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Japan
Mito, Ibaraki
Kazuyuki Miyata
"
Little Hercules
"
AGE
49
/
Jan 29, 1976
HEIGHT
5'7"
/
170.18 cm
WEIGHT
143 lbs
/
64.86 kg
ASSOCIATION
Brave
CLASS
Featherweight
STYLE
Wrestling
Wins
16
KO
/
TKO
1
6%
SUBMISSIONS
9
56%
DECISIONS
6
38%
Losses
9
KO
/
TKO
1
11%
SUBMISSIONS
6
67%
DECISIONS
2
22%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Erson Yamamoto
Rizin FF - Rizin 14
Dec / 31 / 2018
Submission (Hammerlock)
Ryogaku Wada
2
3:23
win
Andy Souwer
Rizin 3 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round
Dec / 29 / 2016
Submission (Armbar)
Ryogaku Wada
1
4:39
win
Askar Umbetov
RFC - Real Fight Championship 1
Dec / 23 / 2014
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Naoyuki Taira
2
1:26
win
Dae Myung Kim
Deep - Haleo Impact
Dec / 22 / 2012
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Kenichi Serizawa
1
2:46
win
Yerzhan Estanov
Rings - Vol. 2: Conquisito
Sep / 23 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
loss
Tatsuya Kawajiri
Dream - Fight for Japan: Genki Desu Ka! New Year! 2011
Dec / 31 / 2011
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Moritaka Oshiro
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
4:54
loss
Hiroyuki Takaya
Dream - Fight for Japan: 2011 Japan Bantamweight Tournament Final
Jul / 16 / 2011
Decision (Split)
Yuji Shimada
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Caol Uno
K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2010
Dec / 31 / 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenichi Serizawa
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Takeshi Inoue
Dream - Dream 16
Sep / 25 / 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
Moritaka Oshiro
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
5:00
win
Takafumi Otsuka
Dream - Dream 14
May / 29 / 2010
Decision (Split)
Kenichi Serizawa
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Daiki Hata
Dream 11 - Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Final
Oct / 06 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Samio Kimura
2
5:00
win
Takeshi Yamazaki
Deep - 42 Impact
Jun / 30 / 2009
Decision (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
win
Jae Hyun So
Deep - 41 Impact
Apr / 16 / 2009
Submission (Brabo Choke)
Samio Kimura
1
2:31
loss
Luiz Firmino
Dream 1 - Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round
Mar / 15 / 2008
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Moritaka Oshiro
1
7:37
loss
Joachim Hansen
K-1 - Premium 2007 Dynamite!!
Dec / 31 / 2007
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Kenichi Serizawa
2
1:33
win
Harvey Harra
K-1 HERO's - Tournament Final
Sep / 17 / 2007
Submission (Armbar)
Akira Okabayashi
1
1:13
loss
Vitor Ribeiro
K-1 HERO's - Middleweight Tournament Opening Round
Jul / 16 / 2007
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Kenichi Serizawa
2
1:54
win
Kultar Gill
K-1 - Hero's 8
Mar / 12 / 2007
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
3:38
win
Ian James Schaffa
K-1 - Hero's 7
Oct / 09 / 2006
TKO (Cut)
Akira Okabayashi
1
0:49
loss
Norifumi Yamamoto
K-1 - Hero's 5
May / 03 / 2006
KO (Flying Knee)
Akira Okabayashi
1
0:04
win
Erikas Petraitis
K-1 - Hero's 4
Mar / 15 / 2006
Submission (Armbar)
Kenichi Serizawa
1
3:59
loss
Genki Sudo
K-1 - Hero's 3
Sep / 07 / 2005
Submission (Armbar)
Akira Okabayashi
2
4:45
win
Shamil Gaydarbekov
K-1 - Hero's 2
Jul / 06 / 2005
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Akira Okabayashi
1
2:49
loss
Ian James Schaffa
K-1 - Hero's 1
Mar / 26 / 2005
Decision (Split)
Akira Okabayashi
3
5:00
loss
Royler Gracie
ROTR 6 - Rumble on the Rock 6
Nov / 20 / 2004
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Troy Mandaloniz
2
2:46
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