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Japanese martial artist
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Birth:
21 December 1977(Kyoto, Kyōto Prefecture, Kansai region, Japan)
The details
Biography
Introduction
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. He is a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Yuki Nakai.
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.
ONE Championship
Following his release from Bellator, Ueda signed with ONE Championship and entered the ONE FC Bantamweight Grand Prix. He made his debut against Min Jung Song at ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings on October 6.
Ueda faced Jens Pulver in the Bantamweight grand prix semifinals on April 5, 2013, at ONE Fighting Championship: Kings and Champions. He won the fight by submission.
Championships and accomplishments
- Shooto
- Shooto Featherweight Championship (1 Time)
- Three successful title defenses
- ONE Championship
- ONE Fighting Championship Bantamweight 2013 Grand Prix Champion
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 31 matches | 24 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| By submission | 5 | 2 |
| By decision | 17 | 3 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 24–5–2 | Victor Henry | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase 285 | 000000002017-03-12-0000March 12, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 23–5–2 | Hidekazu Fukushima | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase 282 | 000000002016-11-13-0000November 13, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 22–5–2 | Rafael Silva | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase 279 | 000000002016-07-24-0000July 24, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 22–4–2 | Jun Doi | Decision (unanimous) | Grandslam 4: Way of the Cage | 000000002016-03-19-0000March 19, 2016 | 3 | 3:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 21–4–2 | Jose Alday | Technical Submission (rear naked choke) | Pancrase - 275 | 000000002016-01-31-0000January 31, 2016 | 3 | 2:02 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 20–4–2 | Kosuke Terashima | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase - 271 | 000000002015-11-01-0000November 1, 2015 | 3 | 3:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 19–4–2 | Luis Nogueira | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase - 268 | 000000002015-07-05-0000July 5, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 18–4–2 | Victor Henry | Submission (kneebar) | Grandslam MMA 2: Way of the Cage | 000000002015-02-08-0000February 8, 2015 | 3 | 3:22 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 18–3–2 | Bibiano Fernandes | Decision (unanimous) | ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Heroes | 000000002014-05-02-0000May 2, 2014 | 5 | 5:00 | Pasay City, Philippines | For the ONE FC Bantamweight Championship |
| Win | 18–2–2 | Kevin Belingon | Decision (unanimous) | ONE Fighting Championship: Rise to Power | 000000002013-05-31-0000May 31, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Pasay City, Philippines | Won the ONE FC Bantamweight Grand Prix. |
| Win | 17–2–2 | Jens Pulver | Submission (D'arce choke) | ONE Fighting Championship: Kings and Champions | 000000002013-04-05-0000April 5, 2013 | 2 | 3:52 | Kallang, Singapore | ONE FC Bantamweight Grand Prix semifinal |
| Win | 16–2–2 | Min Jung Song | Decision (unanimous) | ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings | 000000002012-10-06-0000Oct 6, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Kallang, Singapore | ONE FC Bantamweight Grand Prix first round |
| Loss | 15–2–2 | Travis Marx | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 64 | 000000002012-04-06-0000April 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 | 000000002012-01-08-0000January 8, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Return to Bantamweight |
| Win | 14–1–2 | Royler Gracie | Decision (split) | Amazon Forest Combat 1 | 000000002011-09-14-0000September 14, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Manaus, Brazil | Lightweight bout |
| Win | 13–1–2 | Rumina Sato | KO (kick to the body) | Shooto: Shooting Disco 15: Try Hard, Japan! | 000000002011-07-11-0000July 11, 2011 | 1 | 4:23 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 12–1–2 | Ralph Acosta | Submission (D'arce choke) | Shooto: Shootor's Legacy 1 | 000000002011-01-10-0000January 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 | 000000002010-05-30-0000May 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 | 000000002010-03-22-0000March 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: Undefeated | 000000002009-07-19-0000July 19, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Defended Shooto Featherweight (132 lbs.) Championship |
| Win | 9–0–2 | So Tazawa | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Tradition 6 | 000000002009-03-29-0000March 29, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Defended Shooto Featherweight (132 lbs.) Championship |
| Draw | 8–0–2 | Marcos Galvão | Draw (split) | Shooto: Shooto Tradition 3 | 000000002008-09-28-0000September 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 | 000000002008-03-28-0000March 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 | 000000002008-01-26-0000January 26, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 6–0–1 | Tetsu Suzuki | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Rookie Tournament 2007 Final | 000000002007-12-08-0000December 8, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | 5–0–1 | Takeya Mizugaki | Draw (majority) | Shooto: Back To Our Roots 4 | 000000002007-07-15-0000July 15, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 5–0 | So Tazawa | Submission (D'arce choke) | Shooto: Back To Our Roots 2 | 000000002007-03-16-0000March 16, 2007 | 3 | 2:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 4–0 | Teriyuki Matsumoto | Submission (triangle choke) | Shooto: Rookie Tournament Final | 000000002006-12-02-0000December 2, 2006 | 1 | 4:42 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 3–0 | Naoki Yahagi | TKO (punches) | Shooto 2006: 10/1 in Kitazawa Town Hall | 000000002006-10-01-0000October 1, 2006 | 1 | 3:49 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 2–0 | Nobuhiro Hayakawa | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Gig West 5 | 000000002006-06-03-0000June 3, 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | 1–0 | Satoshi Yamashita | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto 2005: 11/29 in Kitazawa Town Hall | 000000002005-11-29-0000November 29, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan |