Yusuke Honma
Japanese black belt Yusuke Honma reached the IBJJF Worlds finals in 2007 and 2008 and awarded Kenta Iwamoto his black belt in 2023.
Biography
Sources for this profile
BJJ Heroes, Yusuke Honma, current public biography.(opens in a new tab)
BJJ Heroes identifies Yusuke Honma as a Japanese Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Yuki Nakai from Paraestra.
Where in the source: Opening summary and lineage table
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BJJ Heroes says Honma was born on 19 November 1981 in Eniwa, Hokkaido, Japan.
Where in the source: Biography — opening birth paragraph
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BJJ Heroes describes Honma's 2007 silver as the first time a Japanese practitioner reached an IBJJF World Championship final in the adult male black-belt division.
Where in the source: Opening summary — first Japanese finalist sentence
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BJJ Heroes says Honma was interested in mixed martial arts before discovering Brazilian jiu-jitsu during his sophomore year of high school, after which he became committed to the sport.
Where in the source: Biography — first paragraph
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BJJ Heroes says Honma made his professional MMA debut in Shooto in 2010, defeating Isao Yoshida by first-round guillotine choke.
Where in the source: Biography — final paragraph
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International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2007, official results.(opens in a new tab)
The official 2007 IBJJF World Championship results list Yusuke Honma of Paraestra second in the adult male black-belt rooster division behind Bruno Malfacine.
Where in the source: Adult / Black / Male / Rooster results
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International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2008, official results.(opens in a new tab)
The official 2008 IBJJF World Championship results again list Honma, rendered there as Yusuke Honna, second in the adult male black-belt rooster division, this time behind Caio Terra.
Where in the source: Adult / Black / Male / Rooster results
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International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2011, official results.(opens in a new tab)
The official 2011 IBJJF World Championship results list Honma third in the adult male black-belt rooster division for Paraestra.
Where in the source: Adult / Black / Male / Rooster results
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BJJ Heroes, Kenta Iwamoto, current public biography.(opens in a new tab)
BJJ Heroes identifies Kenta Iwamoto as a jiu-jitsu black belt under Honma and says Honma awarded that belt on 31 May 2023 after Iwamoto had developed into a multiple-time ADCC Asia and Oceania Trials winner.
Where in the source: Opening summary, lineage and biography — final paragraph before record
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BJJ Metrics, Yusuke Honma, current competition profile.(opens in a new tab)
BJJ Metrics identifies Honma as a Paraestra black-belt adult roosterweight and records his 2007 World silver and 2011 World bronze.
Where in the source: Profile header and Competition Results table
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