Makoto Uehara
Makoto Uehara (Japanese: 上原 誠; born November 14, 1984) is a Japanese Shidokan Karateka and heavyweight kickboxer competing in K-1.[1] He is the former RISE Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight champion.
Biography and career
He faced Hiromi Amada at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16 on October 14, 2012[2][3] and won via unanimous decision.[4]
Despite qualifying for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final, Uehara was left out in the cold when the event rolled around and was replaced by the higher-ranked Pavel Zhuravlev.[5]
Uehara defeated Kengo Shimizu by way of split decision at RISE 92 in Tokyo on March 17, 2013 to win the RISE 90 kg title.[6]
He was set to fight Dustin Jacoby at Glory 12: New York - Lightweight World Championship Tournament in New York City on November 23, 2013[7] but the match was switched to Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2013.[8][9] He defeated Jacoby by split decision.[10][11][12][13]
Titles
- 2013 RISE 90 kg champion
- 2011 RISE Heavyweight Tournament runner up
- 2011 RISE Heavyweight champion
- 31st Shidokan Karate Strong Open Tournament champion
Kickboxing record
23 Wins (13 KO's, 8 decisions), 9 Losses, 1 Draw | ||||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | Record |
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2018-09-24 | Loss | ![]() | K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals | Japan | KO (Left Jab) | 1 | 1:05 | 23-9-1 |
2018-06-17 | Loss | ![]() | K-1 World GP 2018: 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament | Saitama, Japan | Extra Round Decision (Split) | 4 | 3:00 | 23-8-1 |
2017-11-23 | Loss | ![]() | K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Semi Finals | Saitama, Japan | KO (Flying Knee) | 1 | 21-7-1 | |
2017-11-23 | Win | ![]() | K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals | Saitama, Japan | KO (Left Uppercut) | 1 | 2:30 | 21-6-1 |
2017-02-26 | Loss | ![]() | K-1 World GP 2017 Lightweight Championship Tournament | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Left hook) | 2 | 20-6-1 | |
2016-09-19 | Win | ![]() | K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 20-5-1 |
2016-06-24 | Win | ![]() | K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg World Tournament | Tokyo, Japan | TKO (Strikes) | 1 | 0:32 | 19-5-1 |
2016-03-04 | Win | ![]() | K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg Japan Tournament | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Strikes) | 1 | 2:06 | 18-5-1 |
2014-12-29 | Loss | ![]() | Blade 1 | Tokyo, Japan | Extra Round Decision | 4 | 3:00 | 17-5-1 |
2014-07-12 | Win | ![]() | RISE 100 [14] | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Right Hook) | 1 | 1:25 | 17-4-1 |
2013-12-21 | Win | ![]() | Glory 13: Tokyo | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | 16-4-1 |
2013-09-13 | Draw | ![]() | RISE 95 [15][16] | Tokyo, Japan | Draw (Majority) | 4 | 3:00 | 15-4-1 |
2013-03-17 | Win | ![]() | RISE 92 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | 15-4 |
Wins RISE 90 kg title. | ||||||||
2012-10-14 | Win | ![]() | K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16, First Round | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 14-4 |
2012-06-02 | Win | ![]() | RISE 88 | Tokyo, Japan | TKO (Strikes) | 2 | 2:27 | 13-4 |
2012-03-23 | Win | ![]() | RISE 87 | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Right Low Kick | 1 | 0:22 | 12-4 |
2011-11-23 | Loss | ![]() | RISE 85: Heavyweight Tournament 2011, Final | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Strikes) | 1 | 0:38 | 11-4 |
Fight was for the RISE Heavyweight Tournament 2011 title. | ||||||||
2011-11-23 | Win | ![]() | RISE 85: Heavyweight Tournament 2011, Semi Finals | Tokyo, Japan | Ext. R Decision (Unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | 11-3 |
2011-11-23 | Win | ![]() | RISE 85: Heavyweight Tournament 2011, Quarter Finals | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 10-3 |
2011-07-23 | Win | ![]() | RISE 80 | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Right Hook) | 2 | 2:42 | 9-3 |
Wins vacant RISE Heavyweight title. | ||||||||
2011-02-27 | Win | ![]() | RISE 74 | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Right Low Kick) | 1 | 2:14 | 8-3 |
2010-12-19 | Win | ![]() | RISE 73 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | 7-3 |
2010-07-31 | Win | ![]() | RISE 68 | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Left High Kick) | 3 | 1:24 | 6-3 |
2010-04-03 | Loss | ![]() | K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama | Yokohama, Japan | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | 5-3 |
2009-12-05 | Loss | ![]() | K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final | Yokohama, Japan | KO (Right Hook) | 2 | 1:36 | 5-2 |
2009-07-18 | Loss | ![]() | Heat 10 | Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 5-1 |
2009-03-28 | Win | ![]() | Heat 9 | Japan | KO (Left Hook) | Ex. R | N/A | 5-0 |
2008-12-14 | Win | ![]() | Heat 8 | Japan | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 2 | 1:10 | 4-0 |
2008-07-13 | Win | ![]() | K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Taipei | Taipei, Taiwan | KO (Left Hook) | Ex. R | 1:26 | 3-0 |
2008-04-20 | Win | ![]() | K-1 League Trial Project | Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 2-0 |
2008-01-14 | Win | ![]() | Japan | KO (Strikes) | 2 | 1:26 | 1-0 | |
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
See also
References
- ^ "Makoto Uehara K-1 profile". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
- ^ K-1 Final 16 Matches Unveiled
- ^ K-1 WGP Final 16, Finalized Fight Card For This Sunday, October 14
- ^ K-1 World Grand Prix Final 16 Live Results
- ^ K-1 WGP Final 8 Match-Ups
- ^ RISE 92 Results: Yamamoto Edges Bennoui, Umeno Avenges Loss
- ^ 4 more fights confirmed for Glory 12 in New York Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The GLORY 13 Card is Super Stacked So Far
- ^ 4 more bouts confirmed for Glory 13 including main event between Daniel Ghita and Errol Zimmerman Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ GLORY SuperFight Series Tokyo and GLORY 13 Spoilers
- ^ Glory 13 Results and Recap Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Glory 13 Tokyo results and gifs: Rico Verhoeven, Daniel Ghita, and Nieky Holzken win big in Japan
- ^ GLORY 13 Results: Verhoeven, Ghita and Holzken pick up victories Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 【RISE】小宮山の前蹴り光るもゲーオがダウンを奪い勝利(in Japanese)
- ^ 9/13 RISE95『羅王丸vs天田ヒロミ戦』に関しまして Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
- ^ "一刀、小宮山工介との王者対決制す。神村エリカが王者に:9.13 後楽園". Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2014-11-23.
External links
- Official K-1 website
- Makoto Uehara K-1 profile
- Makoto Uehara Official Blog