Yoshiyuki “Zenko” Yoshida is a 48 year old Male fighter from Japan with a 18-9-0 pro MMA record. Yoshida most recently fought Sotaro Yamada at Quintet Fight Night 2 in Tokyo on Sunday February 3, 2019. Yoshiyuki Yoshida lost to Sotaro Yamada by Submission at 1:32 of Round 1 in the division.
Yoshiyuki Yoshida has 18 wins with a 84% finish rate, including 8 by knockout, 6 by submission, 3 by decision.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 18-8-0 | Yoshiyuki Katahira |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
DEEP Cage Impact 2016 | 2016-12-17 | Welterweight | |
| Win | 17-8-0 | Kimihiro Eto |
KO/TKO
R3 2:19
|
DEEP 73 Impact | 2015-10-17 | Lightweight | |
| Loss | 17-7-0 | Kota Shimoishi |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
DEEP Osaka Impact 2015 | 2015-04-28 | Lightweight | |
| Loss | 17-6-0 | Satoru Kitaoka |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
DEEP DREAM Impact | 2014-12-31 | Lightweight | |
| Win | 16-6-0 | Shigetoshi Iwase |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
DEEP 65 Impact | 2014-03-22 | Lightweight | |
| Win | 15-6-0 | Won Sik Park |
SUB
R2 4:46
|
DEEP Cage Impact 2013 | 2013-11-24 | Lightweight | |
| Win | 14-6-0 | Niko Puhakka |
SUB
R3
|
Fight Festival 32 | 2012-10-13 | Catchweight | FF |
| Win | 13-6-0 | Jeremy Hamilton |
SUB
R2 3:37
|
CFX 33 | 2012-04-28 | Welterweight | CFX |
| Win | 12-6-0 | Phil Baroni |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
ONE FC 1 | 2011-09-03 | Welterweight | ONE |
| Win | 11-6-0 | Ferrid Kheder |
KO/TKO
R1 3:44
|
Regional circuit | 2011-07-17 | FMC | |
| Loss | 11-5-0 | Chris Lozano |
KO/TKO
R2 5:00
|
Bellator 31 | 2010-09-30 | Welterweight | BFC |
| Loss | 11-4-0 | Mike Guymon |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 113 | 2010-05-08 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Loss | 11-3-0 | Anthony Johnson |
KO/TKO
R1 0:41
|
UFC 104 | 2009-10-24 | Catchweight | UFC |
| Win | 10-3-0 | Brandon Wolff |
SUB
R1 2:24
|
UFC 98 | 2009-05-23 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Loss | 10-2-0 | Josh Koscheck |
KO/TKO
R1 2:15
|
UFC Fight Night 16 | 2008-12-10 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 9-2-0 | War Machine |
SUB
R1 0:56
|
UFC 84 | 2008-05-24 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 8-2-0 | Dan Hardy |
Disqualificaton
R2 0:04
|
Cage Force 5 | 2007-12-01 | Welterweight | GCM |
| Win | 7-2-0 | Akira Kikuchi |
KO/TKO
R1 4:33
|
Cage Force 4 | 2007-09-08 | GCM | |
| Win | 6-2-0 | Matt Cain |
KO/TKO
R1 2:59
|
Cage Force EX Eastern Bound | 2007-05-27 | Welterweight | GCM |
| Win | 5-2-0 | Katsuya Inoue |
KO/TKO
R1 1:45
|
Cage Force 2 | 2007-03-17 | Welterweight | GCM |
| Win | 4-2-0 | Asato Hashimoto |
KO/TKO
R1 0:35
|
Cage Force 1 | 2006-11-25 | 78 kg | GCM |
| Win | 3-2-0 | Hossein Ojaghi |
SUB
R2 3:36
|
Regional circuit | 2006-09-09 | GCM | |
| Win | 2-2-0 | Luis Santos |
KO/TKO
R1 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2006-08-15 | ||
| Win | 1-2-0 | Mindaugas Smirnovas |
KO/TKO
R1 4:00
|
Shooto | 2006-03-24 | Middleweight | |
| Loss | 1-1-0 | Keita Nakamura |
R2 4:06
|
Regional circuit | 2005-12-17 | ||
| Loss | 1-0-0 | Yoshitaro Niimi |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2005-07-14 | ||
| Win | 0-0-0 | Akihiro Yamazaki |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2005-02-06 |
Yoshida made his professional debut against Akihiro Yamazaki on February 6, 2005, fighting on the regional circuit.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Akihiro Yamazaki who carried a 5-1-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Yoshiyuki Yoshida beat Akihiro Yamazaki by Decision at 5:00 of Round 2.
Yoshida made his debut in the UFC against War Machine on May 24, 2008, fighting on the preliminary card of UFC 84: Ill Will having compiled a 9-2-0 professional MMA record.
Yoshiyuki Yoshida beat War Machine by Submission at 0:56 of Round 1.
Since his debut, Yoshida has gone on to fight a total of 5 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 2-3-0.
After his UFC stint, Yoshida took his next fight at BFC on September 30, 2010, fighting against Chris Lozano on the main card of Bellator 31.
Yoshiyuki Yoshida lost to Chris Lozano by KO/TKO at 5:00 of Round 2.
Yoshida's last win came against Kimihiro Eto at DEEP 73 Impact on Saturday October 17, 2015. Yoshiyuki Yoshida beat Kimihiro Eto by KO/TKO at 2:19 of Round 3.
Yoshida is not currently booked for any fights.
Yoshida's last loss came against Yoshiyuki Katahira at DEEP Cage Impact 2016 on Saturday December 17, 2016. Yoshiyuki Yoshida lost to Yoshiyuki Katahira by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Yoshida has fought 5 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 2-3-0.
Yoshida has knocked out 8 opponents.
Yoshida has submitted 6 opponents.
Yoshida has been knocked out 3 times.
Yoshida has never been submitted.
