Kazuyuki Miyata

Kazuyuki Miyata ( Japanese: 宮田 和幸 Miyata Kazuyuki) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of Rizin. A professional competitor since 2004, Miyata has competed for DREAM, K-1 HERO'S, DEEP, RINGS, and made an appearance at K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!!^[1]

Kazuyuki Miyata
Born	Miyata Kazuyuki (1976-01-29) 29 January 1976 (age 48) Ibaraki, Japan
Native name	宮田 和幸
Other names	Little Hercules
Nationality	Japanese
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight	153.3 lb (69.5 kg; 10.95 st)
Division	Featherweight Lightweight
Team	Brave
Kickboxing record
Total	3
Wins	1
Losses	2
By knockout	2
Mixed martial arts record
Total	25
Wins	16
By knockout	1
By submission	9
By decision	6
Losses	9
By knockout	1
By submission	6
By decision	2
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Background

Originally from the Ibaraki Prefecture of Japan, Miyata began wrestling from a young age and was talented. Miyata won national and regional championships during his middle school years and later high school years at Tsuchiuranichidai High School, where he befriended future professional mixed martial arts fighters, Hayato Sakurai and Michihiro Omigawa. Miyata continued his wrestling career at Nippon University where he was a collegiate champion in the 139 lbs. weight class in 1999.^[2][3]

Olympic career

Miyata competed in Freestyle Wrestling for Japan at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and was ranked 13th overall. He made it past the 1st round against Otar Tushishvili but lost the second round by decision to Carlos Ortíz. Miyata also finished 17th at the 2001 World Championship 69.0 kg division and 4th at the 2000 Asian Championship 63.0 kg division.^[4]

Mixed martial arts career

Miyata made his MMA debut at Rumble on the Rock 6 in 2004, against Royler Gracie where despite dominating the majority of the fight he was caught by submission due to a triangle choke in the second round. Miyata continued his career by fighting in the Japanese promotion, K-1 HERO'S where he held notable wins over Kultar Gill and Ian James Schaffa.

Miyata also fought in the Japanese promotion DEEP but returned to DREAM on October 6, 2009 where he faced Daiki Hata in a reserve bout for the Featherweight Grand Prix. Miyata defeated Hata via unanimous decision.^[5] Miyata then defeated Takafumi Otsuka at DREAM 14 by split decision and Takeshi Inoue at DREAM 16 by unanimous decision. He also walks around 71 kg at 7-8% body fat.^[6]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

25 matches	16 wins	9 losses
By knockout	1	1
By submission	9	6
By decision	6	2

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	16–9	Erson Yamamoto	Submission (hammerlock)	Rizin 14	December 31, 2018	2	3:23	Saitama, Japan
Win	15–9	Andy Souwer	Submission (armbar)	Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: Second Round	December 29, 2016	1	4:39	Saitama, Japan
Win	14–9	Askar Umbetov	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Real 1	December 23, 2014	2	1:26	Tokyo, Japan
Win	13–9	Jae Eun Kim	Submission (guillotine choke)	DEEP: Haleo Impact	December 22, 2012	1	2:46	Tokyo, Japan
Win	12–9	Erzan Estanov	Decision (Unanimous)	RINGS: Vol. 2: Conquisito	September 23, 2012	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	11–9	Tatsuya Kawajiri	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011	December 31, 2011	2	4:54	Saitama, Japan
Loss	11–8	Hiroyuki Takaya	Decision (split)	DREAM: Japan GP Final	July 16, 2011	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan	For DREAM Featherweight Championship
Win	11–7	Caol Uno	Decision (unanimous)	Dynamite!! 2010	December 31, 2010	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Win	10–7	Takeshi Inoue	Decision (unanimous)	DREAM 16	September 25, 2010	2	5:00	Nagoya, Japan
Win	9–7	Takafumi Otsuka	Decision (split)	DREAM 14	May 29, 2010	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Win	8–7	Daiki Hata	Decision (unanimous)	DREAM 11	October 6, 2009	2	5:00	Yokohama, Japan	DREAM Featherweight Grand Prix reserve bout
Win	7–7	Takeshi Yamazaki	Decision (unanimous)	DEEP: 42 Impact	June 30, 2009	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	6–7	Jae Hyun So	Submission (guillotine choke)	DEEP: 41 Impact	April 16, 2009	1	2:31	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	5–7	Luiz Firmino	Submission (rear-naked choke)	DREAM 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 First Round	March 15, 2008	1	7:37	Tokyo, Japan	DREAM Lightweight Grand Prix Opening Round
Loss	5–6	Joachim Hansen	Submission (rear-naked choke)	K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!!	December 31, 2007	2	1:33	Osaka, Japan
Win	5–5	Harvey Harra	Submission (armbar)	HERO'S 10	September 17, 2007	1	1:13	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Loss	4–5	Vítor Ribeiro	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	HERO'S 9	July 16, 2007	2	1:54	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan	HERO'S 2007 Middleweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
Win	4–4	Kultar Gill	Submission (guillotine choke)	HERO'S 8	March 12, 2007	1	5:00	Nagoya, Japan
Win	3–4	Ian James Schaffa	TKO (cut)	HERO'S 7	October 9, 2006	1	0:49	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Loss	2–4	Norifumi Yamamoto	KO (flying knee)	HERO'S 5	May 3, 2006	1	0:04	Tokyo, Japan
Win	2-3	Erikas Petraitis	Submission (armbar)	HERO'S 4	March 15, 2006	1	3:59	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	1–3	Genki Sudo	Submission (armbar)	HERO'S 3	September 7, 2005	2	4:45	Tokyo, Japan	HERO'S 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
Win	1–2	Shamil Gaydarbekov	Submission (rear-naked choke)	HERO'S 2	July 6, 2005	1	2:49	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	0–2	Ian James Schaffa	Decision (split)	HERO'S 1	March 26, 2005	3	5:00	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Loss	0–1	Royler Gracie	Submission (triangle choke)	Rumble on the Rock	November 20, 2004	2	2:46	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

References

1. Sherdog.com. "Kazuyuki". Sherdog. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
2. Wilcox, Nate (3 October 2010). "Judo Chop: Kazuyuki Miyata and the Suplex". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
3. Sherdog.com. "Reinventing Kazuyuki Miyata - Groomed For Success". Sherdog. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
4. "Kazuyuki Miyata Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
5. Profile on sherdog.com Retrieved 16 October 2009. (in English)
6. "Kazuyuki Miyata - Nightmare Of Battle". Retrieved 6 May 2019.