Kazuo Takahashi

"Yoshiki"

AGE	56 / Mar 13, 1969
HEIGHT	5'10" / 177.8 cm
WEIGHT	203 lbs / 92.08 kg

ASSOCIATION
D-One Gym

CLASS
Light Heavyweight

Wins 30

KO / TKO

33%

SUBMISSIONS

33%

DECISIONS

30%

OTHERS

Draws 3

Losses 28

KO / TKO

64%

SUBMISSIONS

25%

DECISIONS

11%

OTHERS

N/C 1

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Dusko Todorovic	Rings - The Outsider 51: 10th Anniversary Road to Las Vegas Jul / 21 / 2018	TKO (Punches) Akira Yamazaki	1	1:41
loss	Ryo Kawamura	Pancrase 252 - 20th Anniversary Sep / 29 / 2013	TKO (Punches) Yoshinori Umeki	1	1:43
win	Kenichi Yamamoto	U-Spirits - Again Mar / 09 / 2013	KO (Knee)	1	6:29
loss	Yuji Sakuragi	Pancrase - Progress Tour 9 Aug / 05 / 2012	KO (Punch) Yoshinori Umeki	1	4:59
win	Chang Seob Lee	SRC - Sengoku Raiden Championship 15 Oct / 30 / 2010	Submission (Scarf Hold Armlock) Ryogaku Wada VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	2:28
loss	Antony Rea	Fury 1 - Clash of the Titans May / 21 / 2010	TKO (Punches)	1	0:00
loss	Valentijn Overeem	Sengoku - Fourth Battle Aug / 24 / 2008	KO (Flying Knee) Tomoki Matsumiya	1	2:42
loss	Fabio Silva	Sengoku - Third Battle Jun / 08 / 2008	KO (Knee) Samio Kimura	2	0:24
loss	Mark Burch	Bodog Fight - Alvarez vs. Lee Jul / 14 / 2007	KO (Knee)	1	3:45
loss	Melvin Manhoef	K-1 - Hero's 8 Mar / 12 / 2007	TKO (Punches) Minoru Toyonaga	1	2:36
NC	Mark Burch	Bodog Fight - Costa Rica Combat Feb / 18 / 2007	No Contest (Accidental Eye Poke)	1	1:05
loss	Vitor Belfort	Pride FC - Critical Countdown Absolute Jul / 01 / 2006	KO (Punch) Moritaka Oshiro	1	0:36
win	Kestutis Arbocius	Pancrase - Spiral 8 Oct / 02 / 2005	Decision (Majority) Yoshinori Umeki	3	5:00
win	Yuji Sakuragi	Pancrase - Spiral 5 Jul / 10 / 2005	Submission (Armbar) Yoshinori Umeki	2	3:01
loss	Igor Vovchanchyn	Pride 29 - Fists of Fire Feb / 20 / 2005	KO (Punch) Minoru Toyonaga	1	1:10
loss	Heath Herring	Pride FC - Total Elimination 2004 Apr / 25 / 2004	KO (Punches) Minoru Toyonaga	1	4:53
loss	Josh Barnett	NJPW - Ultimate Crush Oct / 13 / 2003	Submission (Triangle Armbar)	2	2:52
win	Tsuyoshi Ozawa	Pancrase - 2003 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round Jul / 27 / 2003	TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Yoshinori Umeki	1	5:00
loss	Tsuyoshi Ozawa	Pancrase - Spirit 9 Dec / 21 / 2002	Decision (Unanimous) Yoshinori Umeki	2	5:00
win	Hideki Tadao	Pancrase - Spirit 6 Aug / 25 / 2002	Decision (Majority) Hiromi Okamoto	3	5:00
win	Katsuhisa Fujii	Pancrase - Proof 7 Dec / 01 / 2001	TKO (Punches) Soichi Hiroto	1	1:12
win	Marcelo Alves Eneas Dantas	Pancrase - 2001 Anniversary Show Sep / 30 / 2001	Disqualification (Eye Gouging) Hiromi Okamoto	1	3:20
win	Hiroya Takada	Pancrase - 2001 Anniversary Show Sep / 30 / 2001	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Yoshinori Umeki	2	0:22
win	Katsuomi Inagaki	Pancrase - Proof 5 Aug / 25 / 2001	Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Soichi Hiroto	1	1:38
win	David Frendin	Pancrase - Proof 4 Jun / 26 / 2001	TKO (Punches) Yoshinori Umeki	1	0:26
win	Mitsuyoshi Sato	Pancrase - Proof 1 Feb / 04 / 2001	Decision (Unanimous) Hiromi Okamoto	3	5:00
loss	Sanae Kikuta	Pancrase - Trans 7 Dec / 04 / 2000	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Soichi Hiroto	1	7:22
win	Masutatsu Yano	Pancrase - 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round Aug / 27 / 2000	Decision (Unanimous) Soichi Hiroto	1	10:00
loss	Semmy Schilt	Pancrase - Trans 3 Apr / 30 / 2000	TKO (Punches) Soichi Hiroto	1	7:30
win	John Cronk	Pancrase - Breakthrough 11 Dec / 18 / 1999	TKO (Submission to Elbows and Headbutts) Soichi Hiroto	1	7:59
win	Osami Shibuya	Pancrase - 1999 Anniversary Show Sep / 18 / 1999	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Yoshinori Umeki	1	6:08
draw	John Lober	Pancrase - Breakthrough 6 Jun / 11 / 1999	Draw (Unanimous) Soichi Hiroto	2	3:00
win	Omar Bouiche	Pancrase - Breakthrough 4 Apr / 18 / 1999	Submission (Armbar) Yoshinori Umeki	1	8:47
win	Minoru Suzuki	Pancrase - 1998 Anniversary Show Sep / 14 / 1998	TKO (Palm Strikes) Yoshinori Umeki	1	8:06
draw	Katsuomi Inagaki	Pancrase - Advance 8 Jun / 21 / 1998	Draw (Unanimous) Hiromi Okamoto	2	3:00
loss	Semmy Schilt	Pancrase - Advance 6 May / 12 / 1998	TKO (Palm Strikes) Soichi Hiroto	1	5:44
win	Leon van Dijk	Pancrase - Advance 4 Mar / 18 / 1998	Decision (Unanimous) Kenji Kosuge	2	3:00
loss	Osami Shibuya	Pancrase - Advance 2 Feb / 06 / 1998	Submission (Kneebar) Hiromi Okamoto	1	9:35
loss	Yuki Kondo	Pancrase - Alive 10 Nov / 16 / 1997	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Soichi Hiroto	1	7:27
win	Jong Wang Kim	Pancrase - Alive 9 Oct / 29 / 1997	TKO (Knees) Yoshinori Umeki	1	1:06
loss	Jason Godsey	Pancrase - 1997 Anniversary Show Sep / 06 / 1997	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Kenji Kosuge	2	1:20
loss	Jason DeLucia	Pancrase - Alive 5 May / 24 / 1997	Submission (Armbar) Kenji Kosuge	1	5:13
win	Satoshi Hasegawa	Pancrase - Alive 4 Apr / 27 / 1997	TKO (Palm Strikes) Kenji Kosuge	1	6:20
loss	Semmy Schilt	Pancrase - Alive 3 Mar / 22 / 1997	TKO (Palm Strikes) Hiromi Okamoto	1	7:00
win	Wallid Ismail	UFC 12 - Judgement Day Feb / 07 / 1997	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy	1	15:00
win	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Pancrase - Truth 9 Nov / 09 / 1996	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Masaaki Hirahara	1	7:12
loss	Vernon White	Pancrase - 1996 Anniversary Show Sep / 07 / 1996	KO (Head Kick) Hiromi Okamoto	1	19:43
win	Ryushi Yanagisawa	Pancrase - 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1 Jul / 22 / 1996	Decision (Lost Points) Hiromi Okamoto	1	15:00
draw	Manabu Yamada	Pancrase - Truth 6 Jun / 25 / 1996	Draw (Split) Kenji Kosuge	1	10:00
win	Takafumi Ito	Pancrase - Truth 5 May / 16 / 1996	Decision (Unanimous) Masaaki Hirahara	1	10:00
loss	Vernon White	Pancrase - Truth 3 Apr / 07 / 1996	Decision (Lost Points) Kenji Kosuge	1	10:00
loss	Jason DeLucia	Pancrase - Truth 2 Mar / 02 / 1996	TKO (Head Kick) Kenji Kosuge	1	3:37
loss	Ken Shamrock	Pancrase - Truth 1 Jan / 28 / 1996	Decision (Lost Points) Soichi Hiroto	1	20:00
win	Scott Bessac	Pancrase - Eyes Of Beast 6 Nov / 04 / 1995	KO (Palm Strikes) Kenji Kosuge	1	2:26
win	Osami Shibuya	Pancrase - 1995 Anniversary Show Sep / 01 / 1995	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Masaaki Hirahara	1	5:12
loss	Bas Rutten	Pancrase - Road To The Championship 1 May / 31 / 1994	TKO (Knee Injury) Hiromi Okamoto	1	1:37
win	Andre Van Den Oetelaar	Pancrase - Pancrash! 3 Apr / 21 / 1994	Decision (Lost Points) Hiromi Okamoto	1	30:00
win	Katsuomi Inagaki	Pancrase - Pancrash! 1 Jan / 19 / 1994	Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Masaaki Hirahara	1	5:41
loss	Masakatsu Funaki	Pancrase - Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 4 Dec / 08 / 1993	KO (Palm Strikes and Knees) Soichi Hiroto	1	3:09
win	James Mathews	Pancrase - Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 3 Nov / 08 / 1993	Submission (Armbar) Soichi Hiroto	1	1:11
loss	Ken Shamrock	Pancrase - Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 2 Oct / 14 / 1993	Submission (Heel Hook) Soichi Hiroto	1	12:23
win	George Weingeroff	Pancrase - Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 1 Sep / 21 / 1993	KO (Palm Strikes) Soichi Hiroto	1	1:23

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