Kazuo Misaki

"Grabaka Hitman"

AGE	50 / Apr 25, 1976
HEIGHT	5'10" / 177.8 cm
WEIGHT	170 lbs / 77.11 kg

ASSOCIATION
Haleo Top Team

CLASS
Welterweight

Wins 25

KO / TKO

24%

SUBMISSIONS

36%

DECISIONS

40%

Draws 2

Losses 11

KO / TKO

27%

SUBMISSIONS

18%

DECISIONS

55%

N/C 1

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Paul Daley	Strikeforce - Tate vs. Rousey Mar / 03 / 2012	Decision (Split) Jerry Krzys VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Akira Shoji	Deep - 53 Impact Apr / 22 / 2011	TKO (Punches) Yoshinori Umeki	2	1:13
win	Mike Seal	SRC - Soul of Fight Dec / 30 / 2010	TKO (Punches) Yoshinori Umeki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:15
loss	Jorge Santiago	SRC - Sengoku Raiden Championship 14 Aug / 22 / 2010	TKO (Corner Stoppage) Yoshinori Umeki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	4:31
loss	Melvin Manhoef	K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2009 Dec / 31 / 2009	TKO (Punches) Kenichi Serizawa	1	1:49
win	Kazuhiro Nakamura	Sengoku - Ninth Battle Aug / 02 / 2009	Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) Yoshinori Umeki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:03
loss	Jorge Santiago	Sengoku - No Ran 2009 Jan / 04 / 2009	Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Yoshinori Umeki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	3:26
win	Joe Riggs	Strikeforce - Playboy Mansion 2 Sep / 20 / 2008	TKO (Punches) Josh Rosenthal	2	2:29
win	Logan Clark	Sengoku - Third Battle Jun / 08 / 2008	Decision (Unanimous) Samio Kimura	3	5:00
win	Siyar Bahadurzada	Sengoku - First Battle Mar / 05 / 2008	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Kenichi Serizawa	2	2:02
NC	Yoshihiro Akiyama	Yarennoka - New Years Eve 2007 Dec / 31 / 2007	No Contest (Illegal Soccer Kick) Daisuke Noguchi	1	7:48
loss	Frank Trigg	Pride 33 - Second Coming Feb / 24 / 2007	Decision (Unanimous) Yuji Shimada	3	5:00
win	Denis Kang	Pride - Bushido 13 Nov / 05 / 2006	Decision (Split) Daisuke Noguchi	2	5:00
loss	Paulo Filho	Pride - Bushido 13 Nov / 05 / 2006	Submission (Armbar) Moritaka Oshiro	1	9:43
win	Dan Henderson	Pride - Bushido 12 Aug / 26 / 2006	Decision (Unanimous) Yuji Shimada	2	5:00
win	Phil Baroni	Pride - Bushido 11 Jun / 04 / 2006	Decision (Unanimous) Daisuke Noguchi	2	5:00
loss	Dan Henderson	Pride - Bushido 10 Apr / 02 / 2006	Decision (Unanimous) Minoru Toyonaga	2	5:00
win	Akira Shoji	Deep - 23 Impact Feb / 05 / 2006	Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) Daisuke Noguchi	1	2:32
loss	Daniel Acacio	Pride - Bushido 8 Jul / 17 / 2005	Decision (Unanimous) Yuji Shimada	2	5:00
win	Flavio Luiz Moura	Pancrase - Spiral 2 Mar / 06 / 2005	Submission (North-South Choke) Yoshinori Umeki	2	2:13
loss	Nate Marquardt	Pancrase - Brave 10 Nov / 07 / 2004	Decision (Unanimous) Yoshinori Umeki	3	5:00
win	Ed Herman	Pancrase - 2004 Neo-Blood Tournament Final Jul / 25 / 2004	Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Soichi Hiroto	2	3:31
win	Jorge Patino	Pride - Bushido 3 May / 23 / 2004	Decision (Unanimous) Minoru Toyonaga	2	5:00
win	Kiuma Kunioku	Pancrase - Brave 1 Feb / 06 / 2004	TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Hiromi Okamoto	2	1:31
draw	Jake Shields	Pancrase - Hybrid 10 Nov / 30 / 2003	Draw (Majority) Kenji Kosuge	3	5:00
loss	Ricardo Almeida	Pancrase - 10th Anniversary Show Aug / 31 / 2003	Decision (Majority) Kenji Kosuge	3	5:00
win	Yuji Hisamatsu	Pancrase - Hybrid 5 May / 18 / 2003	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Kenji Kosuge	3	2:34
draw	Yuji Hisamatsu	Pancrase - Hybrid 3 Mar / 08 / 2003	Draw (Unanimous) Yoshinori Umeki	2	5:00
win	Joe D'Arce	Pancrase - Hybrid 1 Jan / 26 / 2003	TKO (Punches) Soichi Hiroto	2	4:51
win	Masaya Kojima	Pancrase - Spirit 8 Nov / 30 / 2002	Submission (Armbar) Hiromi Okamoto	1	4:40
win	Kosei Kubota	Pancrase - 2002 Anniversary Show Sep / 29 / 2002	Decision (Unanimous) Kenji Kosuge	3	5:00
loss	Nate Marquardt	Pancrase - Spirit 3 Mar / 25 / 2002	TKO (Elbow Injury) Soichi Hiroto	1	0:29
win	Ryuki Ueyama	Pancrase - Spirit 2 Feb / 17 / 2002	Decision (Unanimous) Yoshinori Umeki	3	5:00
loss	Chris Lytle	Pancrase - Proof 7 Dec / 01 / 2001	Decision (Unanimous) Kenji Kosuge	3	5:00
win	Takaku Fuke	Pancrase - Proof 6 Oct / 30 / 2001	KO (Punches) Soichi Hiroto	1	0:08
win	Hiroki Nagaoka	Pancrase - 2001 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round Jul / 29 / 2001	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Yoshinori Umeki	2	1:21
win	Seiki Ryo	Pancrase - 2001 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round Jul / 29 / 2001	Decision (Split) Yoshinori Umeki	3	5:00
win	Hikaru Sato	Pancrase - 2001 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round Jul / 29 / 2001	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Yoshinori Umeki	1	4:08
win	Kenichi Serizawa	Pancrase - 2001 Neo-Blood Tournament Eliminations May / 05 / 2001	Decision (Unanimous) Yoshinori Umeki	3	5:00

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