Masakatsu Ueda

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Masakatsu Ueda
Born (1977-12-21) December 21, 1977 (age 46)
Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
Division Bantamweight
Style Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
TeamParaestra Tokyo, Team Haleo
Trainer Yuki Nakai
Mixed martial arts record
Total34
Wins26
By knockout2
By submission6
By decision18
Losses6
By submission2
By decision4
Draws2
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Masakatsu Ueda (born December 21, 1977) is a professional Japanese mixed martial artist who currently competes in the bantamweight division of Pancrase.

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Ueda was also a college level wrestler in Japan, where holds a win over fellow mixed martial artist and Japanese superstar Norifumi Yamamoto, better known as "Kid" Yamamoto. Ueda has also won many national titles in combat wrestling. He also won the All Japan Shooto Grappling championship, and both A and B class Shooto Rookie Tournaments. He is a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Yuki Nakai.

Mixed martial arts career

Shooto

Ueda won the vacant Shooto Featherweight Championship after defeating Koetsu Okazai on March 28, 2008, by Unanimous Decision at Shooto's Back To Our Roots 8 show.

Bellator

Ueda faced Travis Marx in the first round of the Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament and suffered a unanimous decision loss in a competitive fight. He was later released from the promotion. [1]

ONE Fighting Championship

Following his release from Bellator, Ueda signed with ONE Championship and entered the ONE FC Bantamweight Grand Prix. He made his debut against Min Jung Song at ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings on October 6. [2]

Ueda faced Jens Pulver in the Bantamweight Grand Prix semifinals on April 5, 2013, at ONE Fighting Championship: Kings and Champions. He won the fight by submission. [3]

On May 31, 2013, he faced Kevin Belingon at ONE Fighting Championship: Rise to Power in the ONE Bantamweight Grand Prix Final. Ueda won the fight by unanimous decision. [4]

By winning the Bantamweight Grand Prix, Ueda was able to secure a title shot against Bibiano Fernandes for the ONE Bantamweight Championship. He faced Fernandes at ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Heroes on May 2, 2014. He lost by unanimous decision. [5]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
34 matches26 wins6 losses
By knockout20
By submission62
By decision184
Draws2
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss26–6–2 Rafael Silva Decision (unanimous)Pancrase 296May 20, 201855:00 Tokyo, Japan For Pancrase Interim Bantamweight Championship
Win26–5–2Alan Yoshihiro YamanihaSubmission (keylock)Pancrase 291November 12, 201734:52 Tokyo, Japan
Win25–5–2Toshinori TsunemuraDecision (unanimous)Pancrase 288July 2, 201735:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win24–5–2 Victor Henry Decision (unanimous)Pancrase 285March 12, 201735:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win23–5–2Hidekazu FukushimaDecision (unanimous)Pancrase 282November 13, 201635:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss22–5–2 Rafael Silva Decision (unanimous)Pancrase 279July 24, 201635:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win22–4–2Jun DoiDecision (unanimous)Grandslam 4: Way of the CageMarch 19, 201633:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win21–4–2Jose AldayTechnical Submission (rear naked choke)Pancrase - 275January 31, 201632:02 Tokyo, Japan
Win20–4–2Kosuke TerashimaDecision (unanimous)Pancrase - 271November 1, 201533:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win19–4–2 Luis Nogueira Decision (unanimous)Pancrase - 268July 5, 201535:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss18–4–2 Victor Henry Submission (kneebar)Grandslam MMA 2: Way of the CageFebruary 8, 201533:22 Tokyo, Japan
Loss18–3–2 Bibiano Fernandes Decision (unanimous) ONE FC: Rise of Heroes May 2, 201455:00 Pasay, PhilippinesFor the ONE FC Bantamweight Championship
Win18–2–2Kevin BelingonDecision (unanimous) ONE FC: Rise to Power May 31, 201335:00 Pasay, PhilippinesWon the ONE FC Bantamweight Grand Prix.
Win17–2–2 Jens Pulver Submission (D'arce choke) ONE FC: Kings and Champions April 5, 201323:52 Kallang, SingaporeONE FC Bantamweight Grand Prix semifinal
Win16–2–2Min Jung SongDecision (unanimous) ONE FC: Rise of Kings Oct 6, 201235:00 Kallang, SingaporeONE FC Bantamweight Grand Prix first round
Loss15–2–2 Travis Marx Decision (unanimous) Bellator 64 April 6, 201235:00 Windsor, Ontario, CanadaBellator Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Win15–1–2 Kyoji Horiguchi Decision (majority)Shooto: Survivor Tournament FinalJanuary 8, 201235:00 Tokyo, JapanReturn to Bantamweight
Win14–1–2 Royler Gracie Decision (split)Amazon Forest Combat 1September 14, 201135:00 Manaus, BrazilLightweight bout
Win13–1–2 Rumina Sato KO (kick to the body) Shooto: Shooting Disco 15: Try Hard, Japan! July 11, 201114:23 Tokyo, Japan
Win12–1–2Ralph AcostaSubmission (D'arce choke) Shooto: Shootor's Legacy 1 January 10, 201121:13 Tokyo, Japan
Win11–1–2 Akitoshi Tamura Decision (unanimous) Shooto: The Way of Shooto 3: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon May 30, 201035:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss10–1–2 Shuichiro Katsumura Submission (ninja choke) Shooto: The Way of Shooto 2: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon March 22, 201023:39 Tokyo, JapanLost Shooto Featherweight (132 lbs.) Championship
Win10–0–2 Eduardo Dantas Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Revolutionary Exchanges 1: Undefeated July 19, 200935:00 Tokyo, JapanDefended Shooto Featherweight (132 lbs.) Championship
Win9–0–2So TazawaDecision (unanimous)Shooto: Tradition 6March 29, 200935:00 Tokyo, JapanDefended Shooto Featherweight (132 lbs.) Championship
Draw8–0–2 Marcos Galvão Draw (split) Shooto: Shooto Tradition 3 September 28, 200835:00 Tokyo, JapanDefended Shooto Featherweight (132 lbs.) Championship
Win8–0–1 Koetsu Okazaki Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Back To Our Roots 8 March 28, 200835:00 Tokyo, JapanFor the vacant Shooto Featherweight (132 lbs.) Championship
Win7–0–1Atsushi YamamotoDecision (unanimous) Shooto: Back To Our Roots 7 January 26, 200835:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win6–0–1Tetsu SuzukiDecision (unanimous) Shooto: Rookie Tournament 2007 Final December 8, 200735:00 Tokyo, Japan
Draw5–0–1 Takeya Mizugaki Draw (majority) Shooto: Back To Our Roots 4 July 15, 200735:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win5–0So TazawaSubmission (D'arce choke) Shooto: Back To Our Roots 2 March 16, 200732:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win4–0Teriyuki MatsumotoSubmission (triangle choke) Shooto: Rookie Tournament Final December 2, 200614:42 Tokyo, Japan
Win3–0Naoki YahagiTKO (punches) Shooto 2006: 10/1 in Kitazawa Town Hall October 1, 200613:49 Tokyo, Japan
Win2–0Nobuhiro HayakawaDecision (unanimous) Shooto: Gig West 5 June 3, 200625:00 Osaka, Japan
Win1–0Satoshi YamashitaDecision (unanimous) Shooto 2005: 11/29 in Kitazawa Town Hall November 29, 200525:00 Tokyo, Japan

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References

  1. ↑ "Bellator Releases Bantamweight Masakatsu Ueda, Alexis Vila Following Tourney Losses". Sherdog.com. April 16, 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
  2. ↑ "ONE FC Announce First Two Bantamweight Grand Prix Fights, Clarify Choice of Title Fights". combat-asia.com. September 18, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
  3. ↑ "ONE FC 8 'Kings & Champions' results recap: Aoki, Ueda dominate while Larson wrestles past Manhoef". MMA Mania. 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  4. ↑ "ONE FC 9 results and recap: Oishi, Fernandes win gold at 'Rise to Power,' Ueda emerges as Grand Prix victor". MMA Mania. 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  5. ↑ "ONE FC Rise of Heroes Results: Bibiano Fernandes Outpoints Masakatsu Ueda to Defend Belt". MMAWeekly. 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
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