Kazuyuki Miyata ( ''Miyata Kazuyuki'') is a Japanese

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 ...

currently competing in the

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division of

Rizin 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 ...

. A professional competitor since 2004, Miyata has competed for

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K-1 HERO'S Hero's was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion operated by Fighting and Entertainment Group, the parent entity behind kickboxing organization K-1. Grown from and branched off of K-1's earlier experiments in MMA, including the ''K-1 Romanex' ...

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, and made an appearance at

K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!! ''K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!!'' was an annual kickboxing and mixed martial arts event held by K-1 and Hero's on New Year's Eve, Monday December 31, 2007 at the Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Japan. It featured 7 HERO'S MMA rules fights, 4 K-1 rule ...

Background

Originally from the

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of Japan, Miyata began

wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

from a young age and was talented. Miyata won national and regional championships during his middle school years and later high school years at Tsuchiuranichidai High School, where he befriended future professional mixed martial arts fighters,

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and

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. Miyata continued his wrestling career at Nippon University where he was a collegiate champion in the 139 lbs. weight class in 1999.

Olympic career

Miyata competed in Freestyle Wrestling for Japan at the

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in Sydney and was ranked 13th overall. He made it past the 1st round against

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but lost the second round by decision to Carlos Ortíz. Miyata also finished 17th at the 2001 World Championship 69.0 kg division and 4th at the 2000 Asian Championship 63.0 kg division.

Mixed martial arts career

Miyata made his MMA debut at Rumble on the Rock 6 in 2004, against

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where despite dominating the majority of the fight he was caught by submission due to a triangle choke in the second round. Miyata continued his career by fighting in the Japanese promotion,

where he held notable wins over

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and Ian James Schaffa. Miyata also fought in the Japanese promotion

but returned to DREAM on October 6, 2009 where he faced

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in a reserve bout for the Featherweight Grand Prix. Miyata defeated Hata via unanimous decision.Profile on sherdog.com
Retrieved 16 October 2009. Miyata then defeated

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by split decision and Takeshi Inoue at

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by unanimous decision. He also walks around 71 kg at 7-8% body fat.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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