Fighter Profile: Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Height: 5 ft 11 in Weight: 170 lb
Age: 35
Current Organization: UFC
Professional MMA Record: 11-3
Yoshida is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the UFC. He has a background in Judo and is a student of former Shooto fighter Noburu Asahi. Yoshida was the winner of Cage Force 5 welterweight tournament in which he defeated Pancrase champion Katsuya Inoue by Knockout, Matt Cain via TKO and former Shooto champion Akira Kikuchi via TKO, earning him a place in the finals against UK favorite Dan Hardy. During the fight, Hardy landed an illegal shot to the groin prompting the referee to step in and award Yoshida the victory via DQ. Yoshida was then called for his UFC debut against TUF 6 alumni War Machine (formerly known as Jon Koppenhaver). Yoshida defeated War Machine via Anaconda choke in the first round at UFC 84. He was then set to face the dangerous Karo Parisyan at UFC 88 but the fight was called off due to an injury sustained by Parisyan. He was next called in to action to face top welterweight contender Josh Koscheck at UFC: Fight for the Troops. Yoshida suffered a devastating KO and was stretchered out of the octagon for precautionary reasons. He bounced back with a submission victory over Brandon Wolff at UFC 98. Yoshida will next fight at UFC 104 against up-and-comer Anthony “Rumble” Johnson.
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Recent Yoshiyuki Yoshida MMA News:
- Victory over Dan Hardy via DQ at Cage Force 5
- Victory over War Machine via Anaconda choke in round one at UFC 84
- Lost to Josh Koscheck via KO in round one at UFC: Fight for the Troops
- Victory over Brandon Wolff via Guillotine Choke in round one at UFC 98
- Lost to Anthony Johnson by TKO (Strikes) in Round 1 @ UFC 104 on October 24, 2009 - UFC 104 fight results
By Sam Sihota
ProFighting-fans.com MMA Staff Writer
Published October 2009