Mamoru Yamaguchi was born on May 29,1977 and is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in Pancrase.
19 Facts About Mamoru Yamaguchi
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Mamoru Yamaguchi is the former Shooto Bantamweight Champion, former Shooto Featherweight Champion, former Pancrase Flyweight Champion, as well as a former King of the Cage Junior Flyweight Champion.
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Mamoru Yamaguchi has been consistently ranked as one of the top flyweight in the world by Sherdog's Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings.
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Mamoru Yamaguchi is considered, by Fight Matrix, to be the third best flyweight in the history of mixed martial arts.
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Mamoru Yamaguchi's afro is a tribute to Japanese boxing legend, Yoko Gushiken.
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Mamoru Yamaguchi made his professional debut in 1999 during Shooto - Renaxis 2, against Shuichiro Katsumura.
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Mamoru Yamaguchi earned a decision win over Jin Akimoto, a submission win over Ryan Diaz, a TKO win over Baret Yoshida, a draw against Masaru Gokita and a knee KO win over Yoshinobu Ota.
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Mamoru Yamaguchi was given a chance to win the inaugural Shooto Bantamweight Championship, when he faced Yasuhiro Urushitani.
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Mamoru Yamaguchi won a unanimous decision, winning a Shooto title in two different weight classes.
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Mamoru Yamaguchi beat Hiroaki Yoshioka in a rematch with a knee to the body, and defended his bantamweight title in a rematch against Robson Moura.
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Mamoru Yamaguchi went on a four fight winning streak, most notably beating Junji Ikoma, before defending the bantamweight title for the second time against Shinichi Kojima.
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Mamoru Yamaguchi lost in by way of rear naked choke in the first round.
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Mamoru Yamaguchi fought Greg Guzman next, but the fight wasn't a title defense, as his opponent missed weight.
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Mamoru Yamaguchi won three fights, most notably against Yosuke Saruta, lost four and drew twice.
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Mamoru Yamaguchi found greater success in Pancrase winning three of his next four fights.
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Mamoru Yamaguchi was then scheduled to fight Ryuichi Miki during Pancrase: 285.
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Mamoru Yamaguchi won through a split decision, winning his fourth major career title.
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Mamoru Yamaguchi lost the title after dropping a unanimous decision to Senzo Ikeda.
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Mamoru Yamaguchi fought once in 2018, losing by way of TKO to Yuya Wakamatsu, and once in 2019, losing a unanimous decision to Toru Ogawa.