Yuya Shirai
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Toyohashi, Aichi
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Tribe Tokyo MMA
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Yuya Shirai 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
661-472-70
.583 win rate
Winning-record opponents
24 of 36
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
39
36 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 39 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 6 sub · 16 decDeep · M-1 · Pancrase · GCM · Tribe Tokyo Fight +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Ikuhisa Minowa63-45-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Feb 27, 2016 |
| W | Hiroshi Takahashi | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 1:36 | Tribe Tokyo Fight | Sep 23, 2015 |
| L | Yuta Watanabe23-14-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:34 | Deep | Dec 21, 2014 |
| W | Yuki Okano17-15-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Jul 21, 2014 |
| D | Akihiro Murayama25-15-9 | Draw | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 20, 2013 |
| L | Dan Hornbuckle26-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Apr 26, 2013 |
| W | Yuki Okano17-15-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Feb 16, 2013 |
| L | Tommy Depret13-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:00 | Glory World Series | Oct 6, 2012 |
| L | Fabricio Monteiro18-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | One FC 3 | Mar 31, 2012 |
| W | Taisuke Okuno13-12-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 16, 2011 |
| W | Yoshitomo Watanabe13-16-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 29, 2011 |
| L | Delson Heleno30-11 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Fight Club 1 | Jul 20, 2011 |
| L | Paul Daley43-18-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:46 | BAMMA 5 | Feb 26, 2011 |
| W | Shigetoshi Iwase15-20-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 24, 2010 |
| W | Che Mills16-10 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:59 | Astra | Apr 25, 2010 |
| W | Seichi Ikemoto21-19-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Jan 24, 2010 |
| W | Shigetoshi Iwase15-20-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 10, 2009 |
| W | Gael Grimaud21-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:16 | M-1 | Aug 15, 2009 |
| L | Jason High23-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:59 | DREAM | Apr 5, 2009 |
| W | Yoon Young Kim11-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 2:59 | Deep | Mar 14, 2009 |
| W | Yuichi Nakanishi9-9-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 10, 2008 |
| W | Rafael Rodriguez2-9 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 2:16 | M-1 | Oct 29, 2008 |
| L | Jordan Radev23-5 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | M-1 | Aug 29, 2008 |
| L | Riki Fukuda24-9 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | May 19, 2008 |
| W | Sojiro Orui6-6-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Feb 22, 2008 |
| W | Kozo Urita17-21-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:42 | Deep | Aug 5, 2007 |
| W | Eiji Ishikawa31-26-3 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Jun 24, 2007 |
| L | Dae Won Kim11-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:31 | Deep | Dec 20, 2006 |
| W | Jae Suk Lim17-6 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 4:17 | Spirit MC 9 | Oct 8, 2006 |
| W | Masataka Chinushi3-4-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:31 | Real Rhythm | Jul 30, 2006 |
| L | Joey Villasenor29-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Apr 11, 2006 |
| W | Tomoyoshi Iwamiya6-12-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Feb 5, 2006 |
| L | Ryuji Ohori3-6 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 4:39 | Deep | Oct 28, 2005 |
| L | Daisuke Watanabe19-30-5 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | May 1, 2005 |
| W | Ryuhei Sato8-5-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Feb 12, 2005 |
| L | Yuki Sasaki25-22-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Nov 26, 2004 |
| W | Mitsuyoshi Sato5-9-3 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Sep 24, 2004 |
| W | Takashi Ishino | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | GCM | Apr 8, 2004 |
| W | Shunichi Akimoto | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | GCM | Jan 18, 2004 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-0-1across 3 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsDeep · Pancrase
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Takahiro Nagata0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:21 | Deep | Jul 3, 2004 |
| D | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Nov 30, 2003 | |
| W | Toshimitsu Kai0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:48 | Deep | Sep 15, 2003 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.