Minoru Kimura

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The basics

Quick facts

Gender:

Male

Birth:

9 September 1993

Star sign:

Virgo

The details

Biography

Introduction

Minoru Kimura is a Brazilian kickboxer, fighting out of Fighting Kairos Gym.

Kickboxing

Kimura fights in the Featherweight Division and has faced several notable fighters of his weight division such as Kaew Fairtex, Hideaki Yamazaki, Yasuomi Soda, Masaaki Noiri, Massaro Glunder and Hiroya.

On 15 December 2015, Kimura was ranked the #2 Featherweight in the world by LiverKick.com.

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

2012 MA Japan Super Lightweight Champion

Kickboxing Record

Kickboxing record

21 Wins , 6 Losses , 1 Draw

Fight was for K-1 -65kg Championship.
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
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 (Right knee to the body)	1	2:54
2015-11-21	Loss	Kaew Fairtex	K-1 World GP 2015 The Championship	Tokyo, Japan	KO (overhand left, and left head knee)	1	2:55
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	Extension round decision (unanimous)	4	3:00
2015-04-19	Win	Hiroya	K-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (3 Knockdowns/Left hook)	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/knees to the body)	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/Right Uppercuts)	2	2:55
2014-03-08	Win	Sasaki Daizo	Krush 39	Japan	TKO (3 Knockdowns/Left+Right Hook)	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	Takeuchi Yuji	Krush 33	Japan	KO (Straight Right+Left Hook)	1	2:07
Fight was for Krush 63kg title Challenger.
2013-05-12	Win	Ryuji Kajiwara	Krush 28	Japan	TKO (Doctor Stoppage/Left Hook)	3	1:50
2013-03-03	Win	Sasaki Daizo	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

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	000000002016-09-25-0000September 25, 2016	1	0:07	Saitama, Japan