Riki Fukuda
| Riki Fukuda | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 6, 1981 Tokyo, Japan |
| Other names | Killer Bee |
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Style | Shoot Wrestling |
| Fighting out of | Tokyo, Japan |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 21 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Losses | 4 |
| No contests | 0 |
Riki Fukuda is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist. He currently fights in the UFC as a middleweight.
MMA Career
Fukuda was a member of the Yamanashi Gakuin University's wrestling team. At the All Japan University Championships, he placed third in 2002 and second in 2003 in his weight class. Fukuda then joined a pro-wrestling organization called WJ (started by a popular pro-wrestler Riki Chōshū) and made his pro-wrestling debut in March 2003. He switched to the Killer Bee mixed martial arts team in 2004.
In his MMA debut fight at Superbrawl, Fukuda surprised many by taking Joe Doerksen to decision. Over the years, he has worked for the Japanese promotions Shooto, Pancrase and K-1. In February 2007, he made his debut in the US EliteXC promotion at EliteXC Destiny. He then lost a close decision to Joey Villasenor on the September 15, 2007 EliteXC: Uprising card. He currently fights for the UFC.
More recently, Fukuda fought at DREAM.8 as a late replacement for Yoon Dong-Sik, where he defeated Murilo Rua by unanimous decision. At DEEP 42, Riki defeated Yuichi Nakanishi via unanimous decision to become the DEEP Middleweight Champion. Fukuda successfully defended the title against Hiromitsu Kanehara at DEEP 46. He has a record of 17 wins and 4 losses. At DEEP 49, Riki Successfully defended the title against Ryuta Sakurai winning the fight via TKO Knees.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
In October 2010, it was revealed Fukuda had signed with the UFC. Fukuda is expected to make his promotional debut against TUF 11 alumni, Nick Ring on February 27, 2011 at UFC 127.[1]
Mixed martial arts record
| 23 matches | 17 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 1 |
| By submission | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 9 | 3 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
 Nick Ring
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UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch | 02/27/2011 |  Sydney, Australia
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| Win | 17–4 | Ryuta Sakurai
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TKO (Knees) | Deep - 49 Impact | 08/27/2010 | 2 | 0:32 | Tokyo, Japan
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Defended DEEP Middleweight Champion |
| Win | 16–4 | Hiromitsu Kanehara
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Decision (Unanimous) | Deep - 46 Impact | 02-28-2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan
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Non-Title Bout[2] |
| Win | 15–4 | Yuichi Nakanishi
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Decision (Unanimous) | Deep - 42 Impact | 06-30-2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan
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Won DEEP Middleweight Champion |
| Win | 14–4 |  Murilo Rua
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Decision (Unanimous) | Dream 8 - Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Opening Round | 04-05-2009 | 2 | 5:00 | Nagoya, Japan
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Was a replacement for Yoon Dong-Sik |
| Win | 13–4 | Ryuta Sakurai
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TKO (Punches) | Deep - 40 Impact | 02-20-2009 | 1 | 0:45 | Tokyo, Japan
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| Win | 12–4 |  Jason Jones
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Decision (Unanimous) | Deep - 38 Impact | 10-23-2008 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan
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| Win | 11–4 | Hiroki Ozaki
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Decision (Unanimous) | Deep - 37 Impact | 08-17-2008 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan
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| Loss | 10–4 | Yuichi Nakanishi
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Decision (Unanimous) | Deep - 35 Impact | 05-19-2008 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan
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| Win | 10–3 | Yuya Shirai
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Decision (Split) | Deep - 35 Impact | 05-19-2008 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan
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| Win | 9–3 | Ryuta Sakurai
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Decision (Unanimous) | Deep - 34 Impact | 02-22-2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan
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| Loss | 8–3 |  Joey Villasenor
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Decision (Split) | EliteXC - Uprising | 03-15-2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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| Win | 8–2 | Hikaru Sato
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TKO (Punches) | Pancrase - 2007 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals | 07-27-2007 | 1 | 1:09 | Tokyo, Japan
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| Win | 7–2 | Chris Gates
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Submission (Strikes) | EliteXC Destiny | 02-10-2007 | 1 | 1:18 | Mississipi, USA
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| Win | 6–2 | Yuji Sakuragi
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Decision (Unanimous) | Pancrase - 2006 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals | 07-28-2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan
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| Win | 5–2 | Keitaro Maeda
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TKO (Punches) | GCM - D.O.G. 5 | 04-1-2006 | 1 | 4:40 | Tokyo, Japan
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| Loss | 4–2 | Kozo Urita
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KO (Punch) | Pancrase - Blow 1 | 01-26-2006 | 1 | 0:40 | Tokyo, Japan
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| Win | 4–1 | Yuta Nakamura
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TKO (Punches) | Pancrase - Spiral 9 | 11-4-2005 | 1 | 0:57 | Tokyo, Japan
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| Win | 3–1 | Brandon Wolff
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TKO (Punches) | K-1 - World Grand Prix Hawaii | 07-29-2005 | 2 | 2:49 | Hawaii, USA
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| Win | 2–1 |  Oleg Bazayev
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KO (Punches) | GCM - D.O.G. 2 | 06-11-2005 | 1 | 0:28 | Tokyo, Japan
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| Win | 1–1 | Masaya Inoue
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Decision (Unanimous) | Shooto - 1/29 in Korakuen Hall | 01-29-2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan
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| Loss | 0–1 | Joe Doerksen
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Decision (Unanimous) | SB 35 - SuperBrawl 35 | 04-16-2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii USA
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See also
References
- ^ ".Nick Ring vs. Riki Fukuda Inked for UFC 127 February 27 in Australia". cagepotato.com. December 7, 2010.
- ^ "DEEP results". UWFi Team.