Best fights of Kazuyuki Miyata
Over 14 years as a professional, Kazuyuki Miyata has compiled a 16-9 (10) record, including one title fight across three weight classes. Here are his top 10 best fights.
1. Kazuyuki Miyata defeats Takeshi Inoue
On September 25, 2010 Kazuyuki Miyata faced Takeshi Inoue in a featherweight bout. Miyata was 34 years old with a record of 9-7, and Inoue was 30 with a record of 6-8. Miyata was on a 4-fight winning streak and Inoue was on a 3-fight winning streak. Miyata won via unanimous decision.
2. Kazuyuki Miyata defeats Daiki Hata
On October 6, 2009 Kazuyuki Miyata faced Daiki Hata in a featherweight bout. Miyata was 33 years old with a record of 7-7, and Hata was 27 with a record of 11-5-4. Miyata was on a 2-fight winning streak and Hata was on a 3-fight winning streak. Miyata won via unanimous decision.
3. Kazuyuki Miyata defeats Caol Uno
On December 31, 2010 Kazuyuki Miyata faced Caol Uno in a featherweight bout. Miyata was 34 years old with a record of 10-7, and Uno was 35 with a record of 25-13-5. Miyata was on a 5-fight winning streak, while Uno was coming off a loss. Miyata won via unanimous decision.
4. Kazuyuki Miyata loses to Hiroyuki Takaya via split decision
On July 16, 2011 Kazuyuki Miyata fought Hiroyuki Takaya for the DREAM featherweight title. Miyata was 35 years old with a record of 11-7, and Takaya was 34 with a record of 15-9-1. Miyata was on a 6-fight winning streak, while Takaya was coming off a loss. Miyata lost via split decision. Failed to capture the title. Went the distance with Takaya.
5. Kazuyuki Miyata defeats Takafumi Otsuka
On May 29, 2010 Kazuyuki Miyata faced Takafumi Otsuka in a featherweight bout. Miyata was 34 years old with a record of 8-7, and Otsuka was 23 with a record of 10-4-1. Miyata was on a 3-fight winning streak and Otsuka was on a 2-fight winning streak. Miyata won via split decision.
6. Kazuyuki Miyata submits Jae Eun Kim
On December 22, 2012 Kazuyuki Miyata faced Jae Eun Kim in a featherweight bout. Miyata was 36 years old with a record of 12-9, and Kim was 0 with a record of 0-0. Miyata was coming off a win. Miyata submitted Jae Eun Kim via guillotine choke in the 1st round.
7. Kazuyuki Miyata submits Askar Umbetov
On December 23, 2014 Kazuyuki Miyata faced Askar Umbetov in a featherweight bout. Miyata was 38 years old with a record of 13-9, and Umbetov was 0 with a record of 0-0. Miyata was on a 2-fight winning streak. Miyata submitted Askar Umbetov via arm-triangle choke in the 2nd round.
8. Kazuyuki Miyata submits Erson Yamamoto
On December 31, 2018 Kazuyuki Miyata faced Erson Yamamoto in a featherweight bout. Miyata was 42 years old with a record of 15-9, and Yamamoto was 0 with a record of 0-0. Miyata was on a 4-fight winning streak. Miyata submitted Erson Yamamoto via hammerlock in the 2nd round.
9. Kazuyuki Miyata loses to Tatsuya Kawajiri via KO
On December 31, 2011 Kazuyuki Miyata faced Tatsuya Kawajiri in a featherweight bout. Miyata was 35 years old with a record of 11-8, and Kawajiri was 33 with a record of 29-7-2. Miyata was coming off a loss, while Kawajiri was on a 2-fight winning streak. Kawajiri submitted Miyata via arm-triangle choke in the 2nd round.
10. Kazuyuki Miyata submits Jae Hyun So
On April 16, 2009 Kazuyuki Miyata faced Jae Hyun So in a lightweight bout. Miyata was 33 years old with a record of 5-7, and So was 0 with a record of 0-0. Miyata was on a 2-fight losing streak. Miyata submitted Jae Hyun So via guillotine choke in the 1st round.