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Japan
Akita, Akita
Yusuke Kawaguchi
"
Crusher
"
AGE
44
/
Aug 14, 1980
HEIGHT
6'0"
/
182.88 cm
WEIGHT
253 lbs
/
114.76 kg
ASSOCIATION
Blue Dog Gym
CLASS
Heavyweight
Wins
18
KO
/
TKO
8
44%
SUBMISSIONS
1
6%
DECISIONS
9
50%
Losses
13
KO
/
TKO
9
69%
SUBMISSIONS
1
8%
DECISIONS
3
23%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Ryo Sakai
Deep - 84 Impact: Differ Ariake Final Day
Jun / 30 / 2018
TKO (Punches)
Ryogaku Wada
1
2:36
loss
Aorigele
Road FC 34 - Road Fighting Championship 34
Nov / 19 / 2016
TKO (Punches)
Sang Hoon Han
1
2:38
win
Kozo Urita
Grachan / Blue Dog Gym - Grachan 25 / BFC Vol.2
Oct / 10 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
loss
Richard Odoms
WSOF-GC 2 - World Series of Fighting Global Championship: Japan 1
Feb / 07 / 2016
KO (Knee)
Minoru Toyonaga
1
3:29
win
Yoon Seob Kwak
RFC - Real Fight Championship 3
Dec / 05 / 2015
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
1
3:18
loss
Mu Bae Choi
Road FC 24 - Road Fighting Championship 24
Jul / 25 / 2015
TKO (Punches)
Ryogaku Wada
2
4:50
loss
Justin Willis
IGF - Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014
Dec / 31 / 2014
TKO (Punches)
Ryogaku Wada
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
0:43
win
Fumio Yoshimura
BFC - Blue Dog Fighting Charity Match Vol.1
Jun / 29 / 2014
TKO (Punches)
1
1:17
loss
Brett Rogers
IGF - Inoki Genome Fight 1
Apr / 05 / 2014
KO (Punches)
1
0:28
loss
Alex Huddleston
IGF - Genome 29
Oct / 26 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Se Yun Kim
Gladiator 61 - Bushido
Sep / 29 / 2013
TKO (Punches)
1
0:20
win
Justin Morton
Tenkaichi Fight - Tenkaichi 68
Sep / 08 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
loss
Rolles Gracie
IGF - Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2012
Dec / 31 / 2012
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
1
2:00
loss
Jorgen Kruth
ROTK - Rumble of the Kings 6
Nov / 26 / 2011
TKO (Punches and Elbows)
1
3:18
loss
Soa Palelei
AFC - Fight Night
Jun / 25 / 2011
TKO (Punches)
1
0:00
loss
Peter Graham
XMMA - Xtreme MMA 3
Nov / 05 / 2010
TKO (Elbows)
1
N/A
win
Edmund Cavalcante Jr.
Gladiator 11 - G-1
Oct / 09 / 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
win
James Thompson
Dream - Dream 16
Sep / 25 / 2010
Decision (Split)
Moritaka Oshiro
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
5:00
loss
Mariusz Pudzianowski
KSW 13 - Kumite
May / 07 / 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
Tomasz Bronder
2
5:00
win
Roque Martinez
Deep - Cage Impact 2009
Dec / 19 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenichi Serizawa
3
5:00
win
Seigo Mizuguchi
Deep - 44 Impact
Oct / 10 / 2009
TKO (Leg Kicks)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
1:27
win
Cirio Tejera
M-1 Challenge 18 - Netherlands Day Two
Aug / 16 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
loss
Rob Broughton
M-1 Challenge 14 - Japan
Apr / 29 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Marco Broersen
2
5:00
win
Baru Harn
Deep - 38 Impact
Oct / 23 / 2008
Decision (Majority)
2
5:00
win
Shunsuke Inoue
Deep - Megaton Grand Prix 2008 Finals
Aug / 02 / 2008
Decision (Split)
Samio Kimura
2
4:00
win
Shunji Kosaka
Deep - Megaton Grand Prix 2008 Finals
Aug / 02 / 2008
TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
0:45
win
Yoichi Babaguchi
Deep - Megaton Grand Prix 2008 Semifinal
May / 24 / 2008
TKO (Punches)
Minoru Toyonaga
1
0:16
win
Nobuyoshi Takahara
Deep - Megaton Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round
Mar / 29 / 2008
TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
0:40
win
Seigo Mizuguchi
Deep - 32 Impact
Oct / 09 / 2007
TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
2:07
win
Kosaku Shikimasu
Deep - 31 Impact
Aug / 05 / 2007
TKO (Punches)
Moritaka Oshiro
1
1:06
win
Hirotaka Fujiyama
Deep - 29 Impact
Apr / 13 / 2007
Decision (Majority)
Samio Kimura
2
5:00
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’s next event will feature an over-40 matchup of hard-hitting heavyweights.
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‘Cro Cop’ Crushes Ishii with Head Kick, Aoki Lands Twister at ‘Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014’
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Inoki Genome Federation
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Dec 31, 2014
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014 Results: ‘Cro Cop’ vs. Ishii Play-by-Play & Updates
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Dec 31, 2014
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Arman Tsarukyan
7%
Brandon Royval
1%
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39%
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5%
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3%
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23%
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19%
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