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Koji Yoshimoto
Born吉本光志
(1980-02-06) February 6, 1980 (age 44)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st)
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofTokyo, Japan
TeamNeungsiam Gym
AJ Gym (former)
Kickboxing record
Total50
Wins30
By knockout4
Losses17
Draws3
Mixed martial arts record
Total8
Wins5
By knockout1
By decision3
By disqualification1
Losses1
By disqualification1
Draws2

Koji Yoshimoto (Japanese: 吉本光志, Yoshimoto Koji, born February 6, 1980) is a Japanese retired kickboxer and mixed martial artist. A professional competitor between 2000 and 2016, Yoshimoto held the RISE super lightweight title and was the 2007 Pancrase Neo Blood Featherweight Tournament winner.

Kickboxing career[edit]

RISE[edit]

Super lightweight champion[edit]

Yoshimoto was scheduled to fight Yūsuke Sugawara for the inaugural RISE super lightweight title at RISE 60 on November 22, 2009.[1] He won the fight by unanimous decision, after two extra rounds were contested.[2]

After capturing the inaugural title, Yoshimoto faced Naoki in a non-title bout at RISE 63 on April 7, 2010.[3] He lost the fight by split decision, after an extra round was fought. Yoshimoto next faced TURBΦ in another non-title bout at RISE 68 on July 31, 2010.[4] He won the fight by a late second-round knockout, flooring his opponent with a right cross.[5] Yoshimoto faced Yuto Watanabe in his third consecutive non-title bout at RISE 71 on October 3, 2010. He won the fight by majority decision.[6]

Yoshimoto moved down in weight for his next bout, in order to face Yuki for the inaugural RISE lightweight title at RISE 73R on December 19, 2010.[7] He was stopped with low kicks at the 2:09 minute mark of the second round.[8]

Yoshimito faced Yūsuke Sugawara for the second time in his career in his first RISE super lightweight title defense at RISE 74 on February 27, 2011. The fight was ruled a unanimous decision draw.[9]

After making his first title defense, Yoshimoto faced Shohei Asahara at K-1 WORLD MAX 2011 –63 kg Japan Tournament FINAL on June 25, 2011. He won the fight by unanimous decision, after an extra round was fought.[10] Yoshimoto next faced Hiroshi Mizumachi in a non-title bout at RISE 83 on September 23, 2011.[11] He won the fight by unanimous decision. Yoshimoto faced Lee Sung-hyun in another non-title bout at RISE 85 on November 23, 2011. He once again won by unanimous decision.

Yoshimoto faced Yasuomi Soda in his second RISE title defense at RISE 86 on January 28, 2012. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[12] Yoshimoto next beat Raz Sarkisjan by unanimous decision in a non-title bout at RISE/M-1MC ～INFINITY～ on December 2, 2012, before being booked to rematch Yasuomi Soda in his third RISE title defense at RISE 92 on March 17, 2013. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[13]

Later RISE career[edit]

Yoshimoto faced Xie Lei at K-1 WORLD MAX 2013 Final on October 11, 2014. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[14] Yoshimoto rebounded from this loss with a decision win against Hanji at K-1 CHINA vs JAPAN on February 1, 2015. Yoshimoto extended his winning streak to two fights with a third-round knockout of Daniel Zahra at RISE 105 on May 31, 2015.[15] This winning streak was snapped by Hiroki Shishido at SHOOT BOXING 30th ANNIVERSARY "CAESAR TIME!" on August 22, 2015, who beat him by a fifth-round technical knockout. Yoshimoto faced Zakaria Zouggary in his retirement fight at RISE 109 on January 31, 2016. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout.[16]

Titles and accomplishments[edit]

Kickboxing[edit]

  • 2005 IKMF Asia Lightweight Championship[17]
  • RISE
    • 2009 RISE Super Lightweight Championship

Awards

  • eFight.jp
    • Fighter of the Month (January 2016)[18]

