Kiyoka Kotatsu
Birth date1 December 2000 (age 25)[1]
Birth placeŌra, Japan
Names
  • Maya Fukuda
    Kiyoka Kotatsu
Height156 cm[2]
Weight50 kg
TrainerKiyoshi Tamura
Syuri
Debut2021

Maya Fukuda (福田 茉耶, Fukuda Maya), better known by her ring name Kiyoka Kotatsu (虎龍清花, Kotatsu Kiyoka), is a Japanese professional wrestler, actress, and former idol, kickboxer and karateka. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member of God's Eye. She is also known for her tenure with Gleat and other promotions from the Japanese independent scene.[3]

Professional wrestling career

Gleat (2021–2024)

Fukuda made her professional wrestling debut in Gleat at GLEAT Ver. 1 on July 1, 2021, where she fell short to Chihiro Hashimoto in an UWF Rules match.[4] During her tenure with the promotion, she has only competed in UWF Rules bouts.[2] Fukuda made her last appaearance in the promotion at GLEAT LIDET UWF Ver. 4 on April 17, 2024, where she fell defeated Yura Suzuki.[5]

Fukuda made a one-time appearance in the GCW Bloodsport series of events, making her debut at Josh Barnett's Bloodsport Bushido on June 22, 2024, where she fell short to Konami.[6]

World Wonder Ring Stardom (2024–present)

Fukuda signed with World Wonder Ring Stardom in December 2024. At Stardom Dream Queendom 2024 on December 29, after Syuri's victory over Konami, Fukuda helped Syuri fight off the members of H.A.T.E., thus declaring her siding with the God's Eye leader and being presented as the unit's newest member at the time.[7]

Fukuda made her in-ring debut in the promotion at Stardom New Year Dream on January 3, 2025, where she teamed up with Syuri and Tomoka Inaba to defeat H.A.T.E.'s Momo Watanabe, Fukigen Death and Azusa Inaba in a Six-woman tag team match.[8] At Stardom Supreme Fight 2025 on February 2, she teamed up with Syuri, Saki Kashima and Tomoka Inaba to defeat Stars (Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki, Hanan and Momo Kohgo) in eight-woman tag team competition.[9] During her first years in Stardom, Fukuda frequently competed in the New Blood series of events. She made her debut at Stardom New Blood 18 on February 5, 2025, where she teamed up with stablemates Tomoka Inaba and Hina to defeat Kohaku, Honoka and Saran.[10] At Stardom Path of Thunder on February 24, 2025, she teamed up with Syuri in a losing effort against Konami and Azusa Inaba.[11] At Stardom All Star Grand Queendom 2025 on April 27, she competed in a Stardom Rumble match for a future title match of the winner's choice, bout won by Hanako.[12]

Kickboxing record

[13] |- |- style="background:#FFBBBB" | 2023-08-04 || Loss || Nao Morita || GLEAT ver.MEGA || Tokyo, Japan || TKO || 2 || 1:45 |- |- style="background:#FFBBBB | 2022-12-14 || Loss || Minori Kikuchi || Gleat MMA Ver.0[14] || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |}

References

  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Kiyoka Kotatsu • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Kiyoka Kotatsu/Career Data" (in German). cagematch.de. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  3. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Kiyoka Kotatsu Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "GLEAT Ver.1" (in Japanese). ent.lidet.co.jp. Lidet Entertainment. Archived March 15, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "G PROWRESTLING Ver.71" (in Japanese). ent.lidet.co.jp. Lidet Entertainment. Archived June 6, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  6. ^ Knipper, Justin (June 21, 2024). "Bloodsport Bushido live results: Josh Barnett vs. Jon Moxley". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  7. ^ Peterson, Karen (December 29, 2024). "STARDOM Dream Queendom: Saya Kamitani dethrones Tam Nakano at Ryogoku Sumo Hall". POSTWrestling. Archived December 30, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  8. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (January 3, 2025). "STARDOM New Year Dream Results (1/3): Athena, Tay Melo, Thekla, Tam Nakano, Mayu Iwatani Compete". fightful.com. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  9. ^ Richards, Alex (February 3, 2025). "STARDOM Supreme Fight in Korakuen (February 2) Results & Review". Voices of Wrestling. Archived February 6, 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  10. ^ Black, Ethan (February 11, 2025). "Stardom New Blood 18 Results (February 5th, 2025)". bodyslam.net. Archived March 29, 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  11. ^ Edwards, Scott (February 24, 2025). "STARDOM Path of Thunder 2025 Results (2/24/25): Starlight Kid vs. Rina". Fightful. Archived February 28, 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  12. ^ Rose, Bryan (April 27, 2025). "Daily Update: TNA Rebellion, Stardom All-Star Grand Queendom, Turki Al-Sheikh". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  13. ^ "Maya Fukuda"
  14. ^ Dark Angelita (December 27, 2022). "GLEAT: "Gleat MMA Ver.0" Inicia el proyecto" (in Spanish). Súper Luchas. Retrieved March 14, 2024.