Ryushi Yanagisawa
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L5
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Aomori, Aomori
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Team Dragon
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'3" · 191 cm
Before the UFC
Ryushi Yanagisawa makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
1272-879-160
.591 win rate
Winning-record opponents
34 of 55
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
58
55 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 58 bouts · 4 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 15 sub · 7 decPancrase · Rings · Deep · S
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Dool Hee Lee8-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Nov 10, 2009 |
| L | Bernard Ackah5-6 | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R1 | 0:07 | Deep | Aug 23, 2009 |
| L | Ryuta Noji18-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Nov 7, 2004 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Rings | Oct 20, 2001 | |
| L | Bobby Hoffman36-10-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Rings | Apr 20, 2001 |
| W | Wataru Sakata11-14 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Rings | Feb 24, 2001 |
| L | Ibragim Magomedov22-8-1 | Unanimous Decision | — | R0 | 0:00 | S | Oct 22, 2000 |
| L | Randy Couture19-11 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Rings | Oct 9, 2000 |
| W | Submission | Toe Hold | R1 | 3:45 | Rings | Oct 9, 2000 | |
| L | Sanae Kikuta31-9-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 15:00 | Pancrase | Feb 27, 2000 |
| L | Bob Stines3-1-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:53 | Pancrase | Nov 28, 1999 |
| D | Akira Shoji14-18-5 | Draw | Time Limit | R1 | 15:00 | Pancrase | Sep 18, 1999 |
| L | Leon van Dijk6-11-1 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 12:48 | Pancrase | Aug 1, 1999 |
| D | Takafumi Ito40-36-13 | Draw | Majority | R2 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Jun 11, 1999 |
| L | Jason DeLucia33-21-1 | Decision | Majority | R1 | 15:00 | Pancrase | May 23, 1999 |
| D | Manabu Yamada23-15-6 | Draw | Majority | R1 | 15:00 | Pancrase | Mar 9, 1999 |
| D | Satoshi Hasegawa12-17-2 | Draw | Majority | R2 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Feb 11, 1999 |
| L | Evan Tanner32-8 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:24 | Pancrase | Dec 19, 1998 |
| W | Kosei Kubota27-41-17 | Submission | Toe Hold | R1 | 2:35 | Pancrase | Nov 29, 1998 |
| L | Guy Mezger30-13-2 | Decision | Lost Points | R1 | 30:00 | Pancrase | Sep 14, 1998 |
| D | Yuki Kondo67-41-9 | Draw | Unanimous | R1 | 20:00 | Pancrase | Jul 26, 1998 |
| D | Keiichiro Yamamiya45-35-10 | Draw | Majority | R2 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Jun 21, 1998 |
| W | Omar Bouiche3-5 | Submission | Ankle Lock | R1 | 2:35 | Pancrase | May 12, 1998 |
| W | Jason DeLucia33-21-1 | Submission | Toe Hold | R1 | 12:44 | Pancrase | Apr 26, 1998 |
| L | Guy Mezger30-13-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 20:00 | Pancrase | Mar 18, 1998 |
| D | Keiichiro Yamamiya45-35-10 | Draw | Unanimous | R2 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Feb 6, 1998 |
| W | Jason Godsey16-16 | KO/TKO | Knee | R1 | 3:14 | Pancrase | Jan 16, 1998 |
| W | John Lober5-9-4 | KO/TKO | Broken Ankle | R1 | 0:55 | Pancrase | Dec 20, 1997 |
| W | Les Johnston0-2 | Submission | Banana Split | R1 | 8:35 | Pancrase | Jun 18, 1997 |
| W | Decision | Lost Points | R1 | 15:00 | Pancrase | Apr 27, 1997 | |
| W | Keiichiro Yamamiya45-35-10 | Decision | Lost Points | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | Mar 22, 1997 |
| W | Paul Lazenby1-6 | Decision | Lost Points | R1 | 12:39 | Pancrase | Feb 22, 1997 |
| W | Jong Wang Kim13-23 | Submission | Ankle Lock | R1 | 1:47 | Pancrase | Jan 17, 1997 |
| W | Jack McLaughlin | Submission | Twister | R1 | 0:51 | Pancrase | Dec 15, 1996 |
| D | Takafumi Ito40-36-13 | Draw | Unanimous | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | Oct 22, 1996 |
| W | Semmy Schilt26-14-1 | Submission | Ankle Lock | R1 | 0:51 | Pancrase | Oct 8, 1996 |
| L | Guy Mezger30-13-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 20:00 | Pancrase | Sep 7, 1996 |
| L | Kazuo Takahashi30-28-3 | Decision | Lost Points | R1 | 15:00 | Pancrase | Jul 22, 1996 |
| W | Takaku Fuke16-29-5 | Decision | Lost Points | R1 | 30:00 | Pancrase | Jun 25, 1996 |
| W | Oleg Taktarov17-5-2 | Decision | Lost Points | R1 | 15:00 | Pancrase | May 16, 1996 |
| L | Guy Mezger30-13-2 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 12:21 | Pancrase | Apr 7, 1996 |
| W | Vernon White26-33-2 | Submission | Ankle Lock | R1 | 12:47 | Pancrase | Apr 7, 1996 |
| W | Larry Papadopoulos5-5-3 | Submission | Ankle Lock | R1 | 3:21 | Pancrase | Apr 7, 1996 |
| L | Frank Shamrock23-10-2 | Decision | Lost Points | R1 | 20:00 | Pancrase | Mar 2, 1996 |
| L | Masakatsu Funaki39-13-2 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 8:42 | Pancrase | Jan 28, 1996 |
| L | Bas Rutten28-4-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 27:35 | Pancrase | Dec 14, 1995 |
| D | Guy Mezger30-13-2 | Draw | Unanimous | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | Nov 4, 1995 |
| L | Jason DeLucia33-21-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:25 | Pancrase | Sep 1, 1995 |
| L | Takafumi Ito40-36-13 | Decision | Majority | R1 | 30:00 | Pancrase | Jul 23, 1995 |
| W | Gregory Smit2-11 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 7:30 | Pancrase | Jul 23, 1995 |
| W | Christopher DeWeaver | Submission | Scarf Hold Armlock | R1 | 3:38 | Pancrase | Jul 22, 1995 |
| L | Ken Shamrock28-17-2 | Submission | Inverted Heel Hook | R1 | 7:30 | Pancrase | Apr 21, 1994 |
| W | Submission | Inverted Heel Hook | R1 | 7:12 | Pancrase | Mar 12, 1994 | |
| W | James Mathews | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:58 | Pancrase | Jan 19, 1994 |
| W | Vernon White26-33-2 | Decision | Lost Points | R1 | 8:55 | Pancrase | Dec 8, 1993 |
| W | Submission | Inverted Heel Hook | R1 | 15:51 | Pancrase | Nov 8, 1993 | |
| L | Masakatsu Funaki39-13-2 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 1:35 | Pancrase | Oct 14, 1993 |
| L | Bas Rutten28-4-1 | KO/TKO | Palm Strike | R1 | 0:43 | Pancrase | Sep 21, 1993 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.