Kazunori Yokota | |
Birth Date: | 3 April 1978 |
Birth Place: | Funabashi, Chiba, Japan |
Weight: | 154lb |
Weight Class: | Lightweight Featherweight |
Style: | Judo, Shooto |
Stance: | Orthodox |
Team: | Team Grabaka |
Rank: | Black belt in Judo |
Years Active: | 2004–2018 |
Mma Kowin: | 4 |
Mma Subwin: | 5 |
Mma Decwin: | 17 |
Mma Koloss: | 3 |
Mma Subloss: | 2 |
Mma Decloss: | 4 |
Mma Draw: | 3 |
Spouse: | Fabyola |
Children: | 1 |
Sherdog: | 11335 |
is a Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka. Yokota fought for the Japanese MMA promotions DEEP and WVR Sengoku.
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.[1]
| Loss| align=center| | Eiji Ishikawa| Decision (split)| Deep - 84 Impact: Differ Ariake Final Day| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan||-| Loss| align=center| 26–8–3| Christian Lee| Submission (guillotine choke)| ONE Championship: Visions of Victory| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:34| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia||-| Win| align=center| 26–7–3| Da Won Yoon| Decision (split)| Deep - 81 Impact| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan|Return to Lightweight.|-| Loss| align=center| 25–7–3| Martin Nguyen| KO (punch)| ONE Championship: Quest For Power| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:36| Jakarta, Indonesia||-| Loss| align=center| 25–6–3| Marat Gafurov| Submission (rear-naked choke)| ONE Championship: Kingdom of Champions| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:25| Bangkok, Thailand| |-| Win| align=center| 25–5–3| Masakazu Imanari| Decision (unanimous)| Deep - 74 Impact| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan||-| Win| align=center| 24–5–3| Kenjiro Takahashi| Decision (unanimous)| Deep - Cage Impact 2015| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 23–5–3| Juri Ohara| Decision (unanimous)| Deep - Funabashi Bom-Ba-Ye| | align=center| 2| align=center| 10:00| Funabashi, Chiba, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 22–5–3| Isao Kobayashi| Decision (unanimous)| Deep - Dream Impact 2014: Omisoka Special| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Saitama, Japan||-| Win| align=center| 21–5–3| Yusuke Kagiyama| Submission (kimura)| Deep: 68 Impact| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:38| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 20–5–3| Katsunori Tsuda| Decision (unanimous)| Deep: 66 Impact| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 19–5–3| Doo Ri Song| TKO (punches)| Deep: Cage Impact 2013| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 18–5–3| Woon Gyeom Kim| Submission (armlock)| Deep Cage Impact 2013: Korakuen Hall| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:02| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 17–5–3| Shoji Maruyama| Decision (unanimous)| Deep: 61 Impact| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 16–5–3| Anatoly Safronov| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Abu Dhabi Warriors 1| | align=center| 3| align=center| 4:07| Abu Dhabi, UAE| |-| Win| align=center| 15–5–3| Hideki Kadowaki| Decision (unanimous)| Deep - 57 Impact| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 14–5–3| Katsuya Toida| TKO (soccer kicks and punches)| Deep: Cage Impact 2011 in Tokyo, 1st Round| | align=center| 2| align=center| 0:25| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 13–5–3| Shoji Maruyama| Decision (unanimous)| Deep: 54 Impact| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| Featherweight debut.|-| Loss| align=center| 12–5–3| Jadamba Narantungalag| KO (punch)| World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:03| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 12–4–3| Brian Cobb| Decision (split)| World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku Raiden Championships 15| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 12–3–3| Tatsuya Kawajiri| Decision (unanimous)| Dynamite!! The Power of Courage 2009| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Saitama, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 12–2–3| Eiji Mitsuoka| Decision (unanimous)| World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 11| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 11–2–3| Ryan Schultz| KO (punch)| | | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:31| Saitama, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 10–2–3| Leonardo Santos| Decision (split)| | | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Saitama, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 9–2–3| Satoru Kitaoka| Decision (unanimous)| | | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Saitama, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 9–1–3| Mizuto Hirota| Decision (unanimous)| | | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Saitama, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 8–1–3| Bojan Kosednar| Decision (unanimous)| World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 4| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Saitama, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 7–1–3| Tae Hyun Bang| KO (punches)| Deep: 35 Impact| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:38| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 7–0–3| Minoru Tavares Tsuchiya| Submission (armbar)| Deep: 31 Impact| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:53| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 6–0–3| Nobuhiro Obiya| Decision (unanimous)| Deep: 28 Impact| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 5–0–3| Yoshihiro Tomioka| Decision (majority)| Deep: 27 Impact| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 4–0–3| Michihiro Omigawa| Decision (majority)| Deep: 26 Impact| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Draw| align=center| 3–0–3| Milton Vieira| Draw| Deep: 24 Impact| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 3–0–2| Kosuto Umeda| TKO (punches)| Deep: 23 Impact| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:05| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Draw| align=center| 2–0–2| Yoshihiro Tomioka| Draw| Deep: clubDeep Toyama: Barbarian Festival 3| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Toyama, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 2–0–1| Hiroki Nagaoka| Decision (unanimous)| Deep: 20th Impact| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 1–0–1| Daigo Ishijima| Technical Submission (armbar)| Pancrase: Spiral 5| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:41| Yokohama, Japan| |-| Draw| align=center| 0–0–1| Keita Nakamura| Draw| GCM - Demolition 040919| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan|