Yoshiyuki Yoshida was born on May 10,1974 and is a Japanese mixed martial artist competing in the welterweight division.
13 Facts About Yoshiyuki Yoshida
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In 2007, Yoshida was entered into a Cage Force welterweight tournament sponsored by the Worldwide Cage Network.
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Yoshiyuki Yoshida went on to defeat Matt Cain in the quarterfinals and former Shooto champion Akira Kikuchi in the semi-finals of the tournament.
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Yoshiyuki Yoshida made his debut in the UFC at UFC 84, choking The Ultimate Fighter 6 contestant Jon Koppenhaver unconscious by Anaconda choke submission.
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Yoshiyuki Yoshida then faced Josh Koscheck at UFC: Fight for the Troops on December 10,2008, a fight which he lost by 1st round knockout.
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Yoshiyuki Yoshida then fought Brandon Wolff at UFC 98: Evans vs Machida on May 23,2009, and won the bout by guillotine choke in the first round.
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Yoshiyuki Yoshida then faced Mike Guymon on May 8,2010, at UFC 113.
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Yoshiyuki Yoshida lost to Guymon by unanimous decision, losing all three rounds.
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Yoshiyuki Yoshida made his debut for Bellator Fighting Championships on September 30,2010, against Chris Lozano.
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Yoshiyuki Yoshida lost via corner stoppage between rounds 2 and 3 due to a severely swollen eye.
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Yoshiyuki Yoshida was expected to face Nate Marquardt in the main event of BAMMA 9 to determine an Inaugural World Welterweight Champion.
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Yoshiyuki Yoshida was expected make his Titan Fighting Championships debut against Mike Ricci for the vacant Titan FC Lightweight Championship at Titan FC 31 on October 31,2014.
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However, Titan FC's Chief Operating Officer, Lex McMahon, announced that Yoshiyuki Yoshida was refusing to fight just hours before the event, forcing the cancellation of the fight entirely.