Masutatsu Yano

Masutatsu Yano
Masutatsu Yano
Born	July 11, 1975 (age 49); Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Division	Heavyweight; Light heavyweight
Fighting out of	Tokyo, Japan
Team	RJW Central
Years active	1999–2004
Mixed martial arts record
Total	7
Wins	2
By decision	2
Losses	4
By knockout	2
By submission	1
By decision	1
Draws	1
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.

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 matches	2 wins	4 losses
By knockout	0	2
By submission	0	1
By decision	2	1
Draws	1


Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location
Draw	2–4–1	Takahiro Oba	Decision (majority)	Deep: 13th Impact	January 22, 2004	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	2–4	Masato Nishiguchi	Decision (unanimous)	GCM: Demolition 030721	July 21, 2003	2	5:00	Yokohama, Japan
Win	1–4	Hiroyuki Ito	Decision (majority)	Rings: World Title Series Grand Final	February 15, 2002	3	5:00	Kanagawa, Japan
Loss	0–4	Yasuhito Namekawa	Submission (guillotine choke)	Rings: World Title Series 2	June 15, 2001	2	0:22	Kanagawa, Japan
Loss	0–3	Kazuo Takahashi	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase: 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round	August 27, 2000	1	10:00	Osaka, Japan
Loss	0–2	Daisuke Ishii	KO (punches)	Pancrase: Trans 1	January 23, 2000	1	0:06	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	0–1	Katsuhisa Fujii	TKO (punches)	UFC 23	November 19, 1999	2	3:12	Urayasu, Chiba, Japan

References

^ "UFC Stats - Yasutatsu Yano". UFC Stats. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
^ "Masutatsu Yano - Tapology". Tapology. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
^ Paul Benson (2018-12-03). "UFC 23: What happened when Kevin Randleman challenged for UFC Heavyweight Championship?". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
^ "UFC 23: The final tournament". Yahoo Sports. 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
^ Scott Newman (2007-01-03). "MMA Review: #105: UFC 23: Ultimate Japan II". The Oratory. Retrieved 2021-01-11.^{[dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b "Masutatsu Yano Yano Bida and Shuhui Shuhui RJW". Pancrase. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
^ "Fighting Network Rings 2001". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
^ "Deep 13th Impact". Full Contact Fighter. 2004-01-21. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
^ "ADCC 2001 DVDs in Stock!". Full Contact Fighter. 2002-03-31. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
^ "How Does The Great Dean Lister Defend A Standing Rear Naked Choke?". BJJ Fanatics. 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
^ "ADCC 2001 - 88 à 98 KG". Grappling.Fr. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
^ ^a ^b "ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship 2001". ADCC. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
^ "ADCC 2001 - TOUTE CATÉGORIE". Grappling.Fr. Retrieved 2021-01-11.

External links

Professional MMA record for Masutatsu Yano from Sherdog

[1] "UFC Stats - Yasutatsu Yano". UFC Stats. Retrieved 2021-01-11.

[2] "Masutatsu Yano - Tapology". Tapology. Retrieved 2021-01-11.

[3] Paul Benson (2018-12-03). "UFC 23: What happened when Kevin Randleman challenged for UFC Heavyweight Championship?". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 2021-01-11.

[4] "UFC 23: The final tournament". Yahoo Sports. 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2021-01-11.

[5] Scott Newman (2007-01-03). "MMA Review: #105: UFC 23: Ultimate Japan II". The Oratory. Retrieved 2021-01-11.^{[dead link‍]}

[Pancrase_Profile-6] "Masutatsu Yano Yano Bida and Shuhui Shuhui RJW". Pancrase. Retrieved 2021-01-11.

[7] "Fighting Network Rings 2001". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2021-01-11.

[8] "Deep 13th Impact". Full Contact Fighter. 2004-01-21. Retrieved 2021-01-11.

[9] "ADCC 2001 DVDs in Stock!". Full Contact Fighter. 2002-03-31. Retrieved 2021-01-11.

[10] "How Does The Great Dean Lister Defend A Standing Rear Naked Choke?". BJJ Fanatics. 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2021-01-11.

[11] "ADCC 2001 - 88 à 98 KG". Grappling.Fr. Retrieved 2021-01-11.

[ADCC_2001-12] "ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship 2001". ADCC. Retrieved 2021-01-11.

[13] "ADCC 2001 - TOUTE CATÉGORIE". Grappling.Fr. Retrieved 2021-01-11.

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