Yoshiyuki Yoshida

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height=5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
weight=167 lb (76 kg)
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fightingfrom=Tokyo, Japan
hometown=Kashiwa, Japan
fightstyle=Judo
wins=10
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submissions=2|nihongo|Yoshiyuki Yoshida|吉田善行|Yoshida Yoshiyuki is a Japanese mixed martial artist competing in the welterweight division. A student of former Shooto competitor Noboru Asahi [cite news
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date = 2007-05-24
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accessdate = 2007-09-08 ] , he has competed in Shooto and Cage Force- and presently the UFC. On December 1, 2007, he became the first Cage Force welterweight tournament winner.

Career

In 2007, Yoshida was entered into a Cage Force welterweight tournament sponsored by the Worldwide Cage Network. In the opening round of the tournament, Yoshida defeated two-time interim Pancrase champion Katsuya Inoue by knockout. He went on to defeat Matt Cain in the quarterfinals and former Shooto champion Akira Kikuchi in the semi-finals of the tournament. In the finals, Yoshida defeated Dan Hardy by disqualification after being struck by a kick to the groin, becoming the first Cage Force welterweight tournament winner. [cite news He will fight Karo Parisyan at UFC 88.

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Since the tournament's closing, Yoshida has been offered a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It was originally speculated that the winners of the Cage Force tournaments were to be selected to compete in the UFC's active roster. [cite news
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title = Yoshiyuki Yoshida to UFC] Yoshida made his debut in the UFC at "UFC 84", defeating "The Ultimate Fighter 6" contestant War Machine by anaconda choke submission.He was scheduled to meet Karo Parisyan in September at UFC 88 but Parisyan pulled out of the bout only two hours before the weigh-ins citing an injury.

Mixed martial arts record

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wins=10
losses=2
ko-wins=6
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sub-wins=2
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dec-wins=1
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References and footnotes

ee also

*List of male mixed martial artists

External links

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