About Masutatsu Yano
Born 1975. Masutatsu Yano is a mixed martial arts fighter.
Masutatsu Yano (born July 11, 1975) 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.
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.
Yano then faced Kazuo Takahashi on August 27, 2000, at Pancrase: 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
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.
Submission grappling career Yano competed in the 88kg category at ADCC 2001 wherein he faced Dean Lister. He lost via a rear naked choke submission.
Additionally, Yano lost to Saulo Ribeiro in the Absolute category at ADCC 2001.
Mixed martial arts record Draw
Takahiro Oba Decision (majority) Deep: 13th Impact
Tokyo, Japan Win
Masato Nishiguchi Decision (unanimous) GCM: Demolition 030721
Yokohama, Japan Win
Hiroyuki Ito Decision (majority) Rings: World Title Series Grand Final
Kanagawa, Japan Loss
Yasuhito Namekawa Submission (guillotine choke) Rings: World Title Series 2
Kanagawa, Japan Loss
Kazuo Takahashi Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round
Osaka, Japan Loss
Daisuke Ishii KO (punches) Pancrase: Trans 1
Tokyo, Japan Loss
Katsuhisa Fujii TKO (punches) UFC 23
Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
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Japanese mixed mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
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Masutatsu Yano was born on 11 July 1975 in Japan.
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