Photo of Yasuhito Namekawa
Team Rings Japan
Gender Male
Height 5' 11"
Weight Class Middleweight

Yasuhito Namekawa is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 21 wins, 16 losses and 4 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 21-16-4 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 10 years, 3 months, 26 days
Rounds Fought 55.5
Avg. Fights/Year 4.0
Longest Layoff 10 months, 18 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 week, 6 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 3 14 3
Losses 5 7 4
Finish Rate 81.0%
Finished Rate 75.0%
Win by Decision Rate 14.3%
Loss by Decision Rate 25.0%
Win by KO Rate 14.3%
Loss by KO Rate 31.3%
Win by SUB Rate 66.7%
Loss by SUB Rate 43.8%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 00:26
Fastest KO 03:46
Fastest SUB 00:26
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.1
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 05:41
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.5
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 07:40
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 10/23/2008 D
(21-16-3)
Katsuyori Shibata
(2-5-0)
MW Draw
Deep - 38th Impact
2 05:00
NSF 08/17/2008 W
(20-16-3)
Claudio Silva
(3-2-0)
HW Submission (Arm Bar)
Deep - 37 Impact
1 02:59
NSF 02/22/2008 W
(19-16-3)
Carlos Toyota
(0-2-1)
LHW Submission
DEEP 34- Impact
1 02:58
NSF 04/13/2007 W
(18-16-3)
Yuji Sakuragi
(5-6-0)
Submission (Heel Hook)
Deep: 29th Impact
1 02:10
NSF 02/16/2007 D
(18-16-2)
Fabiano Capoane
(3-2-0)
Draw
Deep: 28th Impact
05:00
NSF 09/23/2006 W
(17-16-2)
Mu Jin Na
(3-2-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Heat 2
1 01:45
NSF 07/30/2006 L
(17-15-2)
Cyrille Diabate
(9-5-1)
TKO/RSC
Real Rhythm 4
2 01:50
NSF 04/11/2006 L
(17-14-2)
Cyrille Diabate
(8-5-1)
KO
Deep: 24th Impact
2 05:00
NSF 12/02/2005 D
(17-14-1)
Jung Ho Lee
(0-0-0)
Draw
Deep: 22nd Impact
2 05:00
NSF 10/28/2005 W
(16-14-1)
Jong Hyuk Moon
(0-1-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Deep: 21st Impact
1 02:33
NSF 07/08/2005 L
(16-13-1)
Ryuta Sakurai
(11-8-4)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Deep: 19th Impact
1 04:40
NSF 10/14/2004 L
(16-12-1)
Mauricio Shogun Rua
(6-1-0)
KO (Punches)
Pride: Bushido 5
1 06:02
NSF 06/26/2004 W
(15-12-1)
Fabiano Capoane
(1-0-0)
Disqualification
Gladiator FC: Day 1
2 05:00
NSF 02/15/2004 W
(14-12-1)
Egidijus Valavicius
(5-3-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Pride: Bushido 2
1 01:05
NSF 01/22/2004 W
(13-12-1)
Yusuke Imamura
(2-3-0)
TKO/RSC (Knees)
Deep: 13th Impact
2 05:00
NSF 03/04/2003 D
(13-12-0)
Osami Shibuya
(28-27-11)
Draw
Deep: 8th Impact
3 05:00
NSF 12/31/2002 L
(13-11-0)
Wallid Ismail
(8-3-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002: K-1 vs. Inoki
3 05:00
NSF 12/08/2002 W
(12-11-0)
Yuki Ishikawa
(0-1-0)
TKO/RSC
Deep: 7th Impact
1 03:46
NSF 09/07/2002 W
(11-11-0)
Makoto Miyazawa
(1-0-0)
Submission (Front Choke)
Deep: 6th Impact
3 02:37
NSF 03/30/2002 W
(10-11-0)
Daisuke Watanabe
(9-18-2)
Decision (Majority Decision)
Deep: 4th Impact
3 05:00
NSF 02/15/2002 L
(10-10-0)
Sam Nest
(3-0-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Rings: World Title Series Grand Final
2 04:53
NSF 10/20/2001 L
(10-9-0)
Egidijus Valavicius
(2-1-0)
Decision (3 Downs)
Rings: World Title Series 4
1 02:18
NSF 09/21/2001 W
(9-9-0)
Dexter Casey
(2-3-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Rings: Battle Genesis Volume 8
1 01:44
NSF 06/15/2001 W
(8-9-0)
Masutatsu Yano
(0-3-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Rings: World Title Series 2
2 00:22
NSF 04/20/2001 W
(7-9-0)
Wataru Imamura
(0-0-0)
Submission (Knee Bar)
Rings: World Title Series 1
1 01:48
NSF 03/20/2001 W
(6-9-0)
Takashi Sonoda
(0-1-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Rings: Battle Genesis Volume 7
1 00:43
NSF 09/30/2000 L
(6-8-0)
Christopher Haseman
(12-8-0)
Submission (Hammerlock)
Rings USA: Rising Stars Final
1 01:30
NSF 07/22/2000 W
(4-8-0)
Chris Munsen
(2-2-0)
Decision (Majority Decision)
Rings USA: Rising Stars Block B
2 05:00
NSF 07/22/2000 W
(4-8-0)
Falaniko Vitale
(4-0-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Rings USA: Rising Stars Block B
1 00:26
NSF 05/20/2000 L
(4-7-0)
Volk Han
(15-9-0)
Decision
Rings Russia
3 05:00
NSF 04/20/2000 L
(4-6-0)
Alistair Overeem
(3-1-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Rings: Millennium Combine 1
1 00:45
NSF 03/19/2000 L
(4-5-0)
Christopher Haseman
(9-6-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Rings Australia NR4
1 06:50
NSF 02/06/2000 L
(4-4-0)
Willie Peeters
(9-11-1)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Rings Holland: There Can Only Be One Champion
2 04:56
NSF 10/08/1999 L
(4-3-0)
Koba Tkeshelashvili
(0-0-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Rings Georgia
1 06:15
NSF 08/19/1999 L
(4-2-0)
Ryuki Ueyama
(2-2-0)
Decision
Rings: Rise 5th
3 05:00
NSF 06/24/1999 W
(3-2-0)
Minoru Toyonaga
(0-3-0)
Submission (Neck Crank)
Rings: Rise 4th
1 09:51
NSF 05/22/1999 W
(2-2-0)
Sara Umer
(0-0-0)
Submission
Rings: Rise 3rd
1 03:09
NSF 03/20/1999 L
(2-1-0)
Christopher Haseman
(5-5-0)
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Rings: Rise 1st
1 07:42
NSF 03/07/1999 L
(2-0-0)
Lee Hasdell
(2-6-1)
KO (Knee)
Night of the Samurai 3
2 00:00
NSF 02/21/1999 W
(1-0-0)
Ryuki Ueyama
(0-0-0)
Decision
Rings: Final Capture
3 05:00
NSF 06/27/1998 W
(0-0-0)
Troy Ittensohn
(0-0-0)
TKO/RSC
Rings: Fourth Fighting Integration
2 01:43
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics

Amateur Record 1-0-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length -
Rounds Fought 3.3
Avg. Fights/Year 1.0
Longest Layoff -
Quickest Turnaround -

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 0 0 1
Losses 0 0 0
Finish Rate 0.0%
Finished Rate 0.0%
Win by Decision Rate 100.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 0.0%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 0.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method

Current Streak

1 Win

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 10:00
Fastest KO -
Fastest SUB -
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 3.3
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 10:00
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 0.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 00:00
Finish Rounds

Official Amateur Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 10/09/2007 W
(0-0-0)
Katsuhisa Fujii
(0-0-0)
Decision (Split Decision)
Deep: 32nd Impact
3 00:00
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class