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Kazuhiro Sakamoto is a
Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...
mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...
. He competed in the
Bantamweight Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In mixed martial arts, MMA, bantamweight is . The name for the class is derived from Ba ...
and
Featherweight Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling. Boxing Professional boxing History A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, this ...
divisions. Sakamoto is a longtime
Shooto Shooto is a combat sport and mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the ''Shooto Association'' and the ''International Shooto Commission''. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, first as a particular fighting system and then in 198 ...
and
Vale Tudo Japan is an annual mixed martial arts competition held in Japan. Originally arranged by promoter and former professional wrestler Satoru Sayama, he had previously created a hybrid martial art organization named Shooto in 1985. He arranged VTJ in 1994 w ...
veteran and currently serves as a representative and promoter for Shooto and Vale Tudo Japan.


Career

Sakamoto trained in amateur wrestling before becoming a trainee under
Satoru Sayama (born November 27, 1957) is a Japanese professional wrestling, Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist, MMA and wrestling promoter and writer, best known as the original Tiger Mask (professional wrestling), Tige ...
at the Super Tiger Gym. He was the lightweight champion of the second pre-shooting tournament. He was a frequent opponent of
Kenichi Tanaka Kenichi Tanaka is a Japanese mixed martial artist and referee. He competed in the Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions. Tanaka is one of the earliest Satoru Sayama trainees under Super Tiger Gym, and was the inaugural Shooto Lightweight 65 k ...
, another Sayama trainee whom he fought and eventually captured the Shooto Lightweight 65 kg (143.3 lb) Championship from. He is now a head trainer at Shooting Gym Tokyo. Sakamoto currently coaches current
Rizin FF Rizin Fighting Federation (Rizin FF or Rizin) is a Japanese mixed martial arts organization created in 2015 by the former Pride Fighting Championships and Dream Stage Entertainment president Nobuyuki Sakakibara. Rizin was founded to be the spir ...
fighter Kazuma Kuramoto.


Championships and Accomplishments

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Shooto Shooto is a combat sport and mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the ''Shooto Association'' and the ''International Shooto Commission''. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, first as a particular fighting system and then in 198 ...
** Shooto Lightweight 65 kg (143.3 lb) Championship (One time) ***One successful title defense


Mixed martial arts record

, - , Win , align=center, 13-4 , Leonid Zaslavsky , Submission (rear naked choke) , Shooto - Vale Tudo Perception , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:11 ,
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 12-4 , Rene Stigter , Submission (armbar) , Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:47 , Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 11-4 , Imre Hagendoorn , Submission (armbar) , Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:45 ,
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 10-4 , Akbar Talei , Submission (kimura) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:35 ,
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 9-4 ,
Mamoru Okochi Mamoru Okochi is a Japanese mixed martial artist. Mixed martial arts record , - , Win , align=center, 10-13-2 , Hiroharu Matsufuji , TKO (punches) , Shooto: 11/30 in Kitazawa Town Hall , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:30 , ...
, Submission (kimura) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 0:35 ,
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 8-4 ,
Suguru Shigeno Suguru Shigeno is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Middleweight division. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 2-5-5 , Kazuhiro Sakamoto , Submission (armbar) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 2 ...
, Submission (armbar) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:55 ,
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 7-4 ,
Noboru Asahi is a Japanese retired mixed martial artist, a designer, and an owner of MMA gym. He was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan on January 5, 1968, as . Mixed martial arts career A former amateur wrestler, Asahi was trained in Satoru Sayama's Supe ...
, Decision (majority) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 3:00 ,
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 7-3 , Hiroyuki Kanno , Submission (armbar) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:52 ,
Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...
, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 6-3 ,
Hiroaki Matsutani Hiroaki Matsutani is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Lightweight division. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 2-3-2 , Yuki Nakai , Submission (heel hook) , Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 3 , , ali ...
, Submission (armbar) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 0:00 ,
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 5-3 ,
Kenichi Tanaka Kenichi Tanaka is a Japanese mixed martial artist and referee. He competed in the Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions. Tanaka is one of the earliest Satoru Sayama trainees under Super Tiger Gym, and was the inaugural Shooto Lightweight 65 k ...
, Decision (unanimous) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 3:00 ,
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 4-3 ,
Noboru Asahi is a Japanese retired mixed martial artist, a designer, and an owner of MMA gym. He was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan on January 5, 1968, as . Mixed martial arts career A former amateur wrestler, Asahi was trained in Satoru Sayama's Supe ...
, Decision (unanimous) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 3:00 ,
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 3-3 ,
Kenichi Tanaka Kenichi Tanaka is a Japanese mixed martial artist and referee. He competed in the Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions. Tanaka is one of the earliest Satoru Sayama trainees under Super Tiger Gym, and was the inaugural Shooto Lightweight 65 k ...
, Submission (kimura) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:37 ,
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 3-2 ,
Kenichi Tanaka Kenichi Tanaka is a Japanese mixed martial artist and referee. He competed in the Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions. Tanaka is one of the earliest Satoru Sayama trainees under Super Tiger Gym, and was the inaugural Shooto Lightweight 65 k ...
, Submission (armbar) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:00 ,
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 3-1 ,
Yuichi Watanabe Yuichi Watanabe is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He competed in Shooto's Lightweight division and was the inaugural Shooto Lightweight Champion defeating Kazuhiro Kusayanagi. As a pro wrestler he competes for Real J ...
, Submission (armbar) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:54 ,
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 3-0 ,
Kenichi Tanaka Kenichi Tanaka is a Japanese mixed martial artist and referee. He competed in the Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions. Tanaka is one of the earliest Satoru Sayama trainees under Super Tiger Gym, and was the inaugural Shooto Lightweight 65 k ...
, Submission (armbar) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:30 ,
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 2-0 ,
Suguru Shigeno Suguru Shigeno is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Middleweight division. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 2-5-5 , Kazuhiro Sakamoto , Submission (armbar) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 2 ...
, Submission (armbar) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:00 ,
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 1-0 ,
Tetsuo Yokoyama Tetsuo Yokoyama is a Japanese mixed martial artist. Mixed martial arts record , - , Win , align=center, 1-2-1 , Kengo Tsuchida , Submission (kimura) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:42 , Tokyo, Japan , ...
, Submission (armbar) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:00 ,
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
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See also

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List of male mixed martial artists This is a list of notable professional male mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. __NOTOC__ A * Shamil Abdurakhimov - ( M-1, UFC) * Daichi Abe - (UFC, Pancrase) * Hiroyuki Abe - (Shooto, KOTC, Cage Rage, DEEP, Pride) * Papy Ab ...


References


External links

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Kazuhiro Sakamoto
at mixedmartialarts.com
Kazuhiro Sakamoto
at fightmatrix.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakamoto, Kazuhiro Japanese male mixed martial artists Bantamweight mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing shoot wrestling Living people Year of birth missing (living people)