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Japan
Nankoku, Kochi
Kosei Kubota
AGE
47
/
Aug 11, 1977
HEIGHT
5'8"
/
172.72 cm
WEIGHT
169 lbs
/
76.66 kg
ASSOCIATION
Sakaguchi Dojo
CLASS
Welterweight
Wins
27
KO
/
TKO
4
15%
SUBMISSIONS
8
30%
DECISIONS
15
56%
Draws
17
Losses
41
KO
/
TKO
15
37%
SUBMISSIONS
9
22%
DECISIONS
17
41%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Takaaki Nara
Pancrase - 288
Jul / 02 / 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
3:00
loss
Akihiro Murayama
Pancrase - 270
Oct / 04 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
loss
Kenta Takagi
Pancrase - 267
May / 31 / 2015
KO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
1:55
win
Akihiro Yamazaki
Pancrase - 259
Jun / 29 / 2014
TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
1:02
loss
Tamotsu Hayashi
Pancrase - 255
Dec / 08 / 2013
KO (Punch)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
2:53
draw
Shigeaki Kusayanagi
Pancrase - 248
Jun / 30 / 2013
Draw (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
loss
Kenta Takagi
Pancrase - 245
Feb / 03 / 2013
Decision (Split)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
loss
Yuki Kondo
Pancrase - Progress Tour 12: All Eyes on Yuki Kondo
Nov / 10 / 2012
KO (Punch)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
0:52
win
Hiroki Nagaoka
Pancrase - Progress Tour 9
Aug / 05 / 2012
Decision (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
loss
Gota Yamashita
Pancrase - Progress Tour 5
Apr / 28 / 2012
TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
2:37
loss
Yoshitomo Watanabe
Deep - 56 Impact
Dec / 16 / 2011
TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
0:17
draw
Hiroki Nagaoka
Pancrase - Impressive Tour 10
Oct / 02 / 2011
Draw (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
draw
Shingo Suzuki
Pancrase - Impressive Tour 5
Jun / 05 / 2011
Draw (Split)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
draw
Keiichiro Yamamiya
Pancrase - Impressive Tour 1
Feb / 06 / 2011
Draw (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
draw
Masahiro Toryu
Pancrase - Passion Tour 10
Nov / 03 / 2010
Draw (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
loss
Yuta Nakamura
Pancrase - Passion Tour 6
Jul / 04 / 2010
TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
2:08
win
Tamotsu Kitada
Pancrase - Passion Tour 4
Apr / 29 / 2010
TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
4:22
loss
Daisuke Watanabe
Pancrase - Passion Tour 1
Feb / 07 / 2010
Decision (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
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2
5:00
loss
Yoon Young Kim
Heat - Heat 11
Sep / 26 / 2009
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
1:45
draw
Masahiro Toryu
Pancrase - Changing Tour 4
Aug / 08 / 2009
Draw (Majority)
Soichi Hiroto
2
5:00
draw
Shingo Suzuki
Pancrase - Changing Tour 3
Jun / 07 / 2009
Draw (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
loss
Ryuki Ueyama
Deep - 41 Impact
Apr / 16 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenichi Serizawa
2
5:00
loss
Asaki Honda
Pancrase - Changing Tour 1
Feb / 01 / 2009
Decision (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
loss
Eiji Ishikawa
Deep - 37 Impact
Aug / 17 / 2008
TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
0:55
win
Teruhiko Kubo
Deep - clubDeep Tokyo
Mar / 29 / 2008
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
loss
Tsuneyoshi Kashimura
Deep - 33 Impact
Dec / 12 / 2007
