Yosuke Nishijima
UFC DebutNickname“Yosukezan”
Record
Streak
L5
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Itabashi, Tokyo
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Takada Dojo
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Yosuke Nishijima 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
91-76-3
.545 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 5
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
5
all opponents have 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 5 bouts · 2 promotionsPRIDE · K-1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Melvin Manhoef32-17-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:49 | K-1 | Dec 31, 2007 |
| L | Phil Baroni16-19 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 3:20 | PRIDE | Oct 21, 2006 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:24 | PRIDE | Sep 10, 2006 | |
| L | Hidehiko Yoshida9-8-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:33 | PRIDE | May 5, 2006 |
| L | Mark Hunt13-14-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R3 | 1:18 | PRIDE | Feb 26, 2006 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.