Kohei Sato

Kohei Sato
佐藤耕平
Sato in June 2016
Personal information
Born (1977-09-21) September 21, 1977 (age 49)
Tokyo, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Kohei Sato
Monster K
Billed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Billed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Trained byInoki Dojo
Shinya Hashimoto
DebutJune 14, 2001

Kohei Sato (佐藤 耕平, Satō Kōhei; born September 21, 1977) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently contracted with Pro Wrestling Zero1. He also makes appearances on the Japanese independent circuit. Sato is also a former mixed martial artist.

Career

A former judoka and amateur wrestler, Sato made his transition to mixed martial arts after meeting Kazunari Murakami and Sanshu Tsubakichi. He joined the Shooto promotion, winning the 1998 All Japan Amateur Shooto Championships over Takashi Okada in the heavyweight class, and later turning professional and gaining two wins over Anthony Netzler and Katsuhisa Fujii. He then retired from MMA in order to start in professional wrestling, debuting in Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE in 2001.

Championships and accomplishments

  • PWI ranked him #150 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2016

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
2 matches 2 wins 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
By submission 0 0
By decision 1 0
By disqualification 0 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 2–0 Katsuhisa Fujii TKO (punches) Shooto - Renaxis 2 July 16, 1999 1 4:05 Tokyo, Japan
Win 1–0 Anthony Netzler Decision (unanimous) Shooto - Renaxis 1 March 28, 1999 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan

References

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  3. ↑ "Kohei Sato Profile & Match Listing". The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on January 19, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  4. ↑ 第5回全日本アマチュア修斗選手権大会　公式結果
  5. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 23, 2023). "2AW Grand Slam In TKP Garden City Chiba". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  6. ↑ "All-Asian Tag Team Title League 2003". Pro Wrestling History. July 2003. Archived from the original on February 24, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  7. ↑ "【大日本】佐藤耕平が岡林からストロング王座奪取「何とか勝てた」". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). August 25, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  8. ↑ Big Japan Pro Wrestling (December 18, 2019). 大日本プロレス25周年メモリアル「SUPER STAR WARRIORS」2019年12月18日（水）. bjw.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  9. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 31, 2014). "BJW - TV-Show @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  10. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 30, 2016). "BJW - TV-Show @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  11. ↑ Dark angel (December 18, 2017). "BJW: "Big Japan Death Vegas" Results Masashi Takeda suffers but retains; Daichi Hashimoto is new champion". superluchas.com. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  13. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Tenryu Project Light My Fire Vol. 7". cagematch.net. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  14. ↑ 天龍プロジェクト認定WAR世界6人タッグ選手権. Syu-Kaku Kombu (in Japanese). Retrieved February 2, 2022.