Teruto Ishihara

Teruto Ishihara
Born (1991-07-23) July 23, 1991
Japan
Other names Yashabo
Nationality Japanese
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Division Bantamweight
Featherweight
Team Chokushinkai, Alpha Male Japan
Years active 2011 - present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 12
Wins 8
By knockout 7
By decision 1
Losses 2
By submission 1
By decision 1
Draws 2
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Teruto Ishihara (born July 23, 1991) is a Japanese[1] mixed martial artist.[2] He competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and has also fought in the bantamweight division.[3]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Ishihara began his professional MMA career in 2011 when he debuted for the Shooto promotion. Over the next four-and-a-half years he amassed a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.

Road to UFC: Japan

In June 2015, Ishihara was announced as one of the eight featherweights competing on Road to UFC: Japan, a show in the style of The Ultimate Fighter. On the show he faced Tatsuya Ando in the quarter finals and won by majority decision. He then faced Akiyo Nishiura in the semifinals and again won by decision.

Ishihara ultimately faced Mizuto Hirota in the finals at UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson on September 27, 2015. The bout was ruled a split draw with no winner decided.[4] Post-fight the UFC announced that Hirota and Ishihara would both be awarded contracts.[5]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In his first fight for the promotion post-show, Ishihara faced Julian Erosa on March 5, 2016 at UFC 196.[6] He won the fight via knockout in the second round.[7]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 8–2–2 Julian Erosa KO (punches) UFC 196 March 5, 2016 2 0:34 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Draw 7–2–2 Mizuto Hirota Draw (split) UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson September 27, 2015 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan Road to UFC: Japan Tournament Final.
Win 7–2–1 Jung Hwan Jo TKO (punches) Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 5th in Osaka June 28, 2014 2 3:24 Osaka, Japan
Loss 6–2–1 Yuta Sasaki Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 4th February 23, 2014 2 1:46 Tokyo, Japan
Win 6–1–1 Koji Mori TKO (punch) Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 2nd June 22, 2013 1 2:12 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 5–1–1 Kazuhiro Ito Technical Draw (fighters fell from the ring) Shooto: Border: Season 4: Second September 23, 2012 1 4:48 Osaka, Japan
Win 5–1 Yasuaki Nagamoto KO Shooto: Gig West 14 July 8, 2012 1 0:19 Osaka, Japan
Win 4–1 Jong Hoon Choi KO (punches) Shooto: Border: Season 4: First April 1, 2012 1 1:03 Osaka, Japan
Loss 3–1 Michinori Tanaka Decision (unanimous) Shooto: The Rookie Tournament 2011 Final December 18, 2011 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 3–0 Kenji Yamamoto KO (punch) Shooto: Border: Season 3: Roaring Thunder September 4, 2011 1 0:16 Osaka, Japan
Win 2–0 Naritoshi Kakuta KO (punch) Shooto: Gig West 13 June 5, 2011 1 4:56 Osaka, Japan
Win 1–0 Takuya Kodama Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Border: Season 3: Spring Thunder April 3, 2011 2 5:00 Osaka, Japan

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Teruto Ishihara". Sherdog. Archived from the original on October 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Teruto Ishihara". mixedmartialarts.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Teruto Ishihara". fightmatrix.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2015.
  4. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2014-09-26). "UFC Fight Night 75 results: Mizuto Hirota, Teruto Ishihara fight to rare split draw". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
  5. ↑ Staff (2015-09-27). "Botched Road to UFC Final ends in a draw, but both fighters awarded contracts". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  6. ↑ Staff (2016-02-12). "Julian Erosa vs. Teruto Ishihara featherweight bout added to UFC 196 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  7. ↑ Brent Brookhouse (2016-03-05). "UFC 196 results: Teruto Ishihara crushes Julian Erosa in impressive performance". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-03-05.

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