# Kazunori Yokota

Kazunori Yokota (横田 一則, Yokota Kazunori, born April 3, 1978) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka. Yokota fought for the Japanese MMA promotions DEEP and WVR Sengoku.

## Career and background

Yokota has a background in Judo and fights for Team Grabaka with notable training partners such as Akihiro Gono and Kazuo Misaki. Yokota debuted MMA in GCM demolition in September 2004 where he faced off against Keita Nakamura, the 2 round fight resulted in a draw. After his first fight Yokota debuted the Japanese promotion DEEP and went undefeated in his next eight fights till he suffered his first loss by knockout at the hands of Tae Hyun Bang. His most famous fight was against former Sengoku 155 pound champion, Satoru Kitaoka, which he lost by unanimous decision. His next fight will be against Eiji Mitsuoka in Sengoku 11. On December 22, 2009, it was announced that Yokota would be taking on DREAM Lightweight Tatsuya Kawajiri in a Sengoku vs. DREAM fight at the annual Dynamite!! event on New Year's Eve in Saitama, Japan.

## Championships and accomplishments

* Deep
** Deep Featherweight Championship (one time)
** One Successful Title Defense
** Deep Lightweight Championship (one time)
* Sengoku Raiden Championship
** 2008 Sengoku Lightweight Grand Prix Runner Up

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 38 matches | 26 wins | 9 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 3 |
| By submission | 5 | 2 |
| By decision | 17 | 4 |
| Draws | 3 | 3 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 26–9–3 | Eiji Ishikawa | Decision (split) | Deep - 84 Impact: Differ Ariake Final Day | June 30, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 26–8–3 | Christian Lee | Submission (guillotine choke) | ONE Championship: Visions of Victory | March 9, 2018 | 2 | 4:34 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| Win | 26–7–3 | Da Won Yoon | Decision (split) | Deep - 81 Impact | December 23, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Return to Lightweight. |
| Loss | 25–7–3 | Martin Nguyen | KO (punch) | ONE Championship: Quest For Power | January 14, 2017 | 1 | 3:36 | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| Loss | 25–6–3 | Marat Gafurov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ONE Championship: Kingdom of Champions | May 27, 2016 | 2 | 4:25 | Bangkok, Thailand | For the ONE Featherweight Championship. |
| Win | 25–5–3 | Masakazu Imanari | Decision (unanimous) | Deep - 74 Impact | December 20, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 24–5–3 | Kenjiro Takahashi | Decision (unanimous) | Deep - Cage Impact 2015 | August 29, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 23–5–3 | Juri Ohara | Decision (unanimous) | Deep - Funabashi Bom-Ba-Ye | May 8, 2015 | 2 | 10:00 | Funabashi, Chiba, Japan | Lightweight bout. |
| Win | 22–5–3 | Isao Kobayashi | Decision (unanimous) | Deep - Dream Impact 2014: Omisoka Special | December 31, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 21–5–3 | Yusuke Kagiyama | Submission (kimura) | Deep: 68 Impact | August 23, 2014 | 1 | 2:38 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 20–5–3 | Katsunori Tsuda | Decision (unanimous) | Deep: 66 Impact | April 29, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Defended Deep Featherweight Championship. |
| Win | 19–5–3 | Doo Ri Song | TKO (punches) | Deep: Cage Impact 2013 | November 24, 2013 | 2 | 4:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 18–5–3 | Woon Gyeom Kim | Submission (armlock) | Deep Cage Impact 2013: Korakuen Hall | June 15, 2013 | 1 | 4:02 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 17–5–3 | Shoji Maruyama | Decision (unanimous) | Deep: 61 Impact | February 16, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 16–5–3 | Anatoly Safronov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Abu Dhabi Warriors 1 | November 2, 2012 | 3 | 4:07 | Abu Dhabi, UAE | |
| Win | 15–5–3 | Hideki Kadowaki | Decision (unanimous) | Deep - 57 Impact | February 18, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Won vacant Deep Featherweight Championship. |
| Win | 14–5–3 | Katsuya Toida | TKO (soccer kicks and punches) | Deep: Cage Impact 2011 in Tokyo, 1st Round | October 29, 2011 | 2 | 0:25 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 13–5–3 | Shoji Maruyama | Decision (unanimous) | Deep: 54 Impact | June 24, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Featherweight debut. |
| Loss | 12–5–3 | Jadamba Narantungalag | KO (punch) | World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight | December 30, 2010 | 1 | 2:03 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 12–4–3 | Brian Cobb | Decision (split) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku Raiden Championships 15 | October 30, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Cobb came in heavy at 161.3lbs & 157.2 lbs on his second try. |
| Loss | 12–3–3 | Tatsuya Kawajiri | Decision (unanimous) | Dynamite!! The Power of Courage 2009 | December 31, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 12–2–3 | Eiji Mitsuoka | Decision (unanimous) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 11 | November 7, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 11–2–3 | Ryan Schultz | KO (punch) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 10 | September 23, 2009 | 1 | 2:31 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 10–2–3 | Leonardo Santos | Decision (split) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 8 | May 2, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Loss | 9–2–3 | Satoru Kitaoka | Decision (unanimous) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6 | November 1, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | Sengoku Lightweight Grand Prix Final. |
| Win | 9–1–3 | Mizuto Hirota | Decision (unanimous) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6 | November 1, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | Sengoku Lightweight Grand Prix Semifinal. |
| Win | 8–1–3 | Bojan Kosednar | Decision (unanimous) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 4 | August 24, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | Sengoku Lightweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal. |
| Loss | 7–1–3 | Tae Hyun Bang | KO (punches) | Deep: 35 Impact | May 19, 2008 | 1 | 3:38 | Tokyo, Japan | Lost Deep Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 7–0–3 | Minoru Tavares Tsuchiya | Submission (armbar) | Deep: 31 Impact | August 5, 2007 | 1 | 3:53 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 6–0–3 | Nobuhiro Obiya | Decision (unanimous) | Deep: 28 Impact | February 16, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Won Deep Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 5–0–3 | Yoshihiro Tomioka | Decision (majority) | Deep: 27 Impact | December 20, 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 4–0–3 | Michihiro Omigawa | Decision (majority) | Deep: 26 Impact | October 10, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | 3–0–3 | Milton Vieira | Draw | Deep: 24 Impact | April 11, 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 3–0–2 | Kosuto Umeda | TKO (punches) | Deep: 23 Impact | February 5, 2006 | 2 | 4:05 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | 2–0–2 | Yoshihiro Tomioka | Draw | Deep: clubDeep Toyama: Barbarian Festival 3 | October 30, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Toyama, Japan | |
| Win | 2–0–1 | Hiroki Nagaoka | Decision (unanimous) | Deep: 20th Impact | September 9, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 1–0–1 | Daigo Ishijima | Technical Submission (armbar) | Pancrase: Spiral 5 | July 10, 2005 | 1 | 4:41 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Draw | 0–0–1 | Keita Nakamura | Draw | GCM - Demolition 040919 | September 19, 2004 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |