Teruto Ishihara (born July 23, 1991) is a Japanese professional

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, incorpo ...

who previously competed in the

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division of the

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. A professional competitor since 2011, he has formerly competed for

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Ishihara began his professional MMA career in 2011, debuting in the

promotion. Over the next four-and-a-half years he amassed a record of 7–2–1.

Road to UFC: Japan

In June 2015, Ishihara was announced as one of the eight featherweights competing on ''Road to UFC: Japan'', a show in the style of ''

The Ultimate Fighter ''The Ultimate Fighter'' is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Pilgrim Media Group currently airing on ESPN+. It previously aired for fourteen s ...

''. Ishihara faced Tatsuya Ando in the quarterfinals and won by majority decision. He then faced

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in the semifinals and again won by decision. Ishihara ultimately faced

Mizuto Hirota is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Rizin Fighting Federation. A professional competitor since 2005, he appeared in the Japanese MMA event Dynamite!! 2009 event and has also competed for U ...

in the finals at

UFC Fight Night 75 ''UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 75'') was a mixed martial arts event held on September 27, 2015, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Background The event was the fourth that the organization has ho ...

on September 27, 2015. The bout was ruled a split draw with no winner decided. The UFC announced post-fight that Hirota and Ishihara would both be awarded contracts.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In his second fight for the promotion, Ishihara faced

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on March 5, 2016 at

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. Ishihara won the fight via KO early in the second round. Ishihara next faced Horacio Gutiérrez on August 6, 2016 at

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. Ishihara won the fight via first-round KO and subsequently received a ''Performance of the Night'' bonus. Ishihara faced

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on November 19, 2016 at

UFC Fight Night 99 ''UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 99'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on 19 November 2016 at The SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland Backgr ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Ishihara faced

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on July 7, 2017 at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Ishihara faced

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on September 23, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami. He knocked down Dy 20 second in round one but Dy managed to survive. Throughout the fight Dy kicked three times to Ishihara's groin area and was deducted a point by the referee. After three rounds fight, the judges awarded the win to Ishihara via unanimous decision (28–27, 28–27, and 29–27) ended Ishihara 2 fight losing streak. Ishihara faced

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in a bantamweight bout on February 10, 2018 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Ishihara faced promotional newcomer

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on June 23, 2018 at

UFC Fight Night 132 ''UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 132'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on June 23, 2018, at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Back ...

. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round. Ishihara faced

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on February 10, 2019 at

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. He lost the fight via a submission in round one and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Post-UFC career

After the release, Ishihara returned to

and made his comeback against Kazuma Sone at Shooto 0131 on January 31, 2021. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Ishihara then faced Levi Mowles at Fury FC 48 on July 25, 2021. He lost the fight via first-round submission. Ishihara faced Vinicius Zani at Fury FC 52 on October 17, 2021. The bout was declared a draw. Ishihara faced Jose Hernandez at the inaugural Urijah Faber's A1 Combat event, held on May 1, 2022. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout. Ishihara faced Westin Wilson at XMMA 5 on July 23, 2022. He won the fight by a first-round knockout, flooring Wilson with a left straight. Ishihara faced Francisco Rivera on August 20, 2022 at UNF 2. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** Road to UFC: Japan Featherweight Tournament Co-Winner (Drew with

) **

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(One time) vs. Horacio Gutiérrez

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ishihara, Teruto 1991 births Living people People from the Amami Islands Japanese male mixed martial artists Bantamweight mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing shootfighting Mixed martial artists utilizing kickboxing Sportspeople from Kagoshima Prefecture Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters