Kohei Sato
| Kohei Sato | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
September 21, 1977 Tokyo, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Kohei Sato Monster K |
| Billed height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Billed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Trained by | Shinya Hashimoto[1] |
| Debut | June 14, 2001[2] |
Kohei Sato (佐藤 耕平 Satō Kōhei, born September 21, 1977) is a Japanese professional wrestler contracted with Pro Wrestling Zero1. Sato is also a former mixed martial artist.
Career
From a background in judo, Sato made his transition to mixed martial arts after meeting Kazunari Murakami and Sanshu Tsubakichi. He joined the Shooto promotion, winning the 1998 All Japan Amateur Shooto Championships over Takashi Okada in the heavyweight class,[3] and later turning professional and gaining two wins over Anthony Netzler and Katsuhisa Fujii. He then retired from MMA in order to start in professional wrestling, debuting in Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE in 2001.
Championships and accomplishments
- All Japan Pro Wrestling
- Big Japan Pro Wrestling
- BJW Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Shuji Ishikawa
- Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Daisuke Sekimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Pro Wrestling Zero1
- NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (7 times) - with Ryoji Sai (2), Yoshihiro Takayama (1), Kamikaze (2), Daisuke Sekimoto (1), and Hideki Suzuki (1)
- NWA United National Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- World Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
- ZERO1-MAX United States Openweight Championship (1 time)
- Fire Festival (2004, 2015)
- Furinkazan (2010) - with KAMIKAZE
- Passion Cup Tag Tournament (2008) - with Ryoji Sai
- World Entertainment Wrestling
- WEW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with KAMIKAZE
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 2 matches | 2 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By submission | 0 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2-0 | Katsuhisa Fujii | TKO (punches) | Shooto - Renaxis 2 | July 16, 1999 | 1 | 4:05 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 1-0 | Anthony Netzler | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto - Renaxis 1 | March 28, 1999 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan |
References
- ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=445
- ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=445
- ↑ 第5回全日本アマチュア修斗選手権大会 公式結果
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
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