Taiki Sawatani Explained

Taiki Sawatani
Native Name:澤谷大樹
Native Name Lang:jp
Nationality:Japanese
Birth Date:1999 6, mf=yes
Birth Place:Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Fighting Out Of:Tokyo, Japan
Weight:58kg (128lb)
Style:Karate, Kickboxing
Stance:Southpaw
Team:HAWK GYM
Years Active:2017 - present
Kickbox Win:18
Kickbox Kowin:1
Kickbox Loss:9
Kickbox Koloss:0
Kickbox Draw:0
Kickbox Nc:0

is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super featherweight division of RISE.

As of May 2022 he was the #10 ranked Super Flyweight in the world by Combat Press.[1]

Kickboxing career

Featherweight

Sawatani's martial art experience started with full contact karate, after competing in numerous junior tournaments he switched to amateur kickboxing which led him to participate to the 2016 Japan Cup as a Shin Karate representant. He won the tournament and the event MVP award which earned him an opportunity to turn professional with the RISE organization.[2]

Sawatani made his professional on March 5, 2017, at RISE 116 against Maiki Flyskygym. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. He traded wins and losses in his next bouts, winning by majority decision against Takuya Taira at RISE 117[3] and losing by unanimous decision to Yuki Kawate at RISE 118.[4] On February 4, 2018, Sawatani faced YA-MAN at RISE 122. He lost the fight by split decision.[5]

On August 5, 2018, Sawatani was selected to participate to the 2018 RISE Rookies Cup in the featherweight division. He defeated Silencer Higuchi by unanimous decision in a fight serving as the semifinal bout. In the final he rematched YA-MAN and defeated him by unanimous decision to win the Cup.[6]

On February 3, 2019, Sawatani faced Teppei Tsuda at RISE 130. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[7]

On January 13, 2020, Sawatani faced Shuto Miyazaki at RISE 136. He won the fight by majority decision.[8]

Sawatani faced Keisuke Monguchi at RISE 143 on November 14, 2020.[9] He lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 29–28, 30–28 and 30–28.[10]

On April 11, 2021, Sawatani entered a tournament for the vacant DEEP KICK Super Featherweight title at DEEP KICK 51. He faced Kaito in the semi-final, the fight was ruled a majority draw after the first three rounds, with two judges scoring it as a 29–29 draw, while the third judge scored it 29–28 for Sawatani. Sawatani was awarded a majority decision, after an extension round was fought.[11] The final of the tournament happened on July 4, 2021, at DEEP KICK 54 where Sawatani defeated Taisei Iwagoe by split decision to capture the vacant title.[12]

On December 19, 2021, Sawatani faced Tasuto at Professional Shooto 2021 Vol.8 in Osaka. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[13]

On February 23, 2022, Sawatani made his first appearance on a Rizin show at Rizin Trigger 2 where he defeated Kota Nakgawa by unanimous decision.[14]

On April 24, 2022, Sawatani faced Daiki Toita at RISE 157. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[15]

Sawatani was scheduled to defend his DEEP KICK -60 kg title at DEEP KICK 62 on June 12, 2022, against Koki Oomae.[16] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[17]

Sawatani faced Ryoga Hirano at RISE 163 on December 10, 2022. He lost the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the bout 29–28 for Hirano. Sawatani was knocked down with a right hook early in the first round.[18]

Super featherweight

Sawatani faced the #4 ranked RISE super featherweight contender Masaaki Ono at RISE 167 on April 21, 2023.[19] He won the fight by unanimous decision, after an extra fourth round was contested.[20]

Sawatani faced Haruto Yasumoto at RISE 173 on November 18, 2023.[21] He lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–28, 30–29 and 30–29.[22]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Professional

Amateur

Karate

Kickboxing record

|- style="text-align:center; background:#;"| 2024-08-04|| ||align=left| Yuki Hamada || DEEP☆KICK ISHIKAWA || Kanazawa, Japan || || |||-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb"| 2024-03-30 || Loss||align=left| King Ryuzo || DEEP☆KICK 69 || Osaka, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb"| 2023-11-18 || Loss||align=left| Haruto Yasumoto || RISE 173 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2023-06-18|| Win ||align=left| Kouki Ueno || DEEP KICK 66 || Osaka, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#cfc;"| 2023-04-21|| Win ||align=left| Masaaki Ono || RISE 167 || Tokyo, Japan || Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) || 4 ||3:00

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 2023-03-05 || Loss ||align=left| Takuya Taira || HOOST CUP KINGS KYOTO 11, Championship Tournament Final || Kyoto, Japan|| Decision (Majority)|| 3 ||3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2023-03-05 ||Win ||align=left| Hiroki Naruo || HOOST CUP KINGS KYOTO 11, Championship Tournament Semi-final || Kyoto, Japan|| Decision (Majority)|| 3 ||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;"| 2022-12-10|| Loss ||align=left| Ryoga Hirano ||RISE 163 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 ||3:00 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2022-07-03|| Win ||align=left| Kazuhiro Matsuyama|| SHOOTO 2022 Vol.4 - Cage Kick Championship, Final || Osaka, Japan || TKO (Knee)|| 2 ||2:33 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2022-07-03|| Win ||align=left| Kakeru || SHOOTO 2022 Vol.4 - Cage Kick Championship, Semi-finals || Osaka, Japan || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 ||3:00

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2022-07-03|| Win ||align=left| Taiki Matsui || SHOOTO 2022 Vol.4 - Cage Kick Championship, Quarter-finals || Osaka, Japan || Decision (Majority)|| 3 ||3:00

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2022-06-12||Win ||align=left| Koki Oomae || DEEP KICK 62 || Osaka, Japan ||Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-04-24 || Win ||align=left| Daiki Toita|| RISE 157|| Tokyo, Japan|| Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2022-02-23|| Win ||align=left| Kota Nakagawa || Rizin Trigger 2|| Fukuroi, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) ||3 ||3:00

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 2021-12-19|| Loss || align=left| Tatsuto || Professional Shooto 2021 Vol.8 || Osaka, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) ||3 ||3:00

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2021-07-04|| Win ||align=left| Taisei Iwagoe || DEEP☆KICK 54 - Championship Tournament Final || Osaka, Japan || Decision (Split) ||3 ||3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2021-04-11|| Win ||align=left| Kaito || DEEP☆KICK 51 - Championship Tournament Semi-final || Osaka, Japan || Ext.R Decision (Split) || 4 || 3:00

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 2020-11-14 || Loss ||align=left| Keisuke Monguchi || RISE 143|| Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2020-01-13 || Win ||align=left| Shuto Miyazaki || RISE 136|| Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Majority) || 3 || 3:00

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2019-04-29 || Win ||align=left| Kensei Yamakawa || RISE EVOL.3|| Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2019-02-03 || Win ||align=left| Teppei Tsuda || RISE 130|| Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2018-11-02 || Win ||align=left| YA-MAN || RISE 128 - Featherweight Rookies Cup Final|| Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2018-08-05 || Win ||align=left| Silencer Higuchi || RISE ZERO - Featherweight Rookies Cup Semi-final || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2018-06-03 || Win ||align=left| Aito Suenaga || RISE ZERO || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 2018-02-04 || Loss ||align=left| YA-MAN || RISE 122|| Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Split) || 3 || 3:00

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 2017-07-17 || Loss ||align=left| Yuki Kawate || RISE 118|| Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2017-05-20 || Win ||align=left| Takuya Taira || RISE 117|| Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Majority) || 3 || 3:00

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 2017-03-05 || Loss ||align=left| Maiki Flyskygym || RISE 116|| Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |-| colspan=9 | Legend:

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2016-10-22 || Win ||align=left| Keito Obinata || Amateur Dageki Kakutougi Japan Cup 2016, Final|| Tokyo, Japan || Decision || 2 || 2:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2016-10-22 || Win ||align=left| || Amateur Dageki Kakutougi Japan Cup 2016, Semi-final|| Tokyo, Japan || || ||

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2016-01-31 || Win ||align=left| Yuta Masuda || NEXT☆LEVEL Chushikoku 19|| Okayama, Japan || KO || 2 ||

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 2015-08-15 || Loss||align=left| Kensei Kondo || K-1 Koshien 2015 Tournament, Semi-final || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Majority)|| 1 || 2:00

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2015-08-15 || Win||align=left| Ryoma Kobayashi || K-1 Koshien 2015 Tournament, Quarter-final || Tokyo, Japan || Ext.R Decision (Majority)|| 1 || 2:00

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2015-08-15 || Win||align=left| Kenichi Takeuchi || K-1 Koshien 2015 Tournament, First Round || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Split)|| 1 || 2:00

|- style="text-align:center; background:#c5d2ea;"| 2015-07-12 || Draw||align=left| Yudai Kitayama || HOOST CUP Spirit 6 || Kyoto, Japan || Decision || ||

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2014-08-10 || Win ||align=left| Takeshi Ikeda || NJKF x NEXT LEVEL || Okayama, Japan || Decision || 2 || 2:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2014-04-27|| Win || align="left" | Ryoga Hirano || NEXT☆LEVEL Chushikoku 13 || Kurashiki, Japan || Decision (Unanimous)|| 2 || 2:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2014-03-16 || Win ||align=left| Yusuke Yamada || NEXT☆LEVEL Kansai 13 || Sakai, Japan || Decision (Majority) || 2 || 2:00 |- bgcolor="#c5d2ea"| 2013-10-20|| Draw||align=left| Renta Nishioka ||NEXT LEVEL Kansai 10|| Osaka, Japan || Decision (Majority) || 2 || 2:00|-| colspan=9 | Legend:

