| Riki Fukuda | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 6, 1981 Tokyo, Japan |
| Other names | Killer Bee |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (83.9 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Reach | 73.0 in (185 cm) |
| Style | Boxing, Shoot Wrestling |
| Fighting out of | Tokyo, Japan |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 22 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 9 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 0 |
| By decision | 4 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Riki Fukuda (born January 6, 1981) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who currently fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship as a middleweight.
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Fukuda was a member of the Yamanashi Gakuin University's wrestling team. At the All Japan University Championships, he placed third in 2002 and second in 2003 in his weight class. Fukuda then joined a pro-wrestling organization called WJ (started by a popular pro-wrestler Riki Chōshū) and made his pro-wrestling debut in March 2003. He switched to the Killer Bee mixed martial arts team in 2004.
In his mixed martial arts debut fight at Superbrawl, Fukuda surprised many by taking Joe Doerksen to decision. Over the years, he has worked for the Japanese promotions Shooto, Pancrase and K-1. In February 2007, he made his debut in the US EliteXC promotion at EliteXC Destiny. He then lost a close decision to Joey Villasenor on the September 15, 2007 EliteXC: Uprising card. He currently fights for the UFC.
More recently, Fukuda fought at DREAM.8 as a late replacement for Yoon Dong-Sik, where he defeated Murilo Rua by unanimous decision. At DEEP 42, Riki defeated Yuichi Nakanishi via unanimous decision to become the DEEP Middleweight Champion. Fukuda successfully defended the title against Hiromitsu Kanehara at DEEP 46. He has a record of 17 wins and 4 losses. At DEEP 49, Riki Successfully defended the title against Ryuta Sakurai winning the fight via TKO Knees. During his bout with Sakurai, Fukuda was able to push the pace, causing Sakurai to fall out of the cage twice. In the first round, Fukuda successfully made a takedown, but in the process Sakurai fell out of the ring and hit his face on the Bell. In the second round, Fukuda landed a knee to the midsection which cause Sakurai to fall, but as he fell he landed on the ground outside the ring; head first. In a surprising turn, Fukuda was given the victory by TKO, when Sakurai was not able to continue from the head injury.
In October 2010, it was revealed Fukuda had signed with the UFC. Fukuda made his promotional debut against TUF 11 alumni, Nick Ring on February 27, 2011 at UFC 127.[1] Fukuda lost his UFC debut by a controversial unanimous decision. All three judges gave Ring the first two rounds with Fukuda winning the final round, despite controlling all three rounds with takedowns. Literally all major MMA media news organizations scored the fight as a decision win for Fukuda.[2][3][4][5] Despite the loss on the scorecards, UFC president Dana White felt Fukuda won the bout and stated on his Twitter account that both fighters would be paid a win bonus.[6]
Fukuda was expected to face Rafael Natal on August 6, 2011 at UFC 133.[7] However, Fukuda was forced out of the bout due to a knee injury sustained in a car accident [8] and replaced by Costantinos Philippou.[9]
Fukuda is expected to face Steve Cantwell on February 26, 2012 at UFC 144.[10]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 22 matches | 17 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 1 |
| By submission | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 9 | 4 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 17–5 | Nick Ring | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 127 | February 27, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Sydney, Australia | Awarded win bonus due to controversial decision. |
| Win | 17–4 | Ryuta Sakurai | TKO (knees) | Deep 49: Impact | August 27, 2010 | 2 | 0:32 | Tokyo, Japan | Defended Deep Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 16–4 | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Decision (unanimous) | Deep 46: Impact | February 28, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Non-title bout.[11] |
| Win | 15–4 | Yuichi Nakanishi | Decision (unanimous) | Deep 42: Impact | June 30, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Won Deep Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 14–4 | Murilo Rua | Decision (unanimous) | Dream 8 | April 5, 2009 | 2 | 5:00 | Nagoya, Japan | Was a replacement for Yoon Dong-Sik. |
| Win | 13–4 | Ryuta Sakurai | TKO (punches) | Deep 40: Impact | February 20, 2009 | 1 | 0:45 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 12–4 | Jason Jones | Decision (unanimous) | Deep 38: Impact | October 23, 2008 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 11–4 | Hiroki Ozaki | Decision (unanimous) | Deep 37: Impact | August 17, 2008 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 10–4 | Yuichi Nakanishi | Decision (unanimous) | Deep 35: Impact | May 19, 2008 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 10–3 | Yuya Shirai | Decision (split) | Deep 35: Impact | May 19, 2008 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 9–3 | Ryuta Sakurai | Decision (unanimous) | Deep 34: Impact | February 22, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 8–3 | Joey Villasenor | Decision (split) | EliteXC: Uprising | March 15, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 8–2 | Hikaru Sato | TKO (punches) | Pancrase: 2007 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals | July 27, 2007 | 1 | 1:09 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 7–2 | Chris Gates | Submission (punches) | EliteXC Destiny | February 10, 2007 | 1 | 1:18 | Southaven, Mississippi, United States | |
| Win | 6–2 | Yuji Sakuragi | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: 2006 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals | July 28, 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 5–2 | Keitaro Maeda | TKO (punches) | GCM: D.O.G. 5 | April 4, 2006 | 1 | 4:40 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 4–2 | Kozo Urita | KO (punch) | Pancrase: Blow 1 | January 26, 2006 | 1 | 0:40 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 4–1 | Yuta Nakamura | TKO (punches) | Pancrase: Spiral 9 | November 4, 2005 | 1 | 0:57 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 3–1 | Brandon Wolff | TKO (punches) | K-1: World Grand Prix Hawaii | July 29, 2005 | 2 | 2:49 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 2–1 | Oleg Bazayev | KO (punches) | GCM: D.O.G. 2 | June 11, 2005 | 1 | 0:28 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 1–1 | Masaya Inoue | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: 1/29 in Korakuen Hall | January 29, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 0–1 | Joe Doerksen | Decision (unanimous) | SuperBrawl 35 | April 16, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |