Who is Yuki Yoza? Japanese kickboxing phenom taking the world by storm

Japan's Yuki Yoza is one of the most exciting prospects in kickboxing today.

At just 28 years old, Yoza is a pound-for-pound talent, and he challenges for his second promotional title in ONE Championship this April.

Here's everything you need to know about Yoza as he steps onto the biggest stage of his fighting career.

Yuki Yoza's kickboxing record

Published totals vary by source and update date. K-1's current profile lists 22 wins and 3 losses across 25 bouts, while ONE separately lists Yoza's results inside its promotion. KickboxHub shows the professional bouts currently documented in its own database rather than silently merging headline totals.

He's undefeated in K-1, won the K-1 lightweight championship in 2023, and was a star-studded youth Kyokushin prodigy, achieving numerous titles from 2012 to 2018.

Yoza made his professional kickboxing debut in 2019, racking up seven wins before losing to future RIZIN champion Chihiro Suzuki.

As he approaches his ONE Samurai headliner against Jonathan Haggerty, Yoza rides a three-fight ONE winning streak, with a unanimous decision victory over Superlek in 2025.

Yuki Yoza height & weight

Yoza is listed at 5'7", and last fought at bantamweight, which is 65kg, or roughly 143 lbs.

Yuki Yoza's ferocious kickboxing style

Yoza has built a reputation for his brutally effective leg attacks, mixing sharp boxing with intercepting low kicks to keep his opponents overwhelmed.

He maintains a steady assault on their legs and has a penchant for kicking his opponent's supporting leg from the inside when they lift for checks. It's a style built around overloading the opponent's nervous system, causing them to freeze up and give Yoza the lead.

Yuki Yoza's 2026 results and current status

Yoza challenged Jonathan Haggerty for the ONE bantamweight kickboxing title at ONE Samurai 1 on April 29, 2026. Haggerty retained by unanimous decision after five rounds. ONE later booked Yoza against Ben Woolliss at The Inner Circle 22 in July; ONE's current athlete profile lists four promotional wins and one loss.

Use the Yuki Yoza profile for KickboxHub's documented fight history and the ONE athlete profile for ONE's current promotional record.