Kohei Sato
| Kohei Sato 佐藤耕平 | |
|---|---|
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| Born | September 21, 1977 Tokyo, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Kohei Sato Monster K |
| Billed height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Billed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Trained by | Inoki Dojo Shinya Hashimoto[1] |
| Debut | June 14, 2001[2][3] |
Kohei Sato (佐藤 耕平, Satō Kōhei, born September 21, 1977) is a Japanese professional wrestler contracted with Pro Wrestling Zero1. Sato is also a former mixed martial artist.
Career
A former judoka and amateur wrestler, Sato made his transition to mixed martial arts after meeting Kazunari Murakami and Sanshu Tsubakichi. He joined the Shooto promotion, winning the 1998 All Japan Amateur Shooto Championships over Takashi Okada in the heavyweight class,[4] and later turning professional and gaining two wins over Anthony Netzler and Katsuhisa Fujii. He then retired from MMA in order to start in professional wrestling, debuting in Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE in 2001.
Championships and accomplishments
- 2AW Openweight Championship (1 time)
- All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Hirotaka Yokoi
- World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Shuji Ishikawa
- All Asia Tag Team Title League (2003) – with Hirotaka Yokoi[5]
- BJW World Strong Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[6]
- BJW Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Daisuke Sekimoto (1), and Shuji Ishikawa (2)
- Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Daisuke Sekimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani
- NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (7 times) – with Ryoji Sai (2), Yoshihiro Takayama (1), Kamikaze (2), Daisuke Sekimoto (1), and Hideki Suzuki (1)
- NWA United National Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- World Heavyweight Championship (6 times)
- ZERO1-MAX United States Openweight Championship (1 time)
- Fire Festival (2004, 2015)
- Furinkazan (2010) – with Kamikaze
- Furinkazan (2018) – with Sugi
- Passion Cup Tag Tournament (2008) – with Ryoji Sai
- World Entertainment Wrestling
- WEW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kamikaze
Mixed martial arts record
| 2 matches | 2 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By submission | 0 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2–0 | Katsuhisa Fujii | TKO (punches) | Shooto - Renaxis 2 | July 16, 1999 | 1 | 4:05 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 1–0 | Anthony Netzler | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto - Renaxis 1 | March 28, 1999 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan |
References
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Kohei Sato". CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "Kohei Sato". PUROLOVE.com (in German). Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "Kohei Sato Profile & Match Listing". The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on January 19, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ 第5回全日本アマチュア修斗選手権大会 公式結果
- ^ "All-Asian Tag Team Title League 2003". Pro Wrestling History. July 2003. Archived from the original on February 24, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ "【大日本】佐藤耕平が岡林からストロング王座奪取「何とか勝てた」". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). August 25, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
- ^ 天龍プロジェクト認定WAR世界6人タッグ選手権. Syu-Kaku Kombu (in Japanese). Retrieved February 2, 2022.
