Masutatsu Yano (born July 11, 1975) is a Japanese former

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who competed for the

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and

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Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Yano made his professional mixed martial arts debut and sole

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appearance against

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on November 19, 1999 at

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. He lost the fight via TKO due to punches in the second round.

Pancrase

Yano made his

debut against Daisuke Ishii on January 23, 2000 at Pancrase: Trans 1. He lost the fight via KO due to punches in the first round. Yano then faced

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on August 27, 2000 at Pancrase: 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Fighting Network Rings

Yano made his

debut against

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on June 15, 2001 at Rings: World Title Series 2. He lost the fight via a

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submission in the second round. Yano then faced Hiroyuki Ito on February 15, 2002 at Rings: World Title Series Grand Final. He won the fight via majority decision thus breaking a four-fight losing streak and earning his first mixed martial arts victory.

Later career

Yano faced Masato Nishiguchi on July 21, 2003 at GCM: Demolition 030721. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Yano made his final mixed martial arts bout against Takahiro Oba on January 22, 2004 at Deep: 13th Impact. The fight ended in a draw.

Submission grappling career

Yano competed in the 88kg category at ADCC 2001 wherein he faced

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. He lost via a

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submission. Additionally, Yano lost to

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in the Absolute category at ADCC 2001.

Mixed martial arts record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yano, Masutatsu 1975 births Living people Heavyweight mixed martial artists Japanese male mixed martial artists Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters