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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 |
| Team | Paraestra Tokyo, Team Haleo |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 19 |
| Wins | 15 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 10 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Draws | 2 |
| 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 (known as featherweight in Shooto) for Shooto where he is the former 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. 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] He is a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Yuki Nakai.
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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.[2]
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 19 matches | 15 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| By submission | 3 | 1 |
| By decision | 10 | 1 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 15-2-2 | Travis Marx | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 64 | April 6, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | Bellator Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal |
| Win | 15-1-2 | Kyoji Horiguchi | Decision (majority) | Shooto – Survivor Tournament Final | January 8, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Return to Bantamweight |
| Win | 14-1-2 | Royler Gracie | Decision (split) | 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 Galvão | 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.
- ^ “Bellator Releases Bantamweight Masakatsu Ueda, Alexis Vila Following Tourney Losses”. Sherdog.com. April 16, 2012. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Bellator-Releases-Bantamweights-Masakatsu-Ueda-Alexis-Vila-Following-Tourney-Losses-41889. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
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