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YOSHIYUKI YOSHIDA
Statistics
Nickname Zenko
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 167 lb (76 kg)
Nationality Japanese
Born
Fighting out of Tokyo, Japan
Town of birth Kashiwa, Japan
Fighting style Judo
Mixed martial arts record
Wins 10
By knockout 6
By submission 2
Losses 2
Draws 0
Yoshiyuki Yoshida (吉田善行, Yoshida Yoshiyuki?) is a Japanese mixed martial artist competing in the welterweight division. A student of former Shooto competitor Noboru Asahi, he has competed in Shooto and Cage Force. On December 1, 2007, he became the first Cage Force welterweight tournament winner.
In 2007, Yoshida was entered into a Cage Force welterweight tournament sponsored by the Worldwide Cage Network. In the opening round of the tournament, Yoshida defeated two-time interim Pancrase champion Katsuya Inoue by technical knockout. He went on to defeat Matt Cain in the quarterfinals and former Shooto champion Akira Kikuchi in the semi-finals of the tournament. In the finals, Yoshida defeated Dan Hardy by disqualification after being struck by a kick to the groin, becoming the first Cage Force welterweight tournament winner.
Since the tournament's closing, Yoshida has been offered a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It was originally speculated that the winners of the Cage Force tournaments were to be selected to compete in the UFC's active roster.[3] Yoshida made his debut in the UFC at UFC 84, defeating The Ultimate Fighter 6 contestant Jon Koppenhaver by anaconda choke submission.
Source: Wikipedia
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