Yuji Sakuragi

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Yuji Sakuragi
Born	(1977-07-20) July 20, 1977 Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
Other names	Super Tiger II
Nationality	Japanese
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st)
Division	Light heavyweight Middleweight
Style	Kickboxing
Team	Seikendo^[1]
Teacher(s)	Satoru Sayama
Rank	black belt in Kyokushin Karate
Years active	2000-present

Kickboxing record
Total	11
Wins	4
By knockout	1
Losses	7
By knockout	6
Draws	0

Mixed martial arts record
Total	39
Wins	14
By knockout	12
By submission	0
By decision	2
Losses	22
By knockout	6
By submission	8
By decision	8
Draws	2
No contests	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: January 8, 2014

Yuji Sakuragi (桜木裕司, Sakuragi Yūji, born July 20, 1977) is a Japanese mixed martial artist, kickboxer and professional wrestler, currently associated with Real Japan Pro Wrestling's team Seikendo.^[1] He is known for his Kyokushin Karate background and his ability to score KO wins.

Sakuragi wrestles under the name of Super Tiger II, being the second incarnation of the name used by his trainer Satoru Sayama.^[2] He has also worked in promotions like Battlarts, Dramatic Dream Team and Riki Choshu's Legend The Pro Wrestling.

In wrestling

Finishing moves

Bridging German suplex^[2]
Tiger suplex^[3] - adopted from Super Tiger
Rear naked choke^[3]
Tornado Kick (Jumping corkscrew roundhouse kick)^[3]

Signature moves

Death Valley driver^[3]
DDT^[2]
Heel hook^[4]
Multiple kick variations

Corkscrew enzuigiri^[3]
Jumping high^[5]
Savate to the opponent's face^[4]
Spin^[2]
Spinning heel^[6]

Multiple suplex variations

Bridging belly to back^[5]
Bridging fisherman,^[2] sometimes while applying a wrist-clutch^[2]
Release German
Underhook^[2]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Universal Kickboxing Federation
- UKF International Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Mixed martial arts

World Absolute Fighting Championship
- WAFC Pankration Openweight Crown (2009)

Professional wrestling

Real Japan Pro Wrestling
- RJPW Legends Championship (2 times, current)

