Kiuma Kunioku, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Kiuma Kunioku

Japanese martial artist

Date of Birth: 12-Nov-1976

Place of Birth: Ōsaka, Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan

Profession: mixed martial artist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Kiuma Kunioku

  • Kiuma Kunioku (?? ???, Kunioku Kiuma, born November 12, 1976) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently fighting at Welterweight.
  • A longtime veteran of the Pancrase organization, Kunioku captured the King of Pancrase Middleweight Championship and King of Pancrase Welterweight Championship before leaving the organization in 2004 to compete in the K-1 HERO'S mixed martial arts organization.
  • He holds notable victories over Frank Shamrock, Nate Marquardt, Masakatsu Funaki, and Genki Sudo. Kunioku has fought in Pancrase on 55 different occasions.
  • He has also competed in the Abu Dhabi Professional Submission Grappling Tournament in 2003, but did not place. Kunioku was scheduled to face Vincent Latoel at Fury 2 on October 9, 2010 in Macau.
  • However, Kunioku was later removed from the card and the event was cancelled entirely on October 7.He replaced Leonardo Santos in a bout with Maximo Blanco at Sengoku Raiden Championship 15 on October 30, 2010.
  • Kunioku lost the fight by KO late in the first round.

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