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Tomoya Yokoyama

Tomoya Yokoyama
Yokoyama (right) in June 2023
Born横山 朋哉
(2000-03-20) March 20, 2000 (age 24)
Ōta, Gunma, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st)
DivisionFlyweight
StyleKickboxing
StanceSouthpaw
Fighting out ofŌta, Gunma, Japan
TeamLibre Roi
Years active2016 - present
Kickboxing record
Total22
Wins18
By knockout8
Losses4
By knockout1
Other information
Notable relativesTakumi Yokoyama (brother)

Tomoya Yokoyama (横山 朋哉, Yokoyama Tomoya) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super featherweight division of K-1.

As of November 2021, he was the #6 ranked Bantamweight in the world by Combat Press.[2]

Kickboxing career

J-NETWORK

Yokoyama made his professional debut against Tadakatsu at J-FIGHT & J-GIRLS 2016 1st on March 27, 2016. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[3]

Yokoyama was scheduled to face Yoshifumi Fujita at J-KICK 2016～Honor the fighting spirits～3rd on October 10, 2016. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[4]

Yokoyama was scheduled to face SHUN JANJIRA at J-FIGHT & J-GIRLS 2017～J-NETWORK 20th Anniversary～2nd on April 23, 2017. He suffered his first professional loss, as he dropped a unanimous decision to Shun.[5]

K-1

Yokoyama was scheduled to make his K-1 debut against Kazuma Kubo at K-1 WORLD GP 2018 JAPAN Featherweight Tournament on June 17, 2018. He won the fight by a third-round knockout.[6]

Yokoyama was scheduled to face Takuma Kawaguchi at KHAOS.6 on September 1, 2018. The fight was ruled a unanimous decision draw after the first three rounds were contested, with all three judges scoring it an even 29-29. Yokoyama was awarded the unanimous decision, after an extra round was fought.[7]

Yokoyama was scheduled to face Yuya at K-1 WORLD GP 2018 JAPAN Super Lightweight Tournament on November 3, 2018. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.[8]

Yokoyama was scheduled to face Yuto Saito at Krush.99 on March 30, 2019. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.[9]

Yokoyama was scheduled to face the future K-1 Lightweight champion Taio Asahisa at Krush 104 on August 31, 2019.[10] Asahisa won the fight by unanimous decision.[11]

Yokoyama was scheduled to face Chihiro Nakajima at Krush 111 on February 24, 2020. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[12]

Yokoyama was scheduled to face the former Krush Super Featherweight champion Yuma Saikyo at Krush.117 on September 26, 2020.[13] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[14]

Yokoyama was then scheduled to fight TETSU at K-1: K’Festa 4 on January 24, 2021.[15] The event was later rescheduled for March 31, 2021.[16] Eleven days before the event, TETSU withdrew from the bout due to a torn meniscus, and was replaced by Yusuke.[17] Yokoyama won the fight by knockout, stopping his opponent after just 29 seconds.[18]

Krush Super Featherweight tournament

Yokoyama participated in the 2021 Krush Super Featherweight tournament. He was scheduled to face Ryoga Matsumoto in the tournament quarterfinals, held at Krush 130 on October 31, 2021.[19] Yokoyama won the fight by a second-round technical knockout, as he floored Matsumoto with a left hook at the 2:40 minute mark.[20]

Yokoyama faced Naoki Yamamoto in the tournament semifinals, which were held on January 28, 2022.[21] After a poor first round, during which he was knocked down, Yokoyama won the fight by a second-round technical knockdown. He managed to knock Yamamoto down twice by the midway point of the second round, forcing the referee to wave the fight off. He advanced to the tournament finals, which were held on the same day, where he faced Chihiro Nakajima. After an even first two rounds, Nakajima managed to knock Yokoyama down in the third round. This knockdown proved crucial, as Nakajima won the fight by unanimous decision.[22]

K-1 Super Featherweight Grand Prix

Yokoyama faced Katsuki Ishida at Krush.138 on June 17, 2022. He won the fight by a dominant unanimous decision, with two judges scoring the bout 30–24 in his favor, while the third judge scored it 30–25 for him. Yokoyama knocked Ishida down twice in the first round, first time with repeated left hooks and the second time with a flying knee, and once in the third round, with a left straight.[23]

After successfully rebounding from his loss to Nakajima, Yokoyama took part in the 2022 K-1 Super Featherweight World Grand Prix, held to crown a new champion after the previous titleholder Takeru Segawa vacated the belt. Yokoyama was booked to face the ISKA World K-1 lightweight champion Bailey Sugden in the tournament quarterfinals at K-1 World GP 2022 Yokohamatsuri on September 11, 2022.[24] Sugden withdrew from the fight on August 3, due to an injury, and was replaced by Stavros Exakoustidis.[25] He won the fight by a third-round knockout.[26] Yokoyama failed to advance further in the tournament however, as he lost by a first-round technical knockout to Hirotaka Asahisa, who knocked him down twice by the 0:37 minute mark of the opening round.[27]

Later K-1 career

Yokoyama faced Petchsamui Shimura at Krush.146 on February 25, 2023.[28] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the bout 28–26 in his favor. Although Yokoyama was able to knock his opponent down once apiece in both the first and second round, he was himself knocked down with low kicks in the third and final round of the contest.[29]

Yokoyama faced the two-time Krush super featherweight title challenger Tatsuya Oiwa at K-1 World GP 2023 in Yokohama on June 3, 2023.[30] He won the fight by unanimous decision. Two of the judges scored the fight 28–27 for Yokoyama, while the third judge scored the bout an even 28–28. Both fighters suffered knockdowns in the second round: Oiwa being knocked down with a left straight and Yokoyama with a right hook.[31]

Yokoyama faced the former former Krush Featherweight and K-1 Featherweight champion Yuki Egawa at K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～ on September 10, 2023.[32] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with three scorecards of 30–29 in his favor.[33]

Krush Super Featherweight champion

Yokoyama challenged the Krush Super Featherweight champion Naoki Takahashi at Krush 158 on February 24, 2024.[34] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[35]

Yokoyama faced Cabelo Monteiro at K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Championship Tournament Final on July 7, 2024.[36] He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[37]

Titles and accomplishments

Professional

Amateur

  • J-NETWORK
    • 2015 J-NETWORK All Japan A-League -58 kg Champion [39]
  • K-1
    • 2017 K-1 Koshien ‐60 kg Runner-up

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
18 Wins (8 (T)KO's), 4 Losses, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-12-08 Japan Yuta Matsuyama Krush 169 Tokyo, Japan
Defnding the Krush Super Featherweight (-60kg) title.
2024-07-07 Win Brazil Cabelo Monteiro K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Championship Tournament Final Tokyo, Japan TKO (3 Knockdowns) 1 1:47
2024-02-24 Win Japan Naoki Takahashi Krush 158 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Wins the Krush Super Featherweight (-60kg) title.
2023-09-10 Win Japan Yuki Egawa K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～ Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2023-06-03 Win Japan Tatsuya Oiwa K-1 World GP 2023: inaugural Middleweight Championship Tournament Yokohama, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2023-02-25 Win Thailand Petchsamui Shimura Krush.146 Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-09-11 Loss Japan Hirotaka Asahisa K-1 World GP 2022 Yokohamatsuri, Tournament Semifinals Yokohama, Japan TKO (Two knockdowns) 1 0:37
2022-09-11 Win Greece Stavros Exakoustidis K-1 World GP 2022 Yokohamatsuri, Tournament Quarterfinals Yokohama, Japan KO (High kick) 3 1:41
2022-06-17 Win Japan Katsuki Ishida Krush.138 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-01-28 Loss Japan Chihiro Nakajima Krush 133, -60 kg Championship Tournament Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
For the vacant Krush Super Featherweight (-60kg) title.
2022-01-28 Win Japan Naoki Yamamoto Krush 133, -60 kg Championship Tournament Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan TKO (2 knockdowns rule) 2 1:54
2021-10-31 Win Japan Ryoga Matsumoto Krush 130, -60 kg Championship Tournament Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan KO (Punches) 2 2:40
2021-03-28 Win Japan Yusuke K-1 World GP 2021: K’Festa 4 Day.2 Tokyo, Japan KO (Left cross) 1 0:29
2020-09-26 Win Japan Yuma Saikyo Krush.117 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-02-24 Win Japan Chihiro Nakajima Krush 111 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-08-31 Loss Japan Taio Asahisa Krush 104 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-03-30 Win Japan Yuto Saito Krush.99 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Left cross) 1 2:00
2018-11-03 Win Japan Yuya K-1 WORLD GP 2018 JAPAN Super Lightweight Tournament Tokyo, Japan TKO (Left cross) 1 0:35
2018-09-01 Win Japan Takuma Kawaguchi KHAOS.6 Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2018-06-17 Win Japan Kazuma Kubo K-1 WORLD GP 2018 JAPAN Featherweight Tournament Tokyo, Japan TKO (Punches) 2 2:05
2017-04-23 Loss Japan SHUN JANJIRA J-FIGHT & J-GIRLS 2017～J-NETWORK 20th Anniversary～2nd Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-10-10 Win Japan Yoshifumi Fujita J-KICK 2016～Honor the fighting spirits～3rd Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-03-27 Win Japan Tadakatsu J-FIGHT & J-GIRLS 2016 1st Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes
Amateur Kickboxing Record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2017-11-23 Loss Japan Shoki Kaneda K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Koshien Tournament Final Saitama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00
For the 2017 K-1 Koshien -60kg title.
2017-07-29 Win Japan Akihiro Aikawa K-1 Koshien 2017 Tournament, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 1 2:00
2017-07-29 Win Japan Shota Tezuka K-1 Koshien 2017 Tournament, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan KO 1
2017-07-29 Win Japan Kazuma Okamoto K-1 Koshien 2017 Tournament, First Round Tokyo, Japan KO 1
2016-07-30 Loss Japan Yuta Hayashi K-1 Koshien 2016 Tournament, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 2 2:00
2016-07-30 Win Japan Retsu Akabane K-1 Koshien 2016 Tournament, Second Round Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 1 2:00
2016-07-30 Win Japan Riamu Sera K-1 Koshien 2016 Tournament, First Round Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 1 2:00
2015-11-22 Win Japan Yuji Nakada J-NETWORK All Japan Championship, A-League Tournament Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority)
Wins J-NETWORK All Japan A-League -58kg title.
2015-11-22 Win Japan Kosuke Murodate J-NETWORK All Japan Championship, A-League Tournament Semi Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous)
2015-11-22 Win Japan Shun Sato J-NETWORK All Japan Championship, A-League Tournament Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Split)
2015-11-22 Win Japan Takumi Kumagaya J-NETWORK All Japan Championship, A-League Tournament First Round Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous)
2015-09-06 Win Japan Hiroki Kawate J-FIGHT 44 - J-NETWORK Amateur Championship Tournament, Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 1 3:00
Wins J-GROW -58kg title.
2015-08-15 Loss Japan Haruma Saikyo K-1 Koshien 2015 Tournament, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision 2 2:00
2015-08-15 Win Japan Kenta Izumi K-1 Koshien 2015 Tournament, First Round Tokyo, Japan KO 1
2015-05-24 Win Japan Yuji Nakada J-NETWORK 4th Amateur Championship Tournament, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 1 3:00
2014-11-23 Loss Japan Kyohei Isoda J-NETWORK All Japan Championship, A-League Tournament First Round Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Split)
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

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