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Koetsu Okazaki

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Koetsu Okazaki
岡嵜康悦
Born (1979-07-03) July 3, 1979 (age 45)
Osaka, Osaka, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
DivisionBantamweight
StyleJudo, Karate, Shootboxing
Fighting out ofOsaka, Japan
TeamNakanoshima MMA Academy
Years active2004-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total15
Wins10
By knockout3
By submission1
By decision6
Losses4
By submission1
By decision3
Draws1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Koetsu Okazaki Japanese: 岡嵜康悦 (born March 7, 1979) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Bantamweight division for ONE Championship. A professional competitor since 2004, Okazaki has also formerly competed for Shooto and is the former Shooto Featherweight Champion as well as the former Shooto Pacific Rim Featherweight Champion.

Mixed martial arts career

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Shooto

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Okazaki won the 2004 Shooto rookie tournament in 2004 and then disappeared for 18 months before returning with back-to-back wins over Hiroyuki Tanaka and So Tazawa in front of his hometown Osaka crowd, earning his Class A Shooto license, and firmly planting himself in the minds of Shooto fans while intensifying the 132-pound class.[1]

On October 18, 2009 Okazaki won Shooto's vacant 132-pound Pacific Rim Championship in the main event of Shooto GIG Tokyo 3 at Shinjuku FACE by beating Hiromasa Ogikubo via second-round TKO.[2]

Okazaki won the Shooto 132-Pound World Championship at Shooto Tradition 2011 on April 29, 2011 at Tokyo Dome City Hall when he defeated Shuichiro Katsumura by TKO (punches).[3]

On May 18, 2012 Okazaki made the first defence of his Shooto 132-Pound World Championship in a rematch with Ogikubo but was submitted in the third round.[4]

ONE FC

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On April 10, 2013 it was announced that Okazaki had signed with ONE Fighting Championship. He faced Bibiano Fernandes for the Interim ONE FC Bantamweight Championship at ONE FC: 'Rise to Power' at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Manila on May 31.[5] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

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Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown
15 matches 10 wins 4 losses
By knockout 3 0
By submission 1 1
By decision 6 3
Draws 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 10–4–1 Kevin Belingon Decision (unanimous) ONE FC: Warrior's Way December 5, 2014 3 5:00 Pasay, Philippines
Win 10–3–1 Yusup Saadulaev TKO (punches) ONE FC: War of Dragons July 11, 2014 2 4:21 Taipei, Taiwan
Win 9–3–1 Joshua Alvarez Submission (rear-naked choke) ONE FC: Moment of Truth December 6, 2013 2 3:13 Pasay, Philippines
Loss 8–3–1 Bibiano Fernandes Decision (unanimous) ONE FC: Rise to Power May 31, 2013 5 5:00 Pasay, Philippines For ONE FC Interim Bantamweight Championship
Loss 8–2–1 Hiromasa Ougikubo Submission (rear-naked choke) Shooto: 5th Round May 18, 2012 3 3:32 Tokyo, Japan
Win 8–1–1 Shuichiro Katsumura TKO (punches) Shooto: Shooto Tradition 2011 April 29, 2011 2 2:24 Tokyo, Japan
Win 7–1–1 Tetsu Suzuki Decision (unanimous) Shooto: The Way of Shooto 4: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon July 19, 2010 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 6–1–1 Hiromasa Ougikubo TKO (punches) Shooto: Gig Tokyo 3 October 18, 2009 2 2:08 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 5–1–1 Masakatsu Ueda Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Back To Our Roots 8 March 28, 2008 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 5–0–1 Atsushi Yamamoto Decision (majority) Shooto: Back To Our Roots 3 May 18, 2007 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 4–0–1 So Tazawa Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Gig West 6 Nov 4, 2006 3 5:00 Osaka, Japan
Win 3–0–1 Hiroyuki Tanaka Decision (majority) Shooto: Gig West 5 June 3, 2006 3 5:00 Osaka, Japan
Draw 2–0–1 So Tazawa Draw Shooto: Rookie Tournament 2004 Final Nov 25, 2004 2 5:00 Setagaya, Japan
Win 2–0 Takahiro Hosoi Decision (majority) Shooto: Gig Central 6 Sep 12, 2004 2 5:00 Nagoya, Japan
Win 1–0 Takao Tamura Decision (unanimous) Shooto 2004: 4/11 in Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium April 11, 2004 2 5:00 Osaka, Japan

References

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  1. ^ "SHOOTO'S BEST 143-POUNDERS ON DISPLAY". sherdog.com. May 17, 2007. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
  2. ^ "OKAZAKI CROWNED SHOOTO PAC RIM CHAMP". sherdog.com. Oct 18, 2009. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
  3. ^ "Okazaki, Ikoma Crowned, Hatsu Hioki, 'Lion' Takeshi Inoue Win at Shooto". mmafighting.com. April 29, 2011. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
  4. ^ "HIRONAKA ROLLS, OGIKUBO UPSETS OKAZAKI IN SHOOTO WORLD TITLE DOUBLEHEADER". sherdog.com. May 18, 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
  5. ^ "BIBIANO FERNANDES-KOETSU OKAZAKI BOOKED FOR ONE FC 9". sherdog.com. Apr 10, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
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