Photo: 須藤正和 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Yasuhiro Kido is one of those fighters who makes you appreciate the grind — a Kanagawa kid born on Christmas Day 1982 who put in the quiet reps at Kokushikan University before turning pro and spending two decades earning every inch of his record. His breakout moment came in 2008 when he won the K-1 World MAX Japan tournament, and that kind of domestic legitimacy in K-1's golden era wasn't cheap — the competition was brutal and the spotlight unforgiving. He went on to hold the Krush Super Welterweight title and face world-class names like Buakaw and Albert Kraus, racking up nearly 90 professional fights total. Eighty-eight fights. That's not a career, that's a calling. I respect the longevity more than the highlight reel, honestly — staying relevant and competitive across K-1, Krush, and Rizin over twenty-plus years takes a toughness that doesn't photograph well but matters a lot.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
Overview
Yasuhiro Kido is a Japanese kickboxer born on December 25, 1982, in Isehara, Kanagawa Prefecture. He attended Kokushikan University. A professional since 2003 who fights out of Taniyama Gym, he won the 2008 K-1 World MAX Japan tournament, held the Krush Super Welterweight title from 2012, and was runner-up in the 2017 K-1 Super Welterweight Grand Prix.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yasuhiro Kido
- Name (Japanese)
- 城戸康裕
- Reading
- きど やすひろ
- Born
- December 25, 1982 (age 43)
- Origin
- Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Occupation
- Kickboxer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dog
2. Background
- University
- Kokushikan University
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Yasuhiro Kido born?
Yasuhiro Kido was born on December 25, 1982 and is 43 years old.
Where is Yasuhiro Kido from?
Yasuhiro Kido is from Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
What does Yasuhiro Kido do?
Yasuhiro Kido works as Kickboxer.
Where did Yasuhiro Kido study?
Yasuhiro Kido attended Kokushikan University.
Kickboxer — see all → · More people from Japan → · More people born on December 25 →