Tyson Maeguchi

Taisuke Maeguchi (前口泰祐, Maeguchi Taisuke) better known by his ring name Tyson Maeguchi (前口太尊, Maeguchi Taison) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter. In professional wrestling, he is best known for his time with Ganbare Pro-Wrestling where he is a former Spirit of Ganbare World Tag Team Champion. In kickboxing, he has competed in promotions such as RISE and Knock Out.

Tyson Maeguchi
Maeguchi in August 2022
Born	Taisuke Maeguchi (1986-09-25) September 25, 1986 (age 38)[1] Tokyo, Japan[1]
Native name	前口太尊
Nationality	Japanese
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight	61 kg (134 lb; 9.6 st)[1]
Division	Bantamweight (Kickboxing)[1]
Fighting out of	Tokyo, Japan[1]
Team	Teppen Gym[1] Team Phoenix[1]
Years active	2000–2023
Kickboxing record
Total	20
Wins	7
By knockout	3
Losses	13
By knockout	6

Tyson Maeguchi
Born	(1986-09-25) 25 September 1986 (age 38)[2] Tokyo, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name	Taisuke Maeguchi Taison Maeguchi
Billed height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[3]
Billed weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Trained by	Kota Ibushi
Debut	2017

Mixed martial arts career

Maeguchi He made his professional mixed martial arts debut in the first round of a Lightweight rookie of the year tournament on April 18, 2010 promoted by J-Network. He was scheduled to compete in the semi-finals in July and the finals in October of the same year, but due to his opponents' absences in both matches, he was awarded rookie of the year accomplishment by walkover.^[4] Although also competing in Muay Thai, Maeguchi's main background was kickboxing. He had suffered five straight losses since his bout with Katsuji in August 2017, but he ended the losing streak with a win against Fumio Ujihara in November 2019.^[5] Maeguchi officially retired from professional kickboxing in 2023 to pursue a career in professional wrestling.^[6]

Professional wrestling career

Japanese independent circuit (2017–present)

Maeguchi made his professional wrestling debut at Hard Hit All Martial Arts Attack, an event promoted by Hard Hit Wrestling on July 16, 2017, where he wrestled Atsushi Aoki into a time-limit draw.^[7]

Having a mixed martial arts background, Maeguchi often competes in UWF Rules matches throughout various events hosted by martial-arts oriented promotions. At GLEAT Ver. EX ~ GLEAT Vs. Kyoteki, an event promoted by Gleat on October 9, 2023, he teamed up with Masakatsu Funaki to defeat Soma Watanabe and Tetsuya Izuchi.^[8] At Kakuto Tanteidan III: One Life to Live, an independent show of Battlarts legacy on April 8, 2025, he teamed up with Yuki Ishikawa to defeat Super Tiger II and Thanomsak Toba.^[9]

Ganbare Pro-Wrestling (2021–present)

Maeguchi made his debut in Ganbare Pro-Wrestling at the 2021 edition of the Ganbare Climax where he fell short to Tatsuhito Takaiwa in the first rounds.^[10] He was one half of the inaugural Spirit of Ganbare World Tag Team Champions alongside Hikaru Sato, titles which they one by topping a tournament in which they defeated Daishōken (Ken Ohka and Shuichiro Katsumura) in the first rounds,^[11] and Uruseez (Tatsuhito Takaiwa and Yumehito Imanari) in the finals on May 5, 2023 at Love Phantom 2023.^[12] At Ganbare Pro Wild Gamble 2024 on June 2, Maeguchi competed in a number one contendership battle royal for the Spirit of Ganbare World Openweight Championship won by Choun Shiryu and also involving Baliyan Akki, Daisuke, Gabai Ji-chan, Ken Ohka, Minoru Fujita and Yuna Manase.^[13]

At Wrestle Sekigahara on July 10, 2022, he teamed up with Kouki Iwasaki to defeat Tatsuhito Takaiwa and Black Tiger V.^[14]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

• J-Network
  • J-Newtork Lightweight Championship (1 time)
  • Rookie of the Year (2010)

Professional wrestling

• Ganbare Pro-Wrestling
  • Spirit of Ganbare World Tag Team Championship (1 time, inaugural) – with Hikaru Sato
  • Spirit Of Ganbare World Tag Team Title Tournament (2023) – with Hikaru Sato

Fight record

Professional Muay Thai and Kickboxing record

7 Wins (3 (T)KO's), 13 Losses, 0 Draws
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2023-11-19	Win	Takamasa Abiko	Rise Fight Club	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (shoulder injury)	2	2:47
2021-07-22	Loss	Yosuke Morii	No Kick No Life	Koto, Japan	KO (spinning back elbow)	2	3:02
2020-12-18	Loss	Kazuma	Rise 144	Tokyo, Japan	KO (punch)	3	1:32
2020-09-04	Win	Yoshihisa Morimoto	Rise 142	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2020-02-15	Loss	Hiroki Kasahara	SHOOT BOXING 2020 act.1	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	3	1:14
2019-11-14	Win	Fumio Ujihara	Rise 135	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2019-07-05	Loss	Naoki Tanaka	Rise 133	Tokyo, Japan	KO (punches)	1	2:56
2019-04-29	Loss	Yoshimichi Matsumoto	Knock Out 2019 Spring	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (majority)	3	3:00
2018-11-18	Loss	Kiyoaki Murata	SHOOT BOXING	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2018-10-07	Loss	Hikaru Machida	Knock Out 2018 Cross Over	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
2017-08-20	Loss	Katsuji Takahashi	Knock Out Vol. 4	Tokyo, Japan	KO (punches)	5	2:31
2017-06-17	Win	Yuma Yamaguchi	Knock Out Vol. 3	Tokyo, Japan	KO (punches)	2	2:25
2016-11-30	Loss	Suarek Rukkukamui	REBELS.47	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-05-29	Loss	Kodai Nobe	Rise 111	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (majority)	3	3:00
2016-03-12	Win	Haruaki Otsuki	No Kick No Life 2016	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	3	0:47
2015-06-06	Loss	Jin Ying	Wu Lin Feng 2015 Battle of the Century	Jiyuan, China	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2015-03-21	Win	Junpei Hisai	Rise 104	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2014-12-29	Loss	Motochika Hanada	BLADE 1	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2014-06-15	Loss	Singtongnoi Por.Telakun	M-FIGHT Suk WEERASAKRECK VI	Tokyo, Japan	KO	2	2:27
2012-08-26	Win	Kouzi	J-KICK 2012～NEXT J-GENERATION～4th	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (split)	4	3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes