Masakatsu Ueda

Masakatsu Ueda (born December 21, 1977) is a professional Japanese mixed martial artist who currently competes in the bantamweight division of Pancrase.

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.

Mixed martial arts career Shooto Ueda won the vacant Shooto Featherweight Championship after defeating Koetsu Okazai on March 28, 2008, by Unanimous Decision at Shooto's Back To Our Roots 8 show.

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 Fighting 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.

On May 31, 2013, he faced Kevin Belingon at ONE Fighting Championship: Rise to Power in the ONE Bantamweight Grand Prix Final. Ueda won the fight by unanimous decision.

By winning the Bantamweight Grand Prix, Ueda was able to secure a title shot against Bibiano Fernandes for the ONE Bantamweight Championship. He faced Fernandes at ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Heroes on May 2, 2014. He lost by unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments Shooto Shooto Featherweight Championship (1 time) Three successful title defenses ONE Fighting Championship ONE FC Bantamweight 2013 Grand Prix Champion

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Rafael Silva Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 296

Tokyo, Japan For Pancrase Interim Bantamweight Championship Win

Alan Yoshihiro Yamaniha Submission (keylock) Pancrase 291

Tokyo, Japan Win

Toshinori Tsunemura Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 288

Tokyo, Japan Win

Victor Henry Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 285

Tokyo, Japan Win

Hidekazu Fukushima Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 282

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Rafael Silva Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 279

Tokyo, Japan Win

Jun Doi Decision (unanimous) Grandslam 4: Way of the Cage

Tokyo, Japan Win

Jose Alday Technical Submission (rear naked choke) Pancrase - 275

Tokyo, Japan Win

Kosuke Terashima Decision (unanimous) Pancrase - 271

Tokyo, Japan Win

Luis Nogueira Decision (unanimous) Pancrase - 268

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Victor Henry Submission (kneebar) Grandslam MMA 2: Way of the Cage

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Bibiano Fernandes Decision (unanimous) ONE FC: Rise of Heroes

Pasay, Philippines For the ONE FC Bantamweight Championship Win

Kevin Belingon Decision (unanimous) ONE FC: Rise to Power

Pasay, Philippines Won the ONE FC Bantamweight Grand Prix. Win

Jens Pulver Submission (D'arce choke) ONE FC: Kings and Champions

Kallang, Singapore ONE FC Bantamweight Grand Prix semifinal Win

Min Jung Song Decision (unanimous) ONE FC: Rise of Kings

Kallang, Singapore ONE FC Bantamweight Grand Prix first round Loss

Travis Marx Decision (unanimous) Bellator 64

Windsor, Ontario, Canada Bellator Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal Win

Kyoji Horiguchi Decision (majority) Shooto: Survivor Tournament Final

Tokyo, Japan Return to Bantamweight Win

Royler Gracie Decision (split) Amazon Forest Combat 1

Manaus, Brazil Lightweight bout Win

Rumina Sato KO (kick to the body) Shooto: Shooting Disco 15: Try Hard, Japan!

Tokyo, Japan Win

Ralph Acosta Submission (D'arce choke) Shooto: Shootor's Legacy 1

Tokyo, Japan Win

Akitoshi Tamura Decision (unanimous) Shooto: The Way of Shooto 3: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Shuichiro Katsumura Submission (ninja choke) Shooto: The Way of Shooto 2: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon

Tokyo, Japan Lost Shooto Featherweight (132 lbs.) Championship Win

Eduardo Dantas Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Revolutionary Exchanges 1: Undefeated

Tokyo, Japan Defended Shooto Featherweight (132 lbs.) Championship Win

So Tazawa Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Tradition 6

Tokyo, Japan Defended Shooto Featherweight (132 lbs.) Championship Draw

Marcos Galvão Draw (split) Shooto: Shooto Tradition 3

Tokyo, Japan Defended Shooto Featherweight (132 lbs.) Championship Win

Koetsu Okazaki Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Back To Our Roots 8

Tokyo, Japan For the vacant Shooto Featherweight (132 lbs.) Championship Win

Atsushi Yamamoto Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Back To Our Roots 7

Tokyo, Japan Win

Tetsu Suzuki Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Rookie Tournament 2007 Final

Tokyo, Japan Draw

Takeya Mizugaki Draw (majority) Shooto: Back To Our Roots 4

Tokyo, Japan Win

So Tazawa Submission (D'arce choke) Shooto: Back To Our Roots 2

Tokyo, Japan Win

Teriyuki Matsumoto Submission (triangle choke) Shooto: Rookie Tournament Final

Tokyo, Japan Win

Naoki Yahagi TKO (punches) Shooto 2006: 10/1 in Kitazawa Town Hall

Tokyo, Japan Win

Nobuhiro Hayakawa Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Gig West 5

Osaka, Japan Win

Satoshi Yamashita Decision (unanimous) Shooto 2005: 11/29 in Kitazawa Town Hall

Tokyo, Japan