Overview
Karate Combat is a 1-on-1 US-based professional stand-up karate promotion founded in 2018, featuring full-contact, continuous action restricted to stand-up striking only — no takedowns or ground fighting. Bouts are held in the Pit, a sunken slanted-wall enclosure with no cage or ropes, designed to keep action centered.
How to win
- 10-Point Must scoring (boxing-style); Judges weight: clean technical strikes (kicks heavier than punches by tradition),…
- 10-Point Must scoring (boxing-style)
- Judging criteria — Kicks outweigh punches; judges also score aggression, ring generalship, and defensive technique.
- Title fight rankings — Title fights produce championship rankings — one Karate Combat World Title per weight class.
- Fan token governance — $KARATE token holders vote to influence event selection, separate from in-fight scoring.
The game
- Two competitors per match; Weight classes (Men, lb): Strawweight, Flyweight, Bantamweight, Featherweight, Lightweight, …
- Two competitors per matchEach match is contested between exactly two competitors.

