Yasuhiro Kido

Yasuhiro Kido 城戸康裕
Born	December 25, 1982 Isehara, Japan
Native name	城戸康裕
Other names	Golden Hit Man
Nationality	Japanese
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Division	Welterweight
Style	Karate, Kickboxing
Team	Taniyama Gym
Years active	2001–present
Kickboxing record
Total	56
Wins	38
By knockout	16
Losses	17
By knockout	6
Draws	1
Other information
University	Kokushikan University
Website	http://kido.blog.players.tv/
last updated on: December 1, 2013

Yasuhiro Kido (Japanese: 城戸康裕; born December 25, 1982) is a Japanese welterweight kickboxer competing in K-1 MAX. He is 2008 K-1 World MAX Japan tournament champion.^[1]

Biography

Early years

Yasuhiro Kido was born in Kanagawa, Japan on December 25, 1982. When he was a junior high school student, he belonged to a track and field athletics team, and was training in sprinting. After graduation, he saw K-1 on television and joined Taniyama gym.

Amateur career

After graduation of Ishida high school, Kido entered at faculty of Physical Education at Kokushikan University. At that time, he joined its kickboxing team.

In 2001, he won the title of University Kickboxing Federation (UKF) at welterweight. In 2002, he won the title of UKF again at middleweight. In 2003, he participated All Japan Shin-Karatedo Championship at middleweight. He won the 3rd place.

When he graduated university, he got license to be a teacher for junior high school and high school.

Professional career

On September 14, 2003, he debuted as a professional kickboxer for Martial Arts Japan Kickboxing Federation(MAJKF).

On February 25, 2012, Kido knocked out Baek Man-Sun in round 2 at Big Bang 8 in Tokyo.^[2]

On March 17, 2012 he knocked out Kenta for the Krush 70 kg Title at 1:28 in the second round via spinning back fist.

He faced Ludovic Millet at Krush.23 on October 8, 2012 in a non-title fight,^[3] beating the Frenchman via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–26, 30–26).^[4]

He was knocked out with a head kick by Murthel Groenhart in the quarter-final of the K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final in Athens, Greece on December 15, 2012.^[5][6]

He made the first defence of his Krush title by knocking out Takuro Moriya in round two at Krush.26 on January 28, 2013.^[7][8]

Kido defeated Asami Zaurus by way of unanimous decision at Big Bang 12 in Tokyo on February 24, 2013.^[9][10]

He knocked down Minnai Massoud twice en route to winning a unanimous decision in the co-main event of Big Bang 13 on June 2, 2013.^[11][12]

Kido defended his Krush -70 belt for the second time on August 11, 2013 at Krush.30 when he beat Yutaru Yamauchi by unanimous decision.^[13]

He lost to Andy Souwer by unanimous decision at the K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Final 16 in Majorca, Spain on September 14, 2013.^{[14][15][16][17][18]}

He beat Kuntap Weerasakreck by split decision at Big Bang 15 in Tokyo, Japan on December 1, 2013.^[19]

Titles

• Amateur
  • 2001 University Kickboxing Federation Welterweight champion
  • 2002 University Kickboxing Federation Welterweight champion
  • The 14th All Japan Shin Karate Championship K-2 Tournament Middleweight 3rd place (May 3, 2003)
• Professional
  • 2014 WBKF -70 kg World Title
  • 2012–present Krush -70 kg champion
  • 2006 Martial Arts Japan Kickboxing Federation Middleweight Champion
  • 2008 K-1 World MAX Japan Tournament Winner

Awards

• 2007 MVP (Martial arts Japan Kickboxing Federation, January 14, 2008)
• 2007 The Fight of the Year (Yasuhiro Kido vs. Hiroki Shishido, Martial arts Japan Kickboxing Federation, January 14, 2008)

Kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record

38 Wins (16 (T)KO's), 17 Losses, 1 Draw Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record 2016-06-24 Win Daiki Watabe K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg World Tournament Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 38-17-1 2015-04-21 Loss Armen Petrosyan Oktagon 2015: 20 Years Edition Milan, Italy Decision(Split) 5 3:00 37-17-1 2015-02-15 Win Vahid Roshani Big Bang 20 [20] Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 38-16-1 2014-12-29 Loss Samo Petje Blade 1 Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 37-16-1 2014-04-15 Win Hiroki Nakajima Krush.40 Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 3:00 37-15-1 2014-02-23 Win Li Yankun Big Bang 16[21] Tokyo, Japan TKO 3 2:59 36–15–1 Wins the WBKF −70kg World Title. 2013-12-01 Win Kuntap Weerasakreck Big Bang 15 Tokyo, Japan Decision (split) 3 3:00 35–15–1 2013-09-14 Loss Andy Souwer K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Final 16, First Round Majorca, Spain Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 34-15-1 2013-08-11 Win Yutaru Yamauchi Krush.30 Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 34–14–1 Defends the Krush −70kg Championship. 2013-06-02 Win Masoud Minaei Big Bang 13 Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 33–14–1 2013-02-24 Win Asami Zaurus Big Bang 12 Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 32–14–1 2013-01-28 Win Takurō Moriya Krush.26 Tokyo, Japan KO (spinning back fist) 2 2:30 31–14–1 Defends the Krush −70kg Championship. 2012-12-15 Loss Murthel Groenhart K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final, Quarter Finals Athens, Greece KO (right high kick) 1 1:47 30–14–1 2012-10-08 Win Ludovic Millet Krush.23 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 30–13–1 2012-09-02 Win Yū Hirono Big Bang 10 Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Decision(unanimous) 3 3:00 29–13–1 2012-05-27 Win Xu Yan K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16 Madrid, Spain KO (Spinning Back Fist) 3 28–13–1 2012-03-17 Win Kenta Krush.17 Tokyo, Japan KO (Spinning Back Fist) 2 1:28 27–13–1 Wins Kenta's Krush −70kg Championship. 2012-02-25 Win Man-Sun Baek Big Bang 8 Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan KO (right hook) 2 2:02 26–13–1 2011-12-11 Win Shintarō Matsukura Big Bang 7 Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan KO (spinning backfist) 2 2:24 25–13–1 2011-09-25 Loss Kenta K-1 World MAX 2011 -70kg Japan Tournament Final, Quarter finals Osaka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 24–13–1 2011-05-15 Win Kzuki Hamazaki Big Bang 5 Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Decision(unanimous) 3 3:00 24–12–1 2011-02-05 Win Takayoshi Kitayama Big Bang 4 Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Decision(unanimous) 3 3:00 23–12–1 2010-09-23 Win Shingo Garyu Big Bang 3 Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Decision(unanimous) 3 3:00 22–12–1 2010-07-31 Win U-jung Kim Big Bang 2 Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan KO(Left high kick) 1 1:35 21–12–1 2010-05-02 Loss Vahid Roshani K-1 World MAX 2010 -63kg Japan Tournament Final 16 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 20–12–1 2010-03-27 Loss Ryuji K-1 World MAX 2010 -70kg Japan Tournament Quarterfinals Saitama, Japan Decision(Majority) 3 3:00 20–11–1 2009-10-26 Loss Yoshihiro Sato K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final Reserve fight Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan KO(Right hook) 2 2:23 20–10–1 2009-07-13 Win Leroy Kaestner K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final 8 Reserve fight Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan Decision(unanimous) 3 3:00 20–9–1 2009-04-21 Win Su Hwan Lee K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final 16 Reserve fight Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan Decision(unanimous) 3 3:00 19–9–1 2009-02-23 Loss Taishin Kohiruimaki K-1 World MAX 2009 Japan Tournament, Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan KO 2 0:58 18–9–1 2009-02-23 Loss Hinata Watanabe K-1 World MAX 2009 Japan Tournament, Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision(unanimous) Ext. 3:00 18–8–1 2008-10-01 Loss Albert Kraus K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Final Reserve fight Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan TKO (Doctor Stop) 2 0:48 18–7–1 2008-07-07 Loss Artur Kyshenko K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Final 8 Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan Decision 3–0 3 3:00 18–6–1 2008-04-09 Win Chi Bin Lim K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Final 16 Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan KO (Knee) 1 0:40 18–5–1 2008-02-02 Win Hayato K-1 World MAX 2008 Japan Tournament, Final Tokyo, Japan KO (Punch) 1 1:07 17–5–1 2008-02-02 Win Andy Ologun K-1 World MAX 2008 Japan Tournament, Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision 3–0 3 3:00 16–5–1 2008-02-02 Win Keiji Ozaki K-1 World MAX 2008 Japan Tournament, Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision 3–0 3 3:00 15–5–1 2007-12-02 Win Yasuhito Shirasu MAJKF "Breakdown-8" Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Decision(2–0) 3 3:00 14–5–1 2007-09-24 Loss Shingo Garyu M-1 "120th Anniversary of Japan-Thailand -Muay Thai Hearty Smiles-" Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Decision(unanimous) 5 3:00 13–5–1 Bout was for Garyu's M-1 Middleweight title. 2007-06-10 Win Hiroki Shishido MAJKF "Brakedown 5" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision(unanimous) 5 3:00 13–4–1 Chosen as 2007 The Fight of The Year by MAJKF. 2007-04-04 Win Gōzō Mitsuyama K-1 World MAX 2007 World Elite Showcase Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Decision(unanimous) 3 3:00 12–4–1 2007-02-05 Win Kenji Kawabata K-1 World MAX 2007 Japan Tournament Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan KO(Right cross) 1 2:26 11–4–1 2006-12-03 Win K.Lewis MAJKF "Surprising-8 MAJKF Festival All Title Matches" Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan TKO(Doctor stoppage) 4 1:44 10–4–1 Wins the vacant title of MAJKF Middleweight championship. 2006-08-06 Win Matsuo Akamine MAJKF "Surprising 6th" Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan KO(Left high kick) 3 0:13 9–4–1 2006-06-11 Draw Matsuo Akamine W Capsule Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan Decision(1–0) 2 2:11 8–4–1 2006-04-29 Loss K.Lewis MAJKF "Surpring 3rd" Ōta, Tokyo, Japan Decision(unanimous) 4(Ex.1) 3:00 8–4–0 2006-01-28 Win Zenmaru Hidari W Capsule Vol.1 Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan Decision(unanimous) 3 3:00 8–3–0 2005-12-18 Loss Hideki Mizutani R.I.S.E. "Dead or Alive Tournament '05", Quarter-final Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan KO(Left high kick) 3 0:48 7–3–0 2005-09-19 Win Kenshi Toda Ikusa GP -U60 Superstarz Tournament -Final Stage- Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan TKO(Towel thrown) 2 1:30 7–2–0 2005-05-04 Loss Yuya Yamamoto K-1 World MAX 2005 World Tournament Open Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Decision(unanimous) 3 3:00 6–2–0 2005-03-12 Win Tsurugi Ikusa "YGZ04 Bird-Base " Minato, Tokyo, Japan KO(Left high kick) 2 2:32 6–1–0 2005-03-12 Loss Koichi Kikuchi R.I.S.E. "Dead or Alive Tournament '04", Quarter-final Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan KO(Left low kick) 2 1:44 5–1–0 2004-10-31 Win Tetsuya Yamauchi R.I.S.E. X Ōta, Tokyo, Japan Decision(unanimous) 3 3:00 5–0–0 2004-04-29 Win Shinichiro Inoue R.I.S.E. VII Ōta, Tokyo, Japan Decision(unanimous) 3 3:00 4–0–0 2004-01-24 Win Devil Arakawa Ikusa "Future Fighter Ikusa 5 -Ran- Monkey Magic" Minato, Tokyo, Japan KO(2 knock downs) 2 2:54 3–0–0 2003-11-16 Win Hideto Yamabe Ikusa "Young Gunners 2" Minato, Tokyo, Japan Decision(unanimous) 3 3:00 2–0–0 2003-09-14 Win Tatsuro Irie MAJKF "Explosion-3" Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan KO(Punches) 2 0:45 1–0–0 Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers
• List of K-1 Events

References

1. DiPietro, Monty. ""Yasuhiro Kido Wins K-1 World Max Japan '08" ". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
2. Big Bang 8 Results: Kido, Nashiro Score Wins, HIROYA Upset by Naoki
3. Japanese kickboxing scene: October preview
4. Krush.23 Results: Urabe, Kido Defeat French Opposition, Yamazaki Wins WILDRUSH League
5. K-1 World MAX Final 8: Tournament Line-up
6. K-1 World MAX 2012 Final Live Results
7. Krush Adds Bennoui, Ezbiri to 67kg Tournament
8. Krush.26 Results: Kido Defends 70kg Title
9. 城戸康裕、阿佐美ザウルスに判定勝ち：2.24 有明
10. Japanese Kickboxing Scene: February Recap
11. Japanese Kickboxing Scene: June Preview
12. Japanese Scene Weekly Recap: May 27th -June 2nd
13. 新しい風が吹いた。板橋寛、卜部弘嵩下し60kg級王者に：8.11 後楽園
14. Yasuhiro Kido and Lee Sung-Hyun to Participate in K-1 World MAX Final 16
15. K-1 Announces K-1 World MAX 2013 Final 16 Tournament Fights
16. K-1 World MAX 2013 Final 16 Live Results
17. K-1 World Max Final 16 2013 Results
18. Buakaw Banchamek returns to K-1 world max with a knockout (with fight video)
19. 森井洋介、駿太に5R逆転KO勝ち。来年の目標は梅野へのリベンジ：12.1 有明
20. 【ビッグバン】城戸康裕、最強の挑戦者を退け世界王座初防衛に成功(Japanese)
21. 【試合動画】2・23 城戸vsリーの試合動画をアップ(Japanese)

External links

• Official K-1 website
• Yasuhiro Kido K-1 profile