[1] He was K-1 World GP 2014 -65kg Championship Tournament finalist[2] and holds victories over notable featherweight kickboxers such as Minoru Kimura and Yuta Kubo.
He won the tournament with victories over Ryuji Yamaguchi, Ishitsukasa Koichi and Atsushi Hori.
His eleven fight winning streak earned him the chance to challenge Koji Yoshimoto for the RISE Super Lightweight title.
[5][6] He suffered the first professional loss of his career, as Yoshimoto won the fight by unanimous decision.
[7] Soda bounced back with a TKO of Kim Dong-soo and a decision win over Komiya Yukihiro, which gave the chance the fight a rematch with Koji Yoshimoto.