Masutatsu Yano

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Masutatsu Yano
Born (1975-07-11) July 11, 1975 (age 48)
Japan
Nationality Japanese
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Division Heavyweight
Light heavyweight
Fighting out of Tokyo, Japan
TeamRJW Central
Years active1999–2004
Mixed martial arts record
Total7
Wins2
By decision2
Losses4
By knockout2
By submission1
By decision1
Draws1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Masutatsu Yano (born July 11, 1975) [1] [2] is a Japanese former mixed martial artist who competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, RINGS, Pancrase and Deep.

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Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Yano made his professional mixed martial arts debut and sole UFC appearance against Katsuhisa Fujii on November 19, 1999, at UFC 23. He lost the fight via TKO due to punches in the second round. [3] [4] [5]

Pancrase

Yano made his Pancrase debut against Daisuke Ishii on January 23, 2000, at Pancrase: Trans 1. He lost the fight via KO due to punches in the first round. [6]

Yano then faced Kazuo Takahashi on August 27, 2000, at Pancrase: 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. [6]

Fighting Network Rings

Yano made his RINGS debut against Yasuhito Namekawa on June 15, 2001, at Rings: World Title Series 2. He lost the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the second round. [7]

Yano then faced Hiroyuki Ito on February 15, 2002, at Rings: World Title Series Grand Final. He won the fight via majority decision thus breaking a four-fight losing streak and earning his first mixed martial arts victory.

Later career

Yano faced Masato Nishiguchi on July 21, 2003, at GCM: Demolition 030721. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Yano made his final mixed martial arts bout against Takahiro Oba on January 22, 2004, at Deep: 13th Impact. The fight ended in a draw. [8]

Submission grappling career

Yano competed in the 88kg category at ADCC 2001 wherein he faced Dean Lister. [9] He lost via a rear naked choke submission. [10] [11] [12]

Additionally, Yano lost to Saulo Ribeiro in the Absolute category at ADCC 2001. [13] [12]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
7 matches2 wins4 losses
By knockout02
By submission01
By decision21
Draws1
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Draw2–4–1Takahiro ObaDecision (majority) Deep: 13th Impact January 22, 200425:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win2–4Masato NishiguchiDecision (unanimous)GCM: Demolition 030721July 21, 200325:00 Yokohama, Japan
Win1–4Hiroyuki ItoDecision (majority) Rings: World Title Series Grand Final February 15, 200235:00 Kanagawa, Japan
Loss0–4 Yasuhito Namekawa Submission (guillotine choke) Rings: World Title Series 2 June 15, 200120:22 Kanagawa, Japan
Loss0–3 Kazuo Takahashi Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round August 27, 2000110:00 Osaka, Japan
Loss0–2Daisuke IshiiKO (punches) Pancrase: Trans 1 January 23, 200010:06 Tokyo, Japan
Loss0–1 Katsuhisa Fujii TKO (punches) UFC 23 November 19, 199923:12 Urayasu, Chiba, Japan

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