Arina Kobayashi | |
Birth Name: | 小林愛理奈 |
Birth Date: | 2 November 2000 |
Birth Place: | Kakogawa, Japan |
Fighting Out Of: | Osaka, Japan |
Weight Kg: | 49 |
Style: | Kickboxing, Kyokushin |
Stance: | Orthodox |
Team: | Fascinate Fight Team (Kickboxing) Okamura Dojo Himejo Honbu (Karate) |
Kickbox Win: | 12 |
Kickbox Kowin: | 4 |
Kickbox Loss: | 3 |
Kickbox Koloss: | 0 |
Kickbox Draw: | 1 |
Relatives: | Goki Kobayashi (brother)[1] |
is a Japanese kickboxer. She is the current RISE Women's Mini Flyweight champion.
As of November 2023, she was ranked the #3 ranked Flyweight and Strawweight kickboxer as well as the #10 pound for pound female kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kickboxing.[2]
Kobayashi made her professional debut against Kira Matsutani at RISE Girls Power 2 on February 11, 2020.[3] The fight was ruled a split decision draw.[4]
On January 17, 2021, RISE held an atomweight "Next Challenger" tournament, in order to determine the next challenger for the RISE Women's Atomweight championship on RISE Girls Power 4.[5] Kobayashi was scheduled to face Nana Okuwaki.[6] She defeated Okuwaki by technical knockout in the third round. She advanced to the finals of the one-day tournament, where she faced Koyuki Miyazaki. She lost the fight by unanimous decision.[7]
On April 17, 2021, Kobayashi faced Koto Hiraoka at RISE 148. She won the fight by majority decision.[8]
Kobayashi was scheduled to challenge Koyuki Miyazaki for her RISE Queen Atomweight Championship at RISE 158 on May, 29, 2022.[9] She lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 50–47, 50–46 and 50–46.[10]
On November 2, 2022, Kobayashi made her debut in the -49kg division at RISE EVOL 11 against Wakana Miyazaki. She won the fight by unanimous decision.[11]
Kobayashi rematched Koto Hiaroka in an open finger gloves bout at RISE 163 on December 10, 2022. She won the fight by unanimous decision.[12]
On February 23, 2023, Kobayashi faced reigning Shootboxing champion MISAKI at RISE 166: RISE 20th Memorial event. She won the fight by a unanimous decision after scoring a knockdown in the third round.[13]
Kobayashi challenged erika♡ for her RISE Women's Mini Flyweight title at RISE 173 on November 18, 2023.[14] She won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[15]
Kobayashi faced Wang Chin Long at RISE 175 on January 14, 2024.[16] She won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[17]
Kobayashi faced Manazo Kobayashi in an open finger gloves bout at RISE 178 on May 19, 2024.[18] She won the fight by a unanimous decision after scoring a knockdown in the second round.[19]
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc"| 2024-05-19 || Win ||align=left| Manazo Kobayashi || RISE 178 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3|| 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc"| 2024-01-14 || Win ||align=left| Wang Chin Long || RISE 175 || Tokyo, Japan || TKO (Body punches) || 2|| 1:32
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc"| 2023-11-18|| Win ||style="text-align:left"| erika❤️ || RISE 173 || Tokyo, Japan || TKO (Punches) || 2|| 0:11|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc"| 2023-08-18|| Win ||style="text-align:left"| Mai Hanada || RISE 171 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3|| 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc"| 2023-02-23|| Win ||style="text-align:left"| MISAKI || RISE 166: RISE 20th Memorial event || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3|| 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc"| 2022-12-10|| Win ||style="text-align:left"| Koto Hiraoka || RISE 163 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3|| 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc"| 2022-11-02|| Win ||style="text-align:left"| Wakana Miyazaki || RISE EVOL 11 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3|| 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb"| 2022-05-29|| Loss ||style="text-align:left"| Koyuki Miyazaki || RISE 158 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 5|| 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc"| 2022-01-23|| Win ||style="text-align:left"| Shoko || RISE 154 || Tokyo, Japan ||TKO (Three knockdowns) || 2||2:57
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc"| 2021-07-18|| Win ||style="text-align:left"| Momoka || RISE World Series 2021 Osaka || Osaka, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3|| 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc"| 2021-04-17|| Win ||style="text-align:left"| Koto Hiraoka || RISE 148 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Majority) || 3|| 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb"| 2021-01-17|| Loss ||style="text-align:left"| Koyuki Miyazaki || RISE Girls Power 4, Next Challenger Tournament Final || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3||3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc"| 2021-01-17|| Win ||style="text-align:left"| Nana Okuwaki || RISE Girls Power 4, Next Challenger Tournament Semifinal || Tokyo, Japan ||TKO (Three knockdowns) || 3||2:20
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb"| 2020-10-11|| Loss ||style="text-align:left"| Koyuki Miyazaki || RISE DEAD OR ALIVE2020 Yokohama || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3|| 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc"| 2020-08-23|| Win ||style="text-align:left"| Reina Sato || RISE 141 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3|| 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#c5d2ea"| 2020-02-11|| Draw ||style="text-align:left"| Kira Matsutani || RISE Girls Power 2 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Split) || 3||3:00
|-| colspan=9 | Legend: