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Yuya Shirai

{{short description|Japanese mixed martial artist}}

{{Infobox martial artist

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|04|02}}

| birth_place = Tokyo, Japan

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| weight = {{convert|170|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}

| division = Welterweight

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| team = Team M.A.D.
Tribe Tokyo MMA

| rank = Black belt in Judo

| years_active = 2003–present

| mma_kowin = 4

| mma_subwin = 6

| mma_decwin = 16

| mma_koloss = 5

| mma_subloss = 1

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Yuya Shirai (born April 2, 1980) is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2003, Shirai has fought for ONE FC, DEEP, BAMMA, Glory World Series, M-1 Global, Pancrase, DREAM, and is a former DEEP Welterweight Champion.

Mixed martial arts career

=Background=

Shirai comes from a judo background and holds a black belt in the discipline.[http://www.bamma.net/index.php/component/content/article/1/135.html Shirai “not afraid” of Daley’s power] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723022800/http://www.bamma.net/index.php/component/content/article/1/135.html |date=July 23, 2011 }} On June 8, 2003, he won the Japanese National Sambo Championship in the under 90 kilograms weight class.

=Early career=

Shirai made his debut in mixed martial arts on September 15, 2003. He is currently signed with DEEP in the Welterweight division,{{Cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Yuya-Shirai-9532|title=Yuya Shirai }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.k-1.co.jp/en/fighter/player.php?index=yuya_shirai|title=Yuya Shirai}}{{Cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/18553/hidehiko-yoshida-draws-teammate-kazuhiro-nakamura-in-april-25-retirement-fight.mma|title=Yuya Shirai vs Che Mills }} and won the DEEP Welterweight Championship in January 2010 by defeating Seichi Ikemoto.

He also took part in the DREAM Welterweight Grand Prix 2009, losing to Jason High by rear naked-choke in the first round. He then beat Che Mills at Hidehiko Yoshida's farewall event ASTRA.

On February 26, 2011, he faced Paul Daley at BAMMA 5: Daley vs. Shirai in Manchester, England. Shirai lost the fight via KO in the first round.

It was announced on 14 June 2011 that he would be facing Murilo Bustamante at a Clube da Luta event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on the 20th July.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Bustamantes-Return-Tops-Slew-of-Brazilian-Fights-33172|title=Bustamante's Return Tops Slew of Brazilian Fights}} However Bustamante later pulled out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by

Delson Heleno in what will now be a 180-pound catchweight contest.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Bustamante-Injury-Scrambles-Wednesdays-Clube-da-Luta-Card-34038|title=Bustamante Injury Scrambles Wednesday's Clube da Luta Card|access-date=18 July 2011}}

He will face Tommy Depret at Glory 2: Brussels on October 6, 2012, in Brussels, Belgium.[http://liverkick.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1905%3Aglory-2-brussels-final-fight-card-for-this-saturday&catid=50%3Aglory&Itemid=64 Glory 2: Brussels final fight card for this Saturday]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

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{{MMA record start}}

| {{yes2}}Win

| align=center| {{nowrap|26–14–2}}

| Ikuhisa Minowa

| Decision (unanimous)

| DEEP: 75 Impact

| {{dts|2016|February|27}}

| align=center| 3

| align=center| 5:00

| Tokyo, Japan

|

|-

| {{yes2}}Win

| align=center| 25–14–2

| Hiroshi Takahashi

| Submission (guillotine choke)

| Tribe Tokyo Fight: TTF Challenge 05

| {{dts|2015|September|23}}

| align=center| 2

| align=center| 1:36

| Tokyo, Japan

|

|-

| {{no2}}Loss

| align=center| 24–14–2

| Yuta Watanabe

| TKO (punches)

| DEEP: 70 Impact

| {{dts|2014|December|21}}

| align=center| 1

| align=center| 2:34

| Tokyo, Japan

| For DEEP Welterweight Championship.

|-

| {{yes2}}Win

| align=center| 24–13–2

| Yuki Okano

| Decision (split)

| DEEP: Cage Impact 2014

| {{dts|2014|July|21}}

| align=center| 3

| align=center| 5:00

| Tokyo, Japan

|

|-

| {{draw}}Draw

| align=center| 23–13–2

| Akihiro Murayama

| Draw (majority)

| DEEP: Tribe Tokyo Fight

| {{dts|2013|October|20}}

| align=center| 3

| align=center| 5:00

| Tokyo, Japan

|

|-

| {{no2}}Loss

| align=center| 23–13–1

| Dan Hornbuckle

| Decision (unanimous)

| DEEP: 62 Impact

| {{dts|2013|April|26}}

| align=center| 3

| align=center| 5:00

| Tokyo, Japan

| {{small|Lost DEEP Welterweight Championship.}}

|-

| {{yes2}}Win

| align=center| 23–12–1

| Yuki Okano

| Decision (unanimous)

| DEEP: 61 Impact

| {{dts|2013|February|16}}

| align=center| 2

| align=center| 5:00

| Tokyo, Japan

|

|-

| {{no2}}Loss

| align=center| 22–12–1

| Tommy Depret

| TKO (punches)

| Glory World Series: Glory 2: Brussels

| {{dts|2012|October|6}}

| align=center| 3

| align=center| N/A

| Brussels, Belgium

|

|-

| {{no2}}Loss

| align=center| 22–11–1

| Fabricio Monteiro

| Decision (unanimous)

| ONE Fighting Championship: War of the Lions

| {{dts|2012|March|31}}

| align=center| 3

| align=center| 5:00

| Kallang, Singapore

|

|-

| {{yes2}}Win

| align=center| 22–10–1

| Taisuke Okuno

| Decision (unanimous)

| Deep: 56 Impact

| {{dts|2011|December|17}}

| align=center| 3

| align=center| 5:00

| Tokyo, Japan

| {{small|Defended DEEP Welterweight Championship.}}

|-

| {{Yes2}}Win

| align=center| 21–10–1

| Yoshitomo Watanabe

| Decision (unanimous)

| Deep: Cage Impact 2011 in Tokyo, 2nd Round

| {{dts|2011|October|29}}

| align=center| 2

| align=center| 5:00

| Tokyo, Japan

|

|-

| {{no2}}Loss

| align=center| 20–10–1

| Delson Heleno

| Decision (majority)

| Clube da Luta

| {{dts|2011|July|20}}

| align=center| 3

| align=center| 5:00

| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

| {{small|Catchweight (180 lb) bout.}}

|-

| {{No2}}Loss

| align=center| 20–9–1

| Paul Daley

| KO (punches)

| BAMMA 5

| {{dts|2011|February|26}}

| align=center| 1

| align=center| 1:46

| Manchester, England

| {{small|Originally for the BAMMA Welterweight Championship but Daley weighed in 0.4 lb over the 170-pound limit so it was changed to a non-title fight.}}

|-

| {{Yes2}}Win

| align=center| 20–8–1

| Shigetoshi Iwase

| Decision (unanimous)

| DEEP: 50th Impact

| {{dts|2010|October|24}}

| align=center| 2

| align=center| 5:00

| Tokyo, Japan

| {{small|Defended DEEP Welterweight Championship.}}

|-

| {{Yes2}}Win

| align=center| 19–8–1

| Che Mills

| Submission (armbar)

| Astra: Yoshida's Farewell

| {{dts|2010|April|25}}

| align=center| 1

| align=center| 3:59

| Tokyo, Japan

|

|-

| {{Yes2}}Win

| align=center| 18–8–1

| Seichi Ikemoto

| Decision (unanimous)

| DEEP: 45 Impact

| {{dts|2010|January|24}}

| align=center| 3

| align=center| 5:00

| Osaka, Japan

| {{small|Won DEEP Welterweight Championship.}}

|-

| {{Yes2}}Win

| align=center| 17–8–1

| Shigetoshi Iwase

| Decision (unanimous)

| Deep: 44 Impact

| {{dts|2009|October|10}}

| align=center| 2

| align=center| 5:00

| Tokyo, Japan

|

|-

| {{Yes2}}Win

| align=center| 16–8–1

| Gael Grimaud

| TKO (punches)

| M-1 Challenge 18: Netherlands Day One

| {{dts|2009|August|15}}

| align=center| 1

| align=center| 4:16

| Hilversum, Netherlands

|

|-

| {{No2}}Loss

| align=center| 15–8–1

| Jason High

| Submission (rear-naked choke)

| DREAM 8

| {{dts|2009|April|05}}

| align=center| 1

| align=center| 0:59

| Nagoya, Japan

| {{small|DREAM Welterweight Grand Prix Opening Round.}}

|-

| {{Yes2}}Win

| align=center| 15–7–1

| Yoon Young Kim

| Submission (rear-naked choke)

| Deep: clubDeep Tokyo: Protect Cup Final

| {{dts|2009|March|14}}

| align=center| 3

| align=center| 2:59

| Tokyo, Japan

|

|-

| {{Yes2}}Win

| align=center| 14–7–1

| Yuichi Nakanishi

| Decision (unanimous)

| Deep: 39 Impact

| {{dts|2008|December|10}}

| align=center| 3

| align=center| 5:00

| Tokyo, Japan

|

|-

| {{Yes2}}Win

| align=center| 13–7–1

| Rafael Rodriguez

| Submission (kimura)

| M-1 Challenge 8: USA

| {{dts|2008|October|29}}

| align=center| 1

| align=center| 2:16

| Kansas City, Missouri, United States

|

|-

| {{No2}}Loss

| align=center| 12–7–1

| Jordan Radev

| Decision (majority)

| M-1 Challenge 6: Korea

| {{dts|2008|August|29}}

| align=center| 2

| align=center| 5:00

| Korea

|

|-

| {{No2}}Loss

| align=center| 12–6–1

| Riki Fukuda

| Decision (split)

| Deep: 35 Impact

| {{dts|2008|May|19}}

| align=center| 2

| align=center| 5:00

| Tokyo, Japan

|

|-

| {{Yes2}}Win

| align=center| 12–5–1

| Sojiro Orui

| Decision (unanimous)

| Deep: 34 Impact

| {{dts|2008|February|22}}

| align=center| 3

| align=center| 5:00

| Tokyo, Japan

|

|-

| {{Yes2}}Win

| align=center| 11–5–1

| Kozo Urita

| Submission (armbar)

| Deep: 31 Impact

| {{dts|2007|August|05}}

| align=center| 1

| align=center| 2:42

| Tokyo, Japan

|

|-

| {{Yes2}}Win

| align=center| 10–5–1

| Eiji Ishikawa

| Decision (majority)

| Deep: Deep in Yamagata

| {{dts|2007|June|24}}

| align=center| 3

| align=center| 5:00

| Yamagata, Japan

|

|-

| {{No2}}Loss

| align=center| 9–5–1

| Dae Won Kim

| KO (punch)

| DEEP: 27 Impact

| {{dts|2006|December|20}}

| align=center| 1

| align=center| 3:31

| Tokyo, Japan

|

|-

| {{Yes2}}Win

| align=center| 9–4–1

| Jae Suk Lim

| KO (punch)

| Spirit MC 9: Welterweight GP Opening

| {{dts|2006|October|08}}

| align=center| 1

| align=center| 4:17

| Seoul, South Korea

|

|-

| {{Yes2}}Win

| align=center| 8–4–1

| Masataka Chinushi

| Submission (guillotine choke)

| Real Rhythm: 4th Stage

| {{dts|2006|July|30}}

| align=center| 1

| align=center| 2:31

| Osaka, Japan

|

|-

| {{No2}}Loss

| align=center| 7–4–1

| Joey Villaseñor

| Decision (unanimous)

| DEEP: 24 Impact

| {{dts|2006|April|11}}

| align=center| 2

| align=center| 5:00

| Tokyo, Japan

|

|-

| {{Yes2}}Win

| align=center| 7–3–1

| Tomoyoshi Iwamiya

| Decision (unanimous)

| DEEP: 23 Impact

| {{dts|2006|February|05}}

| align=center| 2

| align=center| 5:00

| Tokyo, Japan

|

|-

| {{No2}}Loss

| align=center| 6–3–1

| Ryuji Ohori

| TKO (cut)

| DEEP: 21st Impact

| {{dts|2005|October|28}}

| align=center| 1

| align=center| 4:38

| Tokyo, Japan

|

|-

| {{No2}}Loss

| align=center| 6–2–1

| Daisuke Watanabe

| Decision (majority)

| Pancrase: Spiral 4

| {{dts|2005|May|01}}

| align=center| 2

| align=center| 5:00

| Yokohama, Japan

|

|-

| {{Yes2}}Win

| align=center| 6–1–1

| Ryuhei Sato

| Decision (unanimous)

| DEEP: 18th Impact

| {{dts|2005|February|12}}

| align=center| 2

| align=center| 5:00

| Tokyo, Japan

|

|-

| {{No2}}Loss

| align=center| 5–1–1

| Yuki Sasaki

| Decision (unanimous)

| Pancrase: Brave 11

| {{dts|2004|November|26}}

| align=center| 3

| align=center| 5:00

| Tokyo, Japan

|

|-

| {{Yes2}}Win

| align=center| 5–0–1

| Mitsuyoshi Sato

| Decision (majority)

| Pancrase: Brave 8

| {{dts|2004|September|24}}

| align=center| 2

| align=center| 5:00

| Tokyo, Japan

|

|-

| {{Yes2}}Win

| align=center| 4–0–1

| Takahiro Nagata

| TKO (punches)

| DEEP: 15th Impact

| {{dts|2004|July|03}}

| align=center| 1

| align=center| 4:21

| Tokyo, Japan

|

|-

| {{Yes2}}Win

| align=center| 3–0–1

| Takashi Ishino

| Decision (majority)

| GCM: Demolition 040408

| {{dts|2004|April|08}}

| align=center| 2

| align=center| 5:00

| Tokyo, Japan

|

|-

| {{Yes2}}Win

| align=center| 2–0–1

| Shunichi Akimoto

| Decision (unanimous)

| GCM: Demolition 040118

| {{dts|2004|January|18}}

| align=center| 2

| align=center| 5:00

| Japan

|

|-

| {{draw}}Draw

| align=center| 1–0–1

| Yasuhiro Kirita

| Draw

| Pancrase: Hybrid 10

| {{dts|2003|November|30}}

| align=center| 2

| align=center| 5:00

| Tokyo, Japan

|

|-

| {{Yes2}}Win

| align=center| 1–0

| Toshimitsu Kai

| TKO (punches)

| DEEP: 12th Impact

| {{dts|2003|September|15}}

| align=center| 2

| align=center| 3:48

| Tokyo, Japan

|

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See also

References

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External links

  • {{Sherdog}}

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Category:1980 births

Category:Living people

Category:Japanese male mixed martial artists

Category:Welterweight mixed martial artists

Category:Japanese male judoka

Category:Japanese sambo practitioners

Category:Deep (mixed martial arts) champions

Category:Mixed martial artists utilizing sambo

Category:Mixed martial artists utilizing judo