Koichi Watanabe
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Koichi Watanabe 渡邉 浩一 |
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| Born |
October 26, 1980 Niigata, Japan |
| Native name | 渡邉 浩一 |
| Other names | KOICHI |
| Nationality |
 Japanese
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| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb; 16 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Team | Bungeling Bay Spirit Team Spirit |
| Trainer | Nicholas Pettas |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 43 |
| Wins | 31 |
| By knockout | 18 |
| Losses | 11 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
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Koichi Watanabe (Japanese: コウイチ; born October 26, 1980), better known as Koichi pettas or simply KOICHI, is a Japanese heavyweight kickboxer competing in K-1, It's Showtime and GLORY.
He fights under the ring name Koichi Pettas in honour of his trainer Nicholas Pettas.
He faced Mark Miller at Glory 2: Brussels on October 6, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium and won via KO in the second round.
He fought Jérôme Le Banner in a non-tournament bout at Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2012 and lost the fight by third round knockout.
Pettas rematched Jérôme Le Banner at Glory 8: Tokyo - 2013 65kg Slam in Tokyo, Japan on May 3, 2013, losing by unanimous decision.
He lost to Randy Blake by unanimous decision in a tournament reserve fight at Glory 9: New York - 2013 95kg Slam in New York City on June 22, 2013.
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