Yoshihiro Takayama

Yoshihiro Takayama

Yoshihiro Takayama is known for being one of the most famous MMA fighters in the world. Former professional MMA Fighter and professional wrestler, Yoshihiro Takayama has been all over the world competing in both sports at one point or the other. He also had a career in music and has acted in several films including Martin Scorsese’s film ‘Silence’.

Last 5 Fights of Yoshihiro Takayama

RESULT	FIGHT	EVENT	METHOD	ROUND	TIME
Win	Hikaru Sato	U-Spirits: Again	KO (Suplex)	1	4:26
Loss	Bob Sapp	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002	Submission (Armbar)	1	2:16
Loss	Don Frye	Pride 21	TKO (Punches)	1	6:10
Loss	Semmy Schilt	Pride 18	KO (Punches)	1	3:09
Loss	Kazuyuki Fujita	Pride 14	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	2	3:10

Yoshihiro Takayama Statistics

Coach

Rudy McGlothlin

Gym/ Team/ Association

N/A

Nickname

N/A

Age

52 years

Date of Birth

19 – 9 – 1966

Weight Class

Heavyweight

Hometown

Japan.

Current Professional MMA Record

1 – 4 – 0 (Win – Loss – Draw)

Current Professional MMA Streak

1 win.

Win Method Ratio

(KO/ TKO : Submission : Decision) – 100 : 0 : 0

Yoshihiro Takayama Biography

Yoshihiro Takayama is a former MMA fighter and professional wrestler who made his name in Pride fighting in some of the most hard-hitting fights of all time.

At Pride 21, he fought Don Frye, a fight which is considered to be a classic by everyone who saw it. The two men squared up to each other and then proceeded to rain blows on their opponent. The blows were hard hitting and both men gave as good as they got.

While Takayama lost the fight, this is considered to be one of the most famous fights of all time.

In his professional wrestling career he performed for the Union of Wrestling Forces International, All Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Noah and the independent scene.

His career came to a sudden and tragic end in 2017. When he was attempting a Sunset Flip Powerbomb, Yoshihiro Takayama landed on his own head instead, and the match came to an end immediately. He was taken to a hospital where he was diagnosed with a "cervical spinal cord injury due to degenerative cervical spondylosis".

He remained bedridden, while the public was not aware of the injury severity. It was then revealed that he was paralysed from the neck down and while he could breathe on his own, he was not expected to recover.