Yuki (kickboxer)

Yuki
Born	Yuki Taguchi (1982-11-06) November 6, 1982 (age 41) Fukuoka, Japan
Other names	Mr. RISE
Nationality	Japanese
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb; 9.6 st)
Division	Flyweight
Style	Kickboxing
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Japan
Team	ANCHOR GYM
Years active	2003 - 2020
Kickboxing record
Total	59
Wins	30
By knockout	15
Losses	28
By knockout	10
Draws	1

Yuki Taguchi (裕樹), popularly known as Yuki, is a retired Japanese kickboxer, who competed professionally from 2003 until 2020. He is the former RISE Super Lightweight and Lightweight champion and Super Featherweight champion. Nicknamed "Mr. RISE", he was one of RISE's most notable fighters, having fought a grand total of 37 times with the organization. ^[1] As of December 2012 he wand ranked the #4 lightweight kickboxer in the world by Liverkick. ^[2]

Kickboxing career

Yuki made his professional debut in November 2003, with a low kick KO victory over Takayuki Nishimoto. Over the next five years, Yuki amassed a 10-8 record, finishing as a runner-up in the 2004 RISE Dead or Alive Tournament. In July 2008, at RISE 48, Yuki challenged Yuji Takeuchi for the RISE Lightweight title. He won the fight by a fourth round TKO. ^[3]

Yuki was scheduled to defend his title for the first time against Kan Itabashi at RISE 52. He failed to defend his title, as Itabashi won the fight by unanimous decision. ^[4]

Following this loss, Yuki went on a 5-2 run, earning himself another chance to fight for the RISE Lightweight title, as he challenged the incumbent champion Koji Yoshimoto. Yuki won the fight by a second round TKO. ^{[5] [6]} He was scheduled to defend his title against Yuto Watanabe at RISE 87. ^[7] Yuki defeated Watanabe by a majority decision. ^[8] He fought Lee Sung-hyun at RISE 91, but failed to defend for the second time, as Lee won the fight by a fourth round TKO. ^[9]

Following this loss, Yuki took part in the 2013 Road to Glory Japan 65 kg Tournament. He won a unanimous decision against Mohan Dragon in the quarterfinals, and defeated Zen Fujita by TKO in the semifinals. He failed to capture the tournament however, as he suffered a TKO loss at the hands of Masaaki Noiri in the finals. ^[10]

He next participated in the 2013 SHOOT BOXING 65 kg S-Cup. He beat Seiji Takahashi by TKO in the quarterfinals, but dropped a decision to Hiroaki Suzuki in the semifinals. ^[11]

At RISE 97, he fought in a RISE Lightweight title eliminator tournament, being scheduled to fight Tatsuaki in the semifinals. ^[12] He beat him by unanimous decision, but lost a majority decision to Shohei Asahara in the finals. ^[13]

In September 2014, at RISE 101, Yuki fought Naoki for the RISE Super Lightweight title. ^[14] He won the fight by unanimous decision. ^[15]

Yuki fought 13 times in the next five years, going on a 5-7-1 run. In November 2020, for his retirement fight, Yuki requested a fight with the RISE Featherweight champion Tenshin Nasukawa. His request granted, the two of them met at the RISE DEAD OR ALIVE 2020 Osaka event. Nasukawa dominated the fight, knocking Yuki down once in the first round, and three times in the second fight before the referee was forced to stop the bout. ^{[16] [17]}

Titles and accomplishments

• RISE
  • 2014 RISE Super Lightweight champion ^[18]
  • 2010 RISE Lightweight champion ^[19]
  • 2008 RISE Super Featherweight champion ^[20]
  • 2004 RISE Dead or Alive Tournament runner-up ^[21]

Professional kickboxing record

Professional Kickboxing Record

30 Wins (15 (T)KO's), 28 Losses, 1 Draw, 0 No Contest
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2020-11-01	Loss	Tenshin Nasukawa	RISE DEAD OR ALIVE 2020 Osaka	Osaka, Japan	TKO (3 Knockdowns/Flying knee)	2	2:56
2019-07-21	Loss	Hector Santiago	Rise World Series 2019, Semi Final	Osaka, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2019-03-10	Loss	Chan Hyung Lee	Rise World Series 2019, First Round	Tokyo, Japan	Decision	3	3:00
2018-11-17	Loss	Rodtang Jitmuangnon	RISE 129	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2018-06-16	Win	Koudai Nobe	RISE 125	Tokyo, Japan	KO (low kick)	4	1:20
2018-02-25	Win	Yuto Tsujide	HOOST CUP KINGS KYOTO 4	Kyoto, Japan	Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
2017-10-15	Draw	Darvish Kuroki	Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Opening Round - Part 2	Fukuoka, Japan	Decision	3	3:00
2017-07-17	Loss	Chan Hyung Lee	RISE 118	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (3 Knockdowns)	2	2:58
2017-01-28	Ex	Koudai Nobe	RISE 115	Tokyo, Japan	Exhibition	2	3:00
2016-10-02	Win	Ilias El Hajoui	HOOST CUP KINGS OSAKA	Osaka, Japan	KO (Left Low Kick)	3	1:54
2016-06-01	Loss	Pietro Doorje	REBELS.43	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
2016-03-26	Loss	Hiroaki Suzuki	RISE 110	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
2015-11-29	Win	Joury Smans	HOOST CUP KINGS WEST 2	Osaka, Japan	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
2015-05-31	Loss	Zakaria Zouggary	RISE 105	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (Flying Knee)	2	2:04
2014-12-29	Win	Toshiki Taniyama	BLADE 1-BLADE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP-BLADE FC JAPAN -61 kg	Tokyo, Japan	Ext.R Decision (Split)	4	3:00
2014-09-28	Win	Naoki	RISE 101	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Wins the RISE Super Lightweight title.
2014-02-23	Loss	MASAYA	SHOOT BOXING 2014 act.1	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2014-01-25	Loss	Shohei Asahara	RISE 97 (RISE -63 kg Next Challenger, Final)	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
2014-01-25	Win	Tatsuaki	RISE 97 (RISE -63 kg Next Challenger, Semi Final)	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2013-11-16	Loss	Hiroaki Suzuki	SHOOT BOXING BATTLE SUMMIT GROUND ZERO TOKYO 2013, S-cup 65 kg Japan Tournament, Semi Final	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2013-11-16	Win	Seiji Takahashi	SHOOT BOXING BATTLE SUMMIT GROUND ZERO TOKYO 2013, S-cup 65 kg Japan Tournament, Quarter Final	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (2 Knockdowns)	1	1:07
2013-06-09	Loss	Kosuke Komiyama	RISE 93	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
2013-03-10	Loss	Masaaki Noiri	Road to Glory Japan 65 kg Tournament, Final	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (4 Knockdowns)	2	1:35
For the Road to Glory Japan 65kg Tournament.
2013-03-10	Win	Zen Fujita	Road to Glory Japan 65 kg Tournament, Semi Final	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (2 Knockdowns)	2	2:42
2013-03-10	Win	Mohan Dragon	Road to Glory Japan 65 kg Tournament, Quarter Final	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2012-10-25	Loss	Lee Sung-hyun	RISE 91/M-1MC INFINITY.II	Japan	TKO (3 Knockdowns)	4	1:58
Loses the RISE Lightweight Title.
2012-10-25	Win	Javier Hernández	RISE 90	Japan	KO (low kick)	2	2:03
2012-06-22	Loss	Lee Sung-hyun	RISE 88	Japan	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
2012-03-24	Win	Yuto Watanabe	RISE 87	Japan	Decision (Majority)	5	3:00
Defends the RISE Lightweight Title.
2011-06-25	Loss	Koya Urabe	K-1 World MAX 2011 –63 kg Japan Tournament Final, Quarter Finals	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
2010-12-19	Win	Koji Yoshimoto	RISE 73	Japan	TKO (Low Kicks)	2	2:09
Wins the RISE Lightweight Title.
2010-10-03	Win	Naoki	RISE 71	Japan	Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
2010-07-05	Loss	Tetsuya Yamato	K-1 World MAX 2010 –63 kg Japan Tournament, Quarter-final	Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan	KO (Left hook)	1	3:03
2010-05-02	Win	Yuji Takeuchi	K-1 World MAX 2010 –63 kg Japan Tournament, 1st round	Japan	KO (High Kick)	2	1:53
2010-01-24	Win	Shunsuke Oishi	RISE 61	Japan	Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
2009-12-12	Win	Masato Oishi	BATTLE EVENT REALDEAL 14	Japan	KO (Left Hook)	1	2:44
2009-07-26	Win	Shoji	RISE 57	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Left Low Kick)	3	0:48
2009-04-21	Loss	Masahiro Yamamoto	K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final 16	Fukuoka, Japan	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2009-01-31	Loss	Kan Itabashi	RISE 52	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Loses the RISE Super Featherweight Title.
2008-11-30	Loss	TURBO	RISE 51	Japan	Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
2008-07-04	Win	Yuji Takeuchi	RISE 48 THE KING OF GLADIATORs’08	Japan	TKO (Low Kick)	4	1:15
Wins the RISE Super Featherweight Title.
2008-05-11	Win	Fire Harada	KGS R.I.S.E.46 ～THE KING OF GLADIATORs’08	Japan	KO (Right Low Kick)	1	2:42
2007-12-16	Loss	Yusuke Ikei	R.I.S.E. DEAD OR ALIVE TOURNAMENT’07, Quarter Finals	Japan	KO (Left Knee to the Head)	2	0:25
2007-10-28	Win	Hideki Mizutani	R.I.S.E.-β- “L7	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2007-08-26	Win	Fan Jin Son	R.I.S.E.-α- “THE　FACE”	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2007-06-17	Loss	HAYATO	R.I.S.E. FLASH to CRUSH TOURNAMENT’07	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2007-04-12	Loss	Takashi Ohno	R.I.S.E. FIREBALL 1	Japan	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
2006-12-17	Loss	Keiji Ozaki	R.I.S.E. DEAD OR ALIVE TOURNAMENT’06, Semi Final	Japan	TKO (Left Low Kick)	2	1:58
2006-12-17	Win	Tomo Kiire	R.I.S.E. DEAD OR ALIVE TOURNAMENT’06, Quarter Final	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2006-09-24	Win	Takehiro Murahama	R.I.S.E. MIGHTY EIGHTY TOURNAMENT’06	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2005-07-31	Loss	Keiji Ozaki	R.I.S.E. 27	Japan	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	2	0:43
2005-03-12	Win	Kenshi	IKUSA YGZ04 ～BIRD-BASE～	Japan	KO (Low Kick)	3	1:26
2004-12-19	Loss	Koichi Kikuchi	R.I.S.E. DEAD OR ALIVE TOURNAMENT 04, Final	Japan	TKO (Low Kicks)	1	2:26
For the 2004 RISE Dead or Alive Tournament Title.
2004-12-19	Win	Yasuhito Shirasu	R.I.S.E. DEAD OR ALIVE TOURNAMENT 04, Semi Final	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2004-12-19	Win	Masaru Abe	R.I.S.E. DEAD OR ALIVE TOURNAMENT 04, Quarter Final	Japan	KO (Low Kicks)	3	1:55
2004-09-26	Win	Ken	R.I.S.E. 9	Japan	TKO (Low Kicks)	2	0:42
2004-06-04	Loss	Koichi Sakuchi	Shoot Boxing ∞-S – Infinity-S – vol 3	Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2004-04-29	Win	A.KAMINE	R.I.S.E. VII	Japan	Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
2004-01-24	Loss	Hiroki Shishido	Ikusa "Future Fighter Ikusa 5 -Ran- Monkey Magic"	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2003-11-16	Win	Takayuki Nishimoto	IKUSA「Young Gunners 2」	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Low Kick)	3	0:49
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers

References

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