Kazushi Sakuraba
| Kazushi Sakuraba | |
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Sakuraba in March 2015
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| Born |
July 14, 1969 Shōwa, Akita, Japan |
| Other names | The Gracie Killer The Gracie Hunter The IQ Wrestler Ikeru Densetsu ("The Living Legend") |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb) |
| Division |
Welterweight Middleweight Openweight |
| Style |
Shoot Wrestling Catch Wrestling |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Team |
Takada Dojo Laughter7 |
| Teacher(s) |
Nobuhiko Takada Billy Robinson |
| Years active | 1993 – present (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 46 |
| Wins | 26 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 19 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 17 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Kazushi Sakuraba (桜庭 和志 Sakuraba Kazushi?, born July 14, 1969) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, currently signed to Rizin Fighting Federation. He has competed in traditional puroresu for New Japan Pro Wrestling and shoot-style competition for UWFi and Kingdom Pro Wrestling. He has fought in MMA competition in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Pride Fighting Championships, Hero's and Dream. He is known as the "Gracie Hunter" or the "Gracie Killer" due to his wins over four members of the famed Gracie family: Royler Gracie, Renzo Gracie, Ryan Gracie, and Royce Gracie. In particular, Sakuraba is famous for his initial fight with Royce, which lasted ninety minutes.
Known for his excellent skills in catch wrestling, he is considered to be one of the greatest mixed martial art fighters of all time, and also holds notable victories over 7 UFC champions, 3 Pancrase Champions, a DREAM champion, a King of the Cage champion and Battlecade Extreme Fighting champion; former Welterweight Champion Carlos Newton, two former Light heavyweight champions Vitor Belfort and Quinton Jackson, former Heavyweight Champion Kevin Randleman, 3-time UFC Tournament champion Royce Gracie, former Superfight champion and King of Pancrase Ken Shamrock, former UFC Tournament champion and King of Pancrase Guy Mezger, former King of Pancrase Masakatsu Funaki, DREAM Super Hulk Tournament Champion Ikuhisa Minowa, former King of the Cage Light Heavyweight champion Vernon White, and former Battlecade Extreme Fighting champion Marcus Silveira. He is also the 1st of only 2 Japanese champions in UFC history.
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