Kiuma Kunioku

Kiuma Kunioku
國奥麒馬
Born (1976-11-12) November 12, 1976 (age 47)
Osaka, Japan
ResidenceTokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
DivisionMiddleweight
Welterweight
Lightweight
StyleCatch Wrestling, Boxing, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out ofTokyo, Japan
Mixed martial arts record
Total68
Wins34
By knockout3
By submission13
By decision18
Losses25
By knockout7
By submission4
By decision14
Draws9
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Kiuma Kunioku (Japanese: 國奥 麒樹真, Kunioku Kiuma, born November 12, 1976) is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist. 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. He holds notable victories over Frank Shamrock, Nate Marquardt, Masakatsu Funaki, Yuki Kondo, John Lober and Genki Sudo.

Kunioku has fought in Pancrase on 55 different occasions.[1] 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.[2] However, Kunioku was later removed from the card and the event was cancelled entirely on October 7.[3]

He replaced Leonardo Santos in a bout with Maximo Blanco at Sengoku Raiden Championship 15 on October 30, 2010.[4] Kunioku lost the fight by KO late in the first round.[5]

  1. ^ Kiuma Kunioku, Pancrase profile
  2. ^ "Kunioku, Damm & Ishikawa To Compete At Fury 2". MMARising.com. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
  3. ^ "Ex-Fury Promoter Claims Innocence, Blames Setup". MMARising.com. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  4. ^ "Kiuma Kunioku To Face Maximo Blanco At SRC 15". MMARising.com. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
  5. ^ "Izumi Bests Zikic, Cobb Decisions Yokota at SRC 15". Sherdog.com. 2010-10-30.