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Japan
Osaka
Takafumi Ito
AGE
52
/
Jun 21, 1972
HEIGHT
5'9"
/
175.26 cm
WEIGHT
154 lbs
/
69.85 kg
ASSOCIATION
PANCRASEism
CLASS
Lightweight
Wins
40
KO
/
TKO
1
3%
SUBMISSIONS
15
38%
DECISIONS
24
60%
Draws
13
Losses
36
KO
/
TKO
11
31%
SUBMISSIONS
11
31%
DECISIONS
14
39%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Takashi Matsuoka
Pancrase - 273
Dec / 13 / 2015
TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
2:39
loss
Mitsuhisa Sunabe
Pancrase - 268
Jul / 05 / 2015
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
0:27
win
Koji Takeuchi
Pancrase - 265
Mar / 15 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
loss
Yoshihiro Koyama
Pancrase - 260
Aug / 10 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
3:00
win
Ryuki Ueyama
Pancrase - 258
May / 11 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
3:00
win
Akihito Hara
Pancrase - 256
Feb / 02 / 2014
Decision (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
win
Yukio Sakaguchi
Pancrase 252 - 20th Anniversary
Sep / 29 / 2013
Submission (Kimura)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
1:28
loss
Katsunori Kikuno
U-Spirits - Again
Mar / 09 / 2013
KO (Palm Strike)
Ryogaku Wada
1
0:29
loss
Daisuke Nakamura
Deep - 60 Impact
Oct / 19 / 2012
TKO (Flying Knee and Punches)
Moritaka Oshiro
2
0:35
draw
Tomoyoshi Iwamiya
Pancrase - Progress Tour 9
Aug / 05 / 2012
Draw (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
draw
Kengo Ura
Pancrase - Progress Tour 4
Apr / 01 / 2012
Draw (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
draw
Yoshifumi Dogaki
Pancrase - Passion Tour 12
Dec / 19 / 2010
Draw (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
win
Sabou Miruchya
Pancrase - Passion Tour 9
Oct / 03 / 2010
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
3:19
loss
Kazuki Tokudome
Pancrase - Passion Tour 4
Apr / 29 / 2010
TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
3:45
loss
Tetsuya Yamada
Pancrase - Passion Tour 1
Feb / 07 / 2010
TKO (Upkick and Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
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2
2:23
win
Hisaki Hiraishi
Pancrase - Changing Tour 8
Dec / 06 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
win
Takahiro Kajita
Pancrase - Changing Tour 7
Nov / 08 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
loss
Yoshihiro Tomioka
Deep - Toyama Impact
Jun / 28 / 2009
TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
4:07
loss
Hiroki Aoki
Pancrase - Changing Tour 1
Feb / 01 / 2009
Decision (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
win
Takaichi Hirayama
Pancrase - Shining 9
Oct / 26 / 2008
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
loss
Shinsuke Shoji
Pancrase - Shining 5
Jun / 01 / 2008
TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
4:01
draw
Hacran Dias
Pancrase - Shining 2
Mar / 26 / 2008
Draw (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
loss
Shoji Maruyama
Pancrase - Rising 10
Dec / 22 / 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
Hiromi Okamoto
3
5:00
draw
Michael Sa Jin Kwok
Pancrase - 2007 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals
Jul / 27 / 2007
Draw (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
loss
Artur Umakhanov
Pancrase - Rising 2
Feb / 28 / 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
win
Eriya Matsuda
Pancrase - Blow 11
Dec / 10 / 2006
Decision (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
draw
Naoki Yoshimura
Pancrase - 2006 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals
Jul / 28 / 2006
Draw (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
loss
Robert Emerson
Pancrase - Blow 4
May / 02 / 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
win
Andy Wang
Pancrase - Spiral 10
Dec / 04 / 2005
Decision (Split)
Hiromi Okamoto
3
5:00
win
Masakazu Kuramochi
Pancrase - Spiral 1
Feb / 04 / 2005
KO (Punch)
Soichi Hiroto
1
3:30
loss
Hidetaka Monma
Pancrase - Brave 9
Oct / 12 / 2004
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
1:34
loss
Heath Sims
Pancrase - 2004 Neo-Blood Tournament Final
Jul / 25 / 2004
TKO (Punches)
Hiromi Okamoto
1
3:35
win
Minoru Ozawa
Pancrase - Brave 4
Apr / 23 / 2004
Decision (Unanimous)
Soichi Hiroto
2
5:00
draw
Yuji Hoshino
Pancrase - Brave 2
Feb / 15 / 2004
Draw (Majority)
Soichi Hiroto
3
5:00
win
Linson Simanjuntak
Pancrase - Hybrid 11
Dec / 21 / 2003
Submission (Triangle Kimura)
Hiromi Okamoto
1
3:46
win
Daisuke Hanazawa
Pancrase - Hybrid 8
Oct / 04 / 2003
Decision (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
win
Takuya Wada
Pancrase - Spirit 8
Nov / 30 / 2002
Decision (Unanimous)
Hiromi Okamoto
3
5:00
loss
Dokonjonosuke Mishima
Deep - 6th Impact
Sep / 07 / 2002
Submission (Armbar)
Keiji Shiozaki
1
0:53
loss
Kiuma Kunioku
Pancrase - 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round
Jul / 28 / 2002
Submission (Armbar)
Soichi Hiroto
1
4:59
win
Hiroki Nagaoka
Pancrase - 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round
Jul / 28 / 2002
Decision (Unanimous)
Hiromi Okamoto
2
5:00
win
Ikuto Hidaka
Deep - 5th Impact
Jun / 09 / 2002
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
1:54
win
Taro Minato
Pancrase - Spirit 3
Mar / 25 / 2002
Decision (Unanimous)
Soichi Hiroto
2
5:00
win
Hiroshi Shibata
Pancrase - Proof 5
Aug / 25 / 2001
Submission (Toe Hold)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
1:22
draw
Shonie Carter
Pancrase - Breakthrough 10
Nov / 28 / 1999
Draw (Time Limit)
Hiromi Okamoto
1
15:00
win
Daisuke Watanabe
Pancrase - Breakthrough 8
Sep / 04 / 1999
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
10:00
draw
Chris Lytle
Pancrase - 1999 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round
Aug / 01 / 1999
Draw (Unanimous)
Soichi Hiroto
2
3:00
loss
Sanae Kikuta
Pancrase - Breakthrough 7
Jul / 06 / 1999
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
3:00
draw
Ryushi Yanagisawa
Pancrase - Breakthrough 6
Jun / 11 / 1999
Draw (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
3:00
win
Daisuke Ishii
Pancrase - Breakthrough 5
May / 23 / 1999
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
10:00
loss
Semmy Schilt
Pancrase - Breakthrough 3
Mar / 09 / 1999
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
1:45
draw
Osami Shibuya
Pancrase - Breakthrough 2
Feb / 11 / 1999
Draw (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
3:00
win
Katsuomi Inagaki
Pancrase - Breakthrough 1
Jan / 19 / 1999
Decision (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
10:00
win
Daisuke Watanabe
Pancrase - Advance 11
Nov / 29 / 1998
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
3:00
win
Daisuke Ishii
Pancrase - Advance 8
Jun / 21 / 1998
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
3:00
loss
Keiichiro Yamamiya
Pancrase - Advance 6
May / 12 / 1998
TKO (Palm Strikes)
Hiromi Okamoto
2
1:35
loss
Katsuomi Inagaki
Pancrase - Advance 4
Mar / 18 / 1998
Decision (Lost Points)
Kenji Kosuge
1
10:00
win
Jong Wang Kim
Pancrase - Advance 3
Mar / 01 / 1998
Submission (Ankle Lock)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
2:06
win
Takaku Fuke
Pancrase - Advance 2
Feb / 06 / 1998
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
3:00
loss
Jason DeLucia
Pancrase - Advance 1
Jan / 16 / 1998
Decision (Lost Points)
Hiromi Okamoto
1
10:00
win
Kosei Kubota
Pancrase - Alive 11
Dec / 20 / 1997
Submission (Toe Hold)
Kenji Kosuge
1
7:03
loss
Keiichiro Yamamiya
Pancrase - Alive 10
Nov / 16 / 1997
Decision (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
3:00
win
Ikuhisa Minowa
Pancrase - Alive 9
Oct / 29 / 1997
Submission (Toe Hold)
Kenji Kosuge
1
6:34
win
Takaku Fuke
Pancrase - 1997 Anniversary Show
Sep / 06 / 1997
Submission (Armbar)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
5:52
loss
Leon van Dijk
Pancrase - 1997 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1
Jul / 20 / 1997
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Hiromi Okamoto
2
1:05
win
Jason Godsey
Pancrase - Alive 6
Jun / 18 / 1997
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Kenji Kosuge
1
11:09
win
Jong Wang Kim
Pancrase - Alive 5
May / 24 / 1997
Submission (Armbar)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
0:55
loss
Jason DeLucia
Pancrase - Alive 4
Apr / 27 / 1997
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Kenji Kosuge
1
4:54
win
Satoshi Hasegawa
Pancrase - Alive 3
Mar / 22 / 1997
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
10:00
loss
Keiichiro Yamamiya
Pancrase - Alive 2
Feb / 22 / 1997
Decision (Lost Points)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
15:00
win
Haygar Chin
Pancrase - Alive 1
Jan / 17 / 1997
Technical Decision (Lost Points)
Kenji Kosuge
1
4:42
loss
Jong Wang Kim
Pancrase - Truth 9
Nov / 09 / 1996
TKO (Palm Strikes)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
2:11
draw
Ryushi Yanagisawa
Pancrase - Truth 8
Oct / 22 / 1996
Draw (Unanimous)
Kenji Kosuge
1
10:00
loss
Minoru Suzuki
Pancrase - Truth 7
Oct / 08 / 1996
Decision (Majority)
Soichi Hiroto
1
10:00
draw
Osami Shibuya
Pancrase - 1996 Anniversary Show
Sep / 07 / 1996
Draw (Majority)
Masaaki Hirahara
1
10:00
loss
Masakatsu Funaki
Pancrase - 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2
Jul / 23 / 1996
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Soichi Hiroto
1
2:01
loss
Kiuma Kunioku
Pancrase - Truth 6
Jun / 25 / 1996
Decision (Lost Points)
Kenji Kosuge
1
10:00
loss
Kazuo Takahashi
Pancrase - Truth 5
May / 16 / 1996
Decision (Unanimous)
Masaaki Hirahara
1
10:00
loss
Kiuma Kunioku
Pancrase - Truth 2
Mar / 02 / 1996
KO (Head Kick)
Kenji Kosuge
1
0:54
loss
Yuki Kondo
Pancrase - Truth 1
Jan / 28 / 1996
Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Kenji Kosuge
1
2:21
loss
Jason DeLucia
Pancrase - Eyes Of Beast 7
Dec / 14 / 1995
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Hiromi Okamoto
1
3:49
loss
Frank Shamrock
Pancrase - 1995 Anniversary Show
Sep / 01 / 1995
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Hiromi Okamoto
1
7:23
win
Ryushi Yanagisawa
Pancrase - 1995 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round
Jul / 23 / 1995
Decision (Majority)
Soichi Hiroto
1
30:00
win
Katsuomi Inagaki
Pancrase - 1995 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round
Jul / 23 / 1995
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenji Kosuge
1
20:00
win
Jeff Masajiri
Pancrase - 1995 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round
Jul / 22 / 1995
Submission (Armbar)
Masaaki Hirahara
1
2:56
win
Osami Shibuya
Pancrase - Eyes Of Beast 5
Jun / 13 / 1995
Decision (Lost Points)
Kenji Kosuge
1
10:00
win
John Renfroe
Pancrase - Eyes Of Beast 4
May / 13 / 1995
Submission (Heel Hook)
Masaaki Hirahara
1
3:08
loss
Scott Bessac
Pancrase - Eyes Of Beast 3
Apr / 08 / 1995
Decision (Lost Points)
Kenji Kosuge
1
10:00
win
Vernon White
Pancrase - Eyes Of Beast 2
Mar / 10 / 1995
Submission (Armbar)
Kenji Kosuge
1
7:26
win
Gregory Smit
Pancrase - Eyes Of Beast 1
Jan / 26 / 1995
Submission (Toe Hold)
Masaaki Hirahara
1
8:47
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