Yuta Kubo

Yuta Kubo
久保　優太
Born Kubo Yūta
[kubo juːta]
October 19, 1987
Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
Native name 久保　優太
Other names Kubokyun, The Smiling Sniper
Nationality Japan Japanese
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st)
Division Featherweight
Lightweight
Welterweight
Middleweight
Reach 70.0 in (178 cm)
Style Kickboxing, Taekwondo
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Tokyo, Japan
Team Tachikawa KickBoxing Academy
DC Lab.Gym
Years active 6 (2005 -present)
Kickboxing record
Total 50
Wins 41
By knockout 18
Losses 8
By knockout 2
Draws 1
Other information
Occupation Student of Asia University
Notable relatives Kenji Kubo (brother)
Website http://ameblo.jp/kubo-yuta/
last updated on: December 21, 2013

Yuta Kubo (久保 優太 Kubo Yuta, born October 19, 1987) is Japanese lightweight kickboxer. He won the Japanese national tournament of K-1 at Lightweight in 2011.

Kenji Kubo, his younger brother, is a kickboxer too.

Biography

Early life

Yuta Kubo was put practicing taekwondo at age of 8 with his younger brother, Kenji under Zanichi Korean immigrant family friend. He eventually took up kickboxing at the age of 15.

Debut

On January 22, 2005, he made a debut as a professional kickboxer on NJKF at featherweight(-57.15 kg). He was a high school student then.[1]

Winning K-1 tournament

On June 25, 2011, Kubo won the tournament in the lightweight class.[2] He was going to retire if he lost and visited his sponsors to tell them on the day before tournament.

On February 17, 2012, Kubo defeated Charles François via second-round knockout to win the vacant ISKA World Light-Welterweight (64.5 kg) Championship in Tokyo, Japan.[3]

On June 8, 2012, At Krush 18 in Tokyo, Japan, Yuta faced who was talked to be his toughest challenge in Top Welterweight Abdellah Ezbiri (5x France Champion, WKN European Champion, WKA World Champion). Prior to this fight Ezbiri revealed in an interview that he was shot in the face when he was a teenager. Despite his aggressive style Ezbiri seemed gun shy in the 1st round giving it to his opponent. Yuta dropped Ezbiri twice in the second, the 1st time with a right hook, the second with a spinning back fist but got up both times showing extreme toughness and heart and stayed on his feet in the 3rd even though Kubo is known for finishing his opponents quickly when he smells blood. Yuta Kubo won the fight by decision 3-0.

He was expected to make his middleweight (-70 kg) debut at Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam on December 2, 2012 against an unnamed opponent[4] but it fell through after the event was moved back to December 31 and combined with Dream 18.

Kubo competed in the Krush Grand Prix 2013 ~67kg First Class Tournament~ on January 14, 2012 and was initially set to fight Houcine Bennoui in the quarter-finals.[5][6] However, Bennoui pulled out and was replaced by Roman Mailov.[7][8] Mailov then sustained an injury in training as well, though, and lowly-ranked TaCa was brought in as Kubo's third opponent.[9] He stopped TaCa with one of his signature body shots in round two. In the semis, Kubo dropped Shintaro Matsukura with a first round punch to the body and cruised to a unanimous decision but not without taking significant damage to his lead leg. A rematch with Abdellah Ezbiri then awaited him in the final. Kubo started the fight well but the tide started to turn in round two when Ezbiri began taking advantage of his injured leg to the point where he was having trouble standing. The bout was scored a unanimous draw after the regulation three rounds and so it went to a first extension round which was called a majority draw, much to the distaste of the crowd who booed the decision as they believed Ezbiri was dominant. Kubo rallied in the second extension round to take a unanimous decision, winning the tournament and the inaugural Krush 67 kg title.[10]

He established himself as the world's top 65 kg fighter by winning the eight-man tournament at Glory 8: Tokyo - 2013 65kg Slam on May 3, 2013.[11][12] He KO'd Lim Chi-Bin with a second round body shot in the quarter-finals before taking unanimous decision victories over Gabriel Varga and Masaaki Noiri in the semis and final, respectively.[13][14][15]

Kubo had his three year-spanning, seventeen fight win streak broken in his rubber match with Masaaki Noiri at Krush.32 in Nagoya, Japan on September 1, 2013, losing his Krush 67 kg title in the process.[16] He was docked a point for excessive clinching in round three, allowing Noiri to take a wide unanimous decision.[17]

He lost to Mosab Amrani by unanimous decision at Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2013.[18][19]

