Masahide Kudo (工藤政英, born 24 May 1991) is a retired Japanese kickboxer who competed in the featherweight division of RISE, where he was champion.
[6] Kudo participated in the REBELS super bantamweight tournament, held to determine the new champion.
He was scheduled to face the DEEP KICK 55kg champion Masahiko Suzuki in the semifinals at REBELS.33 on 25 January 2015.
[8] Kudo was scheduled to face Taiki Naito in the quarterfinals of the BLADE FC 2 Japan Cup, on 1 August 2015.
[11] Kudo was scheduled to face Keisuke Miyamoto at REBELS.45 in the Kunlun Fight and REBELS cross-promotional event.
The bout was ruled a unanimous decision draw after an extra round was fought, with all three judges scoring it an even 10–10.
[22] Kudo won the semifinal bout by a second-round technical knockout, scoring all three knockdowns through repeated low kicks.
[23] Kudo fought a rematch with Yoshihisa Morimoto in the tournament finals, held at Rise 125 on 17 June 2018.
[28] Kudo was scheduled to face Thalisson Gomes Ferreira at RISE WORLD SERIES 2019 Semi-Final Round in OSAKA on 21 July 2019.
[31] The fight was ruled a majority draw after the first three rounds were contested, with one of the judges giving Kudo a 30–29 scorecard.
[32] Kudo was scheduled to fight the WBC Muaythai Japan featherweight champion Takuma Ota at Rise 145 on 30 January 2021.
[37] Kudo won the fight by a first-round technical knockout, successfully knocking Takeuchi down three times in less than two minutes.