Kiuma Kunioku

Japanese martial artist

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Quick Facts

Intro

Japanese martial artist

Places

Japan

Athlete Mixed martial artist

Work field

Sports

Gender

Male

Birth

12 November 1976, Ōsaka

Age

48 years

The details

Biography

Kiuma Kunioku (國奥麒樹真, Kunioku Kiuma, born November 12, 1976) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently fighting at Welterweight. A longtime veteran of the Pancrase organization, Kunioku captured the King of Pancrase Middleweight Championship and King of Pancrase Welterweight Championship before leaving the organization in 2004 to compete in the K-1 HERO'S mixed martial arts organization.
Kunioku has fought in Pancrase on 55 different occasions. He has also competed in the Abu Dhabi Professional Submission Grappling Tournament in 2003, but did not place.
Kunioku was scheduled to face Vincent Latoel at Fury 2 on October 9, 2010 in Macau. However, Kunioku was later removed from the card and the event was cancelled entirely on October 7.
He replaced Leonardo Santos in a bout with Maximo Blanco at Sengoku Raiden Championship 15 on October 30, 2010. Kunioku lost the fight by KO late in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments

Pancrase
- King of Pancrase Middleweight Championship (One time)
- King of Pancrase Welterweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
68 matches	34 wins	25 losses
By knockout	3	7
By submission	13	4
By decision	18	14
Draws	9

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	34–25–9	Ramazan Esenbaev	Decision (majority)	IGF: Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014	000000002014-12-31-0000December 31, 2014	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	34–24–9	Maximo Blanco	KO (punches)	World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku Raiden Championships 15	000000002010-10-30-0000October 30, 2010	1	4:26	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	34–23–9	Leonardo Santos	Submission (rear-naked choke)	World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku Raiden Championships 12	000000002010-03-07-0000March 7, 2010	1	3:06	Tokyo, Japan
Win	34–22–9	A Sol Kwon	Decision (unanimous)	World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 5	000000002008-09-28-0000September 28, 2008	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	33–22–9	Jay Ellis	Submission (toe hold)	FCC 35: Freestyle Combat Challenge 35	000000002008-05-03-0000May 3, 2008	1	1:47	Racine, Wisconsin, United States
Win	32–22–9	David Love	TKO (punches)	FCC 34: Freestyle Combat Challenge 34	000000002008-03-29-0000March 29, 2008	2	N/A	Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
Draw	31–22–9	Seichi Ikemoto	Draw	Deep: 32 Impact	000000002007-10-10-0000October 10, 2007	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Draw	31–22–8	Jutaro Nakao	Draw	Deep: 30 Impact	000000002007-07-08-0000July 8, 2007	3	5:00	Osaka, Japan
Loss	31–22–7	Fabricio Monteiro	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Deep: 27 Impact	000000002006-12-20-0000December 20, 2006	1	4:41	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	31–21–7	Antonio McKee	Decision (unanimous)	Hero's 4	000000002006-03-15-0000March 15, 2006	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	31–20–7	Jung Hwan Cha	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Hero's 2005 in Seoul	000000002005-11-05-0000November 5, 2005	1	2:01	Seoul, South Korea
Loss	30–20–7	Akira Kikuchi	Decision (unanimous)	Hero's 3	000000002005-09-07-0000September 7, 2005	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	30–19–7	Rodrigo Gracie	Decision (unanimous)	Hero's 2	000000002005-07-06-0000July 6, 2005	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	30–18–7	Izuru Takeuchi	Decision (majority)	Pancrase: Brave 4	000000002004-04-23-0000April 23, 2004	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	30–17–7	Kazuo Misaki	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Pancrase: Brave 1	000000002004-02-06-0000February 6, 2004	2	1:31	Tokyo, Japan
Win	30–16–7	Kenichi Serizawa	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase - Hybrid 10	000000002003-11-30-0000November 30, 2003	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan	Defended King of Pancrase Welterweight Championship
Loss	29–16–7	Crosley Gracie	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase - 10th Anniversary Show	000000002003-08-31-0000August 31, 2003	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	29–15–7	Katsuomi Inagaki	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Pancrase - Hybrid 7	000000002003-06-22-0000June 22, 2003	1	4:10	Osaka, Japan
Win	28–15–7	Hidetaka Monma	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase - Hybrid 4	000000002003-04-12-0000April 12, 2003	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	27–15–7	Nate Marquardt	KO (flying knee)	Pancrase: Spirit 9	000000002002-12-21-0000December 21, 2002	3	4:36	Tokyo, Japan	Lost King of Pancrase Middleweight Championship
Win	27–14–7	Hiroki Nagaoka	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Pancrase: 2002 Anniversary Show	000000002002-09-29-0000September 29, 2002	3	4:36	Yokohama, Japan	Defended King of Pancrase Welterweight Championship
Win	26–14–7	Takafumi Ito	Submission (armbar)	Pancrase: 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round	000000002002-07-28-0000July 28, 2002	1	4:59	Tokyo, Japan	Won King of Pancrase Welterweight Championship
Win	25–14–7	Koji Oishi	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase: 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round	000000002002-07-28-0000July 28, 2002	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	24–14–7	Hideaki Iwasaki	Decision (Unanimous)	Pancrase: Spirit 5	000000002002-05-28-0000May 28, 2002	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	23–14–7	Nate Marquardt	Decision (majority)	Pancrase: Proof 7	000000002001-12-01-0000December 1, 2001	3	5:00	Yokohama, Japan	Won King of Pancrase Middleweight Championship
Win	22–14–7	Ryuki Ueyama	Decision (majority)	Pancrase: 2001 Anniversary Show	000000002001-09-30-0000September 30, 2001	2	5:00	Yokohama, Japan
Draw	21–14–7	Sean Sherk	Draw	Pancrase: 2001 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round	000000002001-07-29-0000July 29, 2001	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	21–14–6	Mathieu Nicourt	Submission (kimura)	Pancrase: Proof 4	000000002001-06-26-0000June 26, 2001	2	3:35	Tokyo, Japan
Win	20–14–6	Daiju Takase	Decision (majority)	Pancrase: Proof 2	000000002001-03-31-0000March 31, 2001	3	5:00	Kadoma, Osaka, Japan
Draw	19–14–6	Nate Marquardt	Draw	Pancrase: Trans 7	000000002000-12-04-0000December 4, 2000	1	20:00	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	19–14–5	Nate Marquardt	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase: 2000 Anniversary Show	000000002000-09-24-0000September 24, 2000	1	10:00	Yokohama, Japan
Win	19–13–5	Matt Lee	Submission (armbar)	Pancrase: Trans 4	000000002000-06-26-0000June 26, 2000	1	4:15	Tokyo, Japan
Draw	18–13–5	Shonie Carter	Draw	Pancrase: Trans 3	000000002000-04-30-0000April 30, 2000	2	3:00	Yokohama, Japan
