Yusuke Fujimoto

Japanese martial artist

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Japanese martial artist

Places

Japan

Athlete Martial artist Kickboxer

Work field

Sports

Gender

Male

Birth

22 July 1975, Kyoto

Age

49 years

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Biography

Yusuke Fujimoto (Japanese: 藤本祐介 [ɸu͍dʑimoto juːsuke]; born July 22, 1975) is a Japanese former heavyweight kickboxer who competed in K-1 and was the K-1 World GP 2007 in Hong Kong tournament champion. He is called "Bun Bun Maru" because he takes big swings when he throws punches.

Biography and career

Retirement

On December 11, 2010, he had his retirement against Hesdy Gerges in K-1. He was knocked down with right leg kick three times and the referee stopped the bout. After this bout, he had his retirement ceremony and he received a bunch of flowers from his family and thanked his authorities and fans.

Titles

Professional
- 2007 K-1 World Grand Prix in Hong Kong champion
- 2006 K-1 World Grand Prix in Seoul champion
- 2005 K-1 World Grand Prix in Hawaii runner up
- 2005 Japan GP 3rd place
- 2003 K-1 Japan GP runner up
- 2002 K-1 Japan GP 3rd place
Amateur
- Monster Challenge 2000 K-2 Tournament Heavyweight Winner

Kickboxing record

27 Wins (13 KOs), 17 Losses, 1 No contest

Wins K-1 World GP 2007 in Hong Kong Tournament.
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2010-12-11	Loss	Hesdy Gerges	K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final Super-fight	Ariake, Japan	KO (Right leg kicks)	1	1:41
2009-11-03	Win	Junpei Hamada	Japan-Korea International Martial Arts Competition: Gladiator Okayama	Okayama, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2008-04-13	Loss	Ewerton Teixeira	K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Yokohama	Yokohama, Japan	KO (Right cross)	2 Ext R.(5)	2:01
2007-09-29	Loss	Junichi Sawayashiki	K-1 World GP 2007 Final Elimination	Seoul, Korea	KO (gave up/3 knockdowns)	3	1:34
2007-08-05	Win	Wang Qiang	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong Final	Hong Kong	KO (Left hook)	1	2:49
2007-08-05	Loss	Taiei Kin	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong Semi-final	Hong Kong	KO (Knee attack)	2	1:59
Yusuke Fujimoto replaced Taiei Kin in the final as Taiei Kin was unable to continue due to an injury.
2007-08-05	Win	Shi Hongjian	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong Quarter-final	Hong Kong	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2007-04-28	Loss	Badr Hari	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii	Honolulu, Hawaii	KO (Left high kick)	1	0:56
The bout was for the vacant 1st K-1 Heavyweight championship title.
2007-03-04	Win	Musashi	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Yokohama	Yokohama, Japan	KO (Left high kick)	Ex.1(4)	1:23
Elimination match for challenging the vacant 1st K-1 Heavyweight championship title.
2006-12-16	Loss	Freddy Kemayo	K-1 Fighting Network Prague Round '07	Prague, Czech Republic	KO	3	2:35
2006-09-30	Loss	Ernesto Hoost	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Osaka Opening Round Elimination Fight	Osaka, Japan	KO (Right low kick)	3	2:09
2006-07-30	Win	Bobby Ologun	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Sapporo	Sapporo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2006-06-03	Win	Min-Soo Kim	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Seoul Final	Seoul, South Korea	KO (Right hook)	2	0:23
Winning the title of K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Seoul tournament.
2006-06-03	Win	Tsuyoshi Nakasako	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Seoul Semi-final	Seoul, South Korea	Decision (Majority 2-0)	3	3:00
2006-06-03	Win	Dong-Wook Kim	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Seoul Quarter-final	Seoul, South Korea	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2006-04-29	Loss	Carter Williams	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas	Las Vegas, Nevada	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2005-07-29	Loss	Gary Goodridge	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii Final	Honolulu, Hawaii	KO (Left hook)	3	1:19
The bout was for K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii tournament title.
2005-07-29	Win	Marcus Royster	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii Semi final	Honolulu, Hawaii	KO (Left hook)	1	2:16
2005-07-29	Win	Scott Junk	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii Quarter final	Honolulu, Hawaii	KO (Right hook)	3	2:21
2005-06-14	Loss	Tatsufumi Tomihira	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hiroshima Semi-final	Hiroshima, Japan	KO (Right high kick)	1	2:39
2005-06-14	Win	Ryu Moriguchi	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hiroshima Quarter-final	Hiroshima, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2005-04-30	NC	Carter Williams	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas Quarter-final	Las Vegas, Nevada	No contest	1	?
Match resulted in a No Contest due to an injury to Yusuke Fujimoto - Carter Williams advanced due to the Survivor Rule.
2004-02-15	Loss	Montanha Silva	K-1 Burning 2004	Ginowan, Japan	KO (Right cross)	3	1:04
2003-12-31	Win	Francois Botha	K-1 PREMIUM 2003 Dynamite!!	Nagoya, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2003-12-06	Win	Matthias Riccio	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Final Opening-fight	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Left hook)	2	2:34
2003-09-21	Loss	Musashi	K-1 Survival 2003 Japan Grand Prix Final Final	Yokohama, Japan	Decision (Majority 0-2)	Ex 1(4)	3:00
2003-09-21	Win	Hiromi Amada	K-1 Survival 2003 Japan Grand Prix Final Semi-final	Yokohama, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2003-09-21	Win	Nobu Hayashi	K-1 Survival 2003 Japan Grand Prix Final Quarter-final	Yokohama, Japan	Decision (Split 2-1)	Ex 1(4)	3:00
2003-09-21	Loss	Eric Esch	K-1 Beast II 2003	Saitama, Japan	KO (Left hook)	1	1:02
2003-06-29	Loss	Carter Williams	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Las Vegas Semi-final	Las Vegas, Nevada	TKO (Right hook/2 knockdowns)	2	2:26
2003-05-03	Win	Dewey Cooper	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Las Vegas Quarter-final	Las Vegas, Nevada	Decision (Majority 2-0)	3	3:00
2003-04-06	Win	Kerri Karena	K-1 Beast 2003	Yamagata, Japan	KO (Right cross)	3	1:20
2002-09-22	Loss	Tsuyoshi Nakasako	K-1 Andy Spirits Japan GP 2002 Final Semi-final	Osaka, Japan	KO (Left hook)	2	2:18
2002-09-22	Win	Toru Oishi	K-1 Andy Spirits Japan GP 2002 Final Quarter-final	Osaka, Japan	KO (Left high kick)	3	1:47
2002-08-10	Loss	Rony Sefo	Ichigeki	Urayasu, Japan	KO (Right uppercut/3 knockdowns)	1	2:51
2002-07-14	Win	Ryo Takigawa	K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Fukuoka	Fukuoka, Japan	KO(Left cross)	1	3:00
2002-01-27	Win	Cedric Kongaika	K-1 Rising 2002	Shizuoka, Japan	Decision(Unanimous)	5	3:00
2001-08-19	Loss	Nicholas Pettas	K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan GP Final Quarter-final	Saitama, Japan	KO(Right low kick)	1	2:57
2001-06-24	Win	Noboru Uchida	K-1 Survival 2001	Sendai, Japan	KO	Ex 1R(4)	1:15
2001-04-15	Win	Yasuhiro Anbe	K-1 Burning 2001	Kumamoto, Japan	Decision(Unanimous)	3	3:00
2000-11-19	Loss	Ricky Nickolson	K-1 UK Global Heat 2000	Birmingham, England	KO (Right hook)	2	0:33
2000-10-09	Win	Shinji Yoda	K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Fukuoka	Fukuoka, Japan	KO (Right low kick)	2	2:54
2000-07-07	Win	Issei Nakai	K-1 Spirits 2000	Sendai, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2000-03-19	Win	Ryo Takigawa	K-1 Burning 2000	Yokohama, Japan	KO (Right cross/3 knockdows)	2	1:10
2000-01-25	Win	Masanobu Yamanaka	K-1 Rising 2000 Pro debut fight	Nagasaki, Japan	TKO	2	0:36

Amateur kickboxing record

5 wins, 0 Losses, 0 Draws

Winning K-2 Tournament Heavyweight Championship.
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2000-09-03	Win	Masanobu Yamanaka	Monster Challenge 2000 Japan Open "The Road to K-1" K-2 Tournament Heavyweight Final	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (4-0)	1	3:00
2000-09-03	Win	Tatsunori Momose	Monster Challenge 2000 Japan Open "The Road to K-1" K-2 Tournament Heavyweight Semi-final	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Left middle kick)

Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes

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