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Kuya Ito

KUYA ITO

FIGHTER

Kuya Ito

KUYA ITO

FIGHTER

date of birth:

October 7, 1996

height:

164cm

Birthplace:

Nagano Prefecture

Achievements: Former GRACHAN Bantamweight Champion. Current Eternal MMA Bantamweight Champion and All Japan Karate Championship Lightweight Champion

6th GRACHAN Bantamweight Champion. Started learning karate when he was in elementary school and won the All Japan Karate Championship Lightweight. Made his debut at GLADIATOR at the age of 16, but struggled to win. After that, he moved to GRACHAN and won two straight matches, but lost to Iida Takeo in October 2017. However, he went on to win six straight matches in Japan. Seeking further strength, he quit the company he had worked for for three years to focus on martial arts. He moved to Tokyo to improve his wrestling skills, where he lacked strength, and became an apprentice to Miyata Kazuyuki of BRAVE. As an apprentice, he was trained by Olympian Miyata, and practiced diligently with fellow gym members Takeda Mitsuji, Ashida Takahiro, and Sakamoto Tatsuki, and in September 2020, he faced Kansai's one-hit knockout fighter Shian in the GRACHAN bantamweight championship match. He was determined to take the belt no matter what, and won the match by full marks and was crowned champion. After the match, he said in tears, "I will use this belt to fight with higher-ranked people and organizations to increase its value."

True to his words, he won a ticket to participate in the RIZIN bantamweight Japan GP held in June 2021, and the first round was scheduled to be against Kintaro in Osaka, where he fought a full round of blows. Although he lost by decision, he is well known for his endless stamina and fighting style that continues to attack with karate-trained strikes.

He has won six straight matches since his fight against Uoi Full Swing on March 6, 2022.

In his fight against Rod Costa on June 8, 2024, he won by decision after five rounds of five minutes each, becoming the Eternal MMA Bantamweight Champion.

Track record
○Rod Costa Eternal MMA 85 [Eternal MMA Bantamweight Title Match] June 8, 2024
○Tanaka Tomoya GRACHAN 66 December 16, 2023
○Takasu Masahiro GRACHAN 65 October 15, 2023
○Abe Michito GRACHAN 61 May 14, 2023
○Lee Hanhyeon GRACHAN 58 December 4, 2022
○Uoi Full Swing RIZIN LANDMARK vol.2 March 6, 2022
×Tezuka Motonobu GRACHAN 52 [GRACHAN Bantamweight Title Match] December 19, 2021
×Kintaro RIZIN.29 [RIZIN Bantamweight JAPAN Grand Prix 1st Round] June 27, 2021
○Shian GRACHAN 45 [GRACHAN Bantamweight Championship] September 22, 2020
×Kim Sangwon BRAWL INTERNATIONAL 1 March 13, 2020
○Yusuke Yamauchi GRACHAN 42×GLADIATOR 011 November 21, 2019
○TakuMAX GRACHAN 41×1MC Yokosuka Tournament October 20, 2019
○Ikuya Sasaki GRACHAN 40 × BFC vol3 June 2, 2019
○Kiyo Endo GRACHAN 36 10th Anniversary Tournament September 9, 2018
○Takahiro Kato GRACHAN 34 & BRAVE FIGHT 16 February 25, 2018
○Daisuke Kiguchi GRACHAN 32 December 10, 2017
×Takeo Iida GRACHAN 31 October 15, 2017
○Aniki GRACHAN 29×1MC vol.3 May 14, 2017
○Naoto WARDOG CAGE FIGHT12 x GRACHAN 27 January 29, 2017
×Daiki Yuki GLADIATOR 002 in OSAKA November 23, 2016
×John Down WARDOG CAGE FIGHT11 September 18, 2016
○Fuji Ueno WARDOG CAGE FIGHT09 April 29, 2016
△Kohei 5 minutes 2 rounds finished Decision 1-0 WARDOG CAGE FIGHT08 x GRACHAN 21 January 31, 2016
x Tamaki Hisanari WARDOG CAGE FIGHT06 September 22, 2015
x Nakayama Shushin DEEP NAGOYA IMPACT Kobudo Fight March 8, 2015

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