Masahide Kudo is a retired Japanese kickboxer who competed in the featherweight division of RISE, where he was champion.
32 Facts About Masahide Kudo
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Masahide Kudo won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.
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Masahide Kudo won the fight by a third-round technical knockout, beginning a seven-fight winning streak that would culminate in a REBELS title fight.
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Masahide Kudo participated in the REBELS super bantamweight tournament, held to determine the new champion.
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Masahide Kudo was scheduled to face the DEEP KICK 55kg champion Masahiko Suzuki in the semifinals at REBELS.
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Masahide Kudo won the fight by split decision, after an extra round was fought.
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Masahide Kudo faced Takeo Oode in the tournament final, held at REBELS.
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Masahide Kudo was scheduled to face Taiki Naito in the quarterfinals of the BLADE FC 2 Japan Cup, on 1 August 2015.
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Masahide Kudo lost to the eventual finalist by a first-round knockout.
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Masahide Kudo was scheduled to make his first title defense against Shuto Miyazaki at Rebels.
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Masahide Kudo won the fight by a third-round technical knockout, through repeated body shots.
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Masahide Kudo made his RISE debut against Yugo Tsuboi at Rise 111 on 29 May 2016.
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Masahide Kudo won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.
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Masahide Kudo was scheduled to make his last appearance with REBELS against Eisaku Ogasawara at REBELS.
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Masahide Kudo knocked Sano down twice in the second round of the bout, first time with a left hook, while the second was from a combination of punches.
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Masahide Kudo was scheduled to face Ken Flyskygym in the tournament quarterfinal.
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Masahide Kudo won the fight by a first-round technical knockout, needing a little less than 90 seconds to knock Ken down twice.
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Masahide Kudo took part in a four-man tournament, organized to crown the new featherweight champion.
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Masahide Kudo was scheduled to face Tatsuki Shinotsuka in what was Shinotsuka's second professional appearance.
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Masahide Kudo won the semifinal bout by a second-round technical knockout, scoring all three knockdowns through repeated low kicks.
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Masahide Kudo fought a rematch with Yoshihisa Morimoto in the tournament finals, held at Rise 125 on 17 June 2018.
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Masahide Kudo was scheduled to face Shiro at Rise 129 on 17 November 2018.
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Masahide Kudo made his ONE Championship debut against the former Lumpinee Stadium bantamweight champion Petchdam Petchyindee Academy at ONE Championship: Call to Greatness on 22 February 2019.
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Masahide Kudo was scheduled to face Tarik Totts at RISE 132 on 19 May 2019.
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Masahide Kudo won the fight by a second-round body kick knockout.
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Masahide Kudo was scheduled to face Thalisson Gomes Ferreira at RISE WORLD SERIES 2019 Semi-Final Round in OSAKA on 21 July 2019.
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Masahide Kudo made his second ONE Championship appearance against Panpayak Jitmuangnon at ONE Championship: Immortal Triumph on 6 September 2019.
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Masahide Kudo was scheduled to face Ryo Takahashi at Rise 145 on 19 July 2020.
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Masahide Kudo was scheduled to fight the WBC Muaythai Japan featherweight champion Takuma Ota at Rise 145 on 30 January 2021.
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Masahide Kudo was scheduled to face Kanta Tabuchi at Rise 148 on 17 April 2021.
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Masahide Kudo won the fight by a first-round technical knockout, successfully knocking Takeuchi down three times in less than two minutes.
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On 11 December 2021 Masahide Kudo announced his retirement after suffering a nose injury deemed inoperable.