Naoya Uematsu was born on 10 September 1978 and is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist who competed in the bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight divisions in Cage Force, DEEP and Shooto.
13 Facts About Naoya Uematsu
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Naoya Uematsu is the head instructor of the NEXUSENSE gym.
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Naoya Uematsu is a director and strengthening committee member of the Japan Sambo Federation and chairman of the refereeing committee and the vice Chairman of the Japan MMA Refereeing Organization.
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Naoya Uematsu began studying Judo at the age of 12 in middle school.
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Naoya Uematsu started training in Shooto at Gym K'z Factory under Kazuhiro Kusayanagi when he was 16 and immediately became an undefeated champion in competitions.
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Naoya Uematsu trained in Sambo and Muay Thai at the Crosspoint Gym.
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Naoya Uematsu is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt with training under Biviano Fernandez and Leonardo Vieira.
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Naoya Uematsu debuted in the Lumax Cup lightweight tournament in 1997 defeating Takashi Ochi and Mitsuo Matsumoto.
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Naoya Uematsu made it to the finals, where he defeated Caol Uno via achilles lock under twenty three seconds in the first round.
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Naoya Uematsu's streak came to an end on 16 September 2002 on a loss to Bao Quach at Shooto: Treasure Hunt 10.
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Naoya Uematsu faced Joao Roque on 24 January 2003, losing via unanimous decision.
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Naoya Uematsu would go on to face Jens Pulver, Gilbert Melendez and Hideki Kadowaki later in his Shooto career.
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Naoya Uematsu retired in 2008, following a loss to Daiki Hata at Deep: 39 Impact.