Koya Urabe

Koya Urabe
Koya Urabe
Born	June 8, 1990; Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Other names	Untouchable
Nationality	Japanese
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	62.5 kg (138 lb; 9.84 st)
Style	Ashihara Karate, Kickboxing
Stance	Southpaw
Fighting out of	Tokyo, Japan
Team	Team Dragon
Kickboxing record
Total	58
Wins	49
By knockout	13
Losses	9
By knockout	2

Koya Urabe (卜部功也, Urabe Kōya) is a Japanese kickboxer, fighting out of Tokyo, Japan. He is the inaugural and former two time K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament Champion.^[1] As of 1 September 2018, he is ranked the #2 bantamweight in the world by Combat Press.^[2]

Kickboxing

Urabe is known as a technical kickboxer and for his effective defensive skills, earning him the nickname of "Untouchable".^[3]

His older brother Hirotaka Urabe is also a professional kickboxer, they fought against each other twice.^[4]

Titles and accomplishments

2018 K-1 Lightweight Champion (current)
2016 K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament Champion^[5]
2016 K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament Runner-Up
2015 K-1 World GP 2015 -60kg Championship Tournament Champion^[6]
2014 ISKA-61 kg K-1 Rules World Champion^[7]
2013 ISKA Lightweight Tournament Champion
2012 Krush YOUTH -63 kg Tournament Champion
2011 Krush YOUTH -63 kg Tournament Runner-Up
2011 K-1 WORLD MAX 2011 -63kg Japan Tournament Runner-Up
2011 Krush -63 kg Tournament Runner-Up

Kickboxing Record

Kickboxing record

49 wins(13 (T)KO's), 9 losses

Wins the K-1 Lightweight Championship.
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2018-06-17	Win	Arthur Sorsor	K-1 World GP 2018: Featherweight Championship Tournament	Japan	KO (Left High Knee)	2	0:46
2018-03-21	Win	Wei Rui	K-1 WORLD GP 2018 JAPAN ～K'FESTA.1～	Saitama, Japan	KO (Straight Left)	2	1:12
2017-11-23	Win	Cristian Spetcu	K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Final^[8]	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2017-09-08	Win	Yannick Reine^[9]	Krush.80	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2017-02-25	Loss	Gonnapar Weerasakreck^[10]	K-1 World GP 2017 Lightweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-09-19	Win	Taiga	K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament, Final	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Three Knockdowns/Left Cross)	1	1:30
Wins the K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament.
2016-09-19	Win	Paulo Tebar	K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament, Semi Finals	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Punches)	2	0:58
2016-09-19	Win	Karim Bennoui^[11]	K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament, Quarter Finals	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-04-24	Loss	Taiga^[12]	K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament, Final	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Fight Was For K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament.
2016-04-24	Win	Kotaro Shimano^[13]	K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament, Semi Finals	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Left Low Kicks)	2	0:51
2016-04-24	Win	Koji	K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament, Quarter Finals	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-02-05	Win	Alexy Wallace	Krush.63	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2015-11-21	Loss	Hirotaka Urabe	K-1 World GP 2015 The Championship	China	KO (Right High Knee)	3	2:13
Loses the K-1 -60kg Championship.
2015-08-28	Win	Kang En	Hero Legends	China	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2015-07-04	Win	Konstantin Trishin^[14]	K-1 World GP 2015 -70kg Championship Tournament, Superfight	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2015-04-19	Win	Javier Hernández^[15]	K-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament, Superfight	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2015-01-18	Win	Hirotaka Urabe^[16]	K-1 World GP 2015 -60kg Championship Tournament, Final	Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Wins the K-1 World GP 2015 -60kg Championship Tournament.
2015-01-18	Win	Masahiro Yamamoto^[17]	K-1 World GP 2015 -60kg Championship Tournament, Semi Finals	Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan	KO (Left Low Kick)	1	2:44
2015-01-18	Win	Denis Puric	K-1 World GP 2015 -60kg Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals	Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan	TKO (Left Knee to the Body)	1	2:05
2014-11-22	Loss	Karim Bennoui	La 21ème Nuit des Champions	Marseille, France	Decision (Split)	5	3:00
2014-10-05	Win	Yang Guishan	Krush.46	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	2:50
2014-08-09	Win	Shota PKSaenchaimuaythaigym	Krush.44	Japan	TKO (Left High Kick)	3	2:50
2014-05-01	Win	Yetkin Özkul	Best of Fight	Guéret, France	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
Wins the ISKA World Super Lightweight Championship.
2014-03-08	Win	Hicham Moujtahid^[18]	Krush.39	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2013-12-14	Win	Keijiro Myakoshi	Krush.35	Japan	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
2013-09-01	Win	Kimimura	Big Bang - Road to Unity 14	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2013-06-16	Win	Xavier Bastard	Krush.29 ISKA K-1 World Lightweight Tournament, Final	Japan	TKO (Doctor Stoppage/Cut)	2	0:30
Wins the ISKA Lightweight World Tournament.
2013-06-16	Win	Fumiya Osawa	Krush.29 ISKA K-1 World Lightweight Tournament, Semi Finals	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2013-03-20	Win	Fumiya Osawa	Krush.27	Japan	Disqualification	1
2012-12-14	Win	Mikael Peynaud	Krush.25	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2012-11-10	Win	Hisaki Higashimoto	Krush.24 YOUTH GP 2011 –63 kg Tournament, Final	Japan	KO	3	0:27
Wins the 2012 Krush YOUTH -63kg Tournament.
2012-09-09	Win	Hiroto Yamaguchi	Krush YOUTH GP 2011 –63 kg Tournament, Semi Finals	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2012-09-09	Win	Kengo Sonoda^[19]	Krush YOUTH GP 2012 –63 kg Tournament, Quarter Finals	Japan	KO (Left Body Cross)	2	2:37
2012-07-14	Win	Ryukei	Krush-EX 2012 vol.4	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2012-06-03	Win	Hiroki Nakamura	Big Bang	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2012-04-29	Loss	Keijiro Miyakoshi	New Japan Kickboxing Federation	Japan	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
2012-03-17	Win	Kizaemon Saiga	Krush.17	Japan	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
2011-12-09	Loss	Masaaki Noiri	Krush.14 YOUTH GP 2011 –63 kg Tournament Final	Japan	KO (Left Flying Knee)	1	2:58
Fight Was For Krush YOUTH -63kg Tournament.
2011-12-09	Win	Takahashi Yukimitsu	Krush.14 YOUTH GP 2011 –63 kg Tournament Final 4	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2011-10-10	Win	Makihira Keita	Krush YOUTH GP 2011 –63 kg Tournament Final 8	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2011-10-10	Win	Yuta Otaki	Krush YOUTH GP 2011 –63 kg Tournament Final 16	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2011-08-14	Win	Marimo	Krush.11	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2011-06-25	Loss	Yuta Kubo^[20]	K-1 World MAX 2011 -63kg Japan Tournament Final, Final	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Fight Was For K-1 WORLD MAX 2011 -63kg Japan Tournament.
2011-06-25	Loss	Tetsuya Yamato	K-1 World MAX 2011 -63kg Japan Tournament Final, Semi Finals	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2011-06-25	Win	Hiroki	K-1 World MAX 2011 -63kg Japan Tournament Final, Quarter Finals	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
2011-04-30	Loss	Ryuji Kajiwara	Krush First Generation King Tournament Round, Final	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
Fight Was For Krush -63kg Tournament Title
2011-04-30	Win	Takuya Shirahama	Krush First Generation King Tournament Round, Semi Finals	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2011-01-09	Win	Lee Sung-hyun	Krush First Generation King Tournament Round 2, Quarter Finals	Tokyo, Japan	Extra Round Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
2010-09-20	Win	Tetsuya Yamato	GoodLoser "Krush.10"	Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2010-07-05	Win	Takeuchi Yuji	K - 1 WORLD MAX 2010 – 63 kg Japan Tournament Reserve Fight	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2010-05-02	Win	Shusuke Oishi	K - 1 WORLD MAX 2010 – 63 kg Japan Tournament First Round	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2010-02-19	Win	King Kohei	Krush-EX - New Generation	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2009-12-04	Win	Fumiya Osawa	Krush-EX	Japan	KO (Left High Knee)	3	1:24
2009-09-22	Win	Yukinori Nagano	Krush.4	Japan	Extra Round Decision (Split)	3	3:00
2009-09-06	Win	Koichi Kaneda	MA Japan Kickboxing	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2009-08-10	Win	Toshiki Taniyama	K - 1 Koshien	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2009-05-17	Win	Yuta Takitani	Krush.3	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2009-03-14	Win	Shinichiro Ishii	Krush.2	Japan	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	2	1:18

Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes

References

↑ "K-1 World GP 2016 in Japan: 60-Kilogram World Tournament Results". Zach Aittama. 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
↑ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: September 2018". combatpress.com.
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↑ "Movie Magic in Tokyo: The Urabe Brothers Battle For K-1 Gold". Zach Aittama. 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
↑ "Results of the K-1 world GP in Japan -60kg SEPT 19 2016". k-1world.com. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
↑ "Urabe Koya wins K-1 Japan 60kgs Grand Prix". Roberto Reid. 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
↑ "ISKA Masters Pro-division" (PDF). iskaworldhq.com. 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
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↑ "Hicham Moujtahid vs Urabe Koya (Krush 39)". Hicham MoujtahidOfficial. 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
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[2] "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: September 2018". combatpress.com.

[3] "選手名鑑 Player's Directory". k-1.co.jp. 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-01.

[4] "Movie Magic in Tokyo: The Urabe Brothers Battle For K-1 Gold". Zach Aittama. 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2017-12-01.

[5] "Results of the K-1 world GP in Japan -60kg SEPT 19 2016". k-1world.com. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2017-11-30.

[6] "Urabe Koya wins K-1 Japan 60kgs Grand Prix". Roberto Reid. 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2017-12-01.

[7] "ISKA Masters Pro-division" (PDF). iskaworldhq.com. 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2017-11-30.

[8] "K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament Results". Zach Aittama. 2017-11-22. Retrieved 2017-11-29.

[9] "?OFFICIAL?????vs????·??? Krush.80 /????????/-62.5kg??3?3R·??1R". K-1/Krush/KHAOS?official?YouTube channel. 2017-09-09. Retrieved 2017-11-29.

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[19] "Koya Urabe vs Kengo Sonoda【Krush YOUTH GP 2012 63kg the first round 】". Goodloser Krush. 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2017-12-01.

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Koya Urabe
Born	(1990-06-08) June 8, 1990 Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Other names	Untouchable
Nationality	Japanese
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	62.5 kg (138 lb; 9.84 st)
Style	Ashihara Karate, Kickboxing
Stance	Southpaw
Fighting out of	Tokyo, Japan
Team	Team Dragon

Kickboxing record
Total	58
Wins	49
By knockout	13
Losses	9
By knockout	2