Yuta Murakoshi

Murakoshi Yuta
Born村越 優汰
(1994-09-10) September 10, 1994 (age 30)
Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st)
DivisionFlyweight
StyleKickboxing
StanceSouthpaw
Fighting out ofFujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
TeamShonan Fighting Club
Years active2011 - present
Kickboxing record
Total42
Wins31
By knockout11
Losses11
By knockout4

Yuta Murakoshi is a Japanese kickboxer, fighting out of Tokyo, Japan. He is the former K-1 Featherweight and RISE Bantamweight champion.

As of November 2021, he is the #5 ranked bantamweight in the world according to Combat Press.[2] He was ranked in the strawweight top ten by Combat Press between May 2019[3] and February 2020,[4] and in the bantamweight top ten between July 2018[5] and November 2018.[6]

Kickboxing career

RISE

Murakoshi made his professional debut in April 2011, against Singdam M16muaythaistyle as part of the 2011 Rising Rookies Cup. He lost the fight by KO in the third round.[7]

After this loss, Murakoshi went on a five fight winning streak, scoring KO wins over Yunbo,[8] Yuji[9] and Hironori Okama,[10] as well as decision wins over Hirofumi Kamata[11] and Daihachi Furuoka.[12]

His winning streak was snapped by an extra round split decision loss to Seiya Rokugawa during RISE 91.[13]

After this loss, Murakoshi once again went on a five fight winning streak. He scored decision wins over Hikaru Fujihashi[14] and Tomoya Aoki,[15] and KO wins over Tomo Arimatsu,[16] Kazuki Tanaka[17] and Shuto Miyazaki.[18]

Murakoshi's five fight winning streak earned him a chance to challenge Hiroki Maeda for the RISE Bantamweight title.[19] Murakoshi won the fight by unanimous decision.[20]

After winning the RISE Bantamweight title, Murakoshi fought three non-title bouts. During RISE 101, he defeated Takashi Oono by unanimous decision.[21] During RISE 102, he defeated Nakalek Kaew.Kanraya by a second round KO.[22] During RISE 104, he defeated So Jeon Hu by a second round KO.[23]

Murakoshi was scheduled to defend his RISE Bantamweight title for the first time against the sixteen year old Tenshin Nasukawa.[24] Nasukawa won the fight by TKO, midway through the second round.[25]

BLADE FC

Yuta Murakoshi took part in the 2015 BLADE FC 55 kg tournament. In the quarterfinals, Murakoshi faced Yu Wor.Wanchai, and won the bout by unanimous decision. In the semifinals he fought Taiki Naito, but would in turn lose a unanimous decision.[26]

Return to RISE

Returning to RISE, Murakoshi went on a three fight winning streak. He won a split decision against Itto,[27] and scored (T)KO wins over Tomo Arimatsu[28] and Eisaku Ogasawara.[29]

Murakoshi fought a rematch with Tenshin Nasukawa for the RISE Bantamweight title in September 2016.[30] Nasukawa won the fight by majority decision.[31]

After his failed title bid, Murakoshi won his next four fights. He first won a unanimous decision against Norihisa Isencho during J-NETWORK 20th Anniversary～2nd.[32] He then won a majority decision against Masahide Kudo during RISE 118.[33] Afterwards, Murakoshi fought Shunta during Big Bang's ISEHARA event, and won the fight by unanimous decision.[34] The last win of this four fight winning streak came against Ryusei Ashizawa, whom he defeated by majority decision.[35]

K-1

Murakoshi fought Haruma Saikyo for the Krush Featherweight title, during Krush 86. Saikyo successfully defended his title by an extra round decision.[36]

Yuta Murakoshi participated in the 2018 K-1 Featherweight World Grand Prix.[37] He defeated Elias Mahmoudi by an extra round split decision in the quarterfinals. He again went into an extra round against Jorge Varela in the semifinals, after which Murakoshi won a unanimous decision. In the tournament finals, he fought a rematch with Haruma Saikyo, whom he defeated by TKO, after Saikyo suffered an ankle injury in the first round.[38]

After winning the K-1 Featherweight title, Murakoshi lost a decision to Alex Rivas, in November 2018.[39]

He was scheduled to defend his K-1 Featherweight title against Hirotaka Urabe at K'Festa 2. Murakoshi won the fight by unanimous decision.[40]

In his next two fights, Murakoshi won a unanimous decision against Huo Xiaolong,[41] and lost a majority decision to Takeru Segawa.[42][43] In December 2020, he won a unanimous decision against Naoki Yamamoto.[44] Murakoshi fought Ryusei Ashizawa at the K-1: K'Festa 4 Day 1 event, and won the fight by unanimous decision.[45]

Murakoshi faced Narufumi Nishimoto at K-1 World GP 2021: Yokohamatsuri on September 20, 2021. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[46]

Murakoshi was scheduled to face Hirotaka Asahisa at K-1: K'Festa 5 on April 3, 2022.[47] He lost the fight by knockout in the first round.[48]

Murakoshi returned to professional competition following a two-year absence from the sport to face the former Krush Super Featherweight (-60 kg) champion Chihiro Nakajima at K-1 World MAX 2024 on September 29, 2024.[49] He lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–28, 30–28 and 30–27.[50]

Titles and accomplishments

Kickboxing

  • RISE
    • 2012 RISE Rookies Cup Bantamweight winner
    • 2014 RISE Bantamweight Champion[51]
  • K-1
    • 2018 K-1 World GP -57.5 kg Champion[52] (one defense)

Karate

  • 2006 Byakuren Kaikan All Japan Jr Championship U-12 runner-up[53]

Fight record

Professional Kickboxing Record
31 wins (11 (T)KO's), 11 losses, 0 draw, 0 no contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-09-29 Loss Japan Chihiro Nakajima K-1 World MAX 2024 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-04-03 Loss Japan Hirotaka Asahisa K-1: K'Festa 5 Tokyo, Japan KO (Jumping knee) 1 1:42
2021-09-20 Win Japan Narufumi Nishimoto K-1 World GP 2021: Yokohamatsuri Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-03-21 Win Japan Ryusei Ashizawa K-1: K'Festa 4 Day 1 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-12-13 Win Japan Naoki Yamamoto K-1 World GP 2020 Winter's Crucial Bout Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-03-22 Loss Japan Leona Pettas K-1: K’Festa 3 Saitama, Japan TKO (Punches) 3 2:33
2019-11-24 Loss Japan Takeru K-1 World GP 2019 Yokohamatsuri Yokohama, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2019-06-30 Win China Huo Xiaolong K-1 World GP 2019: Super Bantamweight World Tournament Saitama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-03-10 Win Japan Hirotaka Urabe K-1 World GP 2019: K’FESTA 2 Saitama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Defends the K-1 57.5kg title.
2018-11-03 Loss Spain Alex Rivas K-1 World GP 2018: 3rd Super Lightweight Championship Tournament Saitama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-06-17 Win Japan Haruma Saikyo K-1 World GP 2018: 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament, Final Tokyo, Japan TKO (ankle injury) 1 0:51
Wins the K-1 57.5kg title.
2018-06-17 Win Spain Jorge Varela K-1 World GP 2018: 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2018-06-17 Win Algeria Elias Mahmoudi K-1 World GP 2018: 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Split) 4 3:00
2018-03-10 Loss Japan Haruma Saikyo Krush.86 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Split) 3 3:00
For the Krush Featherweight title.
2017-12-27 Win Japan Ryusei Ashizawa K-1 World GP 2017 Japan Survival Wars 2017 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2017-10-08 Win Japan Shunta Big Bang ISEHARA Kanagawa, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-07-17 Win Japan Masahide Kudo RISE118 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2017-02-25 Win Japan Norihisa Isencho J-KICK 2017～J-NETWORK 20th Anniversary～2nd Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-09-25 Loss Japan Tenshin Nasukawa RISE 113 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 5 3:00
For the RISE Bantamweight title.
2016-07-30 Win Japan Eisaku Ogasawara RISE 112 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Corner Stoppage) 3 1:53
2016-03-26 Win Japan Tomo Arimatsu RISE 110 Tokyo, Japan KO (Liver Kick) 3 1:37
2015-11-08 Win Japan Itto RISE 108 Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Split) 4 3:00
2015-08-01 Loss Japan Taiki Naito BLADE Fighting Championship 2 - JAPAN CUP -55 kg, Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-08-01 Win Japan Yu Wor.Wanchai BLADE Fighting Championship 2 - JAPAN CUP -55 kg, Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-09-31 Loss Japan Tenshin Nasukawa RISE 105 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Punches) 2 1:31
Loses the RISE Bantamweight title.
2015-03-21 Win Korea So Jeon Hu RISE 104 Tokyo, Japan KO (Left Knee to the Body) 2 1:46
2014-11-06 Win Thailand Nakalek Kaew.Kanraya RISE 102 Tokyo, Japan KO (Left Hook) 2 0:32
2014-09-28 Win Japan Takashi Oono RISE 101 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-07-12 Win Japan Hiroki Maeda RISE 100～BLADE 0～ Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins the RISE Bantamweight title.
2014-03-30 Win Japan Shuto Miyazaki RISE 98 Tokyo, Japan Ext.R KO (Right Knee) 4 0:23
2013-11-04 Win Japan Kazuki Tanaka RISE 96 Tokyo, Japan KO (Front Kick) 2 1:00
2013-09-13 Win Japan Tomo Arimatsu RISE 95 Tokyo, Japan KO (Knee) 2 1:10
2013-07-20 Win Japan Tomoya Aoki RISE 94 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-06-09 Win Japan Hikaru Fujihashi RISE 93 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-01-06 Loss Japan Seiya Rokugawa RISE 91/M-1MC ～INFINITY.II～ Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Split) 4 3:00
2012-10-25 Win Japan Daihachi Furuoka RISE 90 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-06-17 Win Japan Hironori Okama J-NETWORK J-KICK 2012～NEXT J-GENERATION～3rd Tokyo, Japan KO 2 2:26
2012-03-11 Win Japan Yuji RISE ZERO Tokyo, Japan KO (Right Hook) 2 0:35
2011-12-18 Win Japan Hirofumi Kamata RISE ZERO Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2011-09-23 Win Japan Yunbo RISE 82 Tokyo, Japan KO 1 2:08
2011-04-24 Loss Japan Singdam M16muaythaistyle RISE 77 - Rising Rookies Cup Tokyo, Japan KO (Punches) 3 2:53
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes
Amateur Kickboxing Record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2010-10-31 Loss Japan Shogo Kondo KAMINARIMON All Japan Tournament, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 1 2:00
2010-08-25 Loss Japan Nobuto Ikeda K-1 Koshien East Japan Selection Tournament, 1/8 Final Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision 2 2:00
2010-08-25 Win Japan Haruki Nihei K-1 Koshien East Japan Selection Tournament, First Round Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision 2 2:00
2009-10-25 Loss Japan Shogo Kondo KAMINARIMON Championship Selection Tournament, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 1 2:00
2009-10-25 Win Japan Kouki Hosogai KAMINARIMON Championship Tournament, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 1 2:00
2009-08-23 Win Japan Tokio Yachuda KAMINARIMON Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 2 1:30
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

