Kaoru "Caol" Uno was born on May 8,1975 and is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler.
19 Facts About Caol Uno
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Caol Uno is the Co-Champion of the UFC 41 Lightweight Tournament and a former Shooto Lightweight Champion.
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Penn at UFC 41, Caol Uno is acknowledged as a pioneer for his impact and influence during the early era of the UFC Lightweight Division.
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Caol Uno finished second in the All Japan amateur Shooto tournament in 1996.
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Caol Uno was a runner-up in the submission wrestling world championships at ADCC losing in the finals to world-renowned Jean Jacques Machado.
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Caol Uno rose through the ranks of the Shooto mixed martial arts organization in Japan.
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Caol Uno, who had earned a reputation as being "unflappable", began to show frustration for the first time in his career as Pulver neutralized all his offensive efforts.
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However, Caol Uno turned things around, taking the second and third rounds to win the fight.
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Caol Uno used angles and effective wrestling techniques to frustrate Penn, who appeared tentative from the start, while Penn was dominant in spurts.
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Caol Uno was seeded directly into the second round, DREAM 3, where he beat Mitsuhiro Ishida via rear-naked choke submission to progress to the Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round.
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At Dream 5, Caol Uno lost a unanimous decision to Shinya Aoki.
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Caol Uno was spotted in attendance at UFC 94, fueling talk of a return to the UFC's Lightweight division.
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In spite of finishing the bout pounding Fisher with punches from top crucifix position, Caol Uno lost by a controversial unanimous decision.
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On March 31,2010, Caol Uno fought Gleison Tibau at UFC Fight Night 21.
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Caol Uno was overpowered by the much bigger Tibau, and suffered a loss via TKO.
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Caol Uno debuted in professional wrestling in December 2000 as part of the Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye event.
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Caol Uno teamed up with Akira Shoji against The Great Sasuke and Daijiro Matsui, but his team lost when Sasuke pinned him.
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Caol Uno then signed up with All Japan Pro Wrestling in June 2002, where he debuted as a partner for Kendo Kashin against Kaz Hayashi and Kashin's double Mr Problem, albeit in another losing effort.
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Caol Uno returned to AJPW in May 2003 under his Apeman Nigo persona.