Minoru Kimura

Minoru Kimura (木村ミノル) is a Japan-based Brazilian kickboxer of Italian and Japanese descent,[2] fighting out of Fighting Kairos Gym. He is the current K-1 Super Welterweight champion.

Minoru Kimura
Born	Kimura Philip Minoru September 9, 1993 Curitiba, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight	67.5 kg (149 lb; 10.63 st)
Division	Featherweight
Style	Kickboxing
Fighting out of	Japan
Team	Fighting Kairos
Kickboxing record
Total	46
Wins	36
By knockout	28
Losses	9
By knockout	7
Draws	1
Mixed martial arts record
Total	1
Wins	0
Losses	1
By knockout	1

He has faced several notable fighters of his weight division such as Kaew Fairtex,[3] Hideaki Yamazaki, Yasuomi Soda,[4] Masaaki Noiri,[5] Massaro Glunder[6] and Hiroya.

He was ranked in the featherweight top ten by Combat Press between June 2015[7] and March 2017.[8] He was also ranked in the top ten by Liverkick.com.[9]

Kickboxing

Krush title run

He began his kickboxing career fight under the banner of MA Japan. He amassed an 8-2-1 record with them, with six of his wins coming by KO. He capped off his time with MA Japan by winning the MA Japan Super Lightweight Championship.[10]

In his Krush debut, Kimura fought NOMAN. He beat him by KO in the first round.[11] In his second fight with Krush, he KO'd Daizo Sasaki in the first round.[12] In his third fight with Krush, he TKO'd Ryuji Kajiwara in the third round.[13]

Following his three fight winning streak, Kimura fought Yuji Takeuchi in a 63 kg title eliminator. He won by a first round KO.[14]

Minoru fought the reigning Krush 63 kg champion Hideaki Yamazaki during Krush 35. Yamazaki won by KO, just 47 seconds into the fight.[15]

K-1 Super Lightweight title run

Kimura rebounded from his failed title bid with a TKO win over Daizo Sasaki during Krush 39.[16] In his next fight he faced the forme Krush and ISKA champion Thomas Adamandopoulos, whom he beat by a second round TKO.[17]

Kimura took part in the 2014 K-1 Super Lightweight Grand Prix. He lost to Yasuomi Soda in the quarter finals.[18]

Kimura was scheduled to fight the 2014 K-1 Welterweight Grand Prix winner Kaew Fairtex in January 2015.[19] Kimura won by majority decision.[20] He beat Hiroya by a first round TKO.[21] He beat Massaro Glunder by decision, after an extra fought round was fought.[22] He was scheduled to fight Ren Hiramoto during K-1's 2015 Survival Wars.[23] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[24]

His four fight winning streak earned him a chance to fight for the K-1 Super Lightweight title in a rematch with Kaew Fairtex in November 2015. Fairtex won by KO in the first round.[25]

Winning the Krush title

Following his failed title, Kimura traded wins and losses over his next five fights. The first loss was to Masaaki Noiri in the K-1 Welterweight Grand Prix quarter finals. Noiri beat him by KO in the first round.[26] He beat NOMAN by a unanimous decision in June 2016. He lost to Kohei Nishikawa by KO during Krush 74.[27][28] He beat Kenji during Krush 76 by a first round TKO.[29]

He took part in the 2017 K-1 Welterweight Grand Prix, and faced Yuta Kubo in the quarter finals.[30] Kimura lost a unanimous decision.[31]

Minoru was scheduled to fight Yasuhiro Kido in November 2017.[32] He won the fight by unanimous decision to begin a four fight winning streak.[33] Kimura fought Jin Hirayama during K'Festa 1,[34] and won the fight by a first round KO.[35] He fought Kazuki Yamagiwa in June 2018, and won the fight by a first round left hook KO.[36]

Kimura fought Hitoshi Tsukakoshi, during Krush 91, for the Krush 67.5 kg title. He won the fight by TKO, after knocking Tsukakoshi down three times in the first round.[37][38]

Krush title reign

After winning the Krush title, he lost to Jordann Pikeur by TKO, after being knocked down three times inside of the third round.[39] Minoru fought Hiromi Wajima during K'Festa 2. He won the fight by a first round KO.[40]

Kimura's first title defense was against Kaisei Kondo during Krush 101.[41] He beat Kondo in the second round by KO.[42][43]

Kimura fought Cruz Briggs in June 2019. He beat Briggs by a first round KO.[44] Kimura was scheduled to face Sho Oizumi two months later. He beat Oizumi by a first round KO.[45] Minoru faced Jordan Valdinocci at K-1's 2019 Yokohamatsuri event. Valdinocci came into the fight as a late replacement.[46] He won the fight in the second round, by a body shot KO.[47] He fought Marcel Adeyemi in December 2019.[48] He beat Adeyemi by a first round KO.[49]

K-1 Title reign

Kimura participated in K-1's 2020 Super Welterweight tournament. He won the quarterfinal bout against Kaito by a first round KO. He defeated Eder Lopes in the semifinals by first round KO as well.[50] In the tournament finals he faced Hiromi Wajima, whom he likewise beat by a first round KO.[51][52]

He was scheduled to fight the HEAT Kick Middleweight champion Abiral Ghimire during K-1 World GP 2020 in Tokyo in a non-title bout.[53] He won the fight by TKO in the second round, after the ringside doctor stopped the fight, due to a cut above Abiral's left eye.[54]

Mixed martial arts

In September 2016, Kimura made his mixed martial arts debut for the Rizin Fighting Federation in Tokyo. He faced Charles Bennett and lost the fight via TKO just seven seconds into the first round.

Titles and accomplishments

• 2020 K-1 World GP 2020 -70kg Championship Tournament Winner[55]
• 2018 Krush 67.5kg Champion[56]
• 2012 MA Japan Super Lightweight Champion

Kickboxing Record

Kickboxing record

36 Wins (28 (T)KO's) , 9 Losses , 1 Draw Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2021-03-28 Mike Joe K'Festa 4 Tokyo, Japan 2020-12-13 Win Abiral Himalayan Cheetah K-1 World GP 2020 Winter's Crucial Bout Tokyo, Japan TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 2 2:50 2020-03-22 Win Hiromi Wajima K-1: K’Festa 3, -70kg Tournament Final Saitama, Japan TKO (Corner Stoppage) 1 1:10 Wins the K-1 World GP 2020 -70kg Tournament. 2020-03-22 Win Eder Lopes K-1: K’Festa 3, -70kg Tournament Semi Finals Saitama, Japan KO (Right Cross) 1 1:02 2020-03-22 Win Kaito K-1: K’Festa 3, -70kg Tournament Quarter Finals Saitama, Japan KO (Punches) 1 2:10 2019-12-28 Win Marcel Adeyemi K-1 World GP 2019 Japan: ～Women's Flyweight Championship Tournament～ Nagoya, Japan KO (Punches) 1 1:18 2019-11-24 Win Jordan Valdinocci K-1 World GP 2019 Yokohamatsuri Yokohama, Japan KO (Body Punches) 2 2:28 2019-08-24 Win Sho Oizumi K-1 World GP 2019: Japan vs World 5 vs 5 & Special Superfight in Osaka Osaka, Japan KO (Punches) 1 2:17 2019-06-30 Win Cruz Briggs K-1 World GP 2019: Super Bantamweight World Tournament Saitama, Japan KO (Right overhand) 1 1:37 2019-05-18 Win Kaisei Kondo Krush 101 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Body punches) 2 1:43 Defends Krush 67.5kg belt. 2019-03-10 Win Hiromi Wajima K-1 World GP 2019: K’FESTA 2 Saitama, Japan KO (Left Hook) 1 2:20 2018-11-03 Loss Jordann Pikeur K-1 World GP 2018: 3rd Super Lightweight Championship Tournament Saitama Prefecture, Japan KO (4 knockdowns) 3 1:30 2018-08-05 Win Hitoshi Tsukakoshi Krush 91 Japan TKO (3 Knockdowns) 1 1:44 Won Krush 67.5kg belt. 2018-06-17 Win Kazuki Yamagiwa K-1 World GP 2018: 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament Saitama, Japan KO (Left Hook) 1 2:48 2018-03-21 Win Jin Hirayama K-1 World GP 2018: K'FESTA.1 Saitama, Japan KO (Right Hook) 1 2:50 2017-11-23 Win Yasuhiro Kido K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Superfight Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2017-09-18 Loss Yuta Kubo K-1 World GP 2016 -67.5kg World Tournament, Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2017-05-28 Win Kenji Krush 76 Japan TKO (3 Knockdowns) 1 1:16 2017-03-03 Loss Kohei Nishikawa Krush 74 Japan KO (Right Hook) 1 2:15 2016-06-24 Win NOMAN K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg World Tournament, Reserve Fight Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2016-03-04 Loss Masaaki Noiri K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg Japan Tournament, Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan KO (Knee to the body) 1 2:54 2015-11-21 Loss Kaew Fairtex K-1 World GP 2015 The Championship Tokyo, Japan KO (Punches) 1 2:55 Fight was for K-1 -65kg Championship. 2015-09-22 Win Ren Hiramoto K-1 World GP 2015 Survival Wars Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2015-07-04 Win Massaro Glunder K-1 World GP 2015 -70kg Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan Ext.r Decision (unanimous) 4 3:00 2015-04-19 Win Hiroya K-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan TKO (3 Knockdowns) 1 2:45 2015-01-18 Win Kaew Fairtex K-1 World GP 2015 -60kg Championship Tournament Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 2014-11-03 Loss Yasuomi Soda K-1 World GP 2014 -65kg Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan TKO (2 Knockdowns) 2 2:43 2014-08-24 Win Tomihira Yoshihito Krush 45 in NAGOYA Nagoya, Japan KO (Right Cross) 2 2:23 2014-06-12 Win Thomas Adamandopoulos Krush 42 Japan TKO (3 Knockdowns) 2 2:55 2014-03-08 Win Daizo Sasaki Krush 39 Japan TKO (3 Knockdowns) 1 2:49 2013-12-14 Loss Hideaki Yamazaki Krush 35 Japan KO(Overhand Right) 1 0:47 Fight was for Krush 63kg belt. 2013-09-21 Win Yuji Takeuchi Krush 33 Japan KO (Punches) 1 2:07 Fight was for Krush 63kg title Challenger. 2013-05-12 Win Ryuji Kajiwara Krush 28 Japan TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 3 1:50 2013-03-03 Win Daizo Sasaki Krush-IGNITION 2013 vol.2 Japan KO 1 2:19 2013-01-14 Win NOMAN Krush Grand Prix 2013 Japan KO 1 2:29 2012-12-09 Win Hidekazu Tanaka MA Japan kick BREAK-32 SEIZE Japan KO 4 0:39 MA Japan Super Lightweight Championship . 2012-09-09 Loss Hiroto Yamaguchi Krush YOUTH GP 2012 63 kg the first round Japan KO(Left Hook) 2 2:01 2012-07-15 Loss Sho Ogawa MA Japan kick KICK GUTS 2012 Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2012-06-03 Win Kazuma MA Japan kick ~ KICK BOXING Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2012-03-18 Win Wajo MA Japan kick BREAK-24 SAGITTARIUS Japan KO 3 0:39 2011-11-20 Win Black Dragon MA Japan kick BREAK-24 SAGITTARIUS Japan KO 1 2:38 2011-10-09 Win Chibi Futoshi MA Japan kick BREAK-18 Sils Japan KO 1 1:35 2011-08-28 Win Kohei Ishigaki BRAVE HEARTS 17 Japan KO 1 2:25 2011-07-18 Win Kensuke Fujita MA 2011 Rookie tournament quarter-finals Japan KO 3 0:43 2011-05-29 Win Satoru Hashimoto MA 2011 Rookie tournament final 16 Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2011-02-27 Win Kazuma MA Japan kick BREAK-10 DICE Japan KO 1 0:59 2010-09-20 Draw Ryusuke Takeoka MA Japan kick battle Japan Decision Draw 3 3:00 Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Amateur Kickboxing record

Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2011-08-27 Win Yusuke Komiyama K-1 Koshien East Japan Selection, Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 1 2011-08-27 Win Yusuke Ami K-1 Koshien East Japan Selection, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan KO 1 2011-08-27 Win Haruki Nihei K-1 Koshien East Japan Selection, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 1 2011-08-27 Win Iyori Akiba K-1 Koshien East Japan Selection, Second round Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 1 2011-08-27 Win Seichi Hokao K-1 Koshien East Japan Selection, First round Tokyo, Japan KO Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
1 match	0 wins	1 loss
By knockout	0	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	0–1	Charles Bennett	TKO (punches)	Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016	September 25, 2016	1	0:07	Saitama, Japan

See also

• List of male kickboxers
• List of K-1 champions

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