K-Jee (kickboxer)

K-Jee (born 5 November 1990) is a Japanese male kickboxer and the former K-1 Cruiserweight Champion and the former Krush Cruiserweight champion.^[2]

K-Jee
Born	Nakajima Keisuke (1990-11-05) 5 November 1990 (age 34) Kumamoto, Japan
Other names	Keiji, ケイジ
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight	95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb)
Division	Cruiserweight
Style	Kickboxing
Fighting out of	Fukuoka, Japan
Team	K-1 Gym Fukuoka Team Beginning
Kickboxing record
Total	40
Wins	22
By knockout	19
Losses	18
By knockout	12

Kickboxing career

He took part in the 2017 Heavyweight Grand Prix, but lost to the eventual winner Antonio Plazibat in the quarterfinals.^[3] He bounced back with a TKO win over Shinya Uemura, during Krush 89.^[4]

K-Jee participated in the 2018 K-1 Cruiserweight Grand Prix, for the inaugural K-1 Cruiserweight title. He beat Brian McGrath by TKO in the quarterfinals, but lost a unanimous decision to Sina Karimian in the semifinals.^[5]

K-Jee won his next two fights, knocking Yuki Kudo out with a flying knee during Krush 97,^[6] and Hitoshi Sugimoto with a right hook during Krush 101.^[7]

He fought for his first major title during Krush 104, when he fought Rui Hanazawa for the Krush Cruiserweight title. He defeated Hanazawa by a second round TKO.^[8][9]

K-Jee was scheduled to fight Hisaki Kato in December 2019. Kato won the fight by a second round TKO.^[10] The two of them fought a rematch three months later, during Krush 112, which was to be K-Jee's first title defense.^[11] K-Jee won the fight by a first round knockout.^[12]

K-1 Jee was scheduled to fight Sina Karimian for the K-1 Cruiserweight title during the K-1 World GP event in Fukuoka. He won the fight by TKO, forcing Karimian's corner to throw in the towel midway through the first round.^[13] Despite knocking Sina twice in the first round, K-Jee would lose the fight by a second-round knockout.^[14]

After being badly hurt near the beginning to the second round, K-Jee staged a comeback victory, winning by way of a low kick knockout.^[15]

K-Jee was scheduled to face Seiya Tanigawa at K-1 World GP 2021 in Osaka on December 4, 2021.^[16] He was later forced to withdraw from the fight. K-Jee participated in the 2022 K-1 openweight tournament, held at K-1: K'Festa 5 on April 3, 2022. He faced the Krush cruiserweight champion Mahmoud Sattari in the quarterfinals.^[17] He lost the fight by a first-round knockout.^[18]

K-Jee faced Seiya Tanigawa at K-1 World GP 2022 in Fukuoka on August 11, 2022.^[19] He lost the fight by unanimous decision, after he was twice knocked down, once each in the second and third rounds.^[20]

Championships and accomplishments

• Krush
  • 2019 Krush Cruiserweight Champion
    • One successful title defense

• K-1
  • 2020 K-1 Cruiserweight Champion
  • 2024 K-1 Knockout of the Year (vs. Jérôme Le Banner])

Fight record

Professional Kickboxing Record

22 Wins (19 (T)KO's), 18 Losses, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2025-07-13	Loss	Roel Mannaart	K-1 Dontaku	Fukuoka, Japan	KO (Low kicks)	2	1:32
For the K-1 Heavyweight Championship.
2024-12-14	Loss	Errol Zimmerman	K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final, Quarterfinal	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Left hook)	2	0:58
2024-10-05	Win	Jérôme Le Banner	K-1 World GP 2024 in Osaka	Osaka, Japan	KO (High kick)	1	1:26
Qualifies for K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final.
2024-03-23	Loss	Mattia Faraoni	The Arena	Italy	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2023-09-10	Loss	Mikio Ueda	K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～	Yokohama, Japan	TKO (3 knockdowns)	2	1:39
2023-07-17	Loss	Ștefan Lătescu	K-1 World GP 2023	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Left hook to the body)	1	1:53
2022-08-11	Loss	Seiya Tanigawa	K-1 World GP 2022 in Fukuoka	Fukuoka, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2022-04-03	Loss	Mahmoud Sattari	K-1: K'Festa 5, Tournament Quarterfinals	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Left hook)	1	1:28
2021-07-17	Win	Ryo Aitaka	K-1 World GP 2021 in Fukuoka	Fukuoka, Japan	KO (Low kick)	2	1:04
2021-03-28	Loss	Sina Karimian	K'Festa 4 Day 2	Yoyogi, Japan	KO (Spinning backfist)	2	0:26
Loses the K-1 Cruiserweight title.
2020-11-02	Win	Sina Karimian	K-1 World GP 2020 in Fukuoka	Fukuoka, Japan	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	1	1:54
Wins the K-1 Cruiserweight title.
2020-03-28	Win	Hisaki Kato	Krush 112	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Left hook to the body)	1	2:10
Defends the Krush Cruiserweight title.
2019-12-28	Loss	Hisaki Kato	K-1 World GP 2019 Japan: ～Women's Flyweight Championship Tournament～	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (Three knockdowns)	2	1:17
2019-08-31	Win	Rui Hanazawa	Krush 104	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (Punches)	2	1:43
Wins the Krush Cruiserweight title.
2019-05-18	Win	Hitoshi Sugimoto	Krush 101	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Right hook)	2	1:24
2019-01-26	Win	Yuki Kudo	Krush 97	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Flying knee)	2	1:13
2018-09-24	Loss	Sina Karimian	K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament, Semi Finals	Saitama, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2018-09-24	Win	Brian McGrath	K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals	Saitama, Japan	TKO (Punches)	2	2:37
2018-06-30	Win	Shinya Uemura	Krush 89	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (Leg kicks)	2	1:20
2018-02-12	Loss	Ryo Aitaka	Bigbang 32	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
For the Bigbang Heavyweight title.
2017-11-23	Loss	Antonio Plazibat	K-1 World GP 2017 Japan Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals	Saitama, Japan	KO (Left hook to the body)	1	1:40
2017-06-08	Win	Tsutomu Takahagi	Krush 78	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (Referee Stoppage)	1	1:59
2017-04-22	Loss	Koichi	K-1 World GP 2017: Super Bantamweight Tournament	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Right Straight)	3	0:38
2017-02-12	Win	Ryo Aitaka	Bigbang 28	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (Ref. Stop/Low Kicks)	3	2:23
2016-12-18	Win	Hidekazu Kimura	Krush 71	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-09-19	Win	Yoshinari	K-1 World GP 2016 Super Featherweight World Tournament	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (Punches)	2	1:23
2016-06-24	Win	Hitoshi Sugimoto	K-1 WORLD GP 2016 IN JAPAN ～World 65 kg Tournament～	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-02-30	Loss	Zaurus Asami	Krush 64	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (Nose injury)	2	0:04
2015-09-22	Loss	Kazuya Akimoto	K-1 World GP 2015 Survival Wars	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2015-04-19	Loss	Kotetsu	K-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Right hook)	1	2:15
2014-07-13	Loss	Yutaro Yamauchi	Krush 43	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2012-10-21	Win	Meriken Yuto	KAKUMEI PURITY	Osaka, Japan	KO (Right cross)	3	1:49
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers
• List of K-1 champions