Darren Uyenoyama

Darren Uyenoyama
Born	October 15, 1979 (1979-10-15) (age 32) San Francisco, California
Other names	"BC"
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	135 lb (61.2 kg; 9.6 st)
Division	Bantamweight (135lb) Featherweight (145 lb)
Reach	65 inch (165 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Team	Faito Tamashii Combat Club
Years active	2002 – present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	10
Wins	7
By knockout	1
By submission	3
By decision	3
Losses	3
By submission	1
By decision	2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: 2011

Darren Uyenoyama (born October 15, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist currently signed with the UFC fighting in their bantamweight division. He is a third-generation Japanese-American and a well regarded grappling specialist.

Mixed martial arts career

Uyenoyama had his first MMA fight in 2002, and although he did win his MMA debut, he retired for five years before returning with another win.

Dream

Uyenoyama made his DREAM debut against Hideo Tokoro and lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Strikeforce

Uyenoyama has a 3-0 record in Strikeforce.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Uyenoyama signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2011.

He made his bantamweight debut against Japanese superstar Norifumi Yamamoto at UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos. He defeated heavy favorite Yamamoto via unanimous decision.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
10 matches	7 wins	3 losses
By knockout	1	0
By submission	3	1
By decision	3	2

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	7-3	Norifumi Yamamoto	Decision (unanimous)	UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos	02011-11-12 November 12, 2011	3	5:00	Anaheim, California, United States
Win	6-3	Shuichiro Katsumura	TKO (punches)	Shooto - The Way of Shooto 5: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon	02010-09-03 September 3, 2010	2	3:53	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	5-3	Tomoya Miyashita	Submission (guillotine choke)	Deep - 47 Impact	02010-04-17 April 17, 2010	2	1:10	Tokyo, Japan
Win	5-2	Brad Royster	Decision (unanimous)	Strikeforce: Destruction	02008-11-08 November 8, 2008	3	5:00	San Jose, California, United States
Loss	4-2	Hideo Tokoro	Decision (unanimous)	Dream 4	02008-06-15 June 15, 2008	2	5:00	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan	Dream Featherweight Grand Prix Quarterfinals
Win	4-1	Anthony Figueroa	Submission (guillotine choke)	Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le	02008-03-28 March 28, 2008	1	1:27	San Jose, California, United States
Win	3-1	Andrew Valladerez	Submission (rear naked choke)	Strikeforce: Young Guns II	02008-02-01 February 1, 2008	1	0:59	San Jose, California, United States
Loss	2-1	Rolando Velasco	Decision (unanimous)	CCFC - Undefeated	02007-02-17 February 17, 2007	3	5:00	United States
Win	2-0	Will Nerbonne	Submission (rear naked choke)	CCFC - Judgement Day	02007-02-17 February 17, 2007	1	2:30	United States
Win	1-0	Rambaa Somdet	Decision (unanimous)	Deep - 5th Impact	02002-09-06 September 6, 2002	3	5:00	Japan

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Name	Uyenoyama, Darren
Alternative names
Short description	Mixed martial artist
Date of birth	October 15, 1979
Place of birth	San Francisco, California
Date of death
Place of death