Masutatsu Yano was born on July 11,1975 and is a Japanese former mixed martial artist who competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, RINGS, Pancrase and Deep.
13 Facts About Masutatsu Yano
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Masutatsu Yano lost the fight via TKO due to punches in the second round.
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Masutatsu Yano made his Pancrase debut against Daisuke Ishii on January 23,2000, at Pancrase: Trans 1.
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Masutatsu Yano lost the fight via KO due to punches in the first round.
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Masutatsu Yano then faced Kazuo Takahashi on August 27,2000, at Pancrase: 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round.
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Masutatsu Yano made his RINGS debut against Yasuhito Namekawa on June 15,2001, at Rings: World Title Series 2.
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Masutatsu Yano lost the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the second round.
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Masutatsu Yano then faced Hiroyuki Ito on February 15,2002, at Rings: World Title Series Grand Final.
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Masutatsu Yano won the fight via majority decision thus breaking a four-fight losing streak and earning his first mixed martial arts victory.
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Masutatsu Yano faced Masato Nishiguchi on July 21,2003, at GCM: Demolition 030721.
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Masutatsu Yano made his final mixed martial arts bout against Takahiro Oba on January 22,2004, at Deep: 13th Impact.
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Masutatsu Yano competed in the 88kg category at ADCC 2001 wherein he faced Dean Lister.
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Additionally, Masutatsu Yano lost to Saulo Ribeiro in the Absolute category at ADCC 2001.