Kazuhiro Kusayanagi

Kazuhiro Kusayanagi (born April 4, 1967) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Middleweight and Welterweight divisions.

Career

After a 6–9–1 career in Shooto and Lumax Cup, Kusayanagi volunteered for representing his promotion in Vale Tudo Japan in 1994. He was paired against David Levicki, a wing chun specialist that outweighed him by 90 lb. Kusayanagi charged at him with a takedown, but Levicki blocked it with help of his size and immediately started hitting the back of his head, which was legal under the rules. After dropping Kusayanagi to the ground, Levicki hit him with more punches until knocking him out. It would be Kusayanagi's only match at VTJ.

Personal life

In 2019, Kusayanagi was arrested under suspicion of paying for sex with a 14-year old child in September 2018.

Mixed martial arts record

|- | Loss | align=center| | Yuki Sasaki | TKO (punches) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:46 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Draw | align=center| 9–16–3 | Larry Papadopoulos | Draw | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 9–16–2 | Carlos Newton | Submission (armbar) | Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 2 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:17 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 9–15–2 | Todd Bjornethun | TKO (punches) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 4:01 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 9–14–2 | Masanori Suda | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Draw | align=center| 9–13–2 | Masato Fujiwara | Draw | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 9–13–1 | Akihiro Gono | Submission (armbar) | | | align=center| 4 | align=center| 2:52 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 8–13–1 | Toru Koga | Submission (armbar) | | | align=center| 4 | align=center| 2:14 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 7–13–1 | Susumu Yamasaki | Decision (split) | Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '95 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 3:00 | Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 7–12–1 | Kyuhei Ueno | TKO (punches) | | | align=center| 5 | align=center| 1:17 | Omiya, Saitama, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 7–11–1 | Yasushi Warita | Submission (armbar) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:53 | Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 6–11–1 | Yuki Nakai | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 4 | align=center| 4:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 6–10–1 | David Levicki | KO (punches) | Vale Tudo Japan 1994 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:20 | Urayasu, Chiba, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 6–9–1 | Takeshi Tanaka | Decision | Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '94 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 4:00 | Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 6–8–1 | Yasunori Okuda | Submission (armbar) | Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '94 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:01 | Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 5–8–1 | Erik Paulson | Submission (triangle choke) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 1:46 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 5–7–1 | Yasuto Sekishima | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 5 | align=center| 3:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 5–6–1 | Manabu Yamada | Submission (armbar) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:05 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 5–5–1 | Naoki Sakurada | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 5 | align=center| 3:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 5–4–1 | Yutaka Fuji | Submission (armbar) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 4–4–1 | Naoki Sakurada | Decision (majority) | | | align=center| 5 | align=center| 3:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 4–3–1 | Tomohiro Tanaka | Submission (armbar) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:00 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Draw | align=center| 3–3–1 | Kenji Kawaguchi | Draw | | | align=center| 5 | align=center| 3:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 3–3 | Yuichi Watanabe | Submission (kneebar) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 3–2 | Tomonori Ohara | KO (punch) | | | align=center| 4 | align=center| 0:58 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 3–1 | Satoshi Honma | Submission (triangle choke) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:17 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 2–1 | Kaoru Todori | Submission (armbar) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:16 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 1–1 | Yoshimasa Ishikawa | KO (spinning back kick) | | | align=center| 4 | align=center| 0:13 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 1–0 | Naoki Sakurada | Submission (armbar) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:00 | Tokyo, Japan |

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists

References

External links

• Kazuhiro Kusayanagi at mixedmartialarts.com
• Kazuhiro Kusayanagi at fightmatrix.com