Makoto Uehara Explained

Makoto Uehara
Native Name:	上原 誠
Native Name Lang:	jp
Nationality:	Japanese
Birth Date:	November 14, 1984
Birth Place:	Tokyo, Japan
Weight:	90.3kg (199.1lb)
Weight Class:	Heavyweight
Reach:	76inches
Style:	Shidōkan Karate
Team:	Shidokan Murakamijuku
Years Active:	2008–present
Kickbox Win:	23
Kickbox Kowin:	13
Kickbox Loss:	9
Kickbox Koloss:	5
Kickbox Draw:	1
Updated:	December 21, 2013

Makoto Uehara (ja|上原 誠; born November 14, 1984) is a Japanese Shidokan Karateka and heavyweight kickboxer competing in K-1.^[1] He is the former RISE Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight champion.

Biography and career

He faced Hiromi Amada at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16 on October 14, 2012^{[2] [3]} and won via unanimous decision.^[4]

Despite qualifying for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final, Uehara was left out in the cold when the event rolled around and was replaced by the higher-ranked Pavel Zhuravlev.^[5]

Uehara defeated Kengo Shimizu by way of split decision at RISE 92 in Tokyo on March 17, 2013 to win the RISE 90 kg title.^[6]

He was set to fight Dustin Jacoby at in New York City on November 23, 2013^[7] but the match was switched to in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2013.^{[8] [9]} He defeated Jacoby by split decision.^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

Titles

• 2013 RISE 90 kg champion
• 2011 RISE Heavyweight Tournament runner up
• 2011 RISE Heavyweight champion
• 31st Shidokan Karate Strong Open Tournament champion

Kickboxing record

|-|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2018-09-24 || Loss|| align=left| Boubaker El Bakouri || K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals || Japan || KO (Left Jab) || 1 || 1:05|| 23-9-1|-|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2018-06-17 || Loss|| align=left| Hisaki Kato|| K-1 World GP 2018: 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament || Saitama, Japan || Extra Round Decision (Split) || 4 || 3:00|| 23-8-1|-|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2017-11-23 || Loss ||align=left| Antonio Plazibat || K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Semi Finals || Saitama, Japan || KO (Flying Knee) || 1 || ||21-7-1|-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2017-11-23 || Win ||align=left| Pacome Assi || K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals || Saitama, Japan || KO (Left Uppercut) || 1 || 2:30 ||21-6-1|-|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2017-02-26 || Loss ||align=left| Ibrahim El Bouni || K-1 World GP 2017 Lightweight Championship Tournament || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Left hook) || 2 || || 20-6-1|-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2016-09-19 || Win ||align=left| Koichi || K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|| 20-5-1|-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2016-06-24 || Win ||align=left| Tsutomu Takahagi || K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg World Tournament || Tokyo, Japan || TKO (Strikes) || 1 || 0:32 || 19-5-1|-|-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2016-03-04 || Win ||align=left| Nori || K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg Japan Tournament || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Strikes) || 1 || 2:06 || 18-5-1|-|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 2014-12-29 || Loss ||align=left| Zabit Samedov || Blade 1 || Tokyo, Japan || Extra Round Decision || 4 || 3:00 || 17-5-1|- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2014-07-12 || Win ||align=left| Zelg Galešić || RISE 100 ^[14] || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Right Hook) || 1 || 1:25 || 17-4-1|- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2013-12-21 || Win ||align=left| Dustin Jacoby || || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Split) || 3 || 3:00 || 16-4-1|- |- bgcolor="#c5d2ea"| 2013-09-13 || Draw ||align=left| Kim Nae Chul || RISE 95 ^{[15] [16]} || Tokyo, Japan || Draw (Majority) || 4 || 3:00 || 15-4-1|- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2013-03-17 || Win ||align=left| Kengo Shimizu || RISE 92 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Split) || 3 || 3:00 || 15-4 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-10-14 || Win ||align=left| Hiromi Amada || K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16, First Round || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 14-4|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-06-02 || Win ||align=left| Crafton Wallace || RISE 88 || Tokyo, Japan || TKO (Strikes) || 2 || 2:27 || 13-4 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-03-23 || Win ||align=left| Won Jingan || RISE 87 || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Right Low Kick || 1 || 0:22 || 12-4 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 2011-11-23 || Loss ||align=left| Singh Jaideep || RISE 85: Heavyweight Tournament 2011, Final || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Strikes) || 1 || 0:38 || 11-4 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2011-11-23 || Win ||align=left| Jan Soukup || RISE 85: Heavyweight Tournament 2011, Semi Finals || Tokyo, Japan || Ext. R Decision (Unanimous) || 4 || 3:00 || 11-3 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2011-11-23 || Win ||align=left| Stefan Leko || RISE 85: Heavyweight Tournament 2011, Quarter Finals || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 10-3|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2011-07-23 || Win ||align=left| Raoumaru || RISE 80 || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Right Hook) || 2 || 2:42 || 9-3|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2011-02-27 || Win ||align=left| Igifan || RISE 74 || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Right Low Kick) || 1 || 2:14 || 8-3|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2010-12-19 || Win ||align=left| Raoumaru || RISE 73 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Majority) || 3 || 3:00 || 7-3|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2010-07-31 || Win ||align=left| Kengo Shimizu || RISE 68 || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Left High Kick) || 3 || 1:24 || 6-3|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 2010-04-03 || Loss ||align=left| Tsutomu Takahagi || K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama || Yokohama, Japan || Decision (Majority) || 3 || 3:00 || 5-3|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 2009-12-05 || Loss ||align=left| Singh Jaideep || K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final || Yokohama, Japan || KO (Right Hook) || 2 || 1:36 || 5-2|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 2009-07-18 || Loss ||align=left| Hiromi Amada || Heat 10 || Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 5-1|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2009-03-28 || Win ||align=left| Takeshi Onda || Heat 9 || Japan || KO (Left Hook) || Ex. R || N/A || 5-0|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2008-12-14 || Win ||align=left| Sunwu || Heat 8 || Japan || TKO (Corner Stoppage) || 2 || 1:10 || 4-0|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2008-07-13 || Win ||align=left| Yong Soo Park || K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Taipei || Taipei, Taiwan || KO (Left Hook) || Ex. R || 1:26 || 3-0|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2008-04-20 || Win ||align=left| Hideo Sawada || K-1 League Trial Project || Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 2-0|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2008-01-14 || Win ||align=left| Ryuhei Takahashi || || Japan || KO (Strikes) || 2 || 1:26 || 1-0|-| colspan=9 | Legend:

See also

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

External links

• Official K-1 website
• Makoto Uehara K-1 profile
• Makoto Uehara Official Blog

Notes and References

1. Web site: Makoto Uehara K-1 profile . 2008-05-24 . K-1 Grand Prix Website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071011004824/http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/ctop.htm . 2007-10-11 .
2. http://www.liverkick.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1873:k-1-final-16-matches-unveiled&catid=36:k-1 K-1 Final 16 Matches Unveiled
3. http://liverkick.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1928:k-1-wgp-final-16-finalized-fight-card-for-this-sunday-october-14&catid=36:k-1 K-1 WGP Final 16, Finalized Fight Card For This Sunday, October 14
4. http://www.liverkick.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1948:k-1-world-grand-prix-final-16-live-results&catid=38:asia&Itemid=59 K-1 World Grand Prix Final 16 Live Results
5. http://liverkick.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2260:k-1-wgp-final-8-match-ups&catid=36:k-1 K-1 WGP Final 8 Match-Ups
6. http://liverkick.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2376:rise-92-results-yamamoto-edges-bennoui-umeno-avenges-loss&catid=38:asia&Itemid=59 RISE 92 Results: Yamamoto Edges Bennoui, Umeno Avenges Loss
7. http://www.muaythaiauthority.com/2013/10/4-more-fight-confirmed-for-glory-12-in.html 4 more fights confirmed for Glory 12 in New York
8. http://liverkick.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2723:the-glory-13-card-is-super-stacked-so-far&catid=34:demo-content The GLORY 13 Card is Super Stacked So Far
9. http://www.muaythaiauthority.com/2013/11/4-more-bouts-confirmed-for-glory-13.html 4 more bouts confirmed for Glory 13 including main event between Daniel Ghita and Errol Zimmerman
10. http://liverkick.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2774:glory-superfight-series-tokyo-and-glory-13-spoilers&catid=38:asia&Itemid=59 GLORY SuperFight Series Tokyo and GLORY 13 Spoilers
11. http://www.muaythaiauthority.com/2013/12/glory-13-results-and-recap.html Glory 13 Results and Recap
12. http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/12/21/5234338/glory-13-tokyo-results-gifs-fight-video-spike-tv-kickboxing-ko-peter-aerts-daniel-ghita Glory 13 Tokyo results and gifs: Rico Verhoeven, Daniel Ghita, and Nieky Holzken win big in Japan
13. http://fightsportasia.com/2013/12/22/glory-13-results-verhoeven-ghita-and-holzken-pick-up-victories/ GLORY 13 Results: Verhoeven, Ghita and Holzken pick up victories
14. http://efight.jp/result-20140712_34551 【RISE】小宮山の前蹴り光るもゲーオがダウンを奪い勝利
15. http://www.boutreview.com/2/news/rise/item_12766.html 9/13 RISE95『羅王丸vs天田ヒロミ戦』に関しまして
16. Web site: 一刀、小宮山工介との王者対決制す。神村エリカが王者に：9.13 後楽園 . 2014-11-23 . 2014-07-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140725184446/http://www.boutreview.com/2/reports/rise/130913rise.html . dead .