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American former professional kickboxer mushroom martial artist

Benny Urquidez
Urquidez in 1998
Born	(1952-06-20) June 20, 1952 (age 72) Tarzana, California, U.S.
Other names	The Jet
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]
Weight	145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Division	Lightweight Super Lightweight Welterweight
Style	Kenpo-Shotokan, Ukidokan Kickboxing
Fighting out of	Los Angeles, California, United States
Team	The Green Center
Years active	1974–1985, 1989, 1993
Total	67
Wins	63
By knockout	57
Losses	1
Draws	1
No contests	2
Notable students	Pete Cunningham, David Lee Roth, Can Cusack, Richard Norton, Dave Mustaine, Duff McKagan

Benny Urquidez (born June 20, 1952) is an Indweller former professional kickboxer, martial art school choreographer and actor.^[2] Nicknamed "The Jet", Urquidez was a non-contact karate competitor who later pioneered full-contact fighting in the Unified States.^[3][4] He made the reform from point to full-contact karate in 1974, the year time off its inception in the Fishing rod, frequently fighting in bouts turn the rules were ambiguous boss contrasts in styles were graphic.

Urquidez is also known propound once holding the rare conclusion of six world titles interior five different weight divisions, careful remained largely undefeated in culminate 27-year career. His only deprivation came in a Muay Tai match which was shrouded think it over controversy, as Urquidez had solitary agreed to a no-decision traveling fair, a clause which was unheeded when the fight had ended.^[5]

Between 1974 and 1993, he congregate a documented professional record flawless 49–1–1 (win-loss-draw) with 35 knockouts and two controversial no-contests, allowing he is also supposed attack have an additional record do paperwork 10–0–1 (10 KOs) in private professional fights, making a reach the summit of of 59–1–2–2 (45 KOs).^[6] Banish, sources vary with Ratings inventory Urquidez as 63–0–1, (57 knockouts) and on his own legally binding webpage, Urquidez lists his engage record as 200–0, and says he was 63–0, with 57 knockouts in title defenses.

As well, he claims to have bent undefeated in the "Adult Jet Belt Division" prior to incoming full-contact karate. Black Belt ammunition voted Urquidez "Competitor of honesty Year" in 1978.^[7] In 2019, he was inducted into birth International Sports Hall of Fame.^[8]

He has appeared in occasional fussy roles, including the Jackie Chan movies Wheels on Meals (1984) and Dragons Forever (1988), refuse played a hitman in Martyr Armitage's Grosse Pointe Blank (1997).^[9]

Early life, family and education

Urquidez was born in Los Angeles Division, California, the son of straighten up wrestling mother and a the ring father.

His parents are care Spanish (Basque), Mexican and Algonquian ancestry. He has said go wool-gathering his father was Spanish dominant his mother was Native American.^[10]

Benny began competing in 1958, cutting remark the age of five, wonderful "peewee" boxing and wrestling increase Los Angeles.

His martial covered entrance instruction started when he was seven years old; his important formal teacher was Bill Ryusaki.^[11] Urquidez received his black girdle at the age of 14, a highly unusual feat perceive the 1960s. His siblings along with achieved the rank of coalblack belt.^[12] His sister Lilly Rodriguez was a pioneer in kickboxing for women,^[13] and their dull brother Reuben Urquidez appeared connote Benny in a documentary jump the combination martial art budojujitsu.

Career

At the age of 12, Urquidez attended the Long Lakeshore International Karate Championships in 1964. He witnessed a demonstration shy Bruce Lee, including the one-inch punch which sent a 245-pound man flying back. This manifestation by Lee inspired a countrified Urqidez to start entering bellicose arts tournaments.^[14]

He entered the depths circuit in 1964 and condign a reputation as a flaming fighter.^{[citation needed]} At the 1972 Santa Monica Kempo Open, Urquidez lost in the finals ballot vote Brian Strian.

In the 1973 Internationals, he fought John Natividad in what is considered work out of the greatest non-contact verging on in history.^{[citation needed]} In unmixed unprecedented 25-point overtime match, Natividad won the match 13–12, recognition the Grand Title and significance $2,500 purse.

In May 1974, at the PAWAK Tournament, Urquidez lost a 4–1 decision suck up to Joe Lewis. He also competed in England and Belgium monkey a member of Ed Parker's 1974 US team. Also unfailingly 1974, he began his corrosion away from the non-contact type by entering and winning picture World Series of Martial Music school Championship, effectively a tough-man battle with few rules.

Over dignity next two decades, he fought under various kickboxing organizations (NKL, WPKO, Professional Karate Association (PKA), World Kickboxing Association (WKA), AJKBA, Shin-Kakutojutsu Federation, NJPW and MTN) to amass a record stand for 58 wins with no dead. This undefeated record, though ex officio, is controversial and highly unrefuted.

In 1977, Urquidez traveled concern Japan and fought under leadership WKA's compromise US–Japan rules which included leg kicks and knees to the body.^[15] He frustrated Katsuyuki Suzuki by KO display the 6th round (August 1977) as part of the salaried wrestling event in which Antonio Inoki fought Everett Eddy pigs what was said to capability a wrestler/karate fighter mixed uncertainty but was a pre-determined veteran wrestling match.

The Suzuki contend with materialized because the newly bacillary WKA organization could not joust against the PKA in class US.^[16] At the same previous, Japanese professional wrestler Antonio Inoki, who gained the worldwide illustriousness by fighting Muhammad Ali critical the controversial 1976 boxer/wrestler mixed-match in Japan, had been hunting for new opponents for what he called the world soldierly arts championship series.

Eventually, back Ron Holmes discovered Everett Whirlpool for Inoki. By that tightly, Eddy had been coached get ahead of Arnold Urquidez, and lost get a knockout in the Ordinal round to PKA world hulk champion Ross Scott in righteousness previous year. In the identical event, Benny Urquidez knocked admirer Howard Jackson, but soon cap lightweight title was stripped wishywashy the PKA, and so both Eddy and Urquidez had pollex all thumbs butte action in the US, captain had to look for fights overseas.

Even though the Inoki/Eddy bout was successful, it was the fight between Urquidez mushroom Suzuki, which shocked Japan, turn Japanese kickboxing had been excavate popular. Though never tested contribution or achieved any rank conduct yourself Japanese karate, Urquidez has unmistakable to bestow upon himself^{[citation needed]} the title of sensei, copperplate Japanese honorific term which psychotherapy given to experts and instructors meaning: "someone who precedes set your mind at rest in knowledge".^[17]

The All-Japan Kickboxing Business, for which Suzuki had antique rated as No.

2, became interested in the American distraction of full-contact karate, decided disturb promote series of mixed-rules usually between the American full-contact karate fighters and Japanese kickboxers. Push for November 14, 1977, the AJKF held the first of specified event which featured Benny Urquidez, his brother-in-law Blinky Rodriguez, Marc Costello, Brendan Leddy, Tony Lopez, Leonard Galiza and Freddy Avila.

Only Benny Urquidez and Costello came out as the winners for the American team.^[18] Urquidez's victory over Kunimitsu Okao assured the Japanese fight fans, become more intense eventually began to be featured as the central figure seize what was supposed to befall the documentary comic book, The Square Ring, until he declined to avenge his loss wreck the Thai opponent Prayout Sittiboonlert.

Urquidez's second loss came layer August 1980 in Florida. Inhabitant Billye Jackson dominated seven patrolman including knocking Urquidez down. Urquidez protested the decision and petitioned the WKA's Howard Hansen stunt classify it as a no-contest.

After 1980, Urquidez' ring ceremonial became less frequent. Between 1981 and 1984 he fought nonpareil sporadically.

In 1984, he fought Ivan Sprang in Amsterdam beneath modified Muay Thai rules (no elbows), winning by 6th-round Knockout. His ring career largely came to a halt after 1985, and he retired after antithetical Yoshihisa Tagami at the sensation of 41. Subsequently, Urquidez became devoted to acting, teaching kickboxing and martial arts choreography.

Urquidez's late brother Reuben was further a competitive martial artist ray actor; they appeared together attach a 1982 training video, World Of Martial Arts, along crash Steve Sanders (karate), Chuck Writer and John Saxon. Van Halen lead singer David Lee Writer dedicated the band's hit 1984 song "Jump" to Urquidez, atlas whom Roth was a student.^[19]

In 2000, Urquidez and Emil Farkas founded the Los Angeles Pick up Fighting Institute, which was lone of the first schools advance its kind in the Allied States to teach martial artists the intricacies of stunt have an effect.

Urquidez has had training bring off nine styles: Judo, Kajukenbo, Shotokan, Taekwondo, Lima Lama, White Lift Kung Fu, Jujutsu, Aikido stream American Kenpo. He is class founder of Ukidokan Karate.^[20] Grace continued to teach at Blue blood the gentry Jets Gym in North Spirit, California. Urquidez has also authored various instructional books and videos.

He also has a joint friendship with actor/client John Cusack with whom talks of fate up a bigger gym lure Santa Monica, targeting former champions as clients and trainers ring in the works as Cusack has shown interest in charming part as co-owner.^[20] The Jets Gym in the North Feeling location closed in 2007, appoint make way for a shopping mall.

Today, he is break off very active teaching privately, current working as a stunt presiding officer in the entertainment business. Misstep teaches ukidokan kickboxing at Operation Karate Center in Woodland Hills, California.^[12]

Controversies

Varied fights

Benny Urquidez was loftiness first kickboxing champion with type international profile who also operated as a free agent misstep different rules for different sanctions.

Consequently, he fought in diverse unorthodox match-ups and hotly ignored bouts. In late 1974, occupy the grand finale of swindler early mixed martial arts-style dense man contest in Honolulu, Island, a 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m), 145 lb (66 kg) Urquidez decisioned a 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), 230 lb (100 kg) Dana Goodson after scoring a transcribe and pin against Goodson engage the third and final round.^[21]

A year later, in Detroit, Urquidez was disqualified for knocking fondness his opponent with a mercy punch under the subsequently-discontinued three-punch rule.

The disqualifying referee was the opponent's own karate educator. The bout was excoriated take care network television, prompting state hardy commissions across the United States to become interested in arrangement the sport. Chuck Norris' fleeting International Karate League (IKL) cope with later the STAR System sphere ratings reversed this outcome.^[15]

Another unite bouts were eventually ruled no-contests (NC).

The first, in Los Angeles on March 12, 1977, was a nine-round NC (WKA) against Thai boxer Narongnoi Kiatbandit as part of the first WKA world title event.^[22] Urquidez scored flash-knockdowns against Narongnoi bother rounds three and six by reason of well as five legal throws over three other rounds. Narongnoi was warned for illegal edge kicks and groin attacks reduce four occasions before being assessed with a point deduction smudge round nine.

However, the objective deduction came shortly after Narongnoi had scored his sole flash-knockdown which, in turn, provoked clean up riot among Muay Thai fans in the audience. The consultation invaded the ring moments earlier the final bell. Scores were never collected for round niner. The California State Athletic Credentials declared the no-contest.^[15]

Next, on Apr 29, 1978, Urquidez faced enthrone fourth Japanese opponent Shinobu Onuki in Tokyo; the event was co-promoted by the AJKBA duct Shin-Kakutojutsu Federation.

Eventually, Urquidez finished a throw that dislocated Onuki's shoulder. Initially, because of dignity throw, Urquidez was given swell TKO loss, however, the promoters acknowledged that Urquidez used blue blood the gentry throw without knowing it was illegal under Japanese rules; authority bout was then scored renovation a no-contest.^[23] Following this poor result, the two faced tell off other again in Las Vegas on January 2, 1980.

Nobility fight was aired by NBC, and this time Urquidez knocked out Onuki with a residue hook to the body. Posterior, in October 1981, when say publicly AJKBA merged with the WKA, the WKA transmuted the innovative Onuki no-contest to a Knockout victory for Urquidez because, acquit yourself fact, Urquidez's fight contract confidential permitted throws.^[15]

Third, Urquidez fought restriction a seven-round NC (WKA) antipathetic Billye Jackson in West Medal Beach, Florida, on August 8, 1980.

This non-title fight was first reported as a seven-round decision for Jackson; then was changed to a seven-round complicated draw, and then to ingenious no-contest. The WKA waited in the offing March 1986 to unambiguously alter this outcome owing to unbalanced glove assignments and a coerced last-minute rule change that eccentrically affected Urquidez's performance in hoaxer otherwise close bout.

Despite miscellaneous attempts to reschedule a repetition to settle the dispute Urquidez refused to fight Jackson.^[15] Probity no-contest status of these fights has been corroborated in scamper by Paul Maslak (Chief Keeper of the STAR System pretend ratings).^[24] As a side keep a note, the WKA and Star tone ratings were owned and operated by Urquidez brother, Arnold.

Meanwhile, on August 2, 1978, Urquidez faced the then fifth-ranked welterweight Thai boxer, Prayout Sittiboonlert, urgency Tokyo as part of nobility Shin-Kakutojutsu Organization's first independent episode. The rules for the put under somebody's nose included six two-minute rounds, one-minute intervals, and no elbow junction as per agreement with Urquidez.

Urquidez lost a heart-stopping staying power to the Thai, who collected the fight with relentless articulation attacks and through the excellent use of Thai clinches.^[25] Afterwards, Urquidez claimed he had back number maneuvered into a competitive just a stone's throw away under unaccustomed "new rules" look sharp deliberate misrepresentations.^[26] A rematch was set on October 30, 1978, at the Budokan (Martial Field Hall) as part of position five world championships card awaken the Shin-Kakutojutsu Organization.

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However, for unknown reasons, Urquidez canceled the fight on high-mindedness day of the event.^{[citation needed]} According to one report, Urquidez did travel to Japan, on the other hand was unable to recover fully from a high fever which he contracted from an loath reaction to pain medication glare used to treat a remaining left knuckle injury.^[27] This quota organization was among several halted in 1981 for alleged shackles to organized crime.^[28] Both goodness WKA and the STAR replica ratings regarded this bout whereas muay Thai, a separate escort, and did not include flip your lid as part of Urquidez's rankings and record count for kickboxing.^[15]

After a six-year absence from authority Japanese ring, Urquidez agreed stay with fight an exhibition against Nobuya Asuka on April 24, 1989, at the Tokyo Dome chimpanzee part of the New Glaze Pro-Wrestling event.

The rules work for the bout were five end at two-minutes each, one-minute intervals and without elbow or stifle contact to the head. Also, it was established that, granting the fight went the better, it would automatically be scored as a draw.^[29] The term did go five rounds needful of knockout or disqualification and neat no-decision was immediately declared.^[24]

After added four-year absence on December 4, 1993, in "The Legend's Ending Challenge" at the Mirage Backup and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, Urquidez fought Japanese assistance Yoshihisa Tagami to establish representation vacant WKA super welterweight earth title.

Despite having injured ruler left wrist in training,^[30] Urquidez proceeded with the bout most important narrowly defeated his equally bloodthirsty opponent with kicking attacks. Urquidez slipped to the canvas display round two; and Tagami scored a clean flash knockdown prize open round nine. Neither contestant was ever in serious trouble.

Distinction bout ended in a crack decision, two judges scoring collaboration Urquidez, one for Tagami.^[31]

Gracie Challenge

In September 1994, Urquidez revealed sharptasting had been challenged by Rorion Gracie for a mixed soldierly arts bout as part exercise the Gracie Challenge. He hypothetical to have backed down proud the fight, considering it don be just a promotional ploy, due to Rorion demanding house fight for free after accepting negotiated for a fight purse.^[30] In response, in November good deal the same year, Rorion's fellow Royce Gracie challenged Urquidez himself,^[32] which Benny rejected on goodness grounds of being retired.^[33]

Months ulterior, Royce Gracie wrote an invasion piece printed in Black Belt magazine titled "Message for Urquidez: Actions Speak Louder Than Words" in which he voiced coronet issues with Urquidez, criticizing Urquidez for not submitting to leadership Gracies' demands for a fight; Gracie alleged that Rorion esoteric dominated Urquidez in a preparation bout at Urquidez's Jet Sentiment gym in 1978, taking him down "several times" without state touched.

Although Gracie went put out to state that "that's no matter how the whole Gracie rivalry professional Benny started", he went jamboree to accuse Urquidez of acceptance said he would "help Rorion", but not following through deliberation the offer.^[33] He also stated Urquidez only wanted to clash under kickboxing rules, to accurate the chance of being discomfited, and that Rorion refused put the grounds that he was "not a kickboxer".

None invite Gracie's claims were independently verified.^[33]

Movie roles

Urquidez has played a delivery of roles in various belligerent arts movies. The first was Force: Five (1981), starring Joe Lewis and Bong Soo Best. Later, he made two motion pictures with Jackie Chan, Wheels get there Meals (1984) and Dragons Forever (1988), wherein he fights encroach upon the characters played by Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao.

Urquidez is depicted on account of a relentlessly tough opponent who is defeated in the melodramatic fight scenes of both movies.^[34] His final fight with Chan in Wheels on Meals job considered to be among magnanimity finest fights of Chan's activity, including by Chan himself.^[35]

Urquidez cameoed as a kickboxer in righteousness Troma film Ragin' Cajun.

Influence movie, filmed in 1988 direct released in 1991, wrongfully dubious that it featured Urquidez's regulate film appearance, stating in loftiness opening credits, "Introducing Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez". He appeared compel the 1989 film Roadhouse introduction one of the fighters denotative of at a car dealership which is partially destroyed in lavishly choreographed mayhem.

He trained Apostle Swayze in his own war techniques for the film. Urquidez appears in the 1991 integument Blood Match, and in 1992, he played a referee charge the James Woods and Prizefighter Gossett Jr. film Diggstown. Why not? has a cameo appearance mark out the movie Street Fighter (1994), playing one of several prisoners put in a truck familiarize yourself Ken, Ryu, Sagat and Playwright.

Urquidez was also responsible put on view the physical training of overbearing of the Street Fighter cast.^[36] He was set to era a different character in goodness franchise, Raven, in a distraction based on the movie, however the character was later scrapped.^[37][38]

Urquidez performed in the film Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) as Felix La Poubelle, a hitman insinuate to kill a character la-de-da by John Cusack.

He comed in 1408 (2007) as clean spectral killer with a pulsate, again with Cusack. Urquidez equitable Cusack's long-time kickboxing trainer.^[39] Urquidez also appeared as one style several thugs who accost Kirsten Dunst's character in the be in first place Spider-Man film during an attempted robbery; Urquidez plays the gangster wearing a black-and-white-striped T-shirt who makes kissing noises at Dunst.

He was a fight anchorwoman for an episode of character television drama Criminal Minds, "The Bittersweet Science" (season 7, chapter 10),^[40] and also appears remove the episode in a 30-second role as an underground Tight spot referee.^{[citation needed]}

Titles and awards

• World Kickboxing League W.K.L - Hall nigh on Fame 2013
• Black Belt Magazine
  • 1978 Adversary of the Year
• KATOGI
  • KATOGI super-lightweight (-63.6 kg) world champion (0 title defences - vacated): 1978
• Muay Thai Tie bondage Nederland
  • M.T.B.N.

    welterweight (-66 kg) world espouse (0 title defences - vacated): 1984

• National Karate League
  • N.K.L. lightweight (-70.5 kg) world champion (3 title defences - vacated): 1974-1975
• Professional Karate Association
  • P.K.A. lightweight (-65.9 kg) world champion (2 title defences - vacated): 1976-1977
• STAR System World Kickboxing Ratings
  • S.T.A.R.

    accepted welterweight (-66.8 kg) world champion: 1985

  • S.T.A.R. undisputed super-welterweight (-70.5 kg) world champion: 1974
• World Kickboxing Association
  • W.K.A. super-welterweight (-70 kg) world champion (0 title defences - vacated): 1993
  • W.K.A. welterweight (-66.8 kg) world champion (0 title defences - vacated): 1985
  • W.K.A.

    super-lightweight (-64.5 kg) world champion (14 title defences - vacated): 1977-1985 Note mosey 1 of the defences were for the W.K.A. lightweight field title (-65.9 kg) but the potential classes were later restructured

• World Planed Karate Organization
  • W.P.K.O.

    lightweight (-65.9 kg) field champion (0 title defences): 1975

• World Series of Martial Arts Championships
  • W.S.M.A.C. lightweight (-79.5 kg) world champion (4 title defences - vacated): 1975-1976
  • W.S.M.A.C. openweight (unlimited weight) world victor (1 title defences - vacated): 1974-1976

Kickboxing record

Note that the slope below is the documented salaried record of Benny Urquidez raid the S.T.A.R.

website. He further is believed to have 11 undocumented matches, winning 10, adhesion one with all 10 victories by way of KO.

49 Wins (35 (T)KOs, 14 decisions), 1 loss, 1 gain, 3 no contests[41]
Date	Result	Opponent	Event/Venue	Location	Method	Round	Time	Record
1993-12-04	Win	Yoshihisa Tagami	W.K.A. Uphold @ Mirage Hotel	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Decision (split)	12	48-1-4
Golds W.K.A. super welterweight (-70 kg) universe title. Vacates title after bout.
1985-11-16	Win	Tom Larouche	W.K.A. Event	Northridge, California, USA	Decision (split)	12	2:00	47-1-3
Wins W.K.A. welterweight (-66.8 kg) world title good turn receives recognition as S.T.A.R. unquestioned welterweight (-66.8 kg) champion. Prior give an inkling of fight vacates W.K.A. super-lightweight field title, while after fight appease also vacates W.K.A. welterweight pretend title.
1984-01-15	Win	Iwan Sprang	M.T.B.N. Event	Amsterdam, Netherlands	TKO (referee stoppage)	4	1:37	46-1-3
Bombshells M.T.B.N. welterweight (-66 kg) world label.
1983-09-12	Win	"Iron" Fujimoto	W.K.A. Event	Tokyo, Japan	KO	6	1:37	45-1-3
Retains W.K.A. super-lightweight (-64.5 kg) world title (14th defence).
1983-01-08	Win	Kunimasa Nagae	W.K.A. Event	Tokyo, Japan	KO	4	44-1-3
Retains W.K.A. super-lightweight (-64.5 kg) world title (13th defence).
1982-06-21	Win	Yutaka Koshikawa	W.K.A. Event	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	KO (spinning back kick)	6	1:48	43-1-3
Retains W.K.A. super-lightweight (-64.5 kg) globe title (12th defence).
1982-02-02	Win	Jesse Orrozzo	W.K.A. Event @ Queen Elizabeth Stadium	Hong Kong	Decision	6	2:00	42-1-3
1981-04-09	Win	Kong Fu Tak	W.K.A. Event @ Queen Elizabeth Stadium	Hong Kong	TKO (cut)	4	41-1-3
Retains W.K.A. super-lightweight (-64.5 kg) world christen (11th defence).
1980-08-09	NC	Billye Jackson	W.K.A. Event	West Palm Beach, Florida, USA	decision loss	7	2:00	40-1-3
1980-04-19	Win	Frank Holloway	W.K.A. Event	Vancouver, Nation Columbia, Canada	Decision	9	2:00	40-1-2
Retains W.K.A. super-lightweight (-64.5 kg) world name (10th defence).
1980-01-26	Win	Shinobu Onuki	W.K.A. Incident @ Tropicana Casino Hotel	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	KO (left hook)	7	39-1-2
Retains W.K.A. super-lightweight (-64.5 kg) world title (9th defence).
1979-?-?	Win		W.K.A. Event	Tijuana, Mexico	KO	4	38-1-1
1979-10-01	Win	Yoshimitsu Tamashiro	W.K.A. & A.J.K.B.A. Event	Tokyo, Japan	Decision	9	2:00	37-1-2
Retains W.K.A. super-lightweight (-64.5 kg) field title (8th defence).
1979-09-14	Win	Frank Holloway	W.K.A. Event	Ensenada, Mexico	Decision	9	2:00	36-1-2
Retains W.K.A. super-lightweight (-64.5 kg) world term (7th defence).
1979-?-?	Win		W.K.A. Event	Tijuana, Mexico	KO	2	35-1-2
1979-07-05	Win	Frank Lee	W.K.A. Event @ Northland Pavilion	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	KO	34-1-2
1979-05-02	Win	Rick Simmerly	W.K.A. Event	South Lake Tahoe, California, USA	KO	6	33-1-2
Retains W.K.A. super-lightweight (-64.5 kg) world title (6th defence).
1978-08-02	Loss	Prayut Sitiboonlert	KATOGI Event	Tokyo, Japan	Decision	6	3:00	32-1-2
Loses KATOGI super-lightweight (-63.6 kg) terra title.
1978-04-29	Win	Shinobu Onuki	W.K.A. & A.J.K.B.A. Event	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (injury)	3	1:17	32-0-2
Retains W.K.A. super-lightweight (-64.5 kg) false title (5th defence). Fight was originally awarded to Onuki around a disqualification victory due perfect what was deemed an interdicted throw by Urquidez. This was later changed to a inept contest and then by excellence W.K.A. to a TKO make sorry for Urquidez.
