| Kotomi Misawa | |
| Birth Name: | 三澤壽美 |
| Other Names: | KOTOMI |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Birth Date: | 28 July 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
| Fighting Out Of: | Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
| Height: | [1] |
| Weight Kg: | 52 |
| Weight Class: | Flyweight |
| Stance: | Southpaw |
| Team: | Next Level Shibuya |
| Years Active: | 2016 - present |
| Kickbox Win: | 12 |
| Kickbox Kowin: | 2 |
| Kickbox Loss: | 4 |
| Updated: | November 7, 2020 |
Kotomi Misawa (born 28 July 1996), popularly known as KOTOMI, is a retired Japanese kickboxer, who competed in K-1 and Krush, where she was the Krush Women's Flyweight champion.
She was ranked as a top ten pound for pound female kickboxer by Combat Press between February 2021 and April 2023,[2] [3] as well as by Beyond Kick between November 2022 and April 2023.[4] [5]
Kotomi made her KHAOS debut during KHAOS 4, with a TKO win over Texas Ayumi.[6] She won her next fight against RINA by unanimous decision.[7] In her next fight, Kotomi fought Chin Long Wang during Krush 94. She won the fight by decision.[8]
Kotomi then fought Josefine Lindgren Knutsson during Krush 104.[9] Knutsson won the fight by unanimous decision.[10] In her next fight, she fought Yau Pui Yu,[11] and likewise lost the fight by decision.
She made her K-1 debut against Mahiro, during K-1 World GP 2019 Japan. Kotomi won the fight by unanimous decision.[12] Kotomi was scheduled to fight NA☆NA during Krush 113.[13] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[14]
Kotomi's highest profile matchup came during K-1 World GP 2020 in Fukuoka, when she was scheduled to fight Kana Morimoto.[15] She won the fight by majority decision,[16] which was considered a massive upset.[17] [18]
She took part in the Krush flyweight tournament, which was held during Krush 121. Kotomi faced Yoshimi in the tournament semifinals.[19] She won the fight by unanimous decision. Advancing to the tournament finals, she was scheduled to fight Mahiro at Krush 124. The fight was a rematch, with Kotomi having won their first bout by unanimous decision.[20] Kotomi won the fight by unanimous decision.[21] During the post-match press conference, Kotomi announced her desire to fight a rematch with Kana Morimoto, for the K-1 Flyweight title.[22]
Kotomi was scheduled to face Rikako Sakurai in a 53 kg catchweight bout at K-1 World GP 2021: Yokohamatsuri on September 20, 2021.[23] She won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 30-28 in her favor.[24]
Kotomi was scheduled to challenge the K-1 Women's Flyweight champion Kana Morimoto at K-1 World GP 2022 Japan on February 27, 2022. The two of them previously fought on November 3, 2020, with Kotomi winning by unanimous decision.[25] Kotomi later withdrew from the bout, for undisclosed reasons, and was replaced by Ran.[26]
Kotomi announced her retirement from all professional competition on August 1, 2023, as she experienced post concussion syndrome after sparring.[27]
|-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc"| 2021-09-20 || Win ||align=left|
Rikako Sakurai || K-1 World GP 2021: Yokohamatsuri || Yokohama, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- style="background:#cfc"| 2021-04-23|| Win ||align=left| Mahiro || Krush 124, Tournament Final || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#cfc"| 2021-01-23|| Win ||align=left| Yoshimi || Krush 121, Tournament Semifinal || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#cfc"| 2020-11-03|| Win ||align=left| Kana Morimoto || K-1 World GP 2020 in Fukuoka || Fukuoka, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#cfc"| 2020-06-28 || Win ||align=left| NA☆NA || Krush 113 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#cfc"| 2019-12-28 || Win ||align=left| Mahiro || K-1 World GP 2019 Japan: ～Women's Flyweight Championship Tournament～ || Nagoya, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#fbb"| 2019-11-02 || Loss ||align=left|
Yau Pui Yu || KF1 Fight 32 || Hong Kong || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#fbb"| 2019-08-31 || Loss ||align=left|
Josefine Lindgren Knutsson || Krush 104 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#cfc"| 2018-10-28 || Win ||align=left| Chin Long Wang || Krush 94 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#cfc"| 2018-05-26 || Win ||align=left| RINA || KHAOS 5 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#cfc"| 2017-10-14 || Win ||align=left| Texas Ayumi || KHAOS 4 || Tokyo, Japan || TKO (Referee stoppage) || 3 || 0:32 |-| colspan=9 | Legend: