Hidehiko Yoshida
Statistics
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Born	September 3, 1969
Town of birth	Obu, Aichi, Japan
Fighting style	Judo
Mixed martial arts record
Wins	7
By knockout	0
By submission	7
Losses	4
Draws	1
No contests	1

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Biography

Hidehiko Yoshida was born in Obu, Aichi, Japan. He won the gold medal in Judo (78kg class) at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and competed in PRIDE Fighting Championships. He is known for his excellent grappling ability and strong chin, having never been knocked out in an mixed martial arts bout. His first and only submission defeat was to Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović on 2 July 2006 when he submitted from repeated kicks to the leg. Yoshida is one of the few fighters who still wears a gi when he fights, although he sometimes has worn tights. His notable victories in MMA include armbar submissions over Don Frye and K-1 champion Mark Hunt (in a twist of fate Mark Hunt went on to overcome Wanderlei Silva, Yoshida's fiercer adversary to date). In August 2005, he defeated David "Tank" Abbott by submission. Ōbu (大府市; -shi) is a city located in Aichi, Japan. ... Aichi can refer to: Aichi Prefecture Aichi Steel Corporation This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Judo , gentle way) is a martial art, combat sport, and philosophy which originated in Japan. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Postal code 08001-08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a combat sport in which two competitors attempt to achieve dominance over one another by utilizing a wide variety of permitted martial arts techniques, including striking and grappling. ... Mirko Cro Cop Filipović (born on September 10, 1974) is a Croatian kickboxer turned mixed martial artist. ... Keikogi (稽古着 or 稽古衣) is a Japanese word which means Uniform for training (Keiko means practice, gi means dress or clothes). ... The armbar is a joint lock technique in martial arts which attacks the opponents arm. ... Don Frye is a professional wrestler and a professional mixed martial arts fighter. ... K. 1 is a designation given to two works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the original Köchel Verzeichnis. ... Mark Hunt (born March 23, 1974) is a kickboxer and mixed martial artist from New Zealand. ... David Tank Abbott David L. Tank Abbott (born 1965 in Huntington Beach, California) is a heavyweight Mixed martial arts fighter. ...

Some Brazilian fighters have been nemeses of Yoshida. Each time Yoshida participated in a PRIDE tournament, he lost to the Middleweight champion, Wanderlei Silva, first by unanimous decision at the Final Conflict event on November 9, 2003, and later by split decision at the Total Elimination event on April 23, 2005. Another tough opponent is Royce Gracie, a well-known Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter and winner of the first four UFC tournaments. In their first encounter, Yoshida won by a controversial referee stoppage; the referee believed that Gracie had been choked out on the ground, thus stopping fight, but Gracie jumped up immediately at the time and was fully conscious. Video replays show that Gracie never tapped out. As a result, Gracie requested for a rematch in which the referee could not stop the fight. The rematch, which took place at PRIDE's Shockwave 2003 event on December 31, 2003, technically resulted in a draw since neither fighter submitted or was knocked out within the time allotted (Gracie spent much of the latter part of the fight attacking Yoshida from a back mount, with Yoshida defending the attacks). The draw, however, can be attributed to a lack of official judging, a stipulation requested by Gracie. Wanderlei Silva (July 3, 1976) is a Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter, currently competing in Japans PRIDE Fighting Championships. ... Royce (pronounced Hoyce) Gracie (born December 12, 1966) is a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. ... Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a martial art and combat sport that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting with the goal of gaining a dominant position from which to force an attacker to submit. ... A U.S. Soldier demonstrates back mount during combatives training. ...

Championships & accomplishments

• Judo
  • World Judo Championship 78kg class 3rd place (1991)
  • Barcelona Olympic Games 78kg class winner (1992)
  • World Judo Championship 78kg class 2nd place (1993)
  • World Judo Championship 86kg class 2nd place (1995)
  • Atlanta Olympic Games 86kg 5th place (1996)
  • World Judo Championship 90kg class winner (1999)

• Professional mixed martial arts: 7 wins, 4 losses, 1 draw (as of May 5th, 2006)
  • PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament, Semi-Finalist

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MMA Record

7 wins (4 submissions, 3 TKO), 4 losses (3 decisions), 1 draw

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See also

• Judo
• Mixed martial arts
• PRIDE
• List of male mixed martial artists

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External links

• Official website
• MMA record