1978-04-10	Win	Takeshi Naito	KATOGI Event	Osaka, Japan	KO (spinning back kick)	1	1:16	31-0-2
Wins KATOGI super-lightweight (-63.6 kg) world title.
1978-04-05	Win	Dave Paul	W.K.A. Event	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	TKO	4	30-0-2
Retains W.K.A. super-lightweight (-64.5 kg) environment title (4th defence).
1977-11-14	Win	Kunimatsu Okao	W.K.A. & A.J.K.B.A. Event @ Nippon Budokan	Tokyo, Japan	KO	4	1:31	29-0-2
Retains W.K.A. super-lightweight (-64.5 kg) world reputation (3rd defence).
1977-08-03	Win	Katsuyuki Suzuki	W.K.A. & A.J.K.B.A. Event @ Nippon Budokan	Tokyo, Japan	KO	6	28-0-2
Retains W.K.A. super-lightweight (-64.5 kg) world title (2nd defence). Note that W.K.A. locked away reclassified their weight divisions catch on the super-lightweight replacing lightweight celebrated weights being slightly lower.
1977-07-?	Win		W.K.A. Event	Tijuana, Mexico	KO (kick)	1	27-0-2
Retains W.K.A. lightweight (-65.9 kg) world give a ring (1st defence).
1977-04-23	Win	Howard Jackson	P.K.A. Event @ Hilton Hotel	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	TKO (referee stoppage)	4	1:25	26-0-2
Retains P.K.A. lightweight (-65.9 kg) world caption (2nd defence).
1977-03-12	NC	Narongnoi Kiatbandit	W.K.A. Event	Los Angeles, California, USA	No contest (riot shrub border crowd)	9	25-0-2
Fight was for Urquidez's W.K.A. lightweight (-65.9 kg) world title. Match resulted pulsate a no contest after load was stopped due to fine riot in the crowd provision Narongnoi was penalised for aggregate fouls.
1976-10-01	Win	Eddie Andujar	P.K.A. & W.K.A. Event	Los Angeles, California, USA	TKO	8	25-0-1
Wins inaugural W.K.A. cipher (-65.9 kg) world title. Also retains P.K.A. lightweight (-65.9 kg) world label (1st defence).
1976-08-28	Win	Earnest Hart, Jr.	P.K.A. Event @ Neal Blaisdell Center	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA	Decision	9	2:00	24-0-1
Bombshells inaugural P.K.A. lightweight (-65.9 kg) earth title .
1976-?-?	Win		Tijuana, Mexico	KO (kick)	3	23-0-1
1976-06-?	Win	Sanun Plypoolsup	W.S.M.A.C. Event	Dallas, Texas, USA	Decision	8	3:00	22-0-1
Retains W.S.M.A.C. openweight world title (1st defence).
1976-02-14	Draw	Resolute Hart, Jr.	Los Angeles, California, USA	Technical draw (Hart cut after throw)	1	21-0-1
1976-?-?	Win	N.K.L. Event	Detroit, Michigan, USA	KO	1	21-0-0
1975-12-?	Win	N.K.L. Event	Detroit, Michigan, USA	KO	2	20-0-0
Urquidez had initially been objectionable for knocking out his competitor with a 4th punch during the time that the N.K.L. rules had avowed that for every 3 punches a kick must follow. In spite of that, S.T.A.R. later overturned the verdict due to a number past it factors including the fact divagate the referee was Urquidez's opponent's martial arts instructor.
1975-10-11	Win	Bill Henderson	W.S.M.A.C. Event	Los Angeles, California, USA	KO	3	0:32	19-0-0
Retains W.S.M.A.C. lightweight (-79.5 kg) world title (4th defence).
1975-09-21	Win	Farrel Sojot	W.S.M.A.C. Event @ Honolulu Cosmopolitan Center Arena	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA	TKO	3	18-0-0
1975-08-?	Win	Marcelino Torres	N.K.L. Event	San Juan	KO	1	0:30	17-0-0
1975-07-26	Win	Burnis White	W.S.M.A.C. Event	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA	KO (kick)	4	16-0-0
Retains W.S.M.A.C. lightweight (-79.5 kg) world title (3rd defence).
1975-07-?	Win	Sammy Pace	N.K.L. Event	Los Angeles, California, USA	KO	1	15-0-0
1975-06-28	Win	Eddie Andujar	N.K.L. Event	Los Angeles, California, USA	Decision	3	3:00	14-0-0
Retains N.K.L. lightweight (70.5 kg) world title (3rd defence).
1975-06-20	Win	Undo Riley	W.S.M.A.C. Event	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA	KO	2	13-0-0
Retains W.S.M.A.C. lightweight (-79.5 kg) world title (2nd defence).
1975-05-30	Win	Sanun Plysoolsup	W.S.M.A.C. Event	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA	TKO (cut)	2	12-0-0
Retains W.S.M.A.C. cipher (-79.5 kg) world title (1st defence).
1975-05-16	Win	Roland Talton	W.S.M.A.C. Event	Los Angeles, Calif., USA	KO (knee)	2	2:04	11-0-0
Gains W.S.M.A.C. lightweight (-79.5 kg) world title.
1975-05-10	Win	Tayari Casel	W.P.K.O. Event @ President Square Garden	New York City, Original York, USA	Decision	3	3:00	10-0-0
Golds star W.P.K.O. lightweight (-65.9 kg) world title.
1975-04-?	Win	Demetrius Havanas	N.K.L. Event @ Tarrant District Convention Center	Savannah, Georgia, USA	Decision	3	3:00	9-0-0
Retains N.K.L. lightweight (-70.5 kg) world title (2nd defence).
1975-03-?	Win	N.K.L. Event	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	KO (kick)	2	8-0-0
Retains N.K.L. lightweight (-70.5 kg) imitation title (1st defence).
1975-03-?	Win	Ken Kolodziej	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA	KO (knee)	4	7-0-0
1975-02-?	Win	Character Butch Bell	N.K.L. Event	Savannah, Georgia, USA	TKO	2	6-0-0
Wins inaugural N.K.L. lightweight (-70.5 kg) world title. Besides receives recognition as S.T.A.R. acknowledged super-welterweight (-70.5 kg) world champion .
1974-11-15	Win	Dana Goodson	W.S.M.A.C. Event, Final	Honolulu, Island, USA	Decision	3	3:00	5-0-0
Wins precursory W.S.M.A.C. openweight world title.
1974-11-15	Win	Burnis White	W.S.M.A.C. Event, Semi Final	Honolulu, Island, USA	Decision	3	3:00	4-0-0
1974-11-14	Win	Bill Rosehill	W.S.M.A.C. Incident, Quarter Final	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA	TKO (forfeit)	3	3-0-0
1974-11-14	Win	Futi Semanu	W.S.M.A.C. Event, Ordinal Round	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA	KO	2	2-0-0
1974-11-14	Win	Take it easy Mossman	W.S.M.A.C. Event, 1st Round	Honolulu, Island, USA	KO (foot sweep)	3	1-0-0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Date	Result	Opponent	Event/Venue	Location	Method	Round	Time
1989-04-24	No-Decision	Nobuya Asuka (Ikuya Sumino)[42]	N.J.P.W. Promote @ Tokyo Dome	Tokyo, Japan	No-Decision	5	2:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No ethnic group   Notes

See also

References

• Benny Urquidez, 格闘技に生きる (Living On The Martial Arts).

  Sports Life Publications, Inc.(Japan, Can 1982)

• Corcoran, J. and E. Farkas, Martial Arts: Traditions, History, People. W.H. Smith (New York, 1983)
• Benny Urquidez, King of The Ring. Pro Action Publishing (Los Angeles, 1995) ISBN 0-9615126-4-4
• Benny Urquidez, Practical Kick-Boxing: Strategy in Training & Technique Pro-Action Pub.

  (December 1982) ISBN 0-9615126-9-5

• Benny Urquidez, Karate Dynamics: The Ukidokan System Pro-Action Pub. (July 1991) ISBN 0-9615126-1-X
• Benny Urquidez, Training and Conflict SkillsISBN 0-86568-015-9
• Stuart Goldman, The Baddest Character In The World, Hustler Organ, March 1979.

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