Mixed martial arts[edit]

  • 2007 Pancrase Neo Blood Featherweight Tournament Winner[19]

Mixed martial arts record[edit]

Professional record breakdown
8 matches 5 wins 1 loss
By knockout 1 0
By submission 0 0
By decision 3 0
By disqualification 1 1
Draws 2
No contests 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 5–1–2 Fanjin Son Decision (Majority) Cage Force EX Eastern Bound November 11, 2007 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 4–1–2 Mitsuhisa Sunabe Draw (Majority) Pancrase: Rising 6 September 5, 2007 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 4-1-1 Yuichi Miyagi Forfeit PANCRASE 2007 RISING TOUR July 27, 2007 Tokyo, Japan Wins Neo Blood Featherweight Tournament
Win 3-1-1 Takashi Hasegawa KO (Left Cross) PANCRASE 2007 RISING TOUR May 30, 2007 2 3:06 Tokyo, Japan Neo Blood Featherweight Tournament Semi Final
Loss 2-1-1 Takashi Hasegawa Disqualification (Low Blow) PANCRASE 2007 RISING TOUR May 5, 2007 2 3:20 Tokyo, Japan Neo Blood Featherweight Tournament Semi Final
Win 2-0-1 Yasutomo Tanaka Decision (Unanimous) PANCRASE 2007 RISING TOUR March 25, 2007 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Neo Blood Featherweight Tournament Quarter Final
Win 1-0-1 Yuki Yamasawa Decision (Majority) PANCRASE 2006 Special Night December 12, 2006 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 0-0-1 Yuichiro Shirai Decision PANCRASE 2006 BLOW TOUR July 28, 2006 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan

Kickboxing record[edit]

Professional Kickboxing Record
30 Wins (4 (T)KO's), 17 Losses, 3 Draws, 0 No Contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2016-01-31 Win Netherlands Zakaria Zouggary RISE 109 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Knee to the body) 3 1:58
2015-08-22 Loss Japan Hiroki Shishido SHOOT BOXING 30th ANNIVERSARY“CAESAR TIME!” Tokyo, Japan Ext.R TKO 5 1:41
2015-05-31 Win Malta Daniel Zahra RISE 105 Tokyo, Japan KO (Right Knee) 3 2:15
2015-02-01 Win China Hanji K-1 CHINA vs JAPAN China Decision 3 3:00
2014-10-11 Loss China Xie Lei K-1 WORLD MAX 2013 Final Pattaya, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-06-07 Loss Malta Daniel Zahra WKN GLADIATOR 8 Malta Decision 3 3:00
For the WKN International Title.
2014-03-30 Win Korea Ryu Hyun Woo RISE 98 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2013-03-17 Loss Japan Yasuomi Soda RISE 92 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Loses RISE -65kg Title.
2012-12-02 Win Armenia Raz Sarkisjan RISE/M-1MC ～INFINITY～ Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-01-28 Win Japan Yasuomi Soda RISE 86 Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Defends RISE -65kg Title.
2011-11-23 Win Korea Lee Sung-hyun RISE 85 Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2011-09-23 Win Japan Hiroshi Mizumachi RISE 83 Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2011-06-25 Win Japan Shohei Asahara K-1 WORLD MAX 2011 –63 kg Japan Tournament FINAL Japan Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2011-02-27 Draw Japan Yūsuke Sugawara RISE 74 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Defends RISE -65kg Title.
2010-12-19 Loss Japan Yuki RISE 73R Japan TKO (Low Kicks) 2 2:09
For the inaugural RISE -63kg Title.
2010-10-03 Win Japan Yuto Watanabe RISE 71 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2010-07-31 Win Japan TURBΦ RISE 68 Tokyo, Japan KO (Right Cross) 2 2:54
2010-04-07 Loss Japan Naoki RISE 63 Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Split) 4 3:00
2009-11-22 Win Japan Yūsuke Sugawara RISE 60 Tokyo, Japan 2nd Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 6 3:00
Wins the inaugural RISE -65kg Title.
2009-10-14 Win Japan Shoji RISE 59 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2009-08-14 Win Japan Shunsuke Ōishi Krush Lightweight Grand Prix 2009 ～Round.2～ Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Uannimous) 4 3:00
2009-06-14 Loss Japan Yuki Yamamoto MA Japan Kick BREAK THROUGH-11 Tokyo, Japan TKO 4 0:23
2008-12-23 Loss Japan Akihiro Kuroda KING OF KINGS TOUITSU, Semi Final Kobe, Japan Ext.R Decision (Split) 4 3:00
2008-12-23 Win Japan Rashata KING OF KINGS TOUITSU, Quarter Final Kobe, Japan Ext.R Decision (Uannimous) 4 3:00
2008-09-19 Win Thailand Kanongsuk Weerasakreck AJKF SWORD FIGHT 2008 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Uannimous) 5 3:00
2008-05-31 Win Japan Ryuji Kajiwara AJKF vs Team Dragon Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2008-03-20 Win Japan Yoichiro Miakami AJKF Kick　On ! Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2006-10-07 Win Japan Tomohiro Shimano AJKF CUB☆KICK’S 3days 1st AJ NIGHT ～Tradition～ Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2006-01-04 Loss Japan Satoruvashicoba AJKF NEW YEAR KICK FESTIVAL 2006 Tokyo, Japan KO (Left Hook) 2 2:30
For the AJKF Ligfhtweight Title.
2005-11-12 Win Japan Hiromasa Masuda AJKF Fight Must Go On Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2005-09-24 Win Korea Chung Hyo Son IKMF in Korea South Korea KO (Majority) 4 1:47
Wins inaugural IKMF Asia Lightweight Title.
2005-06-24 Loss Japan Makoto Kimura MA Japan Kick DETERMINATION Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2005-03-18 Win Korea Kim Pan Su SNKA RUSH ! Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2004-11-19 Loss Japan Satoruvashicoba AJKF The Championship, All Japan Lightweight Championship Tournament, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan KO (Left Hook) 2 0:31
2004-08-22 Loss Netherlands Mourad Tijarti AJKF SUPER FIGHT -LIGHTNING- Tokyo, Japan TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 1 1:44
2004-04-16 Loss Mongolia Tsogto Amara AJKF All Japan Lightweight Tournament 2004 FINAL STAGE, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2004-04-16 Win Japan Makoto Nishiyama AJKF All Japan Lightweight Tournament 2004 2nd.STAGE Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2004-03-13 Win Japan Kaito AJKF All Japan Lightweight Tournament 2004 1st.STAGE Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2003-11-23 Loss Japan Satoshi Kobayashi AJKF "SCRAMBLE" Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2003-09-07 Win Japan Takenobu Uesugi AJKF "DEAD HEAT" Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2003-06-20 Win Japan Hiroshi Seki AJKF "DEAD HEAT" Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2002-05-30 Win Japan Rascal Taka AJKF vs J-NETWORK "MOVEMENT" Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2002-01-20 Draw Japan Kenshi Nakamura J-NETWORK MAKING J-BLOODS Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 3:00
2001-07-17 Loss Japan Jun Inaba J-NETWORK THE CRUSADE II Tokyo, Japan KO 2 3:00
2001-05-31 Draw Thailand Rittichai Payanan J-NETWORK MAKING THE ROAD-3 Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 3:00
2001-03-23 Loss Japan Kenshi Nakamura J-NETWORK THE CRUSADE Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2000-12-25 Win Japan Ryo Takemura J-NETWORK SHANGURILA-FIN Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2000-11-19 Loss Japan Izumi Yusaku J-NETWORK Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2000-10-17 Win Japan Ryusei Kasumoto J-NETWORK SHANGURILA-3 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2000-07-31 Win Japan Hideki Uchida J-NETWORK SHANGURILA-2 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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