Yuji Sakuragi

Yuji Sakuragi
Sakuragi as Super Tiger in September 2016
BornYuji Sakuragi (桜木裕司, Sakuragi Yūji)
(1977-07-20) July 20, 1977
Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
Other namesSuper Tiger (II)
NationalityJapanese
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
Light Heavyweight
Middleweight
Fighting out ofMiyazaki, Japan
TeamSeikendo
TeacherSatoru Sayama
RankBlack belt in Kyokushin Karate
Years active2000–present
Kickboxing record
Total12
Wins4
By knockout1
Losses8
By knockout7
Mixed martial arts record
Total44
Wins16
By knockout14
By decision2
Losses25
By knockout9
By submission8
By decision8
Draws2
No contests1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: January 8, 2014

Yuji Sakuragi (Japanese: 桜木裕司, Sakuragi Yūji; born July 20, 1977) is a Japanese mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and professional wrestler, currently associated with Real Japan Pro Wrestling (RJPW)'s team Seikendo. He is known for his Kyokushin Karate background and his ability to score KO wins. In MMA, he competed for the Pancrase, M-1 Global, and DEEP promotions.

Sakuragi wrestles under the name of Super Tiger, being the second incarnation of the name used by his trainer Satoru Sayama. He has also worked in promotions like All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), Battlarts, Dramatic Dream Team (DDT) and Riki Choshu's Legend The Pro Wrestling.