is a

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mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

and

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. Yokota became famous fighting in the Japanese MMA promotion

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, and eventually debuted

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, his only fight in a cage was his

MMA Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on strike (attack), striking, grappling and ground f ...

debut, which was on 19 September 2004 against

Keita Nakamura is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and grappler currently competing in the Welterweight division of RIZIN. A professional competitor since 2003, he has formerly competed for the UFC, World Victory Road, Pancrase, Shooto, DREAM, Vale ...

, the fight resulted in a draw.

Career and background

Yokota has a background in

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and fights for Team Grabaka with notable training partners such as

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and

Kazuo Misaki Kazuo Misaki (born April 25, 1976) is a retired Japanese professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2001 until 2013, he was the 2006 PRIDE Welterweight (183 lbs) Grand Prix Champion, and also competed in Sengoku, Pancrase ...

. Yokota debuted

in GCM demolition in September 2004 where he faced off against

, the 2 round fight resulted in a draw. After his first fight Yokota debuted the Japanese promotion

and went undefeated in his next eight fights till he suffered his first loss by knockout at the hands of

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. His most famous fight was against former

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155 pound champion,

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, which he lost by unanimous decision. His next fight will be against

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Sengoku 11 World Victory Road (WVR) is a defunct Japanese mixed martial arts (MMA) organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship (SRC) in Japan. The organization was formed in 2007 following the purchase of PRIDE FC by Zuffa. It operated in c ...

. On December 22, 2009, it was announced that Yokota would be taking on DREAM Lightweight Tatsuya Kawajiri in a Sengoku vs. DREAM fight at the annual Dynamite!! event on New Year's Eve in Saitama, Japan.

Championships and accomplishments

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** Deep Featherweight Championship (one time) **One Successful Title Defense ** Deep Lightweight Championship (one time) *

Sengoku Raiden Championship World Victory Road (WVR) is a defunct Japanese mixed martial arts (MMA) organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship (SRC) in Japan. The organization was formed in 2007 following the purchase of PRIDE FC by Zuffa. It operated in c ...

** 2008 Sengoku Lightweight Grand Prix Runner Up

Mixed martial arts record

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, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 23–5–3 , Juri Ohara , Decision (unanimous) , Deep - Funabashi Bom-Ba-Ye , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 10:00 ,

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, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 20–5–3 , Katsunori Tsuda , Decision (unanimous) , Deep: 66 Impact , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 19–5–3 , Doo Ri Song , TKO (punches) , Deep: Cage Impact 2013 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 18–5–3 , Woon Gyeom Kim , Submission (armlock) , Deep Cage Impact 2013: Korakuen Hall , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:02 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 17–5–3 , Shoji Maruyama , Decision (unanimous) , Deep: 61 Impact , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 16–5–3 , Anatoly Safronov , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Abu Dhabi Warriors 1 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 4:07 ,

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Hideki Kadowaki (born 28 May 1976) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2000, he has competed for Shooto, DEEP, and World Victory Road. He is the former Shooto Lightweight (143 lbs) Champion. Biography Hideki Kadowaki was bor ...

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, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 14–5–3 ,

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, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 13–5–3 , Shoji Maruyama , Decision (unanimous) , Deep: 54 Impact , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 12–5–3 ,

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, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 12–3–3 ,

Tatsuya Kawajiri is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division. He is a former Shooto Lightweight Champion, and has also competed in the UFC, PRIDE, DREAM, Strikeforce, ONE FC, and Rizin Fighting Federation. Kawajiri also partici ...

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, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 11–2–3 ,

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, Decision (unanimous) , World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Saitama, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 9–1–3 ,

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, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 7–0–3 , Minoru Tavares Tsuchiya , Submission (armbar) , Deep: 31 Impact , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:53 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 6–0–3 , Nobuhiro Obiya , Decision (unanimous) , Deep: 28 Impact , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0–3 , Yoshihiro Tomioka , Decision (majority) , Deep: 27 Impact , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0–3 ,

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, Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 3–0–3 ,

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, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0–1 , Hiroki Nagaoka , Decision (unanimous) , Deep: 20th Impact , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0–1 , Daigo Ishijima , Technical Submission (armbar) , Pancrase: Spiral 5 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:41 ,

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References

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Career and background

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

See also

References

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