  1. ^ "村越 優汰 /ムラコシ ユウタ/Murakoshi Yuta". k-1.co.jp. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. ^ Aittama, Zach. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: November 2021". combatpress.com. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: May 2019". combatpress.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: February 2020". combatpress.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: July 2018". combatpress.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: November 2018". combatpress.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  7. ^ "【ライズ】新人王トーナメント開幕！21歳のシンダムと16歳の村越が激闘で会場を沸かす". efight.jp. 24 April 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  8. ^ "【ライズ】ルーキーズカップ決勝！六川、家元、指首、大治が優勝を果たす". efight.jp. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  9. ^ "【ライズ】今年の新人はイキがいい！新人王トーナメント開幕". efight.jp. 11 March 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  10. ^ "【ライズ】裕樹、元ショータイム世界王者をローキック葬！清水賢吾、一刀が新王者に". efight.jp. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  11. ^ "【ライズ】明暗分けた新人王…家元が判定勝ち、大治はTKO負け". efight.jp. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  12. ^ "【ライズ】裕樹、元ショータイム世界王者をローキック葬！清水賢吾、一刀が新王者に". efight.jp. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  13. ^ "【ライズ/M-1】恐るべきコリアンモンスターが新王者に！裕樹をまさかのローキック葬". efight.jp. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  14. ^ "【ライズ】小宮山が苦闘の末にミスターRISEを破る". efight.jp. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  15. ^ "【ライズ】左右田泰臣が王者対決に勝利、Dykiは豪州王者を撃破、山本はリベンジ達成". efight.jp. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  16. ^ "【ライズ】番狂わせ、12連勝の小宮山を一刀がストップ". efight.jp. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  17. ^ "【ライズ】ダウンの応酬の激闘を制したザノリニが初代王者に". efight.jp. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  18. ^ "【ライズ】左右田が元ムエタイ世界王者からダウンを奪い快勝". efight.jp. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  19. ^ "7・12『RISE100～BLADE 0～』清水賢吾vsマグナム酒井ラスト！前田浩喜vs村越優汰". miruhon.net. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  20. ^ "【RISE】小宮山の前蹴り光るもゲーオがダウンを奪い勝利". efight.jp. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  21. ^ "【RISE】裕樹が史上初の3階級制覇を達成". efight.jp. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  22. ^ "【RISE】日韓KOキング対決は極真・清水のKO勝ち". efight.jp. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  23. ^ "【RISE】王者対決は宮越が技巧見せて制す". efight.jp. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  24. ^ "【RISE】村越優汰vs那須川天心のタイトル戦が決定". efight.jp. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  25. ^ "那須川天心 — 日本格鬥技界超新星". hk01.com. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  26. ^ "BLADE.2 －55kgトーナメントで完全優勝の那須川が「武尊と戦いたい」". tokyoheadline.com. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  27. ^ "【RISE】那須川天心が強豪アラモスを初回KO、RIZIN出場をアピール". efight.jp. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  28. ^ "【RISE】那須川天心、膝でダウン奪い17歳で世界王座獲得". efight.jp. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  29. ^ "【RISE】村越が小笠原に壮絶TKO勝ち、9月那須川とタイトル戦". efight.jp. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  30. ^ "【RISE】那須川天心が返り討ち宣言「1回のダウンで立たせない」". efight.jp. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  31. ^ "【RISE】那須川天心が宿敵・村越優汰を破り初防衛に成功". efight.jp. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  32. ^ "【J-NETWORK】J-KICK 2nd 伊仙町典久vs村越優汰、小嶋勇貴vsリヨン・ウバイが決定！5/5(金・祝)". royalroa-d.com. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  33. ^ "【RISE】"鉄拳"リーが裕樹にKO勝ち、野辺危うし". efight.jp. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  34. ^ "【ビッグバン】RISEの村越がカウンター連打で駿太を破る". efight.jp. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  35. ^ "【K-1】村越優汰の蹴り技炸裂、デビュー戦を勝利で飾る". efight.jp. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  36. ^ "Krush.86 Videos and Results: Saikyo Narrowly Edges Murakoshi, Defends 58-Kilogram Title". combatpress.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  37. ^ "K-1 Announces Full Fight Card For 2018 Featherweight Championship Tournament". combatpress.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  38. ^ "K-1 World GP 2018: Featherweight Championship Tournament Results". combatpress.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  39. ^ "K-1 World GP 2018 Super Lightweight Championship Tournament Results". combatpress.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  40. ^ "K'Festa.2 Results: Takeru Stops Yodkitsada in Exciting Night of Fights". combatpress.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  41. ^ "2019年6月30日（日）K-1 WORLD GP 2019 JAPAN ～K-1スーパー・バンタム級世界最強決定トーナメント～". k-1.co.jp. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  42. ^ "【K-1】武尊と競り合った村越優汰「１R終わって全然いけると思った」と語るも負けを認める". efight.jp. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  43. ^ "2019年11月24日（日）"K-1冬のビッグマッチ 第1弾 横浜"「K-1 WORLD GP 2019 JAPAN ～よこはまつり～」". k-1.co.jp. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  44. ^ "【K-1】連敗を脱出した村越優汰「技術を見せて完封するのが俺のスタイル」武尊とレオナ・ペタスへのリベンジ誓う". news.yahoo.co.jp. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  45. ^ "【Ｋ―１】村越優汰が芹澤竜誠を返り討ち「俺はこのレベルじゃない」". tokyo-sports.co.jp. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  46. ^ "村越優汰「セクシーな衣装」Ｋ１ミクチャラウンドガールが特別コスで登場". nikkansports.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  47. ^ "【K-1】村越優汰、判定勝利後のマイクアピールを要求！朝久裕貴は「必ずKOで勝つ」". news.yahoo.co.jp. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  48. ^ "【K-1】朝久裕貴、村越優太を1R KOで-60kg最強アピール！ハイキック、飛びヒザで沈める". efight.jp. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  49. ^ "【K-1】村越優汰が約2年ぶりの復帰戦で、約1年ぶりの復帰戦となる中島千博と対戦決定（ゴング格闘技）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  50. ^ "【K-1】中島千博、元王者・村越優汰を撃破！強烈ダウン奪い、極真仕込みの蹴りでも圧倒". eFight【イーファイト】格闘技情報を毎日配信！ (in Japanese). 29 September 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  51. ^ 井原芳徳, 有限会社マッスルブレインズ. "[REPORTS RISE] 小宮山工介、城戸康裕、日菜太、海外勢に敗れる：7.12 大田". BoutReview. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  52. ^ "K-1フェザー級王座決定トーナメントで村越優汰が傷だらけの初優勝！「武尊選手とやりたい。9月でもやります！」". バトル・ニュース. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  53. ^ "2006.8.27 Byakuren Kaikan All Japan Junior Championship results". byakuren.com. Retrieved 13 August 2022.