Ryuki Ueyama is a Japanese mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 who competes in the middleweight

Middleweight (MMA)

The middleweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Strikeforce's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb...

 division. He has fought for organisations such as; Fighting Network RINGS

Fighting Network RINGS

Fighting Network Rings, trademarked as RINGS, is a Japanese combat sport promotion that has lived three distinct periods; puroresu promotion from its inauguration to 1995, mixed martial arts promotion from 1995 to its 2002 disestablishment, and the revived mixed martial arts promotion from 2008 to...

, DEEP

DEEP

Deep is a Japan- based mixed martial arts promoting and sanctioning organization. It is promoted by Shigeru Saeki who is also the former Public Relations Director of Pride Fighting Championships. Deep is considered second-tier Japanese promotion, as a feeder to larger shows like Dream. Their...

, Pancrase

Pancrase

Pancrase is a mixed martial arts promotion company founded in Japan in 1993 by professional wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. Pancrase is taken from Pankration, a sport in the ancient Olympic games. Suzuki and Funaki are particularly skilled in the art of catch wrestling and based the...

, Hero's

HERO'S

Hero's was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion operated by Fighting and Entertainment Group, the parent entity behind kickboxing organization K-1. Grown from and branched off of K-1's earlier experiments in MMA, including the K-1 Romanex event and various MMA fights on its regular K-1...

 and Pride FC.

Fighting Network RINGS (1998-2001)

Ueyama began his Mixed martial arts career on September 21, 1998 at Rings - Fighting Integration VI. He lost to Yasuhito Namekawa

Yasuhito Namekawa

is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. Namekawa made his Mixed martial arts debut for Fighting Network Rings in 1998. He fought in mainly Shoot fighting bouts until 1999 when Rings introduced the King of King Rules. Throughout his career, Namekawa has...

 by decision. Ueyama lost to Namekawa again by decision on February 21, 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

Lee Hasdell

Lee Hasdell is a former British mixed martial artist, kickboxer and promoter. He promoted the first professional mixed martial arts events in the United Kingdom. Lee Hasdell began his professional career as a Kickboxer in 1989, eventually winning three British Kickboxing titles...

 on April 23, 1999 in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. After his fight with Hasdell, he went unbeaten for over a year and a half with wins over Willie Peeters, Yasuhito Namekawa

Yasuhito Namekawa

is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. Namekawa made his Mixed martial arts debut for Fighting Network Rings in 1998. He fought in mainly Shoot fighting bouts until 1999 when Rings introduced the King of King Rules. Throughout his career, Namekawa has...

 and Tim Thomas

Tim Thomas

Tim Thomas may refer to:* Tim Thomas , NBA basketball player* Tim Thomas , NHL goaltender* Timmy Thomas, American musician*Timothy Thomas, whose death led to the 2001 Cincinnati Riots...

, with draws against Lloyd Berg, Dave Menne

Dave Menne

David Jeremy Menne is an American mixed martial artist who has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Rumble on the Rock. He was the first ever UFC Middleweight Champion and is known for his fight against Phil Baroni in which he got knocked out and tried to fall to the ground, only to...

 and Kosei Kubota. Ueyama eventually lost on March 20, 2001 against Sokun Koh at Rings - Battle Genesis Vol. 7.

DEEP & Pancrase

Ueyama drew with Kosei Kubota for a second time on August 18, 2001 at DEEP - 2nd Impact. He lost a decision against Kiuma Kunioku

Kiuma Kunioku

is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently fighting at welterweight.His hometown is Osaka, but he is currently living and training in Tokyo as freelance...

 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

Kazuo Misaki

Kazuo Misaki is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and former judoka. He was the 2006 Pride Welterweight Grand Prix winner, and is currently competing in Sengoku. He is a long time veteran of Pancrase and has also competed in Strikeforce...

 by decision.

DEEP Japan Middleweight Champion

On June 9, 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

Hayato Sakurai

is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He was born in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. He has a professional MMA record of 35-11-2 as of April 5, 2009. Sakurai has been fighting in mixed martial arts since October 1996 and was at one time considered pound for pound one of the greatest fighters...

