Keisuke Okuda
Keisuke Okuda (奥田啓介, Okuda Keisuke, born June 5, 1991) is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for Dragon Gate.
| Keisuke Okuda | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 5, 1991[1] Tsu, Mie, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Keisuke Okuda |
| Billed height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Billed weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Debut | November 3, 2013 |
| Okuda Keisuke | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 5, 1991 Tsu, Japan |
| Native name | 奥田啓介 |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg)[2] |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Years active | 2015–present (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 5 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Career
He had a strong background in Greco-Roman wrestling and debuted on November 3, 2013 for IGF.[3] He went to a time limit draw against Akira Jo. He stopped wrestling to focus on college and returned on IGF's December 31, 2013 show in another time limit draw.[3]
He continued wrestling mostly for IGF throughout 2014 and 2015 and made appearances for various promotions starting in 2016.[4][5] On October 2, 2016, he and Tomohiko Hashimoto, captured Apache Pro's WEW World Tag Team Championship. The team held the titles until December 25, 2016, when they were defeated by Tatsuhito Takaiwa and Tetsuhiro Kuroda. He became a full-time member of Dramatic Dream Team in 2018, but resigned on April 30, 2019. Almost immediately after, he started wrestling exclusively for Dragon Gate.[6]
He became a member of Masaaki Mochizuki's unit, Mochizuki Dojo in the summer of 2019, after briefly feuding with Mochizuki.[1] The unit was disbanded in December 2019 with most of its members merging into the Dragon Gate unit.[6]
He captured the Open the Brave Gate Championship on November 3, 2020 by defeating Kaito Ishida.[1][7][8][9]
Okuda made his return to MMA, facing kickboxer Hiroaki Suzuki on October 10, 2021 at Rizin Landmark Vol.1. He lost the bout via TKO in the first round.[10]
Okuda faced Yuta Kubo at Rizin Landmark 4 on November 6, 2022. He lost the fight by TKO stoppage at the end of the first round.[11]
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts record
| 5 matches | 0 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 0 | 3 |
| By submission | 0 | 1 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–5 | Yuta Kubo | TKO (elbows and punches) | Rizin Landmark 4 | November 6, 2022 | 1 | 4:43 | Nagoya, Japan | Featherweight debut. |
| Loss | 0–4 | Grant Bogdanove | Submission (face crank) | Rizin Trigger 1 | November 28, 2021 | 1 | 1:07 | Kobe, Japan | |
| Loss | 0–3 | Hiroaki Suzuki | TKO (knee and punches) | Rizin Landmark Vol.1 | October 2, 2021 | 1 | 1:42 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Tomoharu Toda | DQ (kick to head of grounded fighter) | Fighting Nexus 5 | March 6, 2016 | 1 | N/A | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 0–1 | Yuki Yamamoto | TKO (knee and punches) | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2015 | December 31, 2015 | 1 | 0:26 | Tokyo, Japan | Lightweight debut. |
References
- "Maxfield". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- "Keisuke Okuda". Sherdog. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- "Keisuke Okuda". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- "Former IGF fighter Keisuke Okuda, winner of the All Japan Martial Arts Championship, has left DDT!". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- "Keisuke Okuda leaves IGF "I'm going to get lost!"". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- "Kaito Ishida and Keisuke Okuda's Winding Road". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- "Open the Brave Gate Title". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- "Preview: Dragon Gate – The Final Gate 2020 (12/20/20)". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- "Dragon Gate Announces Full Card for The Final Gate 2020)". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- "【RIZIN】鈴木博昭、プロレスラーの奥田啓介を1R撃沈 総合格闘技初陣を飾る（ENCOUNT） - Yahoo!ニュース". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- "【RIZIN】平本蓮が弥益ドミネーターを空手＆ケージDFでドミネートし判定勝ち、鈴木千裕が今成越え、元谷が倉本と大激闘、SARAMIが魂のテイクダウンでラーラを下す、中村が征..." ゴング格闘技 - GONKAKU. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- "WEW Tag Titles". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2021". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
External links
- Dragon Gate profile (in Japanese)