Yoshihiro Akiyama

"Sexyama"

AGE	50 / Jul 29, 1975
HEIGHT	5'10" / 177.8 cm
WEIGHT	170 lbs / 77.11 kg

ASSOCIATION
Jackson-Wink MMA

CLASS
Welterweight

STYLE
Judo

Wins 16

KO / TKO

44%

SUBMISSIONS

44%

DECISIONS

13%

Losses 7

KO / TKO

29%

SUBMISSIONS

14%

DECISIONS

57%

N/C 2

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Shinya Aoki	One Championship - One X Mar / 26 / 2022	TKO (Punches) Mohamad Sulaiman	2	1:50
win	Sherif Mohamed	One Championship - King of the Jungle Feb / 28 / 2020	KO (Punch) Kemp Cheng	1	3:04
loss	Agilan Thani	One Championship - Legendary Quest Jun / 15 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Olivier Coste	3	5:00
loss	Alberto Mina	UFC Fight Night 79 - Henderson vs. Masvidal Nov / 28 / 2015	Decision (Split) Steve Perceval VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Amir Sadollah	UFC Fight Night 52 - Hunt vs. Nelson Sep / 20 / 2014	Decision (Unanimous) Wolf Menninger VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Jake Shields	UFC 144 - Edgar vs. Henderson Feb / 26 / 2012	Decision (Unanimous) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Vitor Belfort	UFC 133 - Evans vs. Ortiz 2 Aug / 06 / 2011	KO (Punches) Mario Yamasaki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:52
loss	Michael Bisping	UFC 120 - Bisping vs. Akiyama Oct / 16 / 2010	Decision (Unanimous) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Chris Leben	UFC 116 - Lesnar vs. Carwin Jul / 03 / 2010	Submission (Triangle Choke) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	4:40
win	Alan Belcher	UFC 100 - Lesnar vs. Mir 2 Jul / 11 / 2009	Decision (Split) Mario Yamasaki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Masanori Tonooka	Dream 6 - Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Sep / 23 / 2008	Submission (Armbar) Daisuke Noguchi VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	6:26
win	Katsuyori Shibata	Dream 5 - Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Jul / 21 / 2008	Submission (Ezekiel Choke) Daisuke Noguchi	1	6:34
NC	Kazuo Misaki	Yarennoka - New Years Eve 2007 Dec / 31 / 2007	No Contest (Illegal Soccer Kick) Daisuke Noguchi	1	7:48
win	Denis Kang	K-1 HERO's - HERO's 2007 in Korea Oct / 28 / 2007	KO (Punch) Akira Okabayashi	1	4:45
NC	Kazushi Sakuraba	K-1 - Premium 2006 Dynamite!! Dec / 31 / 2006	No Contest Yoshinori Umeki	1	5:37
win	Melvin Manhoef	K-1 - Hero's 7 Oct / 09 / 2006	Submission (Armbar) Yoshinori Umeki	1	1:58
win	Kestutis Smirnovas	K-1 - Hero's 7 Oct / 09 / 2006	TKO (Head Kick and Punches) Ryogaku Wada	1	3:01
win	Taiei Kin	K-1 - Hero's 6 Aug / 05 / 2006	Technical Submission (Armbar) Kenichi Serizawa	1	2:01
win	Katsuhiko Nagata	K-1 - Hero's 5 May / 03 / 2006	KO (Spinning Back Kick) Kenichi Serizawa	1	2:25
win	Tokimitsu Ishizawa	K-1 - Hero's 4 Mar / 15 / 2006	Submission (Ezekiel Choke) Akira Okabayashi	2	1:41
win	Masakatsu Okuda	K-1 HERO's - HERO's 2005 in Seoul Nov / 05 / 2005	TKO (Slam and Punches) Yoshinori Umeki	1	3:31
win	Michael Lerma	K-1 - World Max 2005 Oct / 12 / 2005	TKO (Punches) Ryogaku Wada	1	2:47
win	Carl Toomey	K-1 - Hero's 2 Jul / 06 / 2005	Submission (Armbar) Kenichi Serizawa	1	0:59
loss	Jerome Le Banner	K-1 - Hero's 1 Mar / 26 / 2005	KO (Knees) Yoshinori Umeki	1	2:24
win	Francois Botha	K-1 - Premium 2004 Dynamite!! Dec / 31 / 2004	Submission (Armbar) Ryogaku Wada	1	1:54

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