Yukio Sakaguchi
Yukio Sakaguchi | |
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坂口征夫 | |
Sakaguchi as KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champion in 2020 | |
| Born | July 26, 1973 Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Father | Seiji Sakaguchi |
| Relatives | Kenji Sakaguchi (brother) |
| Martial arts career | |
| Residence | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Weight | 74.2 kg (164 lb) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Saitama, Saitama, Japan |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 13 |
| Wins | 6 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 4 |
| Other information | |
| University | University of Tokyo - Bachelor of Engineering |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
| Sponsored by Ameba and Vibram FiveFingers Last updated on: September 30, 2013 | |
| Ring name(s) | Yukio Collection A.T. Yukio Sakaguchi |
| Billed height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Billed weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Billed from | Saitama Prefecture |
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| Debut | March 22, 2012 |
| Retired | February 7, 2024 |
Yukio Sakaguchi (坂口 征夫, Sakaguchi Yukio, born July 26, 1973) is a Japanese former professional mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, actor and judoka. In professional wrestling, he is primarily known for his tenure with DDT Pro-Wrestling, but has fought and competed for All Japan Pro Wrestling, World Victory Road, DREAM, Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling, Pancrase, Pro Wrestling Wave, S-Cup, Shooto, Big Japan Pro Wrestling, Union Pro Wrestling, Kaientai Dojo, Dradition, Legend The Pro-Wrestling and K-1. Sakaguchi is known for his fight with Nigerian K-1 kickboxer, Film actor and male model Andy Ologun. Yukio is the son of former judoka and professional wrestling legend Seiji Sakaguchi and the older brother of actor Kenji Sakaguchi, who notably co-starred in Ikebukuro West Gate Park when the television show made its debut run in 2000 and most recently in 2012 started making regular appearances on the show Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi, he also co-starred in the film Face.
In 2009 Yukio was featured in Kamui Gaiden; the film was a box office hit in Japan and the Netherlands. After positive reviews on Yukio's performance he was later chosen to play a small supporting role in the sequel to Ninja Assassin, set to be released in 2014, but never materialized after the project was put into development hell.
In October 2012 Sakaguchi signed a multi-fight deal with Pancrase and in January 2013 re-signed with DDT for the rest of that year. He is a former one-time KO-D Openweight Champion, two-time KO-D Tag Team Champion, nine-time KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions and the winner of the 2015 King of DDT tournament.