Quick Facts
Biography
Nobuaki Kakuda (角田信朗, Kakuda Nobuaki, born April 11, 1961 in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese Seidokaikan Karateka.
Career
Kakuda is famous for his first punch knockout win over American mixed martial artist Mavrick at 0:56 seconds in the K-1 Fields Europe GP 2005 as well as being the only K-1 fighter to lose to Akebono, a former Sumo wrestler whose long losing streak has made him a laughing stock of martial arts. He is also one of the K-1 organization's regents. At the time of his retirement, he was the oldest and shortest (174 cm) participant in the K-1 tournaments.
After working as a referee-in-charge and ringside judge in K-1 events, Kakuda had also served as an executive producer for K-1 under Fighting and Entertainment Group.
Personal life
Kakuda was born in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture. He named his son Kenshiro (賢士朗) and daughter Yuria (友里亜) after characters from Fist of the North Star.
Titles
- 1988 Satojyuku POINT & KO Japan Open Tournament runner-up
- 1999 Satojyuku POINT & KO Japan Open Tournament runner-up
- The 7th Kyokushin Weight Category Karate Tournament Heavyweight 4th Place
Kickboxing record
| 11 Wins (5 KOs), 8 Losses, 1 Draw | |||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time | Location |
| September 23, 2005 | Loss |  George Longinidis | K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Osaka – Final Elimination | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |  Osaka, Japan |
| May 27, 2005 | Win |  Mavrick | K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Paris | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:56 |  Paris, France |
| March 19, 2005 | Loss | Akebono | K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Seoul | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |  Seoul, South Korea |
| August 15, 2003 | Loss | Musashi | K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Las Vegas | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |  Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| August 19, 2001 | Win |  Baboo Da Silva | K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan GP Final | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Saitama, Japan |
| January 30, 2001 | Draw | Ryushi Yanagisawa | K-1 Rising 2001 | Draw | 3 | 3:00 | Matsuyama, Japan |
| March 19, 2000 | Win | Hiroki Kurosawa | K-1 Burning 2000 | TKO (Right Hook, 3 Knockdowns) | 1 | 1:53 | Yokohama, Japan |
| June 6, 1999 | Win |  Duncan Airlie James | K-1 Survival '99 | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | Sapporo, Japan |
| October 28, 1998 | Win | Bart Vale | K-1 Japan '98 Kamikaze | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 1 | 2:09 | Tokyo, Japan |
| July 20, 1997 | Win | Ryuji Murakami | K-1 Dream '97 | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | Nagoya, Japan |
| April 29, 1997 | Loss |  Changpuek Kiatsongrit | K-1 Braves '97 | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | Fukuoka, Japan |
| December 8, 1996 | Win | Tsutomu Ueda | K-1 Hercules '96 | KO (Right Hook) | 1 | 1:50 | Nagoya, Japan |
| September 1, 1996 | Win | Zane Frazier | K-1 Revenge '96 | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | Osaka, Japan |
| December 9, 1995 | Win | Joe Sayah (Bruce "Dragon" Joe) | K-1 Hercules | KO (Punch) | 1 | 1:25 | Nagoya, Japan |
| October 8, 1995 | Win | Nobuhiro Kikuchi | KO | 1 | - |  | |
| September 3, 1995 | Loss | Stan Longinidis | K-1 Revenge II | KO (Kick) | 2 | 3:05 | Yokohama, Japan |
| July 16, 1995 | Win | Joe Son | K-3 Grand Prix '95 | KO (Punch) | 1 | 1:40 | Nagoya, Japan |
| October 3, 1994 | Loss |  Michael Thompson | KO | - | - | | |
| June 25, 1994 | Loss | Michael Thompson | KO | 1 | - | | |
| April 30, 1993 | Loss |  Andy Hug | K-1 Grand Prix '93 | KO (Left Knee Strike) | 2 | 1:26 | Tokyo, Japan |
Filmography
- Narrated and sung the ending theme (Muscle Beat) to Kinnikuman Nisei Movie 1
- Commanding Sector officer in Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
- Hōsaku Ōkawa in Fist of the Blue Sky
- Akashachi in Fist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh II