2015 in K-1

The year 2015 is the 23rd year in the history of the K-1. 2015 starts with K-1 China vs. USA, and ends with K-1 World GP 2015 The Championship.

2015 in K-1
Information
First date	January 1
Last date	November 21
Events
Total events	7
Fights
Chronology
2014 in K-1 2015 in K-1 2016 in K-1

List of events

#	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location
1	K-1 China vs. USA	January 1, 2015	Golden Eagle Culture City	Changsha, China
2	K-1 World GP 2015 -60kg Championship Tournament	January 18, 2015	Yoyogi National Gymnasium	Tokyo, Japan
3	K-1 China vs. Japan	February 1, 2015	Golden Eagle Culture City	Changsha, China
4	K-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament	April 19, 2015	Yoyogi National Gymnasium	Tokyo, Japan
5	K-1 World GP 2015 -70kg Championship Tournament	July 4, 2015	Yoyogi National Gymnasium	Tokyo, Japan
6	K-1 World GP 2015 Survival Wars	September 22, 2015	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
7	K-1 World GP 2015 The Championship	November 21, 2015	Yoyogi National Gymnasium	Tokyo, Japan

K-1 China vs. USA

K-1 China vs. USA
Promotion	K-1
Date	January 1, 2015
Venue	Golden Eagle Culture City
City	Changsha, China
Event chronology
K-1 World GP 2014 -65kg Championship Tournament K-1 China vs. USA K-1 World GP 2015 -60kg Championship Tournament

K-1 China vs. USA was a kickboxing event held on January 1, 2015 at the Golden Eagle Culture City in Changsha, China.

Results

Main Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
90kg	Andrew Tate	def.	Liang Ling	Decision	3	3:00
60kg	Joseph Logan	def.	Lei Peng Hui	TKO	1
53kg	E Meidie	def.	Sanja Sucevic	Decision	3	3:00
64kg	Wang Zhi Wei	def.	Arthur Sorsor	KO	1
68kg	Justin Greskiewicz	def.	Li Yun Kun	Decision	3	3:00
70kg	Tian Xian	def.	Tony Hervey	TKO	2
70kg	Zhou Zhi Peng	def.	Stavone Warren	Decision	3	3:00
70kg	Dong-Soo Kim	def.	Wang Jing Wei	TKO	2

K-1 World GP 2015 -60kg Championship Tournament

K-1 World GP 2015 -60kg Championship Tournament
Promotion	K-1
Date	January 18, 2015
Venue	Yoyogi National Gymnasium
City	Tokyo, Japan
Event chronology
K-1 China vs. USA K-1 World GP 2015 -60kg Championship Tournament K-1 China vs. Japan

K-1 World GP 2015 –60kg Championship Tournament was a kickboxing event held on January 18, 2015 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. This event featured 8-Man tournament for the inaugural K-1 -60kg Championship, and other super fights.

Results

Main Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
60kg	Koya Urabe	def.	Hirotaka Urabe	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	-60kg Tournament Final; For the -60kg Championship
65kg	Minoru Kimura	def.	Kaew Fairtex	Decision (majority)	3	3:00
70kg	Sanny Dahlbeck	def.	Yoshihiro Sato	KO	4	2:08
60kg	Koya Urabe	def.	Masahiro Yamamoto	KO	1	2:44	-60kg Tournament Semi Final
60kg	Hirotaka Urabe	def.	Javier Hernandez	Extra round decision (unanimous)	4	3:00	-60kg Tournament Semi Final
55kg	Takiya Shota	def.	Shou Rong	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
55kg	Tobe Ryuma	def.	Horio Ryuji	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
60kg	Koya Urabe	def.	Denis Puric	KO	1	2:05	-60kg Tournament Quarter Final
60kg	Masahiro Yamamoto	def.	Gagny Baradji	Decision (majority)	3	3:00	-60kg Tournament Quarter Final
60kg	Hirotaka Urabe	def.	Karim Bennoui	KO	1	2:03	-60kg Tournament Quarter Final
60kg	Javier Hernandez	def.	Koutarou Shimano	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	-60kg Tournament Quarter Final
60kg	Toshi	def.	Hun Jae Kim	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	-60kg Tournament Reserve Fight
Preliminary Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
65kg	Ren Hiramoto	def.	Yuki Ishikawa	KO	1	1:25
Heavyweight	Tomoya Fujita	def.	Manabu	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
60kg	Shota Kanbe	def.	Yuma	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
65kg	Masanobu Goto	def.	Yuta Saito	KO	1	1:30

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K-1 World GP 2015 -60kg Championship Tournament bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Koutarou Shimano

3-0

Javier Hernandez

DEC

Javier Hernandez

3-01

Hirotaka Urabe

DEC

Hirotaka Urabe

KO

Karim Bennoui

1R.

Hirotaka Urabe

3-0

Koya Urabe

DEC

Masahiro Yamamoto

DEC

Gagny Baradji

2-0

Masahiro Yamamoto

1R.

Koya Urabe

KO

Koya Urabe

KO

Denis Puric

1R.

¹ Extra round

K-1 China vs. Japan

K-1 China vs. Japan
Promotion	K-1
Date	February 1, 2015
Venue	Golden Eagle Culture City
City	Changsha, China
Event chronology
K-1 World GP 2015 -60kg Championship Tournament K-1 China vs. Japan K-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament

K-1 China vs. Japan was a kickboxing event held on February 1, 2015 at the Golden Eagle Culture City in Changsha, China.

Results

Main Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
65kg	Kuji Yoshimoto	def.	Hanji	Decision	3	3:00
70kg	K-Jee	def.	Zang Lei	TKO	3
53kg	E Meidie	def.	Syuri	Decision	3	3:00
63kg	Keisuke Nakamura	def.	Wang Zhiwei	TKO	Ex)1
60kg	Tomohiro Kiyai	def.	Wu Ze	Decision	3	3:00
70kg	Tien Xin	def.	Hideaki Kikkawa	TKO	2
70kg	Jungle Koki	def.	Ba Te Er	Decision	3	3:00

K-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament

K-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament
Promotion	K-1
Date	April 19, 2015
Venue	Yoyogi National Gymnasium
City	Tokyo, Japan
Event chronology
K-1 China vs. Japan K-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament K-1 World GP 2015 -70kg Championship Tournament

K-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament was a kickboxing event held on April 19, 2015 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. This event featured 8-Man tournament for the inaugural K-1 -55kg Championship, and other super fights.

Results

Main Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
55kg	Takeru Segawa	def.	Taiga	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	-55kg Tournament Final; For the -55kg Championship
60kg	Koya Urabe	def.	Javier Hernandez	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
65kg	Minoru Kimura	def.	Hiroya	KO	1	2:45
55kg	Taiga	def.	Nobuchika Terado	KO	3	2:40	-55kg Tournament Semi Final
55kg	Takeru Segawa	def.	Shota Takiya	KO	1	1:31	-55kg Tournament Semi Final
65kg	Yasuomi Soda	def.	Yuta Kubo	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
65kg	Massaro Glunder	def.	Masaaki Noiri	TKO	2	0:40
55kg	Taiga	def.	Soufiane El Haji	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	-55kg Tournament Quarter Final
55kg	Nobuchika Terado	def.	Rui Botelho	Extra round decision (split)	4	3:00	-55kg Tournament Quarter Final
55kg	Shota Takiya	def.	Danial Williams	Decision (majority)	3	3:00	-55kg Tournament Quarter Final
55kg	Takeru Segawa	def.	Alexandre Prilip	KO	2	1:48	-55kg Tournament Quarter Final
55kg	Keisuke Ishida	def.	Taisuke Degai	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	-55kg Tournament Reserve Fight
Preliminary Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
55kg	Ren Hiramoto	def.	Yuki Izuka	KO	1	1:40
70kg	Kotetsu	def.	K-Jee	KO	1	2:15
55kg	Yuichiro Ito	def.	Kazuyoshi	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
55kg	Haruma Saikyo	def.	Yoshiki Takei	Decision (majority)	3	3:00

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K-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Takeru Segawa

KO

Alexandre Prilip

2R.

Takeru Segawa

KO

Shota Takiya

1R.

Shota Takiya

DEC

Danial Williams

2-0

Takeru Segawa

DEC

Taiga

3-0

Nobuchika Terado

DEC

Rui Botelho

2-11

Nobuchika Terado

3R.

Taiga

KO

Taiga

DEC

Soufiane El Haji

3-0

¹ Extra round

K-1 World GP 2015 -70kg Championship Tournament

K-1 World GP 2015 -70kg Championship Tournament
Promotion	K-1
Date	July 4, 2015
Venue	Yoyogi National Gymnasium
City	Tokyo, Japan
Event chronology
K-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament K-1 World GP 2015 -70kg Championship Tournament K-1 World GP 2015 Survival Wars

K-1 World GP 2015 -70kg Championship Tournament was a kickboxing event held on July 4, 2015 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. This event featured 8-Man tournament for the inaugural K-1 -70kg Championship, and other super fights.

Results

Main Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
70kg	Marat Grigorian	def.	Jordann Pikeur	KO (punches)	1	1:24	-70kg Tournament Final; For the -70kg Championship
65kg	Kaew Fairtex	def.	Yasuomi Soda	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
60kg	Koya Urabe	def.	Konstantin Trishin	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
55kg	Takeru Segawa	def.	Hakim Hamech	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
70kg	Jordann Pikeur	def.	Sanny Dahlbeck	TKO (2 knockdowns)	2	1:03	-70kg Tournament Semi Final
70kg	Marat Grigorian	def.	Makihira Keita	KO (left body hook)	2	2:00	-70kg Tournament Semi Final
65kg	Minoru Kimura	def.	Massaro Glunder	Decision (unanimous)	4	3:00
60kg	Hirotaka Urabe	def.	Toshi	Decision (unanimous)	4	3:00
70kg	Jordann Pikeur	def.	Daiki Watabe	TKO (2 knockdowns)	2	2:55	-70kg Tournament Quarter Final
70kg	Sanny Dahlbeck	def.	Hiroki Nakajima	TKO (2 knockdowns)	2	2:01	-70kg Tournament Quarter Final
70kg	Makihira Keita	def.	Dylan Salvador	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	-70kg Tournament Quarter Final
70kg	Marat Grigorian	def.	Yoichi Yamazaki	KO (left high kick)	2	0:51	-70kg Tournament Quarter Final
70kg	Serhiy Adamchuk	def.	Kazuya Akimoto	Decision (split)	3	3:00	-70kg Tournament Reserve Fight
Preliminary Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
65kg	Ren Hiramoto	def.	Yohei Noguchi	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
60kg	Fumiya Osawa	draw	Shingen Endo	Decision (majority)	3	3:00
Heavyweight	Tsutomu Takahagi	draw	Hitoshi Sugimoto	Decision (majority)	3	3:00
65kg	Mitsuharu Waki	def.	Kazuhiro	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00

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K-1 World GP 2015 -70kg Championship Tournament bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Yoichi Yamazaki

2R.

Marat Grigorian

KO

Marat Grigorian

KO

Makihira Keita

2R.

Makihira Keita

DEC

Dylan Salvador

3-0

Marat Grigorian

KO

Jordann Pikeur

1R.

Hiroki Nakajima

2R.

Sanny Dahlbeck

TKO

Sanny Dahlbeck

2R.

Jordann Pikeur

TKO

Daiki Watabe

2R.

Jordann Pikeur

TKO

K-1 World GP 2015 Survival Wars

K-1 World GP 2015 Survival Wars
Promotion	K-1
Date	September 22, 2015
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan
Event chronology
K-1 World GP 2015 -70kg Championship Tournament K-1 World GP 2015 Survival Wars K-1 World GP 2015 The Championship

K-1 World GP 2015 Survival Wars was a kickboxing event held on September 22, 2015 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
65kg	Minoru Kimura	def.	Ren Hiramoto	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
55kg	Charles Bongiovanni	def.	Danial Williams	KO	1	2:20	-55kg Title eliminator
70kg	Shintaro Matsukura	def.	Tian Xin	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
70kg	Kazuya Akimoto	def.	K-Jee	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
55kg	Taisuke Degai	def.	Yuichiro Ito	TKO	1	3:00
55kg	Izawa Namito	def.	Katashima Satoshi	Decision (unanimous)	4	3:00
65kg	Takayuki Minamino	def.	Mitsuharu Waki	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Heavyweight	Htoshi Sugimoto	def.	Hidekazu Kimura	Decision (unanimous)	4	3:00
Preliminary Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
70kg	Katsuya Jinbo	draw	Yasuhito	Decision (majority)	3	3:00
70kg	Daisuke Fujimura	def.	Go-Oh	KO	1	2:07
Heavyweight	Yoshinari	def.	Hase Flysky Gym	KO	1	1:03

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K-1 World GP 2015 The Championship

K-1 World GP 2015 The Championship
Promotion	K-1
Date	November 21, 2015
Venue	Yoyogi National Gymnasium
City	Tokyo, Japan
Event chronology
K-1 World GP 2015 Survival Wars K-1 World GP 2015 The Championship K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg Japan Tournament

K-1 World GP 2015 The Championship was a kickboxing event held on November 21, 2015 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. This event was originally scheduled to feature 4 title fights for the K-1 -70kg, -65kg, -60kg and -55kg Championship, but -70kg Championship bout was cancelled due to challenger Sanny Dahlbeck having a fever.

Results

Main Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
65kg	Kaew Fairtex (c)	def.	Minoru Kimura	KO	1	2:55	For the -65kg Championship
60kg	Hirotaka Urabe	def.	Koya Urabe (c)	KO	3	2:14	For the -60kg Championship
55kg	Takeru Segawa (c)	def.	Charles Bongiovanni	KO	2	2:16	For the -55kg Championship
65kg	Masaaki Noiri	def.	Yasuomi Soda	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
70kg	Hiroki Nakajima	def.	Dmitrii Grafov	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
60kg	Leona Pettas	def.	Taiga	Decision (majority)	3	3:00
60kg	Fumiya Osawa	def.	Kotaro Shimano	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
65kg	Massaro Glunder	def.	Ren Hiramoto	Decision (majority)	3	3:00
65kg	Yuto Shinohara	def.	Kensei Kondo	KO	3	1:39	2015 K-1 Koshien 65kg Final
55kg	Haruma Saikyo	def.	Tatsuya Tsubakihara	Decision (split)	3	3:00	2015 K-1 Koshien 55kg Final
Preliminary Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
60kg	Taishi Hiratsuka	def.	Yuki Miwa	KO	2	1:03
70kg	Jin Hirayama	def.	Daisuke Fujimura	KO	2	2:34
65kg	Daiki Matsushita	def.	Kazuhiro	KO	1	1:34

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See also

• List of K-1 events
• List of K-1 champions
• 2015 in Glory
• 2015 in Kunlun Fight