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Japan
Kashiwa, Chiba
Yoshiyuki Yoshida
"
Zenko
"
AGE
51
/
May 10, 1974
HEIGHT
5'11"
/
180.34 cm
WEIGHT
170 lbs
/
77.11 kg
ASSOCIATION
Right Thing Academy
CLASS
Welterweight
Wins
18
KO
/
TKO
8
44%
SUBMISSIONS
6
33%
DECISIONS
3
17%
OTHERS
1
6%
Losses
9
KO
/
TKO
3
33%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
6
67%
OTHERS
0
0%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Yoshiyuki Katahira
Deep - Cage Impact 2016: Deep vs. WSOF-GC
Dec / 17 / 2016
Decision (Split)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
win
Kimihiro Eto
Deep - 73 Impact
Oct / 17 / 2015
TKO (Punches)
Masato Fukuda
3
2:19
loss
Kota Shimoishi
Deep - Osaka Impact 2015
Apr / 29 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
loss
Satoru Kitaoka
Deep - Dream Impact 2014: Omisoka Special
Dec / 31 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Masato Fukuda
3
5:00
win
Shigetoshi Iwase
Deep - 65 Impact
Mar / 22 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenichi Serizawa
3
5:00
win
Won Sik Park
Deep - Cage Impact 2013
Nov / 24 / 2013
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
4:46
win
Niko Puhakka
FF 32 - Fight Festival 32
Oct / 13 / 2012
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
3
0:00
win
Jeremy Hamilton
CFX 33 - Minnesota vs. Japan
Apr / 28 / 2012
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2
3:37
win
Phil Baroni
One FC - Champion vs. Champion
Sep / 03 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Yuji Shimada
3
5:00
win
Ferrid Kheder
FMC - Fighting Marcou Arena 2
Jul / 17 / 2011
TKO (Punches)
1
3:44
loss
Chris Lozano
BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 31
Sep / 30 / 2010
TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Jason Herzog
2
5:00
loss
Michael Guymon
UFC 113 - Machida vs. Shogun 2
May / 08 / 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
Philippe Chartier
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Anthony Johnson
UFC 104 - Machida vs. Shogun
Oct / 24 / 2009
TKO (Punches)
Steve Mazzagatti
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
0:41
win
Brandon Wolff
UFC 98 - Evans vs. Machida
May / 23 / 2009
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Steve Mazzagatti
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:24
loss
Josh Koscheck
UFC Fight Night 16 - Fight for the Troops 1
Dec / 10 / 2008
KO (Punch)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:15
win
War Machine
UFC 84 - Ill Will
May / 24 / 2008
Technical Submission (Anaconda Choke)
Herb Dean
1
0:56
win
Dan Hardy
GCM - Cage Force 5
Dec / 01 / 2007
Disqualification (Groin Kick)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
0:04
win
Akira Kikuchi
GCM - Cage Force 4
Sep / 08 / 2007
TKO (Elbows)
Minoru Toyonaga
1
4:33
win
Matt Cain
GCM - Cage Force EX Eastern Bound
May / 27 / 2007
TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
2:59
win
Katsuya Inoue
GCM - Cage Force 2
Mar / 17 / 2007
KO (Punches)
Kenichi Serizawa
1
1:45
win
Asato Hashimoto
GCM - Cage Force 1
Nov / 25 / 2006
TKO (Elbow Injury)
Ryogaku Wada
1
0:35
win
Hossein Ojaghi
GCM - D.O.G. 7
Sep / 09 / 2006
Submission (Armbar)
Kenichi Serizawa
2
3:36
win
Luis Santos
Kokoro - Kill Or Be Killed
Aug / 15 / 2006
TKO (Corner Stoppage)
1
5:00
win
Mindaugas Smirnovas
Shooto - 3/24 in Korakuen Hall
Mar / 24 / 2006
TKO (Punches)
Taro Wakabayashi
1
4:00
loss
Keita Nakamura
Shooto - 12/17 in Shinjuku Face
Dec / 17 / 2005
Technical Decision (Majority)
Taro Wakabayashi
2
4:06
loss
Yoshitaro Niimi
Shooto - Shooter's Summer
Jul / 14 / 2005
Decision (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
win
Akihiro Yamazaki
Shooto - 2/6 in Kitazawa Town Hall
Feb / 06 / 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Taro Wakabayashi
2
5:00
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