Kazushi Sakuraba
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Kazushi Sakuraba is a legendary Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, famed for his technical grappling and for defeating multiple members of the Gracie family, earning him the nickname "The Gracie Hunter."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kazushi Sakuraba canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6219689 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Kazushi Sakuraba Context triple: [Royce Gracie, fought, Kazushi Sakuraba]
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A.
Kazuchika Okura
Kazuchika Okura was a Japanese industrialist and entrepreneur best known for establishing the ceramics manufacturer that became NGK Insulators.
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B.
Kazuya Takahashi
Kazuya Takahashi is a Japanese video game composer best known for his work on Nintendo titles, including the music for Luigi’s Mansion.
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C.
Akinobu Okada
Akinobu Okada is a former Japanese professional baseball infielder and manager best known for his long association with Nippon Professional Baseball and leadership roles with the Hanshin Tigers.
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D.
Kenta Izumi
Kenta Izumi is a Japanese politician who serves as the leader of the main opposition force, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
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E.
Tajiri
Tajiri is a coastal town in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known for its proximity to Kansai International Airport and its role as part of the airport’s surrounding community.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Kazushi Sakuraba Target entity description: Kazushi Sakuraba is a legendary Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, famed for his technical grappling and for defeating multiple members of the Gracie family, earning him the nickname "The Gracie Hunter."
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A.
Kazuchika Okura
Kazuchika Okura was a Japanese industrialist and entrepreneur best known for establishing the ceramics manufacturer that became NGK Insulators.
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B.
Kazuya Takahashi
Kazuya Takahashi is a Japanese video game composer best known for his work on Nintendo titles, including the music for Luigi’s Mansion.
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C.
Akinobu Okada
Akinobu Okada is a former Japanese professional baseball infielder and manager best known for his long association with Nippon Professional Baseball and leadership roles with the Hanshin Tigers.
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D.
Kenta Izumi
Kenta Izumi is a Japanese politician who serves as the leader of the main opposition force, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
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E.
Tajiri
Tajiri is a coastal town in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known for its proximity to Kansai International Airport and its role as part of the airport’s surrounding community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
catch wrestler
ⓘ
human ⓘ mixed martial artist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame induction ⓘ |
| competedIn |
DREAM (MMA promotion)
ⓘ
linked to:
Dream (MMA promotion)
K-1 Dynamite!! events ⓘ
linked to:
K-1 Dynamite!! USA (co-promoted with UFC)
PRIDE Fighting Championships ⓘ
linked to:
Pride Fighting Championships
Rizin Fighting Federation ⓘ Ultimate Fighting Championship ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1969-07-14 ⓘ |
| defeated |
Carlos Newton
ⓘ
Ken Shamrock ⓘ Kestutis Smirnovas ⓘ Kevin Randleman ⓘ Masakatsu Funaki ⓘ Quinton Jackson ⓘ Rampage Jackson ⓘ
linked to:
Quinton Jackson
Renzo Gracie ⓘ Royce Gracie ⓘ Royler Gracie ⓘ Ryan Gracie ⓘ Vitor Belfort ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Chuo University ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Japanese ⓘ |
| fightingOutOf |
Japan
ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction |
UFC Hall of Fame (Pioneer Wing)
ⓘ
linked to:
UFC Hall of Fame
|
| hasNotableRival |
Royce Gracie
ⓘ
Wanderlei Silva ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese MMA
ⓘ
grappling strategies in MMA ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defeating multiple members of the Gracie family in MMA
ⓘ
long fights and high durability ⓘ technical grappling skills ⓘ unorthodox and creative fighting style ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
IGF (Inoki Genome Federation)
ⓘ
linked to:
Inoki Genome Federation
Kingdom Pro Wrestling ⓘ New Japan Pro-Wrestling ⓘ PRIDE Fighting Championships roster ⓘ Pro Wrestling NOAH ⓘ Rizin Fighting Federation roster ⓘ UFC roster ⓘ UWF International ⓘ |
| name | Kazushi Sakuraba ⓘ |
| nickname |
Saku
ⓘ
The Gracie Hunter ⓘ The IQ Wrestler ⓘ |
| notableWork |
historic PRIDE Grand Prix bouts
ⓘ
long-duration fight against Royce Gracie at PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 ⓘ |
| occupation |
MMA trainer
ⓘ
mixed martial artist ⓘ professional wrestler ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Akita Prefecture
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ |
| sport |
mixed martial arts
ⓘ
professional wrestling ⓘ |
| style |
catch wrestling
ⓘ
shoot wrestling ⓘ submission grappling ⓘ |
| trainedIn | amateur wrestling ⓘ |
| weightClass |
light heavyweight
ⓘ
middleweight ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (8)
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