KO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
0:37
loss
Ryuhei Sato
Deep - clubDeep Tokyo
Sep / 15 / 2007
TKO (Punches)
Daisuke Noguchi
1
1:19
win
Doo Won Seo
Deep - CMA Festival 2
Jul / 23 / 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
loss
Hoon Jo
MARS 7 - Tornado Returns
Apr / 15 / 2007
Submission (Ankle Lock)
1
4:45
loss
Jun Ando
Deep - clubDeep Tokyo: Future King Tournament 2006
Dec / 09 / 2006
TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
1:01
loss
Dong Hyun Kim
Deep - 26 Impact
Oct / 10 / 2006
TKO (Knee and Punches)
Daisuke Noguchi
1
2:46
loss
Jutaro Nakao
Deep - 25 Impact
Aug / 04 / 2006
TKO (Soccer Kicks)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
2:08
win
Sun Han Ban
Deep - CMA Festival
May / 24 / 2006
Submission (Heel Hook)
Moritaka Oshiro
1
1:58
loss
Yushin Okami
GCM - Demolition 040118
Jan / 18 / 2004
TKO (Punches)
1
1:47
draw
Kyosuke Sasaki
Deep - clubDeep West Chofu
Nov / 24 / 2003
Draw (Time Limit)
2
5:00
loss
Yuichi Nakanishi
Pancrase - Hybrid 9
Oct / 31 / 2003
TKO (Punches)
Hiromi Okamoto
2
2:46
draw
Shonie Carter
Shidokan - New Combat Festival
Jul / 13 / 2003
Draw
2
5:00
loss
Izuru Takeuchi
Pancrase - Hybrid 6
Jun / 07 / 2003
Decision (Unanimous)
Soichi Hiroto
3
5:00
loss
Hidehiko Hasegawa
Pancrase - Hybrid 2
Feb / 16 / 2003
Submission (Armbar)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
3:05
loss
Kazuo Misaki
Pancrase - 2002 Anniversary Show
Sep / 29 / 2002
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenji Kosuge
3
5:00
draw
Yuji Hoshino
Pancrase - Spirit 6
Aug / 25 / 2002
Draw (Majority)
Hiromi Okamoto
3
5:00
win
Eiji Ishikawa
Deep - 5th Impact
Jun / 09 / 2002
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
win
Yuji Hisamatsu
Deep - 5th Impact
Jun / 09 / 2002
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
loss
Akihiro Gono
Pancrase - Spirit 4
May / 11 / 2002
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
draw
Daisuke Watanabe
Pancrase - Spirit 2
Feb / 17 / 2002
Draw (Unanimous)
Kenji Kosuge
3
5:00
loss
Wataru Sakata
Deep - 3rd Impact
Dec / 23 / 2001
TKO (Punches)
1
4:05
win
Eiji Ishikawa
Pancrase - Proof 6
Oct / 30 / 2001
KO (Knee)
Soichi Hiroto
2
0:56
draw
Ryuki Ueyama
Deep - 2nd Impact
Aug / 18 / 2001
Draw (Time Limit)
3
5:00
win
Yuji Hisamatsu
Pancrase - Proof 4
Jun / 26 / 2001
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenji Kosuge
3
5:00
draw
Satoru Kitaoka
Pancrase - Proof 2
Mar / 31 / 2001
Draw (Majority)
Kenji Kosuge
2
5:00
draw
Ryuki Ueyama
Deep - 1st Impact
Jan / 08 / 2001
Draw (Time Limit)
3
5:00
win
Gia Chiragishvili
Pancrase - Trans 8
Dec / 09 / 2000
Submission (Kimura)
Hiromi Okamoto
1
1:04
loss
Keiichiro Yamamiya
Pancrase - Trans 4
Jun / 26 / 2000
Decision (Majority)
Soichi Hiroto
1
10:00
win
Daisuke Igarashi
Pancrase - Trans 4
Jun / 26 / 2000
Submission (Toe Hold)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
2:48
win
Ichio Matsubara
Pancrase - Trans 3
Apr / 30 / 2000
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenji Kosuge
1
10:00
loss
Shonie Carter
Pancrase - Trans 1
Jan / 23 / 2000
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenji Kosuge
1
10:00
win
Leslie Allen
Pancrase - Breakthrough 11
Dec / 18 / 1999
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenji Kosuge
1
10:00
loss
Daisuke Ishii
Pancrase - Breakthrough 10
Nov / 28 / 1999
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
10:00
win
John Alessio
Pancrase - Breakthrough 9
Oct / 25 / 1999
Submission (Kimura)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
10:53
win
Susumu Yamazaki
Pancrase - 1999 Anniversary Show
Sep / 18 / 1999
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
10:00
win
Shinji Katase
Pancrase - Breakthrough 8
Sep / 04 / 1999
Submission (Ankle Lock)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
1:25
loss
Genki Sudo
Pancrase - 1999 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round
Aug / 01 / 1999
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenji Kosuge
2
3:00
loss
Daisuke Ishii
Pancrase - Breakthrough 6
Jun / 11 / 1999
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenji Kosuge
1
10:00
win
Daisuke Watanabe
Pancrase - Breakthrough 5
May / 23 / 1999
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
10:00
loss
Ikuhisa Minowa
Pancrase - Breakthrough 3
Mar / 09 / 1999
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenji Kosuge
1
10:00
win
Kengo Watanabe
Pancrase - Breakthrough 2
Feb / 11 / 1999
Decision (Unanimous)
Hiromi Okamoto
1
10:00
win
Minoru Toyonaga
Pancrase - Breakthrough 1
Jan / 19 / 1999
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
10:00
loss
Ryushi Yanagisawa
Pancrase - Advance 11
Nov / 29 / 1998
Submission (Toe Hold)
Hiromi Okamoto
1
2:35
loss
Osami Shibuya
Pancrase - Advance 10
Oct / 26 / 1998
Decision (Unanimous)
Hiromi Okamoto
1
10:00
win
Satoshi Hasegawa
Pancrase - Advance 9
Oct / 04 / 1998
Decision (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
10:00
loss
Evan Tanner
Pancrase - 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round
Jul / 07 / 1998
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
2:23
win
Jong Wang Kim
Pancrase - 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round
Jul / 07 / 1998
Submission (Kimura)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
1:03
draw
Ikuhisa Minowa
Pancrase - Advance 8
Jun / 21 / 1998
Draw (Split)
Hiromi Okamoto
2
3:00
win
Brian Rainey
Pancrase - Advance 7
Jun / 02 / 1998
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Kenji Kosuge
1
2:18
win
Daisuke Ishii
Pancrase - Advance 6
May / 12 / 1998
Decision (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
3:00
loss
Minoru Suzuki
Pancrase - Advance 4
Mar / 18 / 1998
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
3:38
win
Haygar Chin
Pancrase - Advance 3
Mar / 01 / 1998
Submission (Armbar)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
6:48
loss
Kiuma Kunioku
Pancrase - Advance 1
Jan / 16 / 1998
Submission (Armbar)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
7:52
loss
Takafumi Ito
Pancrase - Alive 11
Dec / 20 / 1997
Submission (Toe Hold)
Kenji Kosuge
1
7:03
win
Omar Bouiche
Pancrase - Alive 10
Nov / 16 / 1997
Decision (Unanimous)
Hiromi Okamoto
2
3:00
draw
Satoshi Hasegawa
Pancrase - Alive 9
Oct / 29 / 1997
Draw (Majority)
Kenji Kosuge
2
3:00
draw
Ikuhisa Minowa
Pancrase - 1997 Anniversary Show
Sep / 06 / 1997
Draw (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
10:00
loss
Takaku Fuke
Pancrase - Alive 8
Aug / 09 / 1997
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
3:22
loss
Keiichiro Yamamiya
Pancrase - 1997 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2
Jul / 20 / 1997
Decision (Lost Points)
Kenji Kosuge
1
10:00
win
Jong Wang Kim
Pancrase - 1997 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1
Jul / 20 / 1997
TKO (Wrist Injury)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
2:45
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