Makoto Uehara

Japanese kickboxer

Makoto Uehara

Born|  (1984-11-14) November 14, 1984 (age 40)
Tokyo, Japan
Native name| 上原 誠
Nationality| Japanese
Height| 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight| 90.3 kg (199 lb; 14.22 st)
Division| Heavyweight
Reach| 76.0 in (193 cm)
Style| Shidōkan Karate
Team| Shidokan Murakamijuku
Years active| 2008–present
Kickboxing record
Total| 33
Wins| 23
By knockout| 13
Losses| 9
By knockout| 5
Draws| 1

Last updated on: December 21, 2013

Makoto Uehara (Japanese: 上原 誠; born November 14, 1984) is a Japanese Shidokan Karateka and heavyweight kickboxer competing in K-1.[1] He is the former RISE Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight champion.

## Biography and career

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He faced Hiromi Amada at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16 on October 14, 2012[2][3] and won via unanimous decision.[4]

Despite qualifying for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final, Uehara was left out in the cold when the event rolled around and was replaced by the higher-ranked Pavel Zhuravlev.[5]

Uehara defeated Kengo Shimizu by way of split decision at RISE 92 in Tokyo on March 17, 2013 to win the RISE 90 kg title.[6]

He was set to fight Dustin Jacoby at Glory 12: New York - Lightweight World Championship Tournament in New York City on November 23, 2013[7] but the match was switched to Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2013.[8][9] He defeated Jacoby by split decision.[10][11][12][13]

## Titles

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* 2013 RISE 90 kg champion
* 2011 RISE Heavyweight Tournament runner up
* 2011 RISE Heavyweight champion
* 31st Shidokan Karate Strong Open Tournament champion

## Kickboxing record

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Kickboxing Record  23 Wins (13 KO's, 8 decisions), 9 Losses, 1 Draw

Date  | Result  | Opponent | Event | Location  | Method | Round | Time | Record
2018-09-24 | Loss |  Boubaker El Bakouri | K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals | Japan | KO (Left Jab) | 1 | 1:05 | 23-9-1
2018-06-17 | Loss |  Hisaki Kato | K-1 World GP 2018: 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament | Saitama, Japan | Extra Round Decision (Split) | 4 | 3:00 | 23-8-1
2017-11-23 | Loss |  Antonio Plazibat | K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Semi Finals | Saitama, Japan | KO (Flying Knee) | 1 |  | 21-7-1
2017-11-23 | Win |  Pacome Assi | K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals | Saitama, Japan | KO (Left Uppercut) | 1 | 2:30 | 21-6-1
2017-02-26 | Loss |  Ibrahim El Bouni | K-1 World GP 2017 Lightweight Championship Tournament | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Left hook) | 2 |  | 20-6-1
2016-09-19 | Win |  Koichi | K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 20-5-1
2016-06-24 | Win |  Tsutomu Takahagi | K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg World Tournament | Tokyo, Japan | TKO (Strikes) | 1 | 0:32 | 19-5-1
2016-03-04 | Win |  Nori | K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg Japan Tournament | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Strikes) | 1 | 2:06 | 18-5-1
2014-12-29 | Loss |  Zabit Samedov | Blade 1 | Tokyo, Japan | Extra Round Decision | 4 | 3:00 | 17-5-1
2014-07-12 | Win |  Zelg Galešić | RISE 100 [14] | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Right Hook) | 1 | 1:25 | 17-4-1
2013-12-21 | Win |  Dustin Jacoby | Glory 13: Tokyo | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | 16-4-1
2013-09-13 | Draw |  Kim Nae Chul | RISE 95 [15][16] | Tokyo, Japan | Draw (Majority) | 4 | 3:00 | 15-4-1
2013-03-17 | Win |  Kengo Shimizu | RISE 92 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | 15-4
Wins RISE 90 kg title.
2012-10-14 | Win |  Hiromi Amada | K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16, First Round | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 14-4
2012-06-02 | Win |  Crafton Wallace | RISE 88 | Tokyo, Japan | TKO (Strikes) | 2 | 2:27 | 13-4
2012-03-23 | Win |  Won Jingan | RISE 87 | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Right Low Kick | 1 | 0:22 | 12-4
2011-11-23 | Loss |  Singh Jaideep | RISE 85: Heavyweight Tournament 2011, Final | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Strikes) | 1 | 0:38 | 11-4
Fight was for the RISE Heavyweight Tournament 2011 title.
2011-11-23 | Win |  Jan Soukup | RISE 85: Heavyweight Tournament 2011, Semi Finals | Tokyo, Japan | Ext. R Decision (Unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | 11-3
2011-11-23 | Win |  Stefan Leko | RISE 85: Heavyweight Tournament 2011, Quarter Finals | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 10-3
2011-07-23 | Win |  Raoumaru | RISE 80 | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Right Hook) | 2 | 2:42 | 9-3
Wins vacant RISE Heavyweight title.
2011-02-27 | Win |  Igifan | RISE 74 | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Right Low Kick) | 1 | 2:14 | 8-3
2010-12-19 | Win |  Raoumaru | RISE 73 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | 7-3
2010-07-31 | Win |  Kengo Shimizu | RISE 68 | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Left High Kick) | 3 | 1:24 | 6-3
2010-04-03 | Loss |  Tsutomu Takahagi | K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama | Yokohama, Japan | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | 5-3
2009-12-05 | Loss |  Singh Jaideep | K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final | Yokohama, Japan | KO (Right Hook) | 2 | 1:36 | 5-2
2009-07-18 | Loss |  Hiromi Amada | Heat 10 | Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 5-1
2009-03-28 | Win |  Takeshi Onda | Heat 9 | Japan | KO (Left Hook) | Ex. R | N/A | 5-0
2008-12-14 | Win |  Sunwu | Heat 8 | Japan | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 2 | 1:10 | 4-0
2008-07-13 | Win |  Yong Soo Park | K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Taipei | Taipei, Taiwan | KO (Left Hook) | Ex. R | 1:26 | 3-0
2008-04-20 | Win |  Hideo Sawada | K-1 League Trial Project | Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 2-0
2008-01-14 | Win |  Ryuhei Takahashi |  | Japan | KO (Strikes) | 2 | 1:26 | 1-0
Legend:  Win  Loss  Draw/No contest  Notes

## See also

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* List of male kickboxers
* List of K-1 Events

## References

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1. ^ "Makoto Uehara K-1 profile". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
2. ^ K-1 Final 16 Matches Unveiled
3. ^ K-1 WGP Final 16, Finalized Fight Card For This Sunday, October 14
4. ^ K-1 World Grand Prix Final 16 Live Results
5. ^ K-1 WGP Final 8 Match-Ups
6. ^ RISE 92 Results: Yamamoto Edges Bennoui, Umeno Avenges Loss
7. ^ 4 more fights confirmed for Glory 12 in New York Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
8. ^ The GLORY 13 Card is Super Stacked So Far
9. ^ 4 more bouts confirmed for Glory 13 including main event between Daniel Ghita and Errol Zimmerman Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
10. ^ GLORY SuperFight Series Tokyo and GLORY 13 Spoilers
11. ^ Glory 13 Results and Recap Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
12. ^ Glory 13 Tokyo results and gifs: Rico Verhoeven, Daniel Ghita, and Nieky Holzken win big in Japan
13. ^ GLORY 13 Results: Verhoeven, Ghita and Holzken pick up victories Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
14. ^ 【RISE】小宮山の前蹴り光るもゲーオがダウンを奪い勝利(in Japanese)
15. ^ 9/13 RISE95『羅王丸vs天田ヒロミ戦』に関しまして Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
16. ^ "一刀、小宮山工介との王者対決制す。神村エリカが王者に：9.13 後楽園". Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2014-11-23.

## External links

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* Official K-1 website
* Makoto Uehara K-1 profile
* Makoto Uehara Official Blog