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
35 matches	14 wins	18 losses
By knockout	12	6
By submission	0	6
By decision	2	6
Draws	2
No contests	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	14-22-2 (1)	Kazuhiro Nakamura	Submission (arm triangle choke)	DEEP - Cage Impact 2013	02013-11-24November 24, 2013	3	2:49	Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	14-21-2 (1)	Ryuta Sakurai	KO (punch and flying knee)	DEEP - Cage Impact 2013	02013-06-15June 15, 2013	1	1:04	Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	14-20-2 (1)	Daiju Takase	Submission (guillotine choke)	DEEP - Haleo Impact	02012-12-22December 22, 2012	2	1:33	Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	14-19-2 (1)	Sanae Kikuta	KO (knee and soccer kick)	Grabaka Live 2	02012-10-27October 27, 2012	1	0:35	Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	13-19-2 (1)	Kazuo Takahashi	KO (punch)	Pancrase - Progress Tour 9	02012-08-05August 5, 2012	1	4:59	Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	13-19-2 (1)	Kazuo Takahashi	KO (punch)	Pancrase - Progress Tour 9	02012-08-05August 5, 2012	1	4:59	Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	12-19-2 (1)	Shinso Anzai	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase - Progress Tour 3	02012-03-11March 11, 2012	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	12-18-2 (1)	Kazuhisa Tazawa	Submission (rear naked choke)	DEEP - 52th Impact	02011-02-25February 25, 2011	2	0:54	Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#c5d2ea; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-draw" \|Draw	12-17-2 (1)	Ryo Kawamura	Draw	Pancrase - Passion Tour 11	02010-12-05December 5, 2010	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan	For the Light heavyweight King of Pancrase title
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	12-17-1 (1)	Alexander Grinchuk	Decision (unanimous)	FEFoMP - Impact League 4	02010-10-16October 16, 2010	3	5:00	Khabarovsk, Russia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	12-16-1 (1)	Ryo Kawamura	TKO (Punches)	Pancrase - Passion Tour 8	02010-09-05September 5, 2010	1	3:55	Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	11–16–1 (1)	Christian M'Pumbu	TKO (punches)	DEEP - 46 Impact	02010-02-28February 28, 2010	1	2:29	Tokyo, Japan	DEEP Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	11–15–1 (1)	Alavutdin Gadjiev	KO (knee)	FEFoMP - Impact League 2	02009-10-17October 17, 2009	1	0:30	Khabarovsk, Russia	For the WAFC Pankration Openweight Crown title
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	10-15-1 (1)	Hans Stringer	TKO (punches)	DEEP - 43 Impact	02009-08-23August 23, 2009	2	2:11	Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	10-14-1 (1)	Minoru Kato	KO (punch)	DEEP - 41 Impact	02009-04-17April 17, 2009	2	0:59	Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	9-14-1 (1)	Rogent Lloret	Decisioun (unanimous)	M1 Challenge 8 - USA	02008-10-29October 29, 2008	2	0:59	Kansas, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	9-13-1 (1)	Stefan Struve	Submission (triangle choke)	M-1 Challenge 6 - Korea	02008-08-2929 August 2008	1	2:30	Seoul, South Korea
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	9-12-1 (1)	Kamil Uygun	TKO (punches)	M-1 Challenge 5 - Japan	02008-07-17July 17, 2008	1	4:52	Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	9-11-1 (1)	Besiki Gerenava	TKO (punches)	M-1 Challenge 2 - Russia	02008-04-03April 3, 2008	2	5:00	St. Petersburg, Russia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	9-10-1 (1)	Kenichi Shinohara	TKO (punches)	MARS 11 - 2nd Anniversary	02008-02-02February 2, 2008	1	1:34	Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#c5d2ea; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-draw" \|Draw	8-10-1 (1)	Hidetada Irie	Draw	DEEP - 33 Impact	02007-12-12December 12, 2007	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	8-10 (1)	Yuki Kondo	Decisioun (unanimous)	Pancrase - Rising 8	02007-10-14October 14, 2007	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	8-9 (1)	Katsuhisa Fujii	Decisioun (majory)	DEEP - Glove	02007-07-27July 27, 2007	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	8-8 (1)	Basil Yamilkhanov	TKO (doctor stoppage)	FEFoMP - Mayor Cup 2007	02007-05-26May 26, 2007	1	0:38	Khabarovsk, Russia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	8-7 (1)	Nikolai Onikienko	Decision (unanimous)	FEFoMP - Mayor Cup 2007	02007-05-26May 26, 2007	2	5:00	Khabarovsk, Russia
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	7-7 (1)	Yasuhito Namekawa	Submission (heel hook)	DEEP - 29th Impact	02007-04-13April 13, 2007	1	2:12	Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	7-6 (1)	Fabiano Aoki	TKO (injury)	MARS 6 - Rapid Fire	02006-12-22December 22, 2006	2	1:55	Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#c5d2ea; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-draw" \|N/C	6-6 (1)	Fabiano Aoki	No contest (accidental low blow)	MARS 5 - Marching On	02006-10-28October 28, 2006	1	0:17	Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	6-6	Tatsuya Mizuno	Submission (rear naked choke)	Pancrase - Blow 7	02006-09-17September 17, 2006	2	2:30	Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	6-5	Riki Fukuda	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase - 2006 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals	02006-07-28July 28, 2006	2	5:00	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	6-4	Poai Suganuma	TKO (punches)	Pancrase - Blow 4	02006-05-02May 2, 2006	1	1:47	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	6-3	Hikaru Sato	TKO (soccer kicks)	Pancrase - Blow 1	02006-01-26January 26, 2006	1	0:55	Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	5-3	Jimmy Akishige	KO (punch)	RJPW - Legend Championship	02005-12-16December 16, 2005	1	1:55	Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	4-3	Hideki Tadao	Submission (arm triangle choke)	Pancrase - Spiral 8	02005-10-02October 2, 2005	2	3:33	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	4-2	Yuta Nakamura	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase - Z	02005-09-03September 3, 2005	2	5:00	Kumamoto, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	3-2	Aslan Dzeboev	KO (body kick)	Pancrase - Spiral 6	02005-07-31July 31, 2005	2	1:31	Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	2-2	Kazuo Takahashi	Sumission (armbar)	Pancrase - Spiral 5	02005-07-10July 10, 2005	2	3:01	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	2-1	Kengo Watanabe	KO (high kick)	Pancrase - Spiral 1	02005-02-04February 4, 2005	3	0:06	Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	1-1	Sung Chu Kim	TKO (punches)	Gladiator FC - Day 2	02004-06-27June 27, 2004	1	0:42	Seoul, South Korea
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	0-1	Eduard Churakov	Decision (unanimous)	Seikendo - SWA Ultimate Boxing	02000-10-29October 29, 2000	3	3:00	Tokyo, Japan

Submission grappling record

KO PUNCHES

Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	Marcos de Souza	Submission (rear-naked choke)	DEEP X 3	2008	1	3:53

Kickboxing record

4 wins (1 KO), 7 losses

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	4-7	Mitsugu Noda	KO (punch)	Japan-Korea Friendship International Martial Arts Tournament GLADIATOR	02009-11-03November 3, 2009	1	1:05	Tokyo, Japan
Win	4-6	Tensho Yama	DQ (low blow)	New☆Jungle Square - Mr. Martial Arts Advent!	02009-09-13September 13, 2009	4	2:37	Tokyo, Japan	Wins UKF International Heavyweight Championship
Loss	3-6	Gilbert Yvel	KO (punch)	Shootboxing Battle Sumit Ground Zero Tokyo 2007	02007-10-28October 28, 2007	1	1:48	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	3-5	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Decision (unanimous)	RJPW - Legend Championship & City Area Style Battle	02006-03-06March 6, 2006	3	3:00	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	3-4	Will Riva	KO (punches)	AJKF: Rock'n Roll☆U5 FIGHT☆Hill it!	02005-11-05November 5, 2005	3	2:00	United States
Loss	3-3	Melvin Manhoef	TKO (referee stop)	Muay Thai Championships League XIV	02005-04-09April 9, 2005	2	2:53	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Win	3-2	Akihiro Gono	KO (punch)	AJKF/Pancrase 2005 Spiral Tour	02005-03-06March 6, 2005	2	1:17	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	2-2	Ryo Takigawa	KO (punch)	AJKF: Fujiwara Festival 2004	02004-12-05December 5, 2004	2	1:30	Tokyo, Japan
Win	2-1	Kazushi Nishida	Decision (unanimous)	AJKF: Danger Zone	02004-09-23September 23, 2004	extra	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	1-1	Jan Lomulder	KO (low kick)	RISING SUN	02004-02-28February 28, 2004	3	5:00	Japan
Win	1-0	Suzuki 3:26	Decision (unanimous)	AJKF: Fujiwara Festival	02003-12-07December 7, 2003	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan

Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Yuji Sakuragi profile". Sherdog. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Profile at Puroresu Central". Puroresu Central. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Real Japan Pro Wrestling Results" (in German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
↑ 4.0 4.1 "BattlARTS Results: 2009" (in German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
↑ 5.0 5.1 "Legend Pro Wrestling Results" (in German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
↑ "Futen Results: 2013" (in German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved 2014-02-03.

External links

Professional MMA record for Yuji Sakuragi from Sherdog

Persondata
Name	Sakuragi, Yuji
Alternative names
Short description	Japanese martial artist
Date of birth	1977
Place of birth	Miyazaki, Japan
Date of death
Place of death

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