win Japan Yuji Nashiro Krush 9 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 44-13
2010-07-05 Win Japan Yuya Yamamoto K-1 World MAX 2010 Final 16 - Part 1 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 43-13
Qualifies for K-1 World MAX 2010 Final.
2010-05-29 Loss Thailand Pajonsuk It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (0-5) 3 3:00 42-13
2010-05-16 Ex Japan Kozo Takeda SNKA "Final Takeda Kozo Retirement Event" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan No Decision 2 2:11
2010-03-27 Win Brazil Danilo Zanolini K-1 World MAX 2010 –70 kg Japan Tournament Saitama, Japan KO (Right knee) 1 3:00 42-12
2009-12-23 Win Japan Crazy Teru Yamato gym 40th & Nagoya JKF 20th Anniversary Memorial Event Nagoya, Aichi, Japan KO (Left low kick) 3 1:30 41-12
2009-10-26 Win Japan Yasuhiro Kido K-1 World MAX 2009 Final Yokohama, Japan KO (Right hook) 2 2:23 40-12
2009-07-13 Win Netherlands Joerie Mes K-1 World MAX 2009 Final 8 Tokyo, Japan Ext R. Decision (Split) 4 3:00 39-12
2009-04-21 Loss Armenia Gago Drago K-1 World MAX 2009 Final 16 Fukuoka, Japan Ext R. Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 38-12
2009-02-23 Win Russia Sergey Golyaev K-1 World MAX 2009 Japan Tournament Tokyo, Japan KO (Right low kick) 2 1:18 38-11
2008-12-31 Loss Ukraine Artur Kyshenko Dynamite!! 2008 Saitama, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 37-11
2008-10-01 Loss Japan Masato K-1 World MAX 2008 Final Tokyo, Japan Ext R. Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 37-10
2008-07-07 Win Thailand Buakaw Por. Pramuk K-1 World MAX 2008 Final 8 Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 3 1:50 37-9
2008-04-09 Win Turkey Murat Direkci K-1 World MAX 2008 Final 16 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 36-9
2008-02-02 Loss Thailand Buakaw Por. Pramuk K-1 World MAX 2008 Japan Tournament Tokyo, Japan Ext R. Decision (Split) 4 3:00 35-9
2007-10-03 Loss Netherlands Albert Kraus K-1 World MAX 2007 World Championship Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 35-8
2007-06-28 Win Germany Denis Schneidmiller K-1 World MAX 2007 World Tournament Final Elimination Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 35-7
2007-04-04 Loss Netherlands Andy Souwer K-1 World MAX 2007 World Elite Showcase Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 34-7
2007-02-05 Win Japan Tatsuji K-1 World MAX 2007 Japan Tournament Tokyo, Japan KO (Right flying knee) 1 2:25 34-6
Wins K-1 MAX Japan Grand Prix 2007 tournament title.
2007-02-05 Win Japan Keiji Ozaki K-1 World MAX 2007 Japan Tournament Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 33-6
2007-02-05 Win Japan Yasuhito Shirasu K-1 World MAX 2007 Japan Tournament Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 32-6
2006-09-04 Loss Netherlands Albert Kraus K-1 World MAX 2006 Champions' Challenge Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 31-6
2006-06-30 Loss Thailand Buakaw Por.Pramuk K-1 World MAX 2006 World Championship Final Yokohama, Japan KO (Left hook) 2 0:18 31-5
2006-04-05 Win Greece Mike Zambidis K-1 World MAX 2006 World Tournament Open Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 31-4
2006-02-04 Win Japan Tatsuji K-1 World MAX 2006 Japan Tournament Saitama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 30-4
Wins K-1 MAX Japan Grand Prix 2006 tournament title.
2006-02-04 Win Japan Ryuki Ueyama K-1 World MAX 2006 Japan Tournament Saitama, Japan TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 1 3:00 29-4
2006-02-04 Win Japan Akeomi Nitta K-1 World MAX 2006 Japan Tournament Saitama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 28-4
2005-10-12 Win Thailand Kaoklai Kaennorsing K-1 World MAX 2005 Champions' Challenge Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 27-4
2005-07-20 Loss South Africa Virgil Kalakoda K-1 World MAX 2005 Championship Final Kanagawa, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 26-4
2005-05-03 Win Netherlands William Diender K-1 World MAX 2005 World Tournament Open Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 26-3
2005-02-06 Win Japan Yuya Yamamoto All Japan Kickboxing 2005: Moving Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 25-3
2004-11-27 Win Thailand Ittiphol Akkarivorn Italy Gala Italy KO (Throw towel) 4 24-3
Retains WPKC Muay Thai World Super welterweight title.(1).
2004-09-25 Win Thailand Dieselek Rungruangyon Muaythailumpineekrikkri Fights, Lumpinee Stadium Bangkok, Thailand KO (Low kick) 1 1:15 23-3
2004-07-24 Win United Kingdom Peter Crooke All Japan Kickboxing 2004: Super Fighter Maximum Japan KO (Low kick) 3 1:33 22-3
2004-04-17 Loss Thailand Changpeuk Chor Sriprasert Muaythailumpineekrikkri Fights, Lumpinee Stadium Bangkok, Thailand TKO (Doctor stoppage) 4 21-3
For the inaugural WPMF World Super welterweight Championship.
2004-02-28 Win France Asan Benfache Kombat Festival 2004 Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 21-2
Wins WPKC World Muay Thai Super Welterweight title.
2003-12-06 Win Australia Shane Chapman SuperLeague Netherlands 2003 Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (Doc stop/cut shin) 2 3:00 20-2
2003-08-17 Win Thailand Kaolan Kaovichit All Japan Kickboxing 2003: Hurricane Blow Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 19-2
Retain WKA World Muay Thai Welterweight title.
2003-06-20 Win Netherlands Chris van Venrooij All Japan Kickboxing 2003: Dead Heat Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 18-2
2003-04-12 Win Thailand Ittiphol Akkarivorn Palasport Arcella Netherlands KO (Left hook) 2 17-2
2002-11-24 Loss Morocco Fikri Tyarti Victory or Hell Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 16-2
Fight was for WPKL World Muay Thai Welterweight title.
2002-10-17 Win Japan Takahiko Shimizu All Japan Kickboxing 2002: Brandnew Fight Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 16-1
2002-07-21 Win Japan Shingo Eguchi All Japan Kickboxing 2002: Crush Japan TKO (Doctor stoppage/cut) 2 2:33 15-1
2002-04-12 Win Thailand Charimsak Ingram Gym All Japan Kickboxing 2002: Rising Force Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 14-1
2002-02-15 Win Japan Hisayuki Kanazawa All Japan Kickboxing 2002: Vanguard Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 13-1
2001-11-17 Win Serbia Milan Stevic Thai Kick Box Gala Thailand TKO (Throw towel) 4 1:41 12-1
Wins WKA World Muay Thai Welterweight title.
2001-08-10 Win Cape Verde Noel Soares All Japan Kickboxing 2001: Hot Shot Japan KO (Left knee) 3 2:22 11-1
2001-06-17 Win Japan Tomohiro Chiba All Japan Kickboxing 2001: Who's Next Japan KO 1 1:38 10-1
2001-03-20 Win Thailand Khondej Shissen NJKF "Challenge To Muay-Thai 4" Japan KO (Punch) 5 2:45 9-1
2001-02-12 Win Thailand Choranthai Kiatchansin NJKF "Challenge To Muay-Thai 2" Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 8-1
2000-11-26 Loss Thailand Thanonsak Therrat NJKF "Millennium Wars 10" Thailand TKO (3 knockdown/Left hook) 1 2:00 7-1
2000-09-24 Win Japan Atsushi Nakamura NJKF "Millennium Wars 8" Japan KO (Knee) 4 1:46 7-0
2000-07-07 Win Japan Yasuyuki Hirokawa NJKF "Millennium Wars 5" Japan KO (Knee) 5 0:23 6-0
Raised from 3 rounds to 5 rounds bout.
2000-04-09 Win Japan Ryuji Hatsuda NJKF "Yokohama Young Fight" Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 5-0
Shifted his weight division from Lightweight to Welterweight(-66.68kg).
2000-01-29 Win Japan Tatsuya Morimoto NJKF "Millennium Wars 1" Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 4-0
1999-08-29 Win Japan Takenori Kato NJKF Japan KO 2 3-0
1999-06-04 Win Japan Masato Okawa NJKF Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 2-0
1998-12-25 Win Japan Isao Miyamoto NJKF Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 1-0
Debuted as a professional kickboxer in NJKF at Lightweight(-61.23kg).
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

  1. ^ "K-1 fighter profile".
  2. ^ Krush.16 Results: Kubo and Sato Claim ISKA Titles, Xu Yan KOs Yuya Yamamoto
  3. ^ GLORY 3 Rome: Final 8 Matches Set, Petrosyan Fights Hollenbeck
  4. ^ Kraus Out With Flu, Yoshihiro Sato in Glory Final 8 Tournament
  5. ^ GLORY 3 Rome - Final 8: Live Results
  6. ^ Glory 3 Live Play By Play Archived April 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Krush Adds Bennoui, Ezbiri to 67kg Tournament
  8. ^ Yoshihiro Sato vs Kenta Added to Krush.26
  9. ^ Fights To Watch In January 2013
  10. ^ Krush.26 Results: Kido Defends 70kg Title
  11. ^ Ten Kickboxing Fights to Watch in February
  12. ^ Yoshihiro Sato Wins at Shootboxing 2013 Act. 1
  13. ^ Japanese Kickboxing Scene: February Recap
  14. ^ a b Japanese Scene Weekly Recap: April 14th - 21st
  15. ^ GLORY 8 Tokyo Live Results
  16. ^ GLORY 8 Tokyo Results and Review: Yuta Kubo Proves Why He is the Number One Japanese Fighter in the World Archived May 6, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ Glory 8 Results: Yuta Kubo wins featherweight tournament Archived July 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  18. ^ Japanese Kickboxing Scene: June Preview
  19. ^ Saenchai Wins Kickboxing Debut in Japan, Considering Move to K-1 Archived June 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ Saenchai Wins at the Hoost Cup - Will He Go to K-1?
  21. ^ Yuta Kubo and Masaaki Noiri Fight For Third Time at Krush.32
  22. ^ Revenge is Sweet: Masaaki Noiri Defeats Yuta Kubo at Krush .32
  23. ^ MAX Japan Roster Released: Could We See Buakaw vs. Sato IV?
  24. ^ Buakaw Banchamek Will Face Yoshihiro Sato at MAX Japan
  25. ^ Max Muay Thai Japan – Big names on board Archived August 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  26. ^ Buakaw Victorious Over Yoshihiro Sato at MAX Muay Thai IV
  27. ^ MAX Muay Thai IV: Sendai Results Archived March 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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