Fighter details Given Name: Yasuhito Namekawa
Nickname: Not listed
Age: 51 | Date of Birth: 10/27/1974
Last Weight-in: 197 lbs
Height: 5'11"
Born: Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki
Gyms & Affiliations: Team M.A.D.
Yasuhito Namekawa has a 25-16-4 professional record and is 51 years old in the Light Heavyweight division, representing Team M.A.D.. This profile tracks fight history, UFC stats, MMA Elo, record, age, and opponent links.
Last updated Jul 16, 2025 · Combat Edge fight database
Career snapshot
Yasuhito Namekawa career snapshot Recent form D-W-W-W-W Latest 5 decisive tracked pro results Current run 1-fight draw streak Most recent tracked result: Draw vs Katsuyori Shibata Finish profile 80% 20 finishes in 25 recorded wins Primary win path submission 15 recorded wins by submission Yasuhito Namekawa quick answers What is Yasuhito Namekawa's record? Yasuhito Namekawa's professional MMA record is 25-16-4.
How old is Yasuhito Namekawa? Yasuhito Namekawa is 51 years old.
What weight class is Yasuhito Namekawa? Yasuhito Namekawa fights at Light Heavyweight in DEEP.
How tall is Yasuhito Namekawa? Yasuhito Namekawa is 5'11" tall.
How much does Yasuhito Namekawa weigh? Yasuhito Namekawa competes at Light Heavyweight, with a most recent weigh-in of 197 lbs.
What is Yasuhito Namekawa's Combat Edge Elo? Yasuhito Namekawa's professional MMA Elo is 1576, with a peak Elo of 1580.
How strong is Yasuhito Namekawa's recent opposition? Yasuhito Namekawa's latest 10 counted opponents averaged 1489 Elo immediately before their fights. This avoids using opponents' later career results with hindsight.
When was Yasuhito Namekawa's last fight? Yasuhito Namekawa's latest tracked pro fight was against Katsuyori Shibata at Deep 38 Impact on 2008.10.23.
What is Yasuhito Namekawa's recent form? Yasuhito Namekawa's recent tracked pro form is D-W-W-W-W over the latest 5 decisive pro results.
How does Yasuhito Namekawa usually win? Yasuhito Namekawa's 25 recorded wins include 5 knockouts, 15 submissions, and 4 decisions, with 80% ending before the final bell.
5 Wins by knockout
15 Wins by submission
4 Wins by decision
6 Loss by knockout
7 Loss by submission
3 Loss by decision
Yasuhito Namekawa stats Record : 25 / 16 / 4 Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.
Significant strikes landed per minute Not available Fighter 4.00 UFC light heavyweight avg
Significant striking accuracy Not available Fighter 50% UFC light heavyweight avg
Significant strikes absorbed per minute Not available Fighter 3.73 UFC light heavyweight avg
Significant strike defenseThe % of opponents strikes that did not land Not available Fighter 51% UFC light heavyweight avg
Average takedowns landed per 15 minutes Not available Fighter 1.37 UFC light heavyweight avg
Takedown accuracy Not available Fighter 26% UFC light heavyweight avg
Takedown defenseThe % of opponents TD attempts that did not land Not available Fighter 58% UFC light heavyweight avg
Average submissions attempted per 15 minutes Not available Fighter 0.59 UFC light heavyweight avg
Pro fight history Result Opponent Method Time Round Event Date Fight details
Draw28-19-4 Katsuyori Shibata 2-5-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Deep 38 Impact 2008.10.23 Details unavailable Win27-19-4 Claudio Silva 5-2-0 Armbar 2:59 R1 Deep 37 Impact 2008.08.17 Details unavailable Win26-19-4 Carlos Toyota 2-2-1 Achilles Lock 2:58 R1 Deep 34 Impact 2008.02.22 Details unavailable Win25-16-4 Kanji Ichikawa Record TBD Guillotine ChokeCustom Rules 2:20 R1 Deep 33 Impact 2007.12.12 Details unavailable Win25-19-4 Katsuhisa Fujii 9-12-1 Decision Majority Not recorded Deep 32 Impact 2007.10.10 Details unavailable Win24-19-4 Hamish Robertson 1-1-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded DEEP 2007.07.26 Details unavailable Win23-19-4 Yuji Sakuragi 7-5-0 Heel Hook 2:12 R1 Deep 29 Impact 2007.04.13 Details unavailable Draw23-19-3 Fabiano Capoani 3-2-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Deep 28 Impact 2007.02.16 Details unavailable Win22-19-3 Mu Jin Na 7-2-0 Armbar 1:45 R1 HEAT 2 2006.09.23 Details unavailable Loss22-18-3 Cyrille Diabate 9-5-1 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Real Rhythm MMA 2006.07.30 Details unavailable Win21-18-3 Opponent TBD N/A Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2006.05.27 Details unavailable Loss21-17-3 Cyrille Diabate 8-5-1 Punches 2:22 R2 Deep 24 Impact 2006.04.11 Details unavailable Draw21-17-2 Jung Ho Lee 3-1-0 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Deep 22 Impact 2005.12.02 Details unavailable Win20-17-2 Jong Hyuk Moon 3-3-0 Forearm Choke 2:33 R1 Deep 21 Impact 2005.10.28 Details unavailable Loss20-16-2 Ryuta Sakurai 11-9-4 Armbar 4:40 R1 Deep 19 Impact 2005.07.08 Details unavailable Win19-16-2 Kenji Akiyama 0-3-2 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded DEEP 2005.04.17 Details unavailable Loss19-15-2 Maurício Rua 6-1-0 Punches 6:02 R1 Pride Bushido 5 2004.10.14 Details unavailable Win18-15-2 Fabiano Capoani 1-0-0 Knee to the Groin 1:07 R2 Gladiator FC - Day 1 2004.06.26 Details unavailable Win17-15-2 Egidijus Valavicius 5-3-0 Guillotine Choke 1:05 R1 Pride Bushido 2 2004.02.15 Details unavailable Win16-15-2 Yusuke Imamura 2-3-0 Punches 3:22 R2 Deep 13 Impact 2004.01.22 Details unavailable Cancelled25-16-4 Fabiano Capoani Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2003.11.01 Details unavailable Draw16-15-1 Osami Shibuya 27-27-12 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Deep 8 Impact 2003.03.04 Details unavailable Loss16-14-1 Wallid Ismail 8-3-0 Decision Unanimous Not recorded Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002 2002.12.31 Details unavailable Win15-14-1 Yuki Ishikawa 1-1-1 Punches 3:46 R1 Deep 7 Impact 2002.12.08 Details unavailable Win14-14-1 Makoto Miyazawa 1-0-0 Guillotine Choke 2:37 R3 Deep 6 Impact 2002.09.07 Details unavailable Win13-14-1 Daisuke Watanabe 8-18-3 Decision Majority Not recorded Deep 4 Impact 2002.03.30 Details unavailable Loss13-13-1 Sam Nest 3-0-0 Sleeper Choke 4:53 R2 Rings Japan 2002.02.15 Details unavailable Loss13-12-1 Egidijus Valavicius 2-1-0 Punches 2:18 R1 Rings Japan 2001.10.20 Details unavailable Win12-12-1 Dexter Casey 2-3-0 Armbar 1:44 R1 Rings Japan 2001.09.21 Details unavailable Win11-12-1 Masutatsu Yano 0-3-0 Guillotine Choke 0:22 R2 Rings Japan 2001.06.15 Details unavailable Win10-12-1 Hiroshi Imamura 0-1-0 Kneebar 1:48 R1 Rings Japan 2001.04.20 Details unavailable Win9-12-1 Takashi Sonoda 0-0-0 Armbar 0:43 R1 Rings Japan 2001.03.20 Details unavailable Loss9-11-1 Chris Haseman 18-20-0 Kimura 1:30 R1 Rings USA: Rising Stars 3 2000.09.30 Details unavailable Win8-11-1 Chris Munsen 6-5-0 Decision Majority Not recorded Rings USA: Rising Stars 2 2000.07.22 Details unavailable Win7-11-1 Falaniko Vitale 4-0-0 Guillotine Choke 0:27 R2 Rings USA: Rising Stars 2 2000.07.22 Details unavailable Loss7-10-1 Volk Han 42-18-0 Decision Unanimous Not recorded Rings Russia 2000.05.20 Details unavailable Loss7-9-1 Alistair Overeem 3-1-0 Armbar 0:45 R1 Rings Japan 2000.04.20 Details unavailable Loss7-8-1 Chris Haseman 15-18-0 Guillotine Choke 6:50 R1 Rings Australia 2000.03.19 Details unavailable Cancelled25-16-4 Valentijn Overeem Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 2000.02.06 Details unavailable Loss7-7-1 Willie Peeters 18-18-1 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Fighting Network RINGS 2000.02.06 Details unavailable Loss7-6-1 Koba Tkeshelashvili 0-1-0 Rear Naked Choke 6:15 R1 Rings Georgia 1999.10.08 Details unavailable Loss7-5-1 Wataru Sakata 16-23-1 Submission 5:33 R1 Rings Japan 1999.09.15 Details unavailable Loss7-4-1 Ryuki Ueyama 2-3-0 Decision Not recorded Not recorded Rings Japan 1999.08.19 Details unavailable Win6-4-1 Minoru Toyonaga 0-3-0 Guillotine Choke 9:51 R1 Rings Japan 1999.06.24 Details unavailable Win5-4-1 Sara Umer 0-0-0 Rear Naked Choke 3:09 R1 Rings Japan 1999.05.22 Details unavailable Loss5-3-1 Chris Haseman 11-17-0 Arm Triangle Choke 7:42 R1 Rings Japan 1999.03.20 Details unavailable Loss5-2-1 Lee Hasdell 5-8-2 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 1999.03.07 Details unavailable Win4-2-1 Ryuki Ueyama 0-1-0 Decision Not recorded Not recorded Rings Japan 1999.02.21 Details unavailable Cancelled25-16-4 Tatsunori Kamiyama Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 1999.02.21 Details unavailable Win3-2-1 Lee Hasdell 5-7-2 Decision Not recorded Not recorded Rings Japan 1999.01.23 Details unavailable Draw3-2-0 Lee Hasdell 5-7-1 Decision Not recorded Not recorded Rings Japan 1998.11.20 Details unavailable Loss3-1-0 Masayuki Naruse 28-28-1 Submission 4:50 R1 Rings Japan 1998.10.23 Details unavailable Loss3-0-0 Bakouri Gogitidze 3-4-0 Submission 4:15 R1 Rings Georgia 1998.10.11 Details unavailable Win2-0-0 Ryuki Ueyama 0-0-0 Decision Not recorded Not recorded Rings Japan 1998.09.21 Details unavailable Cancelled25-16-4 Minoru Toyonaga Record TBD Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Event TBD 1998.09.21 Details unavailable Win1-0-0 Danny Higgins 0-0-0 Leg Lock 14:28 R1 Rings Japan 1998.08.28 Details unavailable Win0-0-0 Troy Ittensohn 0-1-0 Knees 1:43 R2 Rings Japan 1998.06.27 Details unavailable More fights Fighters who beat Yasuhito Namekawa Cyrille Diabate Ryuta Sakurai Maurício Rua Egidijus Valavicius Chris Haseman Alistair Overeem Willie Peeters Wataru Sakata Compare Yasuhito Namekawa with peers vs Caio Machado vs Mick Stanton vs Simon Biyong vs Austen Lane Embed Yasuhito Namekawa's Elo card on your site Copy this snippet — the card stays up to date and links back to Combat Edge:
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