. On September 15, 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 February 15, 2004 against Sean Sherk

Sean Sherk

Sean Keith Sherk is an American mixed martial arts fighter currently fighting for the UFC. He currently holds a professional mixed martial arts record of thirty-six wins, four losses and one draw. Sherk has fought in both the UFC and Pride FC, and is a former UFC Lightweight Champion...

, Ueyama lost by decision. In his second fight for Pride he lost to Ikuhisa Minowa

Ikuhisa Minowa

is a Japanese mixed martial artist and pro wrestler currently competing in Dream as . He was a long time veteran of Pride Fighting Championships and Pancrase and has also competed in other mixed martial arts promotions such as K-1 HERO'S, Cage Rage, UFC, and DEEP. At 5'9" he is notable for taking...

 by split decision. On December 18, 2004, Ueyama returned to DEEP and lost to Ryuta Sakurai by TKO.

Hero's

He made his Hero's

HERO'S

Hero's was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion operated by Fighting and Entertainment Group, the parent entity behind kickboxing organization K-1. Grown from and branched off of K-1's earlier experiments in MMA, including the K-1 Romanex event and various MMA fights on its regular K-1...

 debut in 2006 on Hero's 5

Hero's 5

Hero's 5: 2006 Lightweight Grand Prix Opening Round was a mixed martial arts event held by the Hero's promotion on May 3, 2006 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.The opening round of the 2006 Lightweight Grand Prix was held at the event...

 with a decision loss to Rani Yahya

Rani Yahya

Rani Ahmad Yahya is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. Yahya won the 66 kg division of the prestigious ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in April 2007...

. This match was the opening round of Hero's 2006 Lightweight Grand Prix. Ueyama was submitted by Vitor Ribeiro on March 12, 2007 at Hero's 8

Hero's 8

Hero's 8 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Hero's promotion on March 12, 2007 at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan.-Results:...

.

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

Hidetaka Monma

Hidetaka Monma , is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He started MMA at age of 25, when he joined Wajyutsu Keisyukai A-3 and made his professional debut on September 21, 2001 against Hiroshiji Ito at RINGS Battle Genesis Vol.8...

 on April 17, 2010.

Championships and awards

• DEEP
  DEEP
  Deep is a Japan- based mixed martial arts promoting and sanctioning organization. It is promoted by Shigeru Saeki who is also the former Public Relations Director of Pride Fighting Championships. Deep is considered second-tier Japanese promotion, as a feeder to larger shows like Dream. Their...
  
  
  • DEEP
    DEEP
    Deep is a Japan- based mixed martial arts promoting and sanctioning organization. It is promoted by Shigeru Saeki who is also the former Public Relations Director of Pride Fighting Championships. Deep is considered second-tier Japanese promotion, as a feeder to larger shows like Dream. Their...
    
     Japan Middleweight champion
  • DEEP
    DEEP
    Deep is a Japan- based mixed martial arts promoting and sanctioning organization. It is promoted by Shigeru Saeki who is also the former Public Relations Director of Pride Fighting Championships. Deep is considered second-tier Japanese promotion, as a feeder to larger shows like Dream. Their...
    
     Japan Middleweight championship tournament winner (2002)

Mixed martial arts record

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|align=center|10-14-6
|Hidetaka Monma

Hidetaka Monma

Hidetaka Monma , is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He started MMA at age of 25, when he joined Wajyutsu Keisyukai A-3 and made his professional debut on September 21, 2001 against Hiroshiji Ito at RINGS Battle Genesis Vol.8...

|Draw
|DEEP - 47 Impact
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
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| Loss
|align=center|10-14-5
|Hai Lin Ao
|Decision (unanimous)
|AOW 15 - Ueyama vs. Aohailin
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|align=center| 2
|align=center|5:00
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| Loss
|align=center|10-13-5
|Hidehiko Hasegawa
|Decision (unanimous)
|DEEP - 44 Impact
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|align=center| 3
|align=center|5:00
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| Win
|align=center|10-12-5
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|Decision (unanimous)
|DEEP - 41 Impact
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
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| Loss
|align=center|9-12-5
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|Submission (triangle armbar)
|Hero's 8

Hero's 8

Hero's 8 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Hero's promotion on March 12, 2007 at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan.-Results:...

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|align=center| 1
|align=center|1:48
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| Loss
|align=center|9-11-5
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|Decision (majority)
|Hero's 5

Hero's 5

Hero's 5: 2006 Lightweight Grand Prix Opening Round was a mixed martial arts event held by the Hero's promotion on May 3, 2006 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.The opening round of the 2006 Lightweight Grand Prix was held at the event...

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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
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|Hero's

HERO'S

Hero's was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion operated by Fighting and Entertainment Group, the parent entity behind kickboxing organization K-1. Grown from and branched off of K-1's earlier experiments in MMA, including the K-1 Romanex event and various MMA fights on its regular K-1...

 2006 Lightweight Grand Prix opening round.
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| Loss
|align=center|9-10-5
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|TKO (punches)
|DEEP - 17th Impact
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|align=center| 1
|align=center|2:40
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| Loss
|align=center|9-9-5
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|Decision (split)
|PRIDE - Bushido 5
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|align=center| 2
|align=center|5:00
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| Loss
|align=center|9-8-5
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|Decision (unanimous)
|PRIDE - Bushido 2
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|align=center| 2
|align=center|5:00
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| Draw
|align=center|9-7-5
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|Draw
|DEEP - 12th Impact
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|align=center| 3
|align=center|5:00
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| Loss
|align=center|9-7-4
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|Decision (unanimous)
|DEEP - 8th Impact
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|align=center| 3
|align=center|5:00
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| Win
|align=center|9-6-4
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|Submission (armbar)
|DEEP - 6th Impact
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|align=center| 3
|align=center|3:49
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| Win
|align=center|8-6-4
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|Submission (toe hold)
|DEEP - 5th Impact
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|align=center| 2
|align=center|0:48
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|DEEP Japan Middleweight Championship Tournament - Final
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| Win
|align=center|7-6-4
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|Submission (rear naked choke)
|DEEP - 5th Impact
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|align=center| 3
|align=center|1:44
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|DEEP Japan Middleweight Championship Tournament - Semi Final
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| Win
|align=center|6-6-4
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|Decision (majority)
|DEEP - 5th Impact
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|align=center| 2
|align=center|5:00
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|DEEP Japan Middleweight Championship Tournament - Round 1
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| Loss
|align=center|5-6-4
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|Decision (unanimous)
|Pancrase - Spirit 2
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|align=center| 3
|align=center|5:00
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| Win
|align=center|5-5-4
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|TKO (corner stoppage)
|DEEP - 3rd Impact
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|align=center|1
|align=center|5:00
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| Loss
|align=center|4-5-4
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|Decision (majority)
|Pancrase - 2001 Anniversary Show
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|align=center| 2
|align=center|5:00
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| Draw
|align=center|4-4-4
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|Draw
|DEEP - 2nd Impact
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|align=center| 3
|align=center|5:00
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| Loss
|align=center|4-4-3
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|TKO (kimura)
|Rings - Battle Genesis Vol. 7
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:16
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| Draw
|align=center|4-3-3
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|Draw
|DEEP - 1st Impact
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
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| Win
|align=center|4-3-2
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|Submission (ankle lock)
|Rings Australia - Free Fight Battle
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|align=center|1
|align=center|9:11
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| Draw
|align=center|3-3-2
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|Draw
|Rings - Millennium Combine 2
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|align=center| 2
|align=center|5:00
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| Draw
|align=center|3-3-1
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|Draw
|Rings - Battle Genesis Vol. 5
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|align=center| 1
|align=center|20:00
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| Win
|align=center|3-3
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|Decision
|Rings - Rise 5th
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|align=center| 3
|align=center|5:00
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| Win
|align=center|2-3
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|TKO
|Rings - Rise 4th
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|align=center| 3
|align=center|3:05
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| Loss
|align=center|1-3
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|Disqualification (eye gouging)
|Rings - Rise 2nd
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|align=center| 1
|align=center|4:18
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| Win
|align=center|1-2
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|Submission (knee bar)
|Rings Australia - NR 3
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|align=center| 1
|align=center|4:40
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| Loss
|align=center|0-2
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|Decision
|Rings - Final Capture
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|align=center| 1
|align=center|20:00
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| Loss
|align=center|0-1
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|Decision
|Rings - Fighting Integration VI
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|align=center| 1
|align=center|15:00
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