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 【ジャパンカップ】各団体トップ選手集結、新空手が3階級制覇 . efight.jp . 22 October 2016 . 25 May 2022.
  3. Web site: 【RISE】那須川天心、わずか1分12秒でKO防衛 . efight.jp . 20 May 2017 . 25 May 2022.
  4. Web site: 【RISE】"鉄拳"リーが裕樹にKO勝ち、野辺危うし . efight.jp . 18 July 2017 . 25 May 2022.
  5. Web site: RISE 2.4 後楽園ホール：秀樹、チャンヒョンに判定勝ち。森田崇文、6年ぶり試合でKO勝ち . boutreview.com . 5 February 2018 . 25 May 2022.
  6. Web site: 【RISE】無敗対決を制した16歳・田丸辰が初代王者に、那須川天心も祝福 . efight.jp . 2 November 2018 . 25 May 2022.
  7. Web site: 【RISE】秀樹が無念のドクターストップで白鳥大珠がTKO勝ち . efight.jp . 3 February 2019 . 25 May 2022.
  8. Web site: 【RISE】元ジュニア空手王者・澤谷大樹が空手仕込みの止まらない手数で、格上の宮崎就斗を食う . efight.jp . 13 January 2020 . 25 May 2022.
  9. Web site: 【RISE】フェザー級3試合の勝者から次期挑戦者決定戦の出場者を選出、サバイバルマッチに . gonkaku.jp . 23 July 2021.
  10. Web site: 大崎一貴が王者対決でSB日本王者・川上に判定勝ち【RISE】 . tokyoheadline.com . 14 November 2020 . 23 July 2021.
  11. Web site: 【DEEP KICK】山畑雄摩、大石健作との因縁対決制し初防衛「次はRISEやRIZINに出場しビッグな選手になる」 . efight.jp . 18 April 2021 . 20 August 2021.
  12. Web site: DEEP☆KICK 7.4 テクスピア大阪：大樹、岩郷泰成に判定勝ちし-60kg王者に｜稲井良弥が-70kg挑戦者決定T決勝進出 . boutreview.com . 11 July 2021 . 25 May 2022.
  13. Web site: 修斗 12.19 大阪 メルパルクホール（結果）：キャプテン☆アフリカ、マックス・ザ・ボディにリベンジし環太平洋ライト級王座防衛 . boutreview.com . 19 December 2021 . 25 May 2022.
  14. Web site: Okninski . Jacek . Rizin Trigger 2 Results . mmasucka.com . 22 February 2022 . 25 May 2022.
  15. Web site: 【RISE】澤谷大樹がテクニックで凌駕するも、戸井田大輝がネギ魔神のような粘り腰で判定に持ち込む . efight.jp . 24 April 2022 . 25 May 2022.
  16. Web site: DEEP☆KICK 61 & 62 イベント詳細 . boutreview.com . 17 May 2022 . 25 May 2022.
  17. Web site: 【DEEP KICK】大樹が初防衛に成功、KING龍蔵が57.5kg挑戦者T決勝進出 . efight.jp . 20 June 2022 . 20 June 2022.
  18. Web site: 【RISE】平野凌我が再起戦で澤谷大樹からダウンを奪い判定勝利 . efight.jp . 10 December 2022 . 20 December 2022.
  19. Web site: 【RISE】大﨑一貴がISKA世界王座決定戦、オープンフィンガーグローブマッチ2試合も決定 . gonkaku.jp . 2 April 2023.
  20. Web site: 【RISE】DEEP☆KICK王者澤谷大樹、小野幹晃との延長に及ぶ激闘制す . efight.jp . 21 April 2023 . 21 April 2023.
  21. Web site: 【RISE】安本晴翔が再起戦で澤谷大樹と、宮﨑若菜が1年ぶり復帰で階級を下げたMelty輝と対戦 . ゴング格闘技 - GONKAKU . 4 October 2023.
  22. Web site: 【RISE】安本晴翔が再起戦勝利、澤谷大樹を振り切る「来年は門口選手を倒す」 . efight.jp . 18 November 2023 . 18 November 2023.
  23. Web site: NEXT☆LEVEL中四国 13 2014年4月27日 . nextlevel-toprun.info . 25 May 2022.
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  25. Web site: 第9回全国ジュニア空手道選手権大会（選抜階級）結果 . kyokushin-sakamoto.com . 25 May 2022.
  26. Web site: 【JKJO】1,140名が集結したマンモス空手大会が開催される . efight.jp . 10 February 2013 . 25 May 2022.
  27. Web site: 第７回JKJO全日本空手道選手権大会 . shieijyuku.jp . 25 May 2022.
  28. Web site: 第１４回ジャパンカップジュニア空手道選手権大会 結果 . karatedo-mac.com . 25 May 2022.
  29. Web site: 大会記録 K-4 GAORA CUP 2011 . shinkarate.net . 25 May 2022.
  30. Web site: 第25回全日本新空手道選手権大会「K-2 GRAND PRIX 2014」 . shinkarate.net . 25 May 2022.
  31. Web site: 第247回新空手道東京大会「ランキングポイント最終戦」 . shinkarate.net . 25 May 2022.
  32. Web site: 第252回新空手道東京大会 . shinkarate.net . 25 May 2022.

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