Yoshitaro Niimi
UFC DebutNickname“Buffalo”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Ena, Gifu
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Alive
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Yoshitaro Niimi 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
ModerateOpponents' combined record
198-153-19
.564 win rate
Winning-record opponents
10 of 17
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
18
17 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 18 bouts · 3 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 2 sub · 6 decShooto · Heat · G-Shooto
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | A-Sol Kwon21-13 | KO/TKO | Knee | R2 | 3:02 | Heat | Mar 13, 2011 |
| L | Ronald Jhun24-26-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Heat | Sep 20, 2010 |
| W | Justin Holdaas3-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Heat | Jul 18, 2010 |
| W | A-Sol Kwon21-13 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Heat | Mar 14, 2010 |
| L | Yoichiro Sato25-16-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:16 | Shooto | Sep 20, 2009 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 3:31 | Heat | Jul 18, 2009 | |
| L | Justin Holdaas3-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Heat | Dec 14, 2008 |
| L | Xavier Lucas8-3-1 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Oct 26, 2008 |
| W | Jun Kito3-7-5 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 2:49 | Heat | Jul 13, 2008 |
| W | Taisuke Okuno13-12-2 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jun 21, 2008 |
| D | Hirosumi Sugiura | Draw | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Mar 16, 2008 |
| W | Keisuke Sakai7-4-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Oct 8, 2007 |
| W | Ivan Musardo25-13-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:21 | Shooto | Mar 16, 2007 |
| L | Mateus Irie Nechio5-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | G-Shooto | Nov 19, 2006 |
| L | Yuki Konishi5-2-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Oct 14, 2006 |
| D | Akihiro Yamazaki13-10-1 | Draw | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jul 30, 2006 |
| W | Kentaro Abe2-7-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 29, 2005 |
| W | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jul 14, 2005 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.