Titles

Awards

Kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ (レポ＆写真) [NJKF] 1.22 後楽園：藤原＆高橋防衛。桜井判定負け　(Report&Photo) [NJKF] January　22　Kōrakuen: Fujiwara&Takahashi defends titles. Sakurai lost by decision
  2. ↑ -63kg MAX: The Cold Dish of Revenge k-1.co.jp
  3. ↑ Krush.16 Results: Kubo and Sato Claim ISKA Titles, Xu Yan KOs Yuya Yamamoto
  4. ↑ Yuta Kubo, Yuichiro Nagashima Fighting At GLORY 4 Tokyo, December 2
  5. ↑ Yuta Kubo, Yuji Nashiro to Compete in Krush 67kg GP
  6. ↑ Krush Announces 67kg Tournament Quarterfinal Matchups
  7. ↑ Roman Mailov replaces Houcine Bennoui, faces Yuta Kubo at Krush GP 2013
  8. ↑ Fights To Watch In January 2013
  9. ↑ TaCa Replaces Roman Mailov in Krush 67kg Tournament
  10. ↑ Krush 67kg Tournament Results: Kubo Wins Tournament in Disputed Decision, Alamos Upsets Takiya
  11. ↑ GLORY 8 Tokyo: 65kg Tournament Field Complete, More Fights Added
  12. ↑ GLORY 8 Tokyo 65kg Tournament Matches Announced
  13. ↑ GLORY 8 Tokyo Live Results
  14. ↑ GLORY 8 Tokyo Results and Review: Yuta Kubo Proves Why He is the Number One Japanese Fighter in the World
  15. ↑ Glory 8 Results: Yuta Kubo wins featherweight tournament
  16. ↑ Yuta Kubo and Masaaki Noiri Fight For Third Time at Krush.32
  17. ↑ Revenge is Sweet: Masaaki Noiri Defeats Yuta Kubo at Krush .32
  18. ↑ GLORY SuperFight Series Tokyo and GLORY 13 Spoilers
  19. ↑ Glory 13 Results and Recap
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 (レポ＆写真) [NJKF] 1.15 後楽園：岩井＆高橋、ノンタイトル戦で完勝 (Reports&Photos) [NJKF] January 15 Kōrakuen: Iwai&Takahashi wins in non-title bouts
  21. ↑ [NJKF] 2006年年間表彰に洋平・米田ら勢揃い｜藤田理事長退任 [NJKF] Sakurai and Yoneda wins 2006 Awards | Director Fujita quits
  22. ↑ [NJKF] 2007年度MVPは前田浩喜。最高試合賞にTOMONORI [NJKF] Yoshihiro Maeda wins 2007 MVP. Best Fight Award for Tomonori
  23. ↑ 久保優太、元ルンピニー王者からKO勝ち：5.27 新宿 Yuta Kubo defeats Ex-Lumpinee champ by KO May 27:Shinjuku
  24. ↑ 完勝の大月、総合に意欲。寺戸・久保も勝利 Otsuki wins perfect victory and shows will to MMA. Terado and Kubo also win
  25. ↑ 久保優太、TSUYOSHIに勝利。KENJIは瀧谷に敗れる Yuta Kubo defeats Tsuyoshi. Kenji defeated by Takiya
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 山本真弘がGP制覇。石川、狂拳をKOも負傷リタイア Masahiro Yamamoto wins GP. Ishikawa eliminated by injury after defeating Kyoken
  27. ↑ 久保優太、村浜を1R KO。K-1 60kg殴り込み宣言 Yuta Kubo defeats Murahama by KO in 1R, and declares advance of K-1 60kg
  28. ↑ (写真) [MAキック] 4.29 ディファ：西山、壮泰を1R KO。水町王者に (Photos) [MAJKF] April 29 Differ Ariake: Nishiyama defeats Sota by KO in 1R. Mizumachi becomes champion
  29. ↑ (レポ＆写真) [NJKF] 1.27 後楽園：駿太、久保優太との王者対決制す (Report&Photos) [NJKF] January 27 Kōrakuen: Shunta wins Champions bout against Yuta Kubo
  30. ↑ (レポ＆写真) [NJKF] 9.2 後楽園：笛吹引分防衛。久保弟が王者に (Report&Photos) [NJKF] September 2 Kōrakuen: Usui defends title by draw. Young Kubo becomes champion
  31. ↑ (レポ＆写真) [NJKF] 5.13 後楽園：米田、ワンロップに惜敗。久保14連勝 (Report&Photos) [NJKF] May 13 Kōrakuen: Yoneda narrowly defeated by Wanlop. Kubo succeeded in 14 consecutive victory
  32. ↑ (レポ＆写真) [NJKF] 3.18 後楽園：洋平＆久保防衛。米田が新王者に (Report&Photos) [NJKF] March 18 Kōrakuen: Sakurai&Kubo defends titles. Yoneda becomes the new champion
  33. ↑ (レポ＆写真) [NJKF] 1.28 ディファ：ムエタイ強豪が日本勢を翻弄 (Report&Photos) [NJKF] January 28 Differ Ariake: Muay Thai Top Fighters led　Japanese fighters around by the nose
  34. ↑ (レポ＆写真) [ムエタイ] 12.5 タイ：久保優太、30kg差対決制す (Report&Photos) [Muay Thai] December 5 Thailand: Yuta Kubo beats +30kg opponent
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 (結果) [NJKF] 9.10,16 タイ：新鋭・久保優太、1週間で2KO勝ち (Result) [NJKF] September 10, 16 Thailand: Yuta Kubo, the prospective rookie, wins 2 victories in a week
  36. ↑ (レポ＆写真) [NJKF] 5.3 後楽園：笛吹防衛。米田＆久保が王座挑戦権 (Report&Photos) [NJKF] May 3 Kōrakuen: Usui defends title. Uoneda & Kubo win elimination matches for title
  37. ↑ (レポ＆写真) [NJKF] 3.5 後楽園：米田、タイ2冠王から大金星のKO勝利　(Report&Photos) [NJKF]　March 5 Kōrakuen: Yoneda performs a remarkable feat against Thai double title holder with KO
  38. ↑ (レポ＆写真) [NJKF] 11.20 後楽園：国崇、真二に判定勝ちで王座防衛
  39. ↑ (レポ) [NJKF] 9.24 後楽園：国崇＆笛吹、タイ強豪の豪打に玉砕
  40. ↑ (レポ＆写真) [NJKF] 7.23 後楽園：桜井洋平、薄氷防衛。国崇、鬼の復活
  41. ↑ (レポ＆写真) [NJKF] 5.3 後楽園：笛吹2階級制覇。フェザーは岩井が王者に
  42. ↑ (結果) [NJKF] 3.12 後楽園：童子丸、ラジャダムナン1位に判定勝ち

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Preceded by
Tetsuya Yamato		 K-1 WORLD MAX 2011 -63kg Japan Tournament Winner
June 25, 2011 		Succeeded by