Kazuhiro Sakamoto Explained

Kazuhiro Sakamoto is a Japanese^[1] mixed martial artist.^[2] He competed in the Bantamweight^[3] and Featherweight divisions. Sakamoto is a longtime Shooto and Vale Tudo Japan veteran and currently serves as a representative and promoter for Shooto and Vale Tudo Japan.

Career

Sakamoto trained in amateur wrestling before becoming a trainee under Satoru Sayama at the Super Tiger Gym. He was the lightweight champion of the second pre-shooting tournament. He was a frequent opponent of Kenichi Tanaka, another Sayama trainee whom he fought and eventually captured the Shooto Lightweight 65 kg (143.3 lb) Championship from.

He is now a head trainer at Shooting Gym Tokyo.

Sakamoto currently coaches current Rizin FF fighter Kazuma Kuramoto.

Championships and Accomplishments

• Shooto
  • Shooto Lightweight 65 kg (143.3 lb) Championship (One time)
    • One successful title defense

Mixed martial arts record

|-| Win| align=center| 13–4| Leonid Zaslavsky| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Shooto - Vale Tudo Perception| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:11| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 12–4| Rene Stigter| Submission (armbar)| Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 4| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:47| Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 11–4| Imre Hagendoorn| Submission (armbar)| Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 3| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:45| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 10–4| Akbar Talei| Submission (kimura)| Shooto - Shooto| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:35| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 9–4| Mamoru Okochi| Submission (kimura)| Shooto - Shooto| | align=center| 3| align=center| 0:35| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 8–4| Suguru Shigeno| Submission (armbar)| Shooto - Shooto| | align=center| 2| align=center| 0:55| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 7–4| Noboru Asahi| Decision (majority)| Shooto - Shooto| | align=center| 5| align=center| 3:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 7–3| Hiroyuki Kanno| Submission (armbar)| Shooto - Shooto| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:52| Osaka, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 6–3| Hiroaki Matsutani| Submission (armbar)| Shooto - Shooto| | align=center| 3| align=center| 0:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 5–3| Kenichi Tanaka| Decision (unanimous)| Shooto - Shooto| | align=center| 5| align=center| 3:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 4–3| Noboru Asahi| Decision (unanimous)| Shooto - Shooto| | align=center| 5| align=center| 3:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 3–3| Kenichi Tanaka| Submission (kimura)| Shooto - Shooto| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:37| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 3–2| Kenichi Tanaka| Submission (armbar)| Shooto - Shooto| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 3–1| Yuichi Watanabe| Submission (armbar)| Shooto - Shooto| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:54| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Kenichi Tanaka| Submission (armbar)| Shooto - Shooto| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:30| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Suguru Shigeno| Submission (armbar)| Shooto - Shooto| | align=center| 2| align=center| 0:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Tetsuo Yokoyama| Submission (armbar)| Shooto - Shooto| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:00| Tokyo, Japan|

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists

External links

• • Kazuhiro Sakamoto at mixedmartialarts.com
• Kazuhiro Sakamoto at fightmatrix.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kazuhiro Sakamoto . . https://web.archive.org/web/20131231143128/http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Kazuhiro-Sakamoto-1181 . December 31, 2013 . live .
2. Web site: Kazuhiro Sakamoto . mixedmartialarts.com . https://archive.today/20141019052637/http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/f/6F75FE3F12E0D051/Kazuhiro-Sakamoto/ . October 19, 2014 . live .
3. Web site: Kazuhiro Sakamoto . fightmatrix.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20141019063509/http://www.fightmatrix.com/fighter-profile/Kazuhiro+Sakamoto/1168/ . October 19, 2014 . live .