Darren Uyenoyama
| Darren Uyenoyama | |
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| Born |
October 15, 1979 San Francisco, California, United States |
| Other names | BC |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb) |
| Division |
Flyweight (125 lb) Bantamweight (135 lb) Featherweight (145 lb) |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling |
| Team | Faito Tamashii Combat Club |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 16 |
| Wins | 10 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Representing  United States
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| FILA World Wrestling Games | ||
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2007 Antalya | -62 kg |
Darren Uyenoyama (born October 15, 1979) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing for Pacific Xtreme Combat in the Flyweight division. A professional competitor since 2002, Uyenoyama has formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Strikeforce, DREAM, DEEP, and Shooto.
Uyenoyama was born and raised in San Francisco/South San Francisco area, and is a third-generation Japanese-American. Uyenoyama attended El Camino High School where he participated in wrestling, and then began training at Ralph Gracie's Brazilian jiu-jitsu academy. Uyenoyama had a successful career in BJJ, winning tournaments, and eventually transitioned his skills to mixed martial arts.
Uyenoyama had his first mixed martial arts fight in 2002 against Rambaa Somdet, and although he did win his debut, he took a five-year hiatus before returning with another win.
Uyenoyama made his DREAM debut against Hideo Tokoro and lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Uyenoyama made his Strikeforce debut, defeating Andrew Valladerez via a rear-naked choke submission in 59 seconds at Strikeforce: Young Guns.
Uyenoyama moved his Strikeforce record to 2-0 with another first-round submission win with a guillotine choke over Anthony Figueroa.
Uyenoyama's third and final Strikeforce appearance took place at Strikeforce: Destruction. Uyenoyama won via unanimous decision.
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