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Kiyoshi Kuwabara
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Kiyoshi Kuwabara

UFC DebutNickname“Samurai Mark Hunt”
Record
16-14
Streak
W1
Age
44
Date of birth
Jan 22, 1982
Fighting out of
Ogaki, Gifu
Born
Japan
Weight class
Heavyweight
Height
5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC

Kiyoshi Kuwabara makes their UFC debut

Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.

Pre-UFC opposition
Moderate
Opponents' combined record
205-205-14
.500 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 19
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
30
19 opponents with records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.

UFC fight history

No UFC bouts on record yet.

Outside the UFC

16-14across 30 bouts · 16 promotions · wins by 14 KO · 2 decGladiator · Heat · RIZIN · Deep · Road FC 44 +11
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
W
Ikuhisa Minowa63-45-8
KO/TKOPunchesR12:24
RIZIN
Nov 6, 2022
L
Seigo Mizuguchi18-27
SubmissionScarf HoldR11:23
Deep
Mar 16, 2019
L
Roque Martinez19-11-2
KO/TKOPunchesR13:39
RIZIN
Aug 12, 2018
W
Antoni Bryan0-1
KO/TKOPunchesR13:33
Deep
Jun 30, 2018
L
Anding Ma7-6
DecisionUnanimousR25:00
Road FC 44
Nov 11, 2017
L
Dae Sung Kim4-6
KO/TKOPunchesR12:33
Road FC 38
Apr 15, 2017
W
A-Sol Kwon21-13
KO/TKOPunchR10:18
Road FC 31
May 14, 2016
L
Felipe Shiguemoto
KO/TKOPunchesR12:57
Heat
Mar 6, 2016
L
In Jae La11-5-1
KO/TKOPunchesR20:14
Road FC 26
Oct 9, 2015
W
Seok Mo Kim8-9
KO/TKOPunchesR10:17
Road FC 22
Mar 21, 2015
L
Douglas Ronca Kobayashi2-3
KO/TKOKneesR14:14
Heat
Sep 7, 2014
L
Ryo Yamaguchi
KO/TKOPunchesR10:36
Gladiator
Jun 15, 2014
L
Akihito Mamiya9-4
KO/TKOPunchesR1—
Gladiator
Apr 20, 2014
L
Yuta Nakamura23-27-3
KO/TKOPunchesR13:26
Gladiator 66
Dec 8, 2013
W
Koji Kuroda3-5
KO/TKOPunchesR11:48
Gladiator 62
Oct 6, 2013
W
Shinnosuke Oba
KO/TKOPunchesR21:08
Gladiator 61
Sep 29, 2013
W
Syogo Otsuna
DecisionMajorityR25:00
Gladiator 52
Mar 31, 2013
W
Mizuki Nezu
KO/TKOPunchesR10:49
Gladiator
Dec 16, 2012
L
Yoon Seob Kwak7-16
SubmissionArm-Triangle ChokeR22:53
KAMA
Sep 15, 2012
W
King King
KO/TKOPunchesR10:59
Gladiator / Big Japan Pro Wrestling
Aug 5, 2012
W
Taishi Nakajima2-4
KO/TKOPunchesR12:10
Gladiator
May 6, 2012
W
Hidetomo Kanagawa
KO/TKOPunchesR12:59
Gladiator
Apr 8, 2012
L
Tsukasa Kawaoka
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Heat
Mar 18, 2012
W
Tomoki Date
KO/TKOPunchesR21:35
Gladiator
Feb 19, 2012
L
Chang Seob Lee5-7
DecisionUnanimousR25:00
Gladiator
Dec 18, 2011
W
Jin Soo Yuk1-3
DecisionUnanimousR25:00
Gladiator
Nov 6, 2011
W
Tiago Shiokawa1-3
KO/TKORetirementR15:00
Heat
Sep 25, 2011
L
William da Silva
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR10:46
Gladiator
Sep 4, 2011
W
Shigeki Tsuchiya1-10
KO/TKOPunchesR10:27
Gladiator
Aug 14, 2011
W
Hae Yong Han
KO/TKOPunchesR11:28
M-1
Apr 30, 2011

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Amateur

2-0across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsGladiator 19 · Gladiator
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
W
Ryo Ryo
KO/TKOPunchesR10:28
Gladiator 19
Jun 5, 2011
W
Isao Takahashi
KO/TKOPunchR11:03
Gladiator
Jan 30, 2011

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.