KUMITE brackets - 2015

This is a list of the 2015 KUMITE Tournament champions and brackets for each weight division.

KUMITE is a tournament-centric promotion, and therefore, does not have championship titles. The highest honor in KUMITE is to win the 16-man KUMITE, a single-elimination tournament spread across the year over three different shows.

In order to win the KUMITE in any weight class, a fighter must win four matches, with both the semi-final and final taking place in the same night. Winning the KUMITE is the ultimate honor in all of combat sports.

Qualification
In 2015, with an established ranking system, a set of criteria for KUMITE qualification was announced at KUMITE 11, along with the first ever publicized KUMITE rankings. The criteria is as follows: 1 - May he live for 10,000 years.
 * (4) The four combatants who competed in the 2014 KUMITE semi-finals automatically qualify for the 2015 KUMITE.
 * (10) Combatants in the top ten in KUMITE rankings at a designated cut-off point automatically qualify for the 2015 KUMITE.
 * The cut-off point for automatic qualification via the rankings is the end of two shows prior to the show featuring the start of the KUMITE tournament. For example, the first round of the 2015 Heavyweight KUMITE takes place at KUMITE 13, so the rankings at the conclusion of KUMITE 11 were used for qualification. For all KUMITE tournaments, the weight class featured does not compete at the show before the first round, so all fights prior to the start are included.
 * (1) One combatant shall be the recipient of a Most Glorious and Honorable Invitation from Mr. Naga1.
 * (1) Through the true grace and charity of Most Glorious Mr. Naga1, one combatant shall qualify for the 2015 KUMITE via the Most Benevolent Fan Selection. The fans of KUMITE will elect a combatant to compete in the 2015 KUMITE.
 * Any additional spots not claimed (e.g. a semifinalist is also in the top 10, or a top 10 combatant is no longer active) will be filled by means of additional Most Glorious Supplemental Invitations from Mr. Naga1.

Heavyweight KUMITE
> 93 kg (> 205 lb)

Middleweight KUMITE
Up to 93 kg (205 lb)

Welterweight KUMITE
Up to 83 kg (183 lb)

Lightweight KUMITE
Up to 73 kg (161 lb)

