Tatsuya Tsubakihara

Tatsuya Tsubakihara
Tsubakihara (left) in June 2023
Born椿原 龍矢
(1999-05-07) May 7, 1999 (age 25)
Kadoma, Osaka, Japan
Other namesThe Naniwa Samurai
NationalityJapanese
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight57.5 kg (127 lb; 9.05 st)
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofHirano, Osaka, Japan
TeamGesshinkai Team Samurai
TrainerYasuyuki Nakane
Rank3rd Dan Black Belt in Ryukyu Shōrin-ryū Karate[2]
Years active2016–present
Kickboxing record
Total23
Wins16
By knockout3
Losses6
By knockout0
Draws1

Tatsuya Tsubakihara (Japanese: 椿原龍矢, Tsubakihara Tatsuya, born May 7, 1997) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently fighting in the featherweight division of K-1. He is the former K-1 featherweight champion, having held the title in 2021.[3]

Tsubakihara achieved standout success as an amateur, as he won the 2017 K-1 Koshien Tournament,[4] Japan's most prestigious amateur kickboxing competition, after finishing as the runner-up in the two previous years.[5][6] He was named the K-1 Rookie of the Year following early professional success and captured the K-1 Featherweight championship three years later.[3] He was subsequently ranked as the second-best -58 kg kickboxer in the world, only behind Tenshin Nasukawa, by Combat Press.[7]

As of April 2023, he is ranked as the fifth best super flyweight (-58 kg) by Combat Press and the fifth best bantamweight (-58 kg) by Beyond Kickboxing.[8][9] He's been ranked in the Combat Press divisional rankings since October 2020 and the Beyond Kickboxing divisional rankings since their inauguration.[10][11]

  1. ^ "椿原 龍矢 /ツバキハラ タツヤ/Tsubakihara Tatsuya". k-1.co.jp. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ "北斗の拳に憧れ格闘の道へ 働きながらK-1王者に、椿原龍矢さん". asahi.com. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021 K1 title was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2017 Koshien was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2015 K-1 Koshien was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 K-1 Runner-up was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: April 2021". combatpress.com. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  8. ^ Aittama, Zach. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: April 2023". combatpress.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Rankings April 2023". beyondkick.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  10. ^ Aittama, Zach. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: October 2020". combatpress.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Rankings October 2022". beyondkick.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.