Yasuhiro Urushitani
Active 2012–2012 · rated in 1 edition · peak overall 67.0
Scouting report
Yasuhiro Urushitani fought for Shooto for most of a decade. He lost a Shooto bantamweight title fight to Mamoru Yamaguchi in 2003, drew with Shinichi Kojima in 2007, and won the title by decision over Ryuichi Miki on May 30, 2010. He defended it once, by TKO of Yuki Shoujou on July 18, 2011. In the UFC he took part in the first flyweight tournament, losing to Joseph Benavidez in the semifinal on March 3, 2012 in Sydney.
Peak ratings
Yasuhiro Urushitani: a Shooto champion in the first UFC flyweight tournament
The Benavidez fight was the first flyweight fight in UFC history. Benavidez stopped him with punches 11 seconds into round two at UFC on FX 2. On November 10, 2012 he lost a unanimous decision to John Lineker at UFC on Fuel TV 6 in Macau, a fight that had been set for UFC 151 before that card was cancelled. The UFC released him after that. He later beat Jae Nam Yoo on October 20, 2013 and lost to Takumi Tamaru on November 12, 2016.
Urushitani, one rating at a time
Boxing. 72. Benavidez ended their semifinal with punches 11 seconds into round two at UFC on FX 2 in Sydney.
Kickboxing. 74. Yuki Shoujou lost by TKO in his July 2011 Shooto title defense.
Wrestling. 64, the weakest area of his game. His title fights went to decisions, a draw and one TKO, and no wrestling background is listed.
BJJ. 68. None of his UFC or Shooto title fights ended by submission.
Strength. 65. Benavidez was the one flyweight in the tournament who finished him, and he did it in 11 seconds of round two.
Durability. 70. He took a full three rounds from Lineker in Macau in November 2012.
Cardio. 78, his best. He beat Ryuichi Miki on a decision on May 30, 2010 to win the Shooto bantamweight title.
Fight IQ. 74. He lost a Shooto title fight to Mamoru Yamaguchi in 2003, drew with Shinichi Kojima in 2007 and won the belt on his third attempt in 2010.
Cardio at 78 and the patience of a Shooto veteran
He won the title the third time he fought for it. The Miki fight in May 2010 was a decision win, and the Shoujou defense in July 2011 was a TKO. He was the Shooto bantamweight champion when the UFC called for its flyweight tournament.
Wrestling at 64 and a short stay
He fought twice in the UFC and lost both. Benavidez finished the semifinal in 11 seconds of round two, and Lineker outpointed him in Macau. He left the promotion in early 2013.
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