Koya Urabe

Koya Urabe
Born (1990-06-07) June 7, 1990 (age 34)
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Other namesUntouchable
NationalityJapanese
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight62.5 kg (138 lb; 9.84 st)
StyleAshihara Karate, Kickboxing
StanceSouthpaw
Fighting out ofTokyo, Japan
TeamNishiyama Dojo (2009)
Team Dragon (2009-2016)
K-1 Gym KREST (2017-present)
TrainerMasakazu Watanabe
Kensaku Maeda
Rank  Black belt in Ashihara Karate
Years active2009—2024
Kickboxing record
Total64
Wins52
By knockout13
Losses12
By knockout3
Other information
Notable relativesHirotaka Urabe (brother)
Yu Takahashi (sister-in-law)
Maryjun Takahashi (sister-in-law)
Yuji Takahashi (brother-in-law)
Jui Takajo (sister-in-law)
Aki Takajo (sister-in-law)

Koya Urabe (卜部功也, Urabe Kōya) is a retired Japanese kickboxer, who competed professionally in the super featherweight and lightweight divisions of K-1. He is the former K-1 Lightweight champion, the former K-1 Super Featherweight champion and a two-time K-1 World Super Featherweight Grand Prix winner.

Urabe was ranked as a top ten super bantamweight kickboxer in the world by Combat Press between September 2020 and April 2023,[1][2] as well as a top ten bantamweight by between April 2018 and August 2020.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: September 2020". combatpress.com. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: April 2023". Combat Press. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: April 2018". combatpress.com. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: August 2020". combatpress.com. Retrieved 15 December 2020.