- Masakatsu Ueda
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Masakatsu Ueda Born December 21, 1977 Nationality Japanese Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) Division Bantamweight Style Wrestling, Shooto, Jiu-Jitsu Team Paraestra Tokyo Mixed martial arts record Total 17 Wins 14 By knockout 2 By submission 3 By decision 9 Losses 1 By submission 1 Draws 2 Masakatsu Ueda (born December 21, 1977) is a professional Japanese mixed martial artist who currently competes in the bantamweight division (known as featherweight in Shooto) for Shooto where he is the current undisputed Featherweight champion. Ueda won the vacant title after defeating Koetsu Okazai on March 28, 2008 by Unanimous Decision at Shooto's Back To Our Roots 8 show. 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. Although he is the Current Shooto World Featherweight Champion, 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. Ueda is currently ranked as the #8 bantamweight fighter in the world by MMAWeekly.[1]
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 17 matches 14 wins 1 loss By knockout 2 0 By submission 3 1 By decision 9 0 Draws 2 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Win 14-1-2 Royler Gracie Decision (split) AFC - Amazon Forest Combat 1 September 14, 2011 3 5:00 Manaus, Brazil Lightweight bout Win 13-1-2 Rumina Sato KO (kick to the body) Shooto - Shooter's Legacy 3 July 11, 2011 1 4:23 Tokyo, Japan Win 12-1-2 Ralph Acosta Submission (brabo choke) Shooto - Shooter's Legacy 1 January 10, 2011 2 1:13 Tokyo, Japan Win 11-1-2 Akitoshi Tamura Decision (unanimous) Shooto - The Way of Shooto 3: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon May 30, 2010 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Loss 10-1-2 Shuichiro Katsumura Submission (ninja choke) Shooto - The Way of Shooto 2: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon March 22, 2010 2 3:39 Tokyo, Japan Lost Shooto Featherweight (132 lbs.) Championship Win 10-0-2 Eduardo Dantas Decision (unanimous) Shooto - Revolutionary Exchanges 1 July 19, 2009 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Defended Shooto Featherweight (132 lbs.) Championship Win 9-0-2 So Tazawa Decision (unanimous) Shooto - Tradition 6 March 29, 2009 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Defended Shooto Featherweight (132 lbs.) Championship Draw 8-0-2 Marcos Galvao Draw (split) Shooto - Tradition 3 September 28, 2008 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Defended Shooto Featherweight (132 lbs.) Championship Win 8-0-1 Koetsu Okazaki Decision (unanimous) Shooto - Back To Our Roots 8 March 28, 2008 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan For the vacant Shooto Featherweight (132 lbs.) Championship Win 7-0-1 Atsushi Yamamoto Decision (unanimous) Shooto - Back To Our Roots 7 January 26, 2008 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Win 6-0-1 Tetsu Suzuki Decision (unanimous) Shooto - Rooki Tournament 2007 Final December 8, 2007 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Draw 5-0-1 Takeya Mizugaki Draw (majority) Shooto - Back To Our Roots 4 July 15, 2007 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Win 5-0-0 So Tazawa Submission (brabo choke) Shooto - Back To Our Roots 2 March 16, 2007 3 2:00 Tokyo, Japan Win 4-0-0 Teriyuki Matsumoto Submission (triangle choke) Shooto - Rookie Tournament Final December 2, 2006 1 4:42 Tokyo, Japan Win 3-0-0 Naoki Yahagi TKO (punches) Shooto - Kitazawa Town Hall October 1, 2006 1 3:49 Tokyo, Japan Win 2-0-0 Nobuhiro Hayakawa Decision (unanimous) Shooto - Gig West 5 June 3, 2006 2 5:00 Osaka, Japan Win 1-0-0 Satoshi Yamashita Decision (unanimous) Shooto - Kitazawa Town Hall November 29, 2005 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan References
- ^ "Bantamweight MMA Top 10". MMAWeekly.com. August 10, 2011. http://mmaweekly.com/bantamweight-division-135-pound-limit-mma-top-10. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
http://www.fourouncestofreedom.com/archives/fighter_az_masakatsu_ueda.phtml
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