Masakatsu Ueda (born December 21, 1977) is a professional Japanese mixed martial artist who currently competes in the bantamweight division of Pancrase.
Ueda was also a college level wrestler in Japan, where holds a win over fellow mixed martial artist and Japanese superstar Norifumi Yamamoto, better known as "Kid" Yamamoto. Ueda has also won many national titles in combat wrestling. He also won the All Japan Shooto Grappling championship, and both A and B class Shooto Rookie Tournaments. He is a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Yuki Nakai.
Mixed martial arts career
Shooto
Ueda won the vacant Shooto Featherweight Championship after defeating Koetsu Okazai on March 28, 2008, by Unanimous Decision at Shooto's Back To Our Roots 8 show.
Bellator
Ueda faced
Travis Marx in the first round of the Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament and suffered a unanimous decision loss in a competitive fight. He was later released from the promotion.
ONE Fighting Championship
Following his release from Bellator, Ueda signed with
ONE Championship and entered the ONE FC Bantamweight Grand Prix. He made his debut against Min Jung Song at on October 6.
Ueda faced Jens Pulver in the Bantamweight Grand Prix semifinals on April 5, 2013, at . He won the fight by submission.
On May 31, 2013, he faced Kevin Belingon at in the ONE Bantamweight Grand Prix Final. Ueda won the fight by unanimous decision.
By winning the Bantamweight Grand Prix, Ueda was able to secure a title shot against Bibiano Fernandes for the ONE Bantamweight Championship. He faced Fernandes at on May 2, 2014. He lost by unanimous decision.
Championships and accomplishments
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Shooto
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Shooto Featherweight Championship (1 time)
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Three successful title defenses
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ONE Fighting Championship
Mixed martial arts record
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|Loss
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|Rafael Silva
|Decision (unanimous)
|Pancrase 296
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|align=center|5
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Tokyo,
Japan
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For Pancrase Interim Bantamweight Championship
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|Win
|align=center|26–5–2
|Alan Yoshihiro Yamaniha
|Submission (keylock)
|Pancrase 291
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|align=center|3
|align=center|4:52
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Tokyo, Japan
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|Win
|align=center|25–5–2
|Toshinori Tsunemura
|Decision (unanimous)
|Pancrase 288
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
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|Win
|align=center|24–5–2
|Victor Henry
|Decision (unanimous)
|Pancrase 285
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
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|Win
|align=center|23–5–2
|Hidekazu Fukushima
|Decision (unanimous)
|Pancrase 282
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
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|Loss
|align=center|22–5–2
|Rafael Silva
|Decision (unanimous)
|Pancrase 279
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 22–4–2
| Jun Doi
| Decision (unanimous)
| Grandslam 4: Way of the Cage
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 3:00
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 21–4–2
| Jose Alday
| Technical Submission (rear naked choke)
| Pancrase - 275
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 2:02
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 20–4–2
| Kosuke Terashima
| Decision (unanimous)
| Pancrase - 271
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 3:00
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 19–4–2
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Luis Nogueira
| Decision (unanimous)
| Pancrase - 268
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Loss
| align=center| 18–4–2
| Victor Henry
| Submission (kneebar)
| Grandslam MMA 2: Way of the Cage
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 3:22
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Loss
| align=center| 18–3–2
| Bibiano Fernandes
| Decision (unanimous)
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| align=center| 5
| align=center| 5:00
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Pasay, Philippines
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For the ONE FC Bantamweight Championship
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| Win
| align=center| 18–2–2
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Kevin Belingon
| Decision (unanimous)
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
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Pasay, Philippines
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Won the ONE FC Bantamweight Grand Prix.
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| Win
| align=center| 17–2–2
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Jens Pulver
| Submission (D'arce choke)
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 3:52
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Kallang, Singapore
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ONE FC Bantamweight Grand Prix semifinal
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| Win
| align=center| 16–2–2
| Min Jung Song
| Decision (unanimous)
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
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Kallang, Singapore
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ONE FC Bantamweight Grand Prix first round
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| Loss
| align=center| 15–2–2
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Travis Marx
| Decision (unanimous)
| Bellator 64
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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Bellator Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal
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| Win
| align=center| 15–1–2
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Kyoji Horiguchi
| Decision (majority)
| Shooto: Survivor Tournament Final
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
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Return to Bantamweight
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| Win
| align=center| 14–1–2
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Royler Gracie
| Decision (split)
| Amazon Forest Combat 1
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
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Manaus, Brazil
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Lightweight bout
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| Win
| align=center| 13–1–2
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Rumina Sato
| KO (kick to the body)
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 4:23
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 12–1–2
| Ralph Acosta
| Submission (D'arce choke)
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 1:13
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 11–1–2
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Akitoshi Tamura
| Decision (unanimous)
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Loss
| align=center| 10–1–2
| Shuichiro Katsumura
| Submission (ninja choke)
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 3:39
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Tokyo, Japan
| Lost Shooto Featherweight (132 lbs.) Championship
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| Win
| align=center| 10–0–2
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Eduardo Dantas
| Decision (unanimous)
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
| Defended Shooto Featherweight (132 lbs.) Championship
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| Win
| align=center| 9–0–2
| So Tazawa
| Decision (unanimous)
| Shooto: Tradition 6
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
| Defended Shooto Featherweight (132 lbs.) Championship
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| Draw
| align=center| 8–0–2
| Marcos Galvão
| Draw (split)
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
| Defended Shooto Featherweight (132 lbs.) Championship
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| Win
| align=center| 8–0–1
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Koetsu Okazaki
| Decision (unanimous)
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
| For the vacant Shooto Featherweight (132 lbs.) Championship
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| Win
| align=center| 7–0–1
| Atsushi Yamamoto
| Decision (unanimous)
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 6–0–1
| Tetsu Suzuki
| Decision (unanimous)
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Draw
| align=center| 5–0–1
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Takeya Mizugaki
| Draw (majority)
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 5–0
| So Tazawa
| Submission (D'arce choke)
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 2:00
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 4–0
| Teriyuki Matsumoto
| Submission (triangle choke)
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 4:42
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 3–0
| Naoki Yahagi
| TKO (punches)
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 3:49
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 2–0
| Nobuhiro Hayakawa
| Decision (unanimous)
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
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Osaka, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 1–0
| Satoshi Yamashita
| Decision (unanimous)
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
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