Kazuo Misaki

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kazuo Misaki

Statistics
Nickname	Grabaka Hitman
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Nationality	Japanese
Born	April 25, 1976 (1976-04-25) (age 32)
Fighting out of	Chiba, Japan
Town of birth	Chiba, Japan
Team/Association	Team Grabaka
Mixed martial arts record
Wins	20
By knockout	3
By submission	7
Losses	8
Draws	2

Kazuo Misaki is a Japanese professional mixed martial arts fighter and former judoka. He is the 2006 PRIDE Welterweight Grand Prix winner, and is currently ranked #6 by MMA Weekly in the middleweight division.[1] On route to the finals he defeated Phil Baroni and PRIDE Welterweight Champion Dan Henderson in a non-title bout. Misaki was eliminated in the semifinals by Paulo Filho, but Filho injured his knee during the contest and was unable to continue to the finals. Misaki was named as his replacement and defeated Denis Kang by split decision.

His last fight in Pride was a unanimous decision loss to Frank Trigg at PRIDE 33 on February 24, 2007. At the Yarennoka event on New Year's Eve 2007, he fought Yoshihiro Akiyama. The original result of the match was a knockout victory for Misaki, but Akiyama protested the finish.^[1] The knockout kick came as Akiyama attempted to get back to his feet after being knocked down by Misaki.^[1] Akiyama contested that one or more of his hands were on the mat at the time of the kick, which would make the kick illegal under Yarennoka! rules.^[1] After reviewing video of the knockout, the Yarennoka executive committee agreed; the official result was then changed to "no contest."^[1]

He went on to fight in World Victory Road's inaugural event "Sengoku", on March 5, 2008, where he faced Shooto light heavyweight champion Siyar Bahadurzada^[2] and won by guillotine choke at 2:02 of the second round.

His latest fight was at Sengoku 3 on 8 June 2008, where he beat Logan Clark by unanimous decision.

1 Mixed martial arts record
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
31 matches	20 wins	8 losses
By knockout	3	1
By submission	8	1
By decision	9	6
Draws	2
No contests	1

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location
Win	20-8-2	Logan Clark	Decision (Unanimous)	Sengoku 3	02008-06-08 8 June 2008	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Win	19-8-2	Siyar Bahadurzada	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	Sengoku 1	02008-03-05 5 March 2008	2	2:02	Tokyo, Japan
zNC	18-8-2	Yoshihiro Akiyama	No Contest - Akiyama KO'd by Illegal Soccer Kick	Yarennoka - New Years Eve 2007	02007-12-31 31 December 2007	1	7:48	Saitama, Japan
Loss	18-8-2	Frank Trigg	Decision (Unanimous)	PRIDE 33 - Second Coming	02007-02-24 24 February 2007	3	5:00	Nevada, USA
Win	18-7-2	Denis Kang	Decision (Split)	PRIDE Bushido 13	02006-11-05 5 November 2006	2	5:00	Yokohama, Japan
Loss	17-7-2	Paulo Filho	Submission (Armbar)	PRIDE - Bushido 13	02006-11-05 5 November 2006	1	9:43	Yokohama, Japan
Win	17-6-2	Dan Henderson	Decision (Unanimous)	PRIDE Bushido 12	02006-08-26 26 August 2006	2	5:00	Nagoya, Japan
Win	16-6-2	Phil Baroni	Decision (Unanimous)	PRIDE Bushido 11	02006-06-04 4 June 2006	2	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Loss	15-6-2	Dan Henderson	Decision (Unanimous)	PRIDE Bushido 10	02006-04-02 2 April 2006	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	15-5-2	Akira Shoji	Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)	DEEP - 23 Impact	02006-02-05 5 February 2006	1	2:32	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	14-5-2	Daniel Acacio	Decision (Unanimous)	PRIDE - Bushido 8	02005-07-17 17 July 2005	2	5:00	Nagoya, Japan
Win	14-4-2	Flavio Luiz Moura	Submission (North/South Choke)	Pancrase - Spiral 2	02005-03-06 6 March 2005	2	2:13	Yokohama, Japan
Loss	13-4-2	Nathan Marquardt	Decision (Unanimous)	Pancrase - Brave 10	02004-11-07 7 November 2004	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	13-3-2	Ed Herman	Technical Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	Pancrase - 2004 Neo-Blood Tournament, Final	02004-07-25 25 July 2004	2	3:31	Tokyo, Japan
Win	12-3-2	Jorge Patino	Decision (Unanimous)	PRIDE - Bushido 3	02004-05-23 23 May 2004	2	5:00	Yokohama, Japan
Win	11-3-2	Kiuma Kunioku	TKO (Cut)	Pancrase - Brave 1	02004-02-06 6 February 2004	2	1:31	Tokyo, Japan
zDraw	10-3-2	Jake Shields	Draw	Pancrase - Hybrid 10	02003-11-30 30 November 2003	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	10-3-1	Ricardo Almeida	Decision (Majority)	Pancrase - 10th Anniversary Show	02003-08-31 31 August 2003	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	10-2-1	Yuji Hisamatsu	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	Pancrase - Hybrid 5	02003-05-18 18 May 2003	3	2:34	Yokohama, Japan
zDraw	9-2-1	Yuji Hisamatsu	Draw	Pancrase - Hybrid 3	02003-03-08 8 March 2003	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	9-2	Joe D'Arce	TKO (Punches)	Pancrase - Hybrid 1	02003-01-26 26 January 2003	2	4:51	Tokyo, Japan
Win	8-2	Masaya Kojima	Submission (Armbar)	Pancrase - Spirit 8	02002-11-30 30 November 2002	1	4:40	Yokohama, Japan
Win	7-2	Kousei Kubota	Decision (Unanimous)	Pancrase - 2002 Anniversary Show	02002-09-29 29 September 2002	3	5:00	Yokohama, Japan
Loss	6-2	Nathan Marquardt	TKO (Broken Arm)	Pancrase - Spirit 3	02002-03-25 25 March 2002	1	0:29	Tokyo, Japan
Win	6-1	Ryuki Ueyama	Decision (Unanimous)	Pancrase - Spirit 2	02002-02-17 17 February 2002	3	5:00	Umeda Stella Hall
Loss	5-1	Chris Lytle	Decision (Unanimous)	Pancrase - Proof 7	02001-12-01 1 December 2001	3	5:00	Yokohama, Japan
Win	5-0	Takaku Fuke	KO (Punches)	Pancrase - Proof 6	02001-10-30 30 October 2001	1	0:08	Tokyo, Japan
Win	4-0	Hiroki Nagaoka	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	Pancrase - 2001 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2	02001-07-29 29 July 2001	2	1:21	Tokyo, Japan
Win	3-0	Seiki Ryo	Decision (Split)	Pancrase - 2001 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2	02001-07-29 29 July 2001	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	2-0	Hikaru Sato	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	Pancrase - 2001 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1	02001-07-29 29 July 2001	1	4:08	Tokyo, Japan
Win	1-0	Kenichi Serizawa	Decision (Unanimous)	Pancrase - Neo Blood Tournament Elimination Rounds	02001-05-05 5 May 2001	3	5:00	Japan