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Japan
Chiba, Chiba
Eiji Ishikawa
AGE
45
/
Oct 12, 1979
HEIGHT
5'10"
/
177.8 cm
WEIGHT
155 lbs
/
70.31 kg
ASSOCIATION
Grabaka
CLASS
Lightweight
Wins
31
KO
/
TKO
4
13%
SUBMISSIONS
3
10%
DECISIONS
24
77%
Draws
3
Losses
24
KO
/
TKO
6
25%
SUBMISSIONS
3
13%
DECISIONS
15
63%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Ikuhisa Minowa
Pancrase - 306
Jun / 30 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
3:00
win
Kazunori Yokota
Deep - 84 Impact: Differ Ariake Final Day
Jun / 30 / 2018
Decision (Split)
Masato Fukuda
3
5:00
loss
Kenichiro Togashi
Pancrase - 287
May / 28 / 2017
Decision (Split)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
loss
Rae Yoon Ok
Heat - Heat 39
Feb / 19 / 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Alessandro Martins
Pancrase - 280
Sep / 11 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
loss
Takasuke Kume
Pancrase - 277
Apr / 24 / 2016
Decision (Split)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
win
Dominique Robinson
Pancrase - 270
Oct / 04 / 2015
Decision (Split)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
loss
Keigo Hirayama
Pancrase - 269
Aug / 09 / 2015
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
2:44
win
Daisuke Nakamura
Tribe Tokyo Fight - TTF Challenge 04
Apr / 05 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
loss
Yuki Kondo
Pancrase - 260
Aug / 10 / 2014
TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
0:39
loss
Yoichiro Sato
Pancrase - 257
Mar / 30 / 2014
TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
2:26
win
Keiichiro Yamamiya
Grabaka - Grabaka Live! 3
Oct / 27 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
win
Akihiro Yamazaki
Pancrase - 248
Jun / 30 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
win
Kenji Nagaki
Pancrase - 246
Mar / 17 / 2013
TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
3:45
loss
Shingo Suzuki
Pancrase - Progress Tour 14
Dec / 01 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
win
Daijiro Matsui
Grabaka - Grabaka Live! 2
Oct / 27 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
draw
Takenori Sato
Pancrase - Impressive Tour 10
Oct / 02 / 2011
Draw (Split)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
loss
Marius Zaromskis
Dream - Fight for Japan: 2011 Japan Bantamweight Tournament Final
Jul / 16 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenichi Serizawa
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
5:00
win
Ichiro Kanai
Pancrase - Impressive Tour 4
May / 03 / 2011
Decision (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
win
Masahiro Toryu
Pancrase - Impressive Tour 1
Feb / 06 / 2011
Decision (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
loss
Thiago Jambo Goncalves
Bitetti Combat 8 - 100 Years of Corinthians
Dec / 04 / 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
A-Sol Kwon
Deep - 48 Impact
Jul / 03 / 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
Samio Kimura
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
5:00
win
Motoki Miyazawa
GCM - Cage Force 16
Apr / 11 / 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
loss
Shigetoshi Iwase
Deep - 46 Impact
Feb / 28 / 2010
Submission (Anaconda Choke)
Yoshinori Umeki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:07
win
Yoshitomo Watanabe
Deep - Cage Impact 2009
Dec / 19 / 2009
Decision (Majority)
Kenichi Serizawa
2
5:00
win
Simeon Thoresen
Deep - 38 Impact
Oct / 23 / 2008
Decision (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
win
Kosei Kubota
Deep - 37 Impact
Aug / 17 / 2008
TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
0:55
loss
Yuichi Nakanishi
Deep - 34 Impact
Feb / 22 / 2008
Decision (Split)
Daisuke Noguchi
3
5:00
loss
Ryuta Sakurai
Deep - 32 Impact
Oct / 09 / 2007
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
5:00
loss
Yuya Shirai
Deep - Deep in Yamagata
Jun / 24 / 2007
Decision (Majority)
Samio Kimura
3
5:00
loss
Hector Lombard
Deep - 28 Impact
Feb / 16 / 2007
TKO (Punches)
Moritaka Oshiro
1
0:50
loss
Delson Heleno
Deep - 27 Impact
Dec / 20 / 2006
Decision (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
win
Yuichi Nakanishi
Pancrase - Brave 12
Dec / 21 / 2004
Decision (Majority)
Ryogaku Wada
3
5:00
loss
Yushin Okami
Pancrase - Brave 9
Oct / 12 / 2004
Decision (Unanimous)
Soichi Hiroto
3
5:00
draw
Nate Marquardt
Pancrase - Brave 6
Jun / 22 / 2004
Draw (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
win
Satoru Kitaoka
Pancrase - Brave 3
Mar / 29 / 2004
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
win
Katsuya Inoue
Pancrase - Brave 1
Feb / 06 / 2004
Decision (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
win
Hidehiko Hasegawa
Pancrase - Hybrid 11
Dec / 21 / 2003
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
draw
Izuru Takeuchi
Pancrase - Hybrid 9
Oct / 31 / 2003
Draw (Majority)
Hiromi Okamoto
3
5:00
win
Hidetaka Monma
Pancrase - 2003 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round
Jul / 27 / 2003
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenji Kosuge
3
5:00
win
Lili Uday
TPIFC 20 - TPI Fighting Championship 20
Jul / 04 / 2003
Submission
1
2:14
win
Ryuta Sakurai
Deep - 9th Impact
May / 05 / 2003
TKO (Punches)
Keiji Shiozaki
2
4:22
win
Ichiro Kanai
Pancrase - Hybrid 1
Jan / 26 / 2003
Decision (Unanimous)
Hiromi Okamoto
2
5:00
loss
Keiichiro Yamamiya
Pancrase - 2002 Anniversary Show
Sep / 29 / 2002
Decision (Majority)
Kenji Kosuge
3
5:00
loss
Ryuki Ueyama
Deep - 5th Impact
Jun / 09 / 2002
Submission (Toe Hold)
2
0:48
loss
Kosei Kubota
Deep - 5th Impact
Jun / 09 / 2002
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
win
Ryo Chonan
Deep - 5th Impact
Jun / 09 / 2002
Decision (Majority)
2
5:00
win
Osami Shibuya
Pancrase - Spirit 4
May / 11 / 2002
Decision (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
win
Daisuke Ishii
Pancrase - Spirit 3
Mar / 25 / 2002
Decision (Unanimous)
Hiromi Okamoto
2
5:00
loss
Yuki Kondo
Pancrase - Spirit 2
Feb / 17 / 2002
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
win
Masaya Kojima
KF 1 - Kushima's Fight 1
Dec / 16 / 2001
KO
2
0:00
loss
Kosei Kubota
Pancrase - Proof 6
Oct / 30 / 2001
KO (Knee)
Soichi Hiroto
2
0:56
loss
Daisuke Watanabe
Pancrase - Proof 3
May / 13 / 2001
Decision (Unanimous)
Hiromi Okamoto
3
5:00
loss
Yuki Kondo
Pancrase - Proof 1
Feb / 04 / 2001
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Soichi Hiroto
3
4:16
win
Sen Nakadai
Pancrase - Trans 8
Dec / 09 / 2000
Submission (Armbar)
Soichi Hiroto
1
8:42
win
Hikaru Sato
Pancrase - 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round
Aug / 27 / 2000
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Hiromi Okamoto
1
2:43
loss
Daisuke Watanabe
Pancrase - 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round
Jul / 23 / 2000
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
3:00
win
Makoto Kato
Pancrase - 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round
Jul / 23 / 2000
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
10:00
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