(born May 8, 1975) is a Japanese

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and

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. He is the Co-Champion of the UFC 41 Lightweight Tournament and a former Shooto Lightweight Champion. As one of the early

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's elite

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competitors, Uno competed for the

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on two occasions. Despite falling short in both championship bouts; losing a five-round decision against

Jens Pulver Jens Johnnie Pulver (born December 6, 1974) is an American retired professional mixed martial artist and undefeated boxer and kickboxer. Pulver was the inaugural UFC Lightweight Champion in addition to serving as the head coach on ''The Ultimate ...

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, to determine the inaugural

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as well as a draw against B.J. Penn at

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(in a bout which would have determined the new

and UFC 41 Lightweight Tournament Winner), Uno is acknowledged as a pioneer for his impact and influence during the early era of the UFC Lightweight Division.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Uno finished second in the All Japan amateur

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tournament in 1996. He was a runner-up in the

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world championships at ADCC losing in the finals to world-renowned

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Shooto

Uno rose through the ranks of the Shooto mixed martial arts organization in Japan. In May 1999, Uno fought the then-legendary

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. The fight was hailed as "Fight of the Year", an extremely fast-paced back and forth battle with a wide variety of stand-up and grappling exchanges. Eventually, Uno took the back of Sato and choked him into submission. The two rematched in December 2000. This fight concluded with Uno standing over Sato on his back, then striking him with a knee and a punch while he was getting up, knocking him out.

UFC

After his second victory over

, Uno was recruited to fight for the UFC's

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(later renamed

) title against

. Throughout the fight, Pulver stopped Uno's takedown attempts and pressed the action on the feet. Uno, who had earned a reputation as being "unflappable", began to show frustration for the first time in his career as Pulver neutralized all his offensive efforts. Pulver took a majority decision win in the fight. After Pulver left the UFC, the Lightweight Championship was vacated. A tournament was put together pitting the top Lightweights in the UFC ( B.J. Penn,

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and Caol Uno). In the first round, Uno faced Thomas. Thomas dominated the first round, setting a high pace. However, Uno turned things around, taking the second and third rounds to win the fight. In the finals of the tournament, Uno faced Penn (who had previously defeated Uno by knockout in under 12 seconds). Uno used angles and effective wrestling techniques to frustrate Penn, who appeared tentative from the start, while Penn was dominant in spurts. The fight was called a draw and neither fighter won the championship belt.

Return to Japan

Uno then went on to fight

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in Shooto before fighting at K-1's 2004 ''Premium Dynamite!!'' and ''K-1 MAX: Japan Grand Prix 2005''. His next eleven fights were for the then newly established promotion

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. Uno next competed in

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's Lightweight Grand Prix. He was seeded directly into the second round,

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, where he beat

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via rear-naked choke submission to progress to the Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round. At Dream 5, Uno lost a unanimous decision to

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UFC return

Uno was spotted in attendance at

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, fueling talk of a return to the UFC's Lightweight division. It was later confirmed that Uno had signed with the UFC and would face

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at UFC 99: The Comeback. In spite of finishing the bout pounding Fisher with punches from top crucifix position, Uno lost by a controversial unanimous decision. Then, on November 21, 2009, Uno fought

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newcomer

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to a majority draw at

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. On March 31, 2010, Uno fought

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. He was overpowered by the much bigger Tibau, and suffered a loss via TKO (punches). After the fight he was released from the promotion.

Post-UFC career

Uno fought Jesse Brock at Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 4th, on February 23, 2014. He won via unanimous decision.

Professional wrestling career

Uno debuted in

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in December 2000 as part of the Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye event. He teamed up with

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against

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and

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, but his team lost when Sasuke pinned him.

All Japan Pro Wrestling (2002-2003)

Uno then signed up with

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in June 2002, where he debuted as a partner for

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against

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and Kashin's double Mr. Problem (played again by Matsui), albeit in another losing effort. In November, he became also part of the event Wrestle-1, co-promoted with K-1. Coming under a monkey mask (which he quickly lost) and the name "The Apeman Nigo", Uno teamed up with Kashin to defeat

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and

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. He returned to AJPW in May 2003 under his Apeman Nigo persona. He and

lost to Kashin and

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, but at the next event he teamed up with Ki to beat

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and

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. At the next day, he competed under his true name with

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, winning over 728% Machine and The Apeman 200%, and then recovered his Nigo mask to team with Mutoh and

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in a winning effort against

, The Great Kosuke and The Apeman. Uno's last appearance for AJPW would be in July, allying with Kashin and

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to beat Hayashi,

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and

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Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

*All Japan

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**All Japan

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Runner-up (1996) *

** UFC 41 Lightweight Tournament Co-Champion (drew with B.J. Penn in the finale) *

** Shooto Lightweight Championship (One Time) **One successful title defense vs.

K-1 Hero's Hero's was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion operated by Fighting and Entertainment Group, the parent entity behind kickboxing organization K-1. Grown from and branched off of K-1's earlier experiments in MMA, including the ''K-1 Romanex' ...

** 2007 K-1 HERO'S Lightweight Tournament Semifinalist ** 2006 K-1 HERO'S Lightweight Tournament Runner Up ** 2005 K-1 HERO'S Lightweight Tournament Semifinalist *

** 2008 DREAM Lightweight Grand Prix Semifinalist

Submission wrestling

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Silver Medalist 66k-76k (1999)

Mixed martial arts record

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UFC 44 ''UFC 44: Undisputed'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 26, 2003, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, ...

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UFC 39 ''UFC 39: The Warriors Return'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 27, 2002, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event was broadcast live on pay per view in the United States ...

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Yves Edwards Yves Ed'duvill Edwards (born September 30, 1976) is a Bahamian retired mixed martial artist, who is best known for competing in the UFC's Lightweight division, fighting 21 times in the promotion. A professional competitor since 1997, he also compe ...

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UFC 37 The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

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UFC 34 The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor (company), Endeavor Group Holdings. It ...

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Fabiano Iha Fabiano Iha (; born July 28, 1970) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist. He competed in the Lightweight division, fighting in several organizations, including the Ultimate Fighting Championship and PRIDE. He won his last fight by KO at LI ...

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UFC 32 ''UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 29, 2001. History The card was headlined by the first Li ...

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Dennis Hallman Dennis Lloyd Hallman (born December 2, 1975) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed from 1996 to 2015. A veteran of 75 fights, he competed in various promotions including the UFC, Strikeforce, IFL, the World Series o ...

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André Pederneiras Carlos André Pederneiras de Castro (born March 22, 1967) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) and Mixed martial arts (MMA) coach and promoter. A former BJJ competitor, holding today a Red and Black 7th Degree Coral belt, Pederneiras is a 6 x Brazili ...

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Yuji Fujita Yuji Fujita ( is a Japanese mixed martial artist. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 1–6 , Caol Uno , Decision (unanimous) , Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Tokyo, Jap ...

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Naoya Uematsu Naoya Uematsu (born September 10, 1978) is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist who competed in the bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight divisions in Cage Force, DEEP and Shooto. He is the head instructor of the NEXUSENSE gym. In addi ...

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Takuya Kuwabara Takuya Kuwabara is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Lightweight division. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 8-3-4 , Rumina Sato , Technical Decision (unanimous) , Shooto - R.E.A.D. 9 , , ali ...

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Early career

Shooto

UFC

Return to Japan

UFC return

Post-UFC career

Professional wrestling career

All Japan Pro Wrestling (2002-2003)

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Submission grappling record

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