Yasuhito Namekawa

Yasuhito Namekawa
Born	(1974-10-27) October 27, 1974 (age 42)
Nationality	Japanese
Height	5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)
Weight	197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb)
Division	Light heavyweight
Fighting out of	Team M.A.D.
Years active	1998–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	45
Wins	25
By knockout	4
By submission	16
By decision	4
By disqualification	1
Losses	16
By knockout	6
By submission	7
By decision	3
Draws	4
No contests	0
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Yasuhito Namekawa (滑川康仁, Namekawa Yasuhito^?) (born October 27, 1974) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. Namekawa made his Mixed martial arts debut for Fighting Network Rings in 1998. He fought in mainly Shoot fighting bouts until 1999 when Rings introduced the King of King Rules. Throughout his career, Namekawa has fought for organisations such as Rings, Deep and Pride FC. His last fight to date was in 2008, with a professional Mixed martial arts career spanning ten years.

Namekawa has fought notable opponents such as; Alistair Overeem, Volk Han, Maurício Rua and Cyrille Diabate. He holds a professional MMA Record of 25 wins, 16 losses and 4 draws.

Namekawa made his debut for RINGS on June 20, 1998 against Minoru Toyonaga, the bout ended in a draw. He then went on to submit Daniel Higgins and out point Ryuki Ueyama. Namekawa suffered his first loss on October 11, 1998 against Bakouri Gogitidze, he lost by submission. On October 23, 1998, Namekawa lost to Masayuki Naruse by submission at 4:50 of round 1. He ended the year with a draw against British fighter, Lee Hasdell. On January 23, 1999, Namekawa had a rematch with Hasdell, this time Hasdell was docked a point for an illegal punch. Namekawa won by decision. On March 7, 1999, Namekawa had their third and final match, this time in Milton Keynes, England at Night of the Samurai 3. Hasdell won by KO in 5:55 of round 1.

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