About Kazunori Yokota
Born 1978. Kazunori Yokota is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter, judoka and kickboxer.
is a Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka. Yokota fought for the Japanese MMA promotions DEEP and WVR Sengoku.
Career and background Yokota has a background in Judo and fights for Team Grabaka with notable training partners such as Akihiro Gono and Kazuo Misaki. Yokota debuted MMA in GCM demolition in September 2004 where he faced off against Keita Nakamura, the 2 round fight resulted in a draw. After his first fight Yokota debuted the Japanese promotion DEEP and went undefeated in his next eight fights till he suffered his first loss by knockout at the hands of Tae Hyun Bang. His most famous fight was against former Sengoku 155 pound champion, Satoru Kitaoka, which he lost by unanimous decision. His next fight will be against Eiji Mitsuoka in Sengoku 11. On December 22, 2009, it was announced that Yokota would be taking on DREAM Lightweight Tatsuya Kawajiri in a Sengoku vs. DREAM fight at the annual Dynamite!! event on New Year's Eve in Saitama, Japan.
Championships and accomplishments Deep Deep Featherweight Championship (one time) One Successful Title Defense Deep Lightweight Championship (one time)
Sengoku Raiden Championship 2008 Sengoku Lightweight Grand Prix Runner Up
Mixed martial arts record Loss
Eiji Ishikawa Decision (split) Deep - 84 Impact: Differ Ariake Final Day
Tokyo, Japan Loss
Christian Lee Submission (guillotine choke) ONE Championship: Visions of Victory
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Win
Da Won Yoon Decision (split) Deep - 81 Impact
Tokyo, Japan Return to Lightweight. Loss
Martin Nguyen KO (punch) ONE Championship: Quest For Power
Jakarta, Indonesia Loss
Marat Gafurov Submission (rear-naked choke) ONE Championship: Kingdom of Champions
Bangkok, Thailand Win
Masakazu Imanari Decision (unanimous) Deep - 74 Impact
Tokyo, Japan Win
Kenjiro Takahashi Decision (unanimous) Deep - Cage Impact 2015
Tokyo, Japan Win
Juri Ohara Decision (unanimous) Deep - Funabashi Bom-Ba-Ye
Funabashi, Chiba, Japan Win
Isao Kobayashi Decision (unanimous) Deep - Dream Impact 2014: Omisoka Special
Saitama, Japan Win
Yusuke Kagiyama Submission (kimura) Deep: 68 Impact
Tokyo, Japan Win
Katsunori Tsuda Decision (unanimous) Deep: 66 Impact
Tokyo, Japan Win
Doo Ri Song TKO (punches) Deep: Cage Impact 2013
Tokyo, Japan Win
Woon Gyeom Kim Submission (armlock) Deep Cage Impact 2013: Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan Win
Shoji Maruyama Decision (unanimous) Deep: 61 Impact
Tokyo, Japan Win
Anatoly Safronov Submission (rear-naked choke) Abu Dhabi Warriors 1
Abu Dhabi, UAE Win
Hideki Kadowaki Decision (unanimous) Deep - 57 Impact
Tokyo, Japan Win
Katsuya Toida TKO (soccer kicks and punches) Deep: Cage Impact 2011 in Tokyo, 1st Round
Tokyo, Japan Win
Shoji Maruyama Decision (unanimous) Deep: 54 Impact
Tokyo, Japan Featherweight debut. Loss
Jadamba Narantungalag KO (punch) World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight
Tokyo, Japan Loss
Brian Cobb Decision (split) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku Raiden Championships 15
Tokyo, Japan Loss
Tatsuya Kawajiri Decision (unanimous) Dynamite!! The Power of Courage 2009
Saitama, Japan Win
Eiji Mitsuoka Decision (unanimous) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 11
Tokyo, Japan Win
Ryan Schultz KO (punch) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 10
Saitama, Japan Win
Leonardo Santos Decision (split) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 8
Saitama, Japan Loss
Satoru Kitaoka Decision (unanimous) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6
Saitama, Japan Win
Mizuto Hirota Decision (unanimous) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6
Saitama, Japan Win
Bojan Kosednar Decision (unanimous) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 4
Saitama, Japan Loss
Tae Hyun Bang KO (punches) Deep: 35 Impact
Tokyo, Japan Win
Minoru Tavares Tsuchiya Submission (armbar) Deep: 31 Impact
Tokyo, Japan Win
Nobuhiro Obiya Decision (unanimous) Deep: 28 Impact
Tokyo, Japan Win
Yoshihiro Tomioka Decision (majority) Deep: 27 Impact
Tokyo, Japan Win
Michihiro Omigawa Decision (majority) Deep: 26 Impact
Tokyo, Japan Draw
Milton Vieira Draw Deep: 24 Impact
Tokyo, Japan Win
Kosuto Umeda TKO (punches) Deep: 23 Impact
Tokyo, Japan Draw
Yoshihiro Tomioka Draw Deep: clubDeep Toyama: Barbarian Festival 3
Toyama, Japan Win
Hiroki Nagaoka Decision (unanimous) Deep: 20th Impact
Tokyo, Japan Win
Daigo Ishijima Technical Submission (armbar) Pancrase: Spiral 5
Yokohama, Japan Draw
Keita Nakamura Draw GCM - Demolition 040919
Tokyo, Japan
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Who is Kazunori Yokota?
Japanese judoka
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Kazunori Yokota was born on 3 April 1978 in Funabashi.
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Kazunori Yokota is a mixed martial arts fighter, judoka and kickboxer.
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Kazunori Yokota is Japanese.
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