Yasuhito Namekawa
UFC Debut
Record
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Team M.A.D.
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Yasuhito Namekawa 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.
UFC debut
Aug 20, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
523-439-57
.544 win rate
Winning-record opponents
17 of 43
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
45
43 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 45 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 15 sub · 4 decDeep · Rings · Rings USA · PRIDE · Heat +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | Katsuyori Shibata4-11-1 | Draw | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 23, 2008 |
| W | Claudio Silva2-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:59 | Deep | Aug 17, 2008 |
| W | Carlos Toyota9-10-1 | Submission | Achilles Lock | R1 | 2:58 | Deep | Feb 22, 2008 |
| W | Katsuhisa Fujii9-18-1 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 9, 2007 |
| W | Submission | Half Crab Lock | R1 | 1:06 | Deep | Jul 26, 2007 | |
| W | Yuji Sakuragi16-25-2 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 2:12 | Deep | Apr 13, 2007 |
| D | Fabiano Capoani5-5-1 | Draw | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Feb 16, 2007 |
| W | Mu Jin Na9-4 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:45 | Heat | Sep 23, 2006 |
| L | Cyrille Diabate19-10-1 | KO/TKO | Flying Knee | R2 | 1:50 | Real Rhythm | Jul 30, 2006 |
| W | Peter Iryaku0-1 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 1:00 | VFX | May 27, 2006 |
| L | Cyrille Diabate19-10-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:22 | Deep | Apr 11, 2006 |
| D | Jeong Ho Lee5-4-2 | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 2, 2005 |
| W | Jong Hyuk Moon3-4 | Submission | Forearm Choke | R1 | 2:33 | Deep | Oct 28, 2005 |
| L | Ryuta Sakurai30-28-6 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:40 | Deep | Jul 8, 2005 |
| W | Kenji Akiyama0-4-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:48 | Deep | Apr 17, 2005 |
| L | Mauricio Rua27-14-1 | KO/TKO | Soccer Kicks | R1 | 6:02 | PRIDE | Oct 14, 2004 |
| W | Fabiano Capoani5-5-1 | Disqualification | Knee to the Groin | R2 | 1:07 | Gladiator FC | Jun 26, 2004 |
| W | Egidijus Valavicius29-12 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:05 | PRIDE | Feb 15, 2004 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:22 | Deep | Jan 22, 2004 | |
| D | Osami Shibuya38-34-17 | Draw | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Mar 4, 2003 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002 | Dec 31, 2002 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 3:46 | Deep | Dec 8, 2002 | |
| W | Makoto Miyazawa | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R3 | 2:37 | Deep | Sep 7, 2002 |
| W | Daisuke Watanabe19-30-5 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Mar 30, 2002 |
| L | Sam Nest16-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:53 | Rings | Feb 15, 2002 |
| L | Egidijus Valavicius29-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:18 | Rings | Oct 20, 2001 |
| W | Dexter Casey2-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:44 | Rings | Sep 21, 2001 |
| W | Masutatsu Yano2-4-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:22 | Rings | Jun 15, 2001 |
| W | Hiroshi Imamura3-5-1 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 1:48 | Rings | Apr 20, 2001 |
| W | Takashi Sonoda1-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:43 | Rings | Mar 20, 2001 |
| L | Chris Haseman20-17 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 1:30 | Rings USA | Sep 30, 2000 |
| W | Chris Munsen7-8 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Rings USA | Jul 22, 2000 |
| W | Falaniko Vitale30-11 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:27 | Rings USA | Jul 22, 2000 |
| L | Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov21-8-1 | Decision | — | R3 | 5:00 | Rings Russia | May 20, 2000 |
| L | Alistair Overeem47-19 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:45 | Rings | Apr 20, 2000 |
| L | Chris Haseman20-17 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 6:50 | Rings Australia | Mar 19, 2000 |
| L | Willie Peeters9-10-1 | KO/TKO | Knee to the Body | R2 | 4:56 | Rings Holland | Feb 6, 2000 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 6:15 | Rings | Oct 8, 1999 | |
| L | Ryuki Ueyama12-18-5 | Decision | Points | R3 | 5:00 | Rings | Aug 19, 1999 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 9:51 | Rings | Jun 24, 1999 | |
| W | Sara Umer | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:09 | Rings | May 22, 1999 |
| L | Chris Haseman20-17 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 7:42 | Rings | Mar 20, 1999 |
| L | Lee Hasdell9-14-1 | KO/TKO | Knee | R2 | 0:00 | NOTS 3 | Mar 7, 1999 |
| W | Ryuki Ueyama12-18-5 | Decision | — | R3 | 5:00 | Rings | Feb 21, 1999 |
| W | Troy Ittensohn0-1 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 1:43 | Rings | Jun 27, 1998 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.