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Yuya Shirai 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...

. He has fought for Deep, BAMMA

BAMMA

The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Kingdom. It is considered by many as the biggest MMA promotion in the country. It premièred on June 27, 2009 and was shown on the television channel Bravo...

, M-1 Global

M-1 Global

M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...

, 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...

, DREAM

DREAM (mixed martial arts)

Dream is a mixed martial arts organization promoted by former PRIDE FC executives and K-1 promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group. DREAM replaced FEG's previous-run mixed martial arts fight series, Hero's. The series retains many of the stylistic flourishes and personnel from Pride FC...

and is currently the undisputed DEEP Welterweight Champion.

Mixed martial arts career

Shirai comes from a judo

Judo

is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

background and holds a black belt

Black belt (martial arts)

In martial arts, the black belt is a way to describe a graduate of a field where a practitioner's level is often marked by the color of the belt. The black belt is commonly the highest belt color used and denotes a degree of competence. It is often associated with a teaching grade though...

in the discipline. On June 8, 2003, he won the Japanese national sambo

Sambo (martial art)

Sambo is a Russian martial art and combat sport. The word "SAMBO" is an acronym for SAMooborona Bez Oruzhiya, which literally translates as "self-defense without weapons". Sambo is relatively modern since its development began in the early 1920s by the Soviet Red Army to improve their hand to hand...

championship in the under 90 kilograms weight class.

He made his debut in mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

on September 15, 2003. He is currently signed with Deep in the welterweight division, and won the Deep welterweight championship in January 2010 by defeating Seichi Ikemoto

Seichi Ikemoto

is a Japanese mixed martial artist, with a professional MMA record of 20-17-5. He is a veteran of Shooto, PRIDE and DEEP. His speciality is a "double punch", in which he puts his hands together and throws them at his opponent.-Biography and career:...

.

He also took part in the DREAM

DREAM (mixed martial arts)

Welterweight Grand Prix 2009, losing to Jason High

Jason High

Jason High is an American mixed martial artist. High has competed for organizations such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Strikeforce, Affliction, and DREAM...

by rear naked choke in first round. He then beat Che Mills

Che Mills

Che Mills is an English mixed martial artist. He is a former Cage Rage British welterweight champ, and holds 2 notable KO wins over DREAM Welterweight Champion Marius Zaromskis.-Early career:...

at Hidehiko Yoshida

Hidehiko Yoshida

is a Japanese gold-medalist judoka and retired mixed martial artist. He is a long time veteran of Japan's Pride Fighting Championships, competing in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions, also managing to fight in the semi-finals in the Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix...

's farewall event ASTRA

Astra (event)

ASTRA was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Japanese entertainment group J-Rock. This event took place on April 25, 2010, at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. It served as a farewell event for legendary Japanese judoka and mixed martial artist Hidehiko Yoshida...

.

On February 26, 2011, he faced Paul Daley

Paul Daley

Paul Daley is an English professional mixed martial artist who has fought for EliteXC, Cage Rage, Strikeforce, BAMMA, Maximum Fighting Championship, Cage Warriors, Shark Fights, Impact FC, Pancrase and the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

at BAMMA 5: Daley vs. Shirai
BAMMA 5
BAMMA 5: Daley vs. Shira was a mixed martial arts event held by the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts on 26 February 2011 at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England.-Background:BAMMA 5 was the first BAMMA event held outside of Birmingham or London...

in Manchester

Manchester

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, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. Shirai lost the fight via KO in the first round.

It was announced on 14th June 2011 that he would be facing Murilo Bustamante

Murilo Bustamante

Murilo Bustamante |Lion's Den]], Ikuhisa Minowa, Ryuta Sakurai , Dave Menne and undefeated top ranked Middleweight Matt Lindland .-Instructor lineage:Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr...

at a Clube da Luta event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on the 20th July. However Bustamante later pulled out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by
Delson Heleno in what will now be a 180-pound catchweight contest.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Win
|align=center| 21-10
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Paul Daley

| KO (punches)
| BAMMA 5

BAMMA 5

BAMMA 5: Daley vs. Shira was a mixed martial arts event held by the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts on 26 February 2011 at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England.-Background:BAMMA 5 was the first BAMMA event held outside of Birmingham or London...

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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:46
|Manchester, England
| Originally for the BAMMA Welterwight Title but Daley weighed in 0.4 lb over the 170-pound limit so it was changed to a non-title fight
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| Win
|align=center| 20–8
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Shigetoshi Iwase
| Decision (unanimous)
| Deep: 50th Impact

Deep: 50th Impact

Deep: 50th Impact was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Deep It took place on October 24, 2010 at the JCB Hall in Tokyo, Japan.-Fight card:...

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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
| Defended Deep Welterweight Championship
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| Win
|align=center| 19–8
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Che Mills

Che Mills is an English mixed martial artist. He is a former Cage Rage British welterweight champ, and holds 2 notable KO wins over DREAM Welterweight Champion Marius Zaromskis.-Early career:...

| Submission (armbar)
| Astra (event)

Astra (event)

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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:59
|Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
|align=center| 18–8
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Seichi Ikemoto

| Decision (unanimous)
| Deep: 45 Impact
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Osaka, Japan
| Won Deep Welterweight Championship
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| Win
|align=center| 17–8
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Shigetoshi Iwase
| Decision (unanimous)
| Deep: 44 Impact
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 16–8
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Jason High

Jason High is an American mixed martial artist. High has competed for organizations such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Strikeforce, Affliction, and DREAM...

| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Dream.8
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:59
|Nagoya, Japan
| Dream Welterweight Grand Prix Opening Round
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| Win
|align=center| 15–7
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Yoon Young Kim
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Deep: clubDeep Tokyo: Protect Cup Final
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 2:59
|Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 14–7
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Yuichi Nakanishi
| Decision (unanimous)
| Deep: 39 Impact
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 13–7
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Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

, United States

United States

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| Loss
|align=center| 12–7
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Jordan Radev

Jordan Radev is a Bulgarian Olympic wrestler and professional mixed martial artist. He was the first Bulgarian mixed martial artist to fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in its middleweight division....

Korea

Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...

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| Loss
|align=center| 12–6
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Riki Fukuda

Riki Fukuda is a Japanese mixed martial artist who currently fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship as a middleweight.-Early career:...

| Decision (split)
| Deep: 35 Impact
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 12–5
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Sojiro Orui
| Decision (unanimous)
| Deep: 34 Impact
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 11–5
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Kozo Urita
| Submission (armbar)
| Deep: 31 Impact
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:42
|Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 10–5
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Dae Won Kim
| KO (punch)
| Deep: 27 Impact
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:31
|Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 9–4
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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...

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| Win
|align=center| 8–4
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Japan

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| Loss
|align=center| 7–4
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Joey Villasenor

Joey Villaseñor is a Mexican American mixed martial arts fighter. He is a PRIDE Fighting Championships veteran, as well as the middleweight champion in King of the Cage. Joey has also fought in Showtime's EliteXC promotion and took part in PRIDE's welterweight grand prix. He currently trains...

Japan

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| Win
|align=center| 7–3
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Japan

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|-
| Loss
|align=center| 6–3
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Japan

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|-
| Loss
|align=center| 6–2
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Japan

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|-
| Win
|align=center| 6–1
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Japan

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|-
| Loss
|align=center| 5–1
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Japan

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|-
| Win
|align=center| 5–0
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Japan

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|-
| Win
|align=center| 4–0
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Japan

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|-
| Win
|align=center| 3–0
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Japan

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| Win
|align=center| 2–0
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Japan

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| Win
|align=center| 1–0
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Japan

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