K-1 Archive

The K-1 Archive is the only place that brings together:

• Official K-1 event information
• Fight results
• Videos & highlights 
• K-1 fighter profiles & fight records.

Enjoy!

K-1 History

Unlike boxing (World Championship, Olympics), wrestling & judo (Olympics) Mixed & Stand Up Martial Arts didn't had one common and worldwide accepted champion. A variety of fightdisciplines in Martial Arts held multiple organisations, with different rules and a very large list of champions. Untill 1993...

In 1992/1993 there was a strong movement in both USA and Japan to organise highly attended events where different fighting styles and champions met. Fighters were pushed into a tournament to see who is the real champion of champions. And which technique is the most dominant in ring or octagon.

For Stand Up Martial Arts former Karateka Kazuyoshi Ishii invited the best heavyweight champions from Karate, Kempo, Taekwondo, Kung Fu, Kickboxing, Savate and Muay Tai to the World Grand Prix tournament in Tokyo, Japan. Almost all standing Martial Arts share the common letter "K". The "1" is often used for the highest division in sports (like F1 for autosport). K-1 is all about wordclass heavyweight kickboxing and is raised in the spring of 1993.

Later that year popular Mixed Martial Art organisations Pancrase (Japan, with rules) and UFC (USA, no rules) followed. Rings had their first tournament in december 1992.

First World Grand Prix tournament qualifiers (open weight class)

The first K-1 qualifiers where handpicked. They were the best in their discipline at that moment.

• Peter Aerts - W.M.T.A. Muay Thai Heavyweight World champion, I.K.B.F. World Heavyweight champion
• Toshiyuki Atokawa - Karate World Cup '91 champion, All Japan Open Karate Championships champion
• Branko Cikatić - I.K.B.F. Kickboxing World Cruiserweight champion, W.K.A. Kickboxing World Cruiserweight champion, Muay Thai World Light Heavyweight Champion
• Todd Hays - US National Kickboxing Heavyweight champion
• Ernesto Hoost - W.K.A. Kickboxing World champion, W.M.T.A. Muay Thai World Light Heavyweight champion, Savate World champion
• Changpuek Kiatsongrit - I.M.T.F Muay Thai World Light Heavyweight champion, W.M.K. World Heavyweight champion
• Masaaki Satake - Karate Japan Open champion
• Maurice Smith - W.K.C. Light-Heavyweight World champion, W.K.A. Kickboxing Heavyweight World champion

The last K-1 event was organised in 2010. 

K-1 Rules

• 3 x 3 mins rounds, jury decides (first years also 4 x 3 mins rounds and even 5 x 3 mins rounds)
• 1 extra round when undecided
• No ground fight, no clinching, no throwing
• No elbows
• Knees and kicks to the head are allowed

The K-1 Archive

Find fight results, videos and event information from every official K-1 event between 1993-2010
Go to K-1 events 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993

Events 1993

K-1 Sanctuary III '93, Japan Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium 6.000 att (1993-06-25)

K-1 Grand Prix '93, Japan Tokyo Yoyogi Nationaal Gymnasium 12.000 att (1993-04-30)

Tournament

K-1 Sanctuary I '93, Japan Tokyo Korakuen Hall,  2.100 att (1993-03-30)