Ryuki Ueyama

Ryuki Ueyama (born 17 April 1976 in Tokyo) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Lightweight division. He has fought for organizations such as Fighting Network RINGS, DEEP, Pancrase, Hero's and Pride FC.

Fight career Fighting Network RINGS (1998–2001) Ueyama began his combat sports career with shoot style promotion UWF International under the tutelage of Kiyoshi Tamura. He competed on several undercards until its closure in 1996. His mixed martial arts career began when with Fighting Network RINGS on 21 September 1998 at Rings - Fighting Integration VI. He lost to Yasuhito Namekawa by decision. Ueyama lost to Namekawa again by decision on 21 February 1999. Ueyama picked up his first win less than a month later at Rings Australia. He beat Dennis Kefalinos by knee bar in round 1. He was disqualified for eye gouging in his next fight against Lee Hasdell on 23 April 1999 in Japan. After his fight with Hasdell, he went unbeaten for over a year and a half with wins over Willie Peeters, Yasuhito Namekawa and Tim Thomas, with draws against Lloyd Berg, Dave Menne and Kosei Kubota. Ueyama eventually lost on 20 March 2001 against Sokun Koh at Rings - Battle Genesis Vol. 7.

DEEP & Pancrase Ueyama drew with Kosei Kubota for a second time on 18 August 2001 at DEEP - 2nd Impact. He lost a decision against Kiuma Kunioku at Pancrase - 2001 Anniversary Show a month later. He returned to DEEP in December of that year, defeating LaVerne Clark by TKO. Then at Pancrase - Spirit 2 he lost to Kazuo Misaki by decision.

DEEP Japan Middleweight Champion On 9 June 2002, Ueyama entered the DEEP Middleweight tournament. He defeated Seiki Ryo and Takaharu Murahama before beating Eiji Ishikawa in the final to win the tournament. He then beat Gilson Ferreira at DEEP - 6th Impact in September to bring his record to 9-6-4. He lost a decision in March 2003 to Hayato Sakurai. On 15 September 2003 Ueyama defended his title against Masanori Suda; the fight ended in a draw.

Pride Bushido & DEEP return Ueyama made his Pride FC debut on 15 February 2004 against Sean Sherk, Ueyama lost by decision. In his second fight for Pride he lost to Ikuhisa Minowa by split decision. On 18 December 2004, Ueyama returned to DEEP and lost to Ryuta Sakurai by TKO.

Hero's He made his Hero's debut in 2006 on Hero's 5 with a decision loss to Rani Yahya. This match was the opening round of Hero's 2006 Lightweight Grand Prix. Ueyama was submitted by Vítor Ribeiro on 12 March 2007 at Hero's 8.

DEEP (2009–2010) Ueyama returned to the DEEP organisation once again in 2009 with a decision victory over Kosei Kubota. Later in 2009 he lost decision against Hidehiko Hasegawa at DEEP - 44 Impact. Ueyama drew his last fight to date against Hidetaka Monma on 17 April 2010.

Championships and awards DEEP DEEP Middleweight Championship (1 Time, First) 2002 DEEP Middleweight Championship Tournament Winner

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Sho Kogane Decision (unanimous) Real 5: Real Fight Championship 5

Tokyo, Japan Win

Chris Hilger Decision (majority) Real 4: Real Fight Championship 4

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Roberto de Souza Submission (arm-triangle choke) RFC: Real Fight Championship 3

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Daryl Lokoku Decision (unanimous) Grachan 15

Tokyo, Japan Welterweight bout. Loss

Takafumi Ito Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: 258

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Naoyuki Kotani TKO (punches) RINGS: Reincarnation

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yutaka Ueda Decision (unanimous) Grabaka Live: 1st Cage Attack

Tokyo, Japan Return to Lightweight. NC

Won Sik Park No Contest (knee to downed opponent) DEEP: 48 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Catchweight (74 kg) bout. Draw

Hidetaka Monma Draw DEEP: 47 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Hai Lin Ao Decision (unanimous) AOW 15: Ueyama vs. Aohailin

Beijing, China Loss

Hidehiko Hasegawa Decision (unanimous) DEEP: 44 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Decision (unanimous) DEEP: 41 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Return to Welterweight. Loss

Submission (triangle armbar) HERO'S 8

Nagoya, Japan Lightweight debut. Loss

Decision (majority) HERO'S 5

Tokyo, Japan Loss

TKO (punches) DEEP: 17th Impact

Tokyo, Japan Middleweight bout; for the DEEP Middleweight Championship. Loss

Decision (split) PRIDE Bushido 5

Osaka, Japan Loss

Decision (unanimous) PRIDE Bushido 2

Yokohama, Japan Draw

Draw DEEP: 12th Impact

Tokyo, Japan Middleweight bout; for the DEEP Middleweight Championship. Loss

Decision (unanimous) DEEP: 8th Impact

Tokyo, Japan Welterweight debut. Win

Submission (armbar) DEEP: 6th Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Submission (toe hold) DEEP: 5th Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Submission (rear naked choke) DEEP: 5th Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Decision (majority) DEEP: 5th Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Spirit 2

Osaka, Japan Win

TKO (corner stoppage) DEEP: 3rd Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Decision (majority) Pancrase: 2001 Anniversary Show

Yokohama, Japan Return to Middleweight. Draw

Draw DEEP: 2nd Impact

Yokohama, Japan Loss

TKO (kimura) RINGS: Battle Genesis Vol. 7

Tokyo, Japan Draw

Draw DEEP: 1st Impact

Nagoya, Japan Win

Tim Thomas Submission (ankle lock) RINGS Australia: Free Fight Battle

Brisbane, Australia Draw

Draw RINGS: Millennium Combine 2

Tokyo, Japan Win

Decision RINGS: Rise 5th

Japan Win

TKO (lost points) RINGS: Rise 4th

Japan Loss

Disqualification (eye gouging) RINGS: Rise 2nd

Japan Win

Submission (knee bar) RINGS Australia: NR 3

Australia Light Heavyweight debut. Loss

Decision RINGS: Final Capture

Japan