Win	18–13–4	Genki Sudo	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase: Trans 2	000000002000-02-27-0000February 27, 2000	2	3:00	Osaka, Japan
Win	17–13–4	Lane Andrews	Submission (armbar)	Pancrase: Breakthrough 11	000000001999-12-18-0000December 18, 1999	1	14:44	Yokohama, Japan
Loss	16–13–4	Yuki Kondo	KO (flying knee and palm strikes)	Pancrase: 1999 Anniversary Show	000000001999-09-18-0000September 18, 1999	1	0:34	Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
Win	16–12–4	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Decision (lost points)	Pancrase: Breakthrough 5	000000001999-05-23-0000May 23, 1999	1	15:00	Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Win	15–12–4	Yuki Kondo	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase: Breakthrough 3	000000001999-03-09-0000March 9, 1999	1	15:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	14–12–4	Daisuke Watanabe	Technical Submission (kimura)	Pancrase: Breakthrough 2	000000001999-02-11-0000February 11, 1999	1	3:58	Osaka, Japan
Loss	13–12–4	Jason DeLucia	Decision (lost points)	Pancrase: Breakthrough 1	000000001999-01-19-0000January 19, 1999	1	15:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	13–11–4	Daisuke Ishii	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase: Advance 11	000000001998-11-29-0000November 29, 1998	1	10:00	Osaka, Japan
Win	12–11–4	Masakatsu Funaki	Decision (lost points)	Pancrase: Advance 10	000000001998-10-26-0000October 26, 1998	1	15:00	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	11–11–4	Evan Tanner	Decision (lost points)	Pancrase: 1998 Anniversary Show	000000001998-09-14-0000September 14, 1998	1	20:00	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	11–10–4	Leon van Dijk	KO (head kick)	Pancrase: Advance 7	000000001998-06-02-0000June 2, 1998	1	3:57	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	11–9–4	Adrian Serrano	Decision (majority)	Pancrase: Advance 5	000000001998-04-26-0000April 26, 1998	2	3:00	Yokohama, Japan
Win	11–8–4	Osami Shibuya	Decision (majority)	Pancrase: Advance 3	000000001998-03-01-0000March 1, 1998	1	20:00	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Draw	10–8–4	Yuki Kondo	Draw (majority)	Pancrase: Advance 2	000000001998-02-06-0000February 6, 1998	2	3:00	Yokohama, Japan
Win	10–8–3	Kosei Kubota	Submission (armbar)	Pancrase: Advance 1	000000001998-01-16-0000January 16, 1998	1	7:52	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	9–8–3	Jong Wang Kim	Technical Submission (guillotine choke)	Pancrase: Alive 11	000000001997-12-20-0000December 20, 1997	1	0:21	Yokohama, Japan
Loss	9–7–3	Guy Mezger	KO (head kick)	Pancrase: Alive 9	000000001997-10-29-0000October 29, 1997	1	11:12	Tokyo, Japan
Win	9–6–3	John Lober	Decision (lost points)	Pancrase: 1997 Anniversary Show	000000001997-09-06-0000September 6, 1997	1	10:00	Urayasu, Chiba, United States
Win	8–6–3	Satoshi Hasegawa	Submission (toe hold)	Pancrase: Alive 8	000000001997-08-09-0000August 9, 1997	1	9:07	Osaka, Japan
Loss	7–6–3	Jason DeLucia	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Pancrase: Alive 6	000000001997-06-18-0000June 18, 1997	1	18:51	Tokyo, Japan
Draw	7–5–3	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Draw (majority)	Pancrase: Alive 5	000000001997-05-24-0000May 24, 1997	1	10:00	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Loss	7–5–2	Bas Rutten	Decision (lost points)	Pancrase: Alive 4	000000001997-04-27-0000April 27, 1997	1	15:00	Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
Win	7–4–2	Haygar Chin	Submission (armbar)	Pancrase: Alive 3	000000001997-03-22-0000March 22, 1997	1	7:44	Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Loss	6–4–2	Yuki Kondo	Decision (split)	Pancrase: Alive 1	000000001997-01-17-0000January 17, 1997	1	20:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	6–3–2	Frank Shamrock	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase: Truth 10	000000001996-12-15-0000December 15, 1996	1	20:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	5–3–2	Satoshi Hasegawa	TKO (palm strikes)	Pancrase: Truth 9	000000001996-11-09-0000November 9, 1996	1	6:32	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Win	4–3–2	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Submission (armbar)	Pancrase: Truth 8	000000001996-10-22-0000October 22, 1996	1	1:38	Tokyo, Japan
Win	3–3–2	Guy Mezger	Decision (split)	Pancrase: Truth 7	000000001996-10-08-0000October 8, 1996	1	10:00	Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Loss	2–3–2	Manabu Yamada	Submission (guillotine choke)	Pancrase: 1996 Anniversary Show	000000001996-09-07-0000September 7, 1996	1	8:29	Chiba, Japan
Loss	2–2–2	Pete Williams	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase: 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1	000000001996-07-22-0000July 22, 1996	1	10:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	2–1–2	Takafumi Ito	Decision (lost points)	Pancrase: Truth 6	000000001996-06-25-0000June 25, 1996	1	10:00	Fukuoka, Japan
Draw	1–1–2	Yuki Kondo	Draw (majority)	Pancrase: Truth 5	000000001996-05-16-0000May 16, 1996	1	10:00	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	1–1–1	Jason DeLucia	Decision (lost points)	Pancrase: Truth 4	000000001996-04-08-0000April 8, 1996	1	15:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	1–0–1	Takafumi Ito	TKO (palm strikes)	Pancrase: Truth 2	000000001996-03-02-0000March 2, 1996	1	0:54	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Draw	0–0–1	Osami Shibuya	Draw (split)	Pancrase: Truth 1	000000001996-01-28-0000January 28, 1996	1	10:00	Yokohama, Japan

Submission grappling record

Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Notes
Loss	Marcelo García		ADCC 2003 -77kg	2003	1

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