# 2016 in K-1

The year 2016 is the 24th year in the history of the K-1.

## List of events

| # | Event Title | Date | Arena | Location |
| 1 | K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg Japan Tournament | March 4, 2016 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | Tokyo, Japan |
| 2 | K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament | April 24, 2016 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | Tokyo, Japan |
| 3 | K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg World Tournament | June 24, 2016 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | Tokyo, Japan |
| 4 | K-1 World GP 2016 Super Featherweight World Tournament | September 19, 2016 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | Tokyo, Japan |
| 5 | K-1 World GP 2016 Euro -95kg Tournament | October 27, 2016 | Crowne Plaza Belgrade | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 6 | K-1 World GP 2016 Featherweight Championship Tournament | November 3, 2016 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | Tokyo, Japan |
| 7 | K-1 World GP 2016 Euro -85kg Tournament | December 3, 2016 | SKPC Mejdan | Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina |

## K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg Japan Tournament

K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg Japan Tournament was a kickboxing event held on March 4, 2016 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

### K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg Japan Tournament bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Masaaki Noiri | Masaaki Noiri | KO | | | | | | |
| Minoru Kimura | Minoru Kimura | 1R. | | | | | | |
| Minoru Kimura | Minoru Kimura | 1R. | Masaaki Noiri | Masaaki Noiri | DEC | | | |
| | | | Hiroya | Hiroya | 2-0 | | | |
| Naoki Terashima | Naoki Terashima | 1R. | Hiroya | Hiroya | 2-0 | | | |
| Hiroya | Hiroya | KO | | | | | | |
| Hiroya | Hiroya | KO | | | | Masaaki Noiri | Masaaki Noiri | 2-0 |
| | | | | | | Hideaki Yamazaki | Hideaki Yamazaki | DEC |
| Yasuomi Soda | Yasuomi Soda | 2R. | | | | | | | Hideaki Yamazaki | Hideaki Yamazaki | DEC |
| Hideaki Yamazaki | Hideaki Yamazaki | KO | | | | | | |
| Hideaki Yamazaki | Hideaki Yamazaki | KO | Hideaki Yamazaki | Hideaki Yamazaki | KO | | | |
| | | | Yuta Kubo | Yuta Kubo | 3R. | | | |
| Yuta Kubo | Yuta Kubo | DEC | Yuta Kubo | Yuta Kubo | 3R. | | | |
| Noman | Noman | 3-0 | | | | | | |

## K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament

K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament was a kickboxing event held on April 24, 2016 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

### K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Masahiro Yamamoto | Masahiro Yamamoto | 1R. | | | | | | |
| Taiga | Taiga | KO | | | | | | |
| Taiga | Taiga | KO | Taiga | Taiga | KO | | | |
| | | | Toshi | Toshi | 1R. | | | |
| Leona Pettas | Leona Pettas | 3-0 | Toshi | Toshi | 1R. | | | |
| Toshi | Toshi | DEC | | | | | | |
| Toshi | Toshi | DEC | | | | Taiga | Taiga | DEC |
| | | | | | | Koya Urabe | Koya Urabe | 3-0 |
| Shimano Kotaro | Shimano Kotaro | KO | | | | | | | Koya Urabe | Koya Urabe | 3-0 |
| Hitoshi Aketo | Hitoshi Aketo | 1R. | | | | | | |
| Hitoshi Aketo | Hitoshi Aketo | 1R. | Shimano Kotaro | Shimano Kotaro | 2R. | | | |
| | | | Koya Urabe | Koya Urabe | KO | | | |
| Koya Urabe | Koya Urabe | DEC | Koya Urabe | Koya Urabe | KO | | | |
| Kouzi (kickboxer) | Kouzi (kickboxer) | 3-0 | | | | | | |

## K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg World Tournament

K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg World Tournament was a kickboxing event held on June 24, 2016 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

### K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg World Tournament bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Hideaki Yamazaki | Hideaki Yamazaki | DEC | | | | | | |
| Stanislav Renita | Stanislav Renita | 3-0 | | | | | | |
| Stanislav Renita | Stanislav Renita | 3-0 | Hideaki Yamazaki | Hideaki Yamazaki | 2-1 | | | |
| | | | Ilias Bulaid | Ilias Bulaid | 4R. | | | |
| Ilias Bulaid | Ilias Bulaid | KO | Ilias Bulaid | Ilias Bulaid | 4R. | | | |
| Chris Mauceri | Chris Mauceri | 2R. | | | | | | |
| Chris Mauceri | Chris Mauceri | 2R. | | | | Ilias Bulaid | Ilias Bulaid | 2R. |
| | | | | | | Kaew Fairtex | Kaew Fairtex | KO |
| Massaro Glunder | Massaro Glunder | 3-0 | | | | | | | Kaew Fairtex | Kaew Fairtex | KO |
| Masaaki Noiri | Masaaki Noiri | DEC | | | | | | |
| Masaaki Noiri | Masaaki Noiri | DEC | Masaaki Noiri | Masaaki Noiri | 3-0 | | | |
| | | | Kaew Fairtex | Kaew Fairtex | DEC | | | |
| Kaew Fairtex | Kaew Fairtex | KO | Kaew Fairtex | Kaew Fairtex | DEC | | | |
| Hiroya | Hiroya | 1R. | | | | | | |

## K-1 World GP 2016 Super Featherweight World Tournament

K-1 World GP 2016 Super Featherweight World Tournament was a kickboxing event held on September 19, 2016 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

### K-1 World GP 2016 Super Featherweight World Tournament bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Taiga | Taiga | TKO | | | | | | |
| Javier Hernández | Javier Hernández | 2R | | | | | | |
| Javier Hernández | Javier Hernández | 2R | Taiga | Taiga | DEC | | | |
| | | | Hirotaka Urabe | Hirotaka Urabe | 3-0 | | | |
| Hirotaka Urabe | Hirotaka Urabe | DEC | Hirotaka Urabe | Hirotaka Urabe | 3-0 | | | |
| Johannes Wolf | Johannes Wolf | 3-0 | | | | | | |
| Johannes Wolf | Johannes Wolf | 3-0 | | | | Taiga | Taiga | 1R |
| | | | | | | Koya Urabe | Koya Urabe | KO |
| Koya Urabe | Koya Urabe | DEC | | | | | | | Koya Urabe | Koya Urabe | KO |
| Karim Bennoui | Karim Bennoui | 3-0 | | | | | | |
| Karim Bennoui | Karim Bennoui | 3-0 | Koya Urabe | Koya Urabe | KO | | | |
| | | | Paulo Tebar$^1$ | Paulo Tebar$^1$ | 2R | | | |
| Kosuke Komiyama | Kosuke Komiyama | DEC | Paulo Tebar$^1$ | Paulo Tebar$^1$ | 2R | | | |
| Paulo Tebar | Paulo Tebar | 3-0 | | | | | | |
$^1$ Komiyama injured, so Tebar advanced.

## K-1 World GP 2016 Euro -95kg Tournament

K-1 World GP 2016 Euro -95kg Tournament was a kickboxing event held on October 27, 2016 at the Crowne Plaza Belgrade in Belgrade, Serbia.

### Fight Card

Main Card :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| 95kg | Roman Kryklia | def. | Fabio Kwasi | KO (Knee) | 3 | | 95kg Europe Tournament Final |
| 95kg | Fabio Kwasi | def. | Rade Opačić | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 95kg Europe Tournament Semi Final |
| 95kg | Roman Kryklia | def. | Atha Kasapis | KO (Knee) | 3 | | 95kg Europe Tournament Semi Final |
| 95kg | Fabio Kwasi | def. | Mladen Kujundžić | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 95kg Europe Tournament Quarter Final |
| 95kg | Rade Opačić | def. | Emmanuel Payet | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 95kg Europe Tournament Quarter Final |
| 95kg | Atha Kasapis | def. | Aundre Groce | TKO (Right hook) | 1 | | 95kg Europe Tournament Quarter Final |
| 95kg | Roman Kryklia | def. | Bahrudin Mahmić | KO (Knee to the head) | 1 | 2:33 | 95kg Europe Tournament Quarter Final |
| 95kg | Vasil Ducar | def. | Panagiotis Theodosiadis | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | 95kg Europe Tournament Reserve fight |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| 60kg | Marina Spasić | def. | Merima Basić | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 71kg | Sayfullah Hambahadov | def. | Marko Adamović | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |

### K-1 World GP 2016 Euro -95kg Tournament bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Roman Kryklia | Roman Kryklia | KO | | | | | | |
| Bahrudin Mahmić | Bahrudin Mahmić | 1 | | | | | | |
| Bahrudin Mahmić | Bahrudin Mahmić | 1 | Roman Kryklia | Roman Kryklia | KO | | | |
| | | | Atha Kasapis | Atha Kasapis | 3 | | | |
| Atha Kasapis | Atha Kasapis | TKO | Atha Kasapis | Atha Kasapis | 3 | | | |
| Aundre Groce | Aundre Groce | 3 | | | | | | |
| Aundre Groce | Aundre Groce | 3 | | | | Roman Kryklia | Roman Kryklia | KO |
| | | | | | | Fabio Kwasi | Fabio Kwasi | 2 |
| Rade Opačić | Rade Opačić | DEC | | | | | | | Fabio Kwasi | Fabio Kwasi | 2 |
| Emmanuel Payet | Emmanuel Payet | 3-0 | | | | | | |
| Emmanuel Payet | Emmanuel Payet | 3-0 | Fabio Kwasi | Fabio Kwasi | DEC | | | |
| | | | Rade Opačić | Rade Opačić | 3-0 | | | |
| Fabio Kwasi | Fabio Kwasi | DEC | Rade Opačić | Rade Opačić | 3-0 | | | |
| Mladen Kujundžić | Mladen Kujundžić | 3-0 | | | | | | |

## K-1 World GP 2016 Featherweight World Tournament

K-1 World GP 2016 Featherweight World Tournament was a kickboxing event held on November 3, 2016 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

### Fight Card

Main Card :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Featherweight | Takeru | def. | Kaito Ozawa | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Featherweight GP Final |
| Super Welterweight | Sanny Dahlbeck | def. | Yasuhiro Kido | KO (Overhand + Left Knee) | 1 | 2:09 | |
| Welterweight | Yuta Kubo | def. | Keita Makihira | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Super Lightweight | Yasuomi Soda | def. | Fawad Seddiqi | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight | Takeru | def. | Yun Qi | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:31 | Featherweight GP Semi Final |
| Featherweight | Kaito Ozawa | def. | Elias Mahmoudi | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Featherweight Tournament Semi Final |
| 65kg | Kensei Kondo | def. | Kai Honma | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 | K-1 Koshien 2016 -65kg Final |
| 60kg | Yuma Saikyo | def. | Takumi Yokoyama | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 | K-1 Koshien 2016 -60kg Final |
| 55kg | Taito Gunji | def. | Tatsuya Tsubakihara | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 | K-1 Koshien 2016 -55kg Final |
| Featherweight | Takeru | def. | Jamie Whelan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Featherweight GP Quarter Final |
| Featherweight | Yun Qi | def. | Shota Kanbe | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 1:32 | Featherweight GP Quarter Final |
| Featherweight | Elias Mahmoudi | def. | Ryuma Tobe | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Featherweight GP Quarter Final |
| Featherweight | Kaito Ozawa | def. | Josh Tonna | KO (Knee to the body) | 1 | 0:57 | Featherweight GP Quarter Final |
| Featherweight | Hirotaka Asahisa | def. | Yuka Otaki | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Featherweight GP Reserve Fight |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Lightweight | Rukiya Anpo | def. | Hisaki Higashimoto | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Super Lightweight | Yuto Shinohara | def. | Tatsuya Mineyama | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Super Bantamweight | Yuki Egawa | def. | Ryota | KO | 1 | 1:15 | |

### K-1 World GP 2016 Featherweight World Tournament bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Kaito Ozawa | Kaito Ozawa | KO | | | | | | |
| Josh Toner | Josh Toner | 1R | | | | | | |
| Josh Toner | Josh Toner | 1R | Kaito Ozawa | Kaito Ozawa | DEC | | | |
| | | | Elias Mahmoudi | Elias Mahmoudi | 3-0 | | | |
| Ryuma Tobe | Ryuma Tobe | 3-0 | Elias Mahmoudi | Elias Mahmoudi | 3-0 | | | |
| Elias Mahmoudi | Elias Mahmoudi | DEC | | | | | | |
| Elias Mahmoudi | Elias Mahmoudi | DEC | | | | Kaito Ozawa | Kaito Ozawa | 3-0 |
| | | | | | | Takeru | Takeru | DEC |
| Shota Kanbe | Shota Kanbe | DEC | | | | | | | Takeru | Takeru | DEC |
| Yun Qi | Yun Qi | 3-0 | | | | | | |
| Yun Qi | Yun Qi | 3-0 | Yun Qi | Yun Qi | 2R | | | |
| | | | Takeru | Takeru | TKO | | | |
| Takeru | Takeru | DEC | Takeru | Takeru | TKO | | | |
| Jamie Whelan | Jamie Whelan | 3-0 | | | | | | |

## K-1 World GP 2016 Euro -85kg Tournament

K-1 World GP 2016 Euro -85kg Tournament was a kickboxing event held on December 3, 2016 at the SKPC Mejdan in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

### Fight Card

Main Card :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| 85kg | Timur Aylyarov | def. | Igor Emkić | KO (Body shots) | 3 | | 85kg Europe Tournament Final |
| 71kg | Haris Biber | def. | Rafal Gorka | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 70kg | Giannis Skordilis | def. | Maycon Oller | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 85kg | Timur Aylyarov | def. | Agron Preteni | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 85kg Europe Tournament Semi Final |
| 85kg | Igor Emkić | def. | David Radeff | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 85kg Europe Tournament Semi Final |
| 85kg | David Radeff | def. | Nikola Noveski | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 85kg Europe Tournament Quarter Final |
| 85kg | Igor Emkić | def. | Giuseppe De Domenico | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 85kg Europe Tournament Quarter Final |
| 85kg | Agron Preteni | def. | Imanol Rodriguez | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 85kg Europe Tournament Quarter Final |
| 85kg | Timur Aylyarov | def. | Vasil Ducar | TKO | | | 85kg Europe Tournament Quarter Final |
| 85kg | Mesud Selimovic | def. | Peter Jaman | KO (Left hook) | 1 | | 85kg Europe Tournament Reserve fight |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| 65kg | Semir Delic | def. | Joao Francisco | Decision | 4 | 3:00 | |
| 70kg | Vinny Church | def. | Nerdin Fejzovic | Ext.R Decision | 4 | 3:00 | |
| 88kg | Bahrudin Mamic | def. | Alexander Gerekos | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |

### K-1 World GP 2016 Euro -85kg Tournament bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Timur Aylyarov | Timur Aylyarov | KO | | | | | | |
| Vasil Ducar | Vasil Ducar | | | | | | | |
| Vasil Ducar | Vasil Ducar | | Timur Aylyarov | Timur Aylyarov | DEC | | | |
| | | | Agron Preteni | Agron Preteni | 3-0 | | | |
| Agron Preteni | Agron Preteni | DEC | Agron Preteni | Agron Preteni | 3-0 | | | |
| Imanol Rodriguez | Imanol Rodriguez | 3-0 | | | | | | |
| Imanol Rodriguez | Imanol Rodriguez | 3-0 | | | | Timur Aylyarov | Timur Aylyarov | KO |
| | | | | | | Igor Emkić | Igor Emkić | 3 |
| Igor Emkić | Igor Emkić | DEC | | | | | | | Igor Emkić | Igor Emkić | 3 |
| Giuseppe De Domenico | Giuseppe De Domenico | 3-0 | | | | | | |
| Giuseppe De Domenico | Giuseppe De Domenico | 3-0 | Igor Emkić | Igor Emkić | DEC | | | |
| | | | David Radeff | David Radeff | 3-0 | | | |
| David Radeff | David Radeff | DEC | David Radeff | David Radeff | 3-0 | | | |
| Nikola Noveski | Nikola Noveski | 3-0 | | | | | | |