Ryūshi Yanagisawa (24-25-9, 18) was born in Aomori, Japan on June 22, 1972. At the age of 21 years on September 21, 1993, he made his professional MMA debut against Bas Rutten, losing the fight via 1st-round KO.
Yanagisawa's last fight was a 2-round unanimous decision loss to Lee Dool-Hee at Deep: Fan Thanksgiving Festival 2 at age 37 on November 10, 2009. He retired on a 5-fight losing streak.
Some of Ryūshi Yanagisawa's best fights have been against Vernon White, John Lober, Borislav Jeliazkov, Todd Bjornethun, Jason DeLucia, Oleg Taktarov and Keiichiro Yamamiya.
Yanagisawa has 25 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
58 | Nov 10, 2009 37 years, 4 months 24-25-9 (18) | Lee Dool-Hee | DEEP | LHW | 2 | UD | LOSS |
57  | Aug 23, 2009 37 years, 2 months 24-24-9 (18) | 37 years, 4 months 2-3 (2) | DEEP | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Head kick & punches |
56 | Nov 7, 2004 32 years, 4 months 24-23-9 (18) | Ryuta Noji | Pancrase | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
55  | Oct 20, 2001 29 years, 3 months 24-22-9 (18) | 25 years 7-1 (5) | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
54  | Apr 20, 2001 28 years, 9 months 24-21-9 (18) | 34 years, 5 months 24-4 (20) | HW | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
53  | Feb 24, 2001 28 years, 8 months 24-20-9 (18) | 27 years, 11 months 10-10 (8) | HW | 2 | SD | WIN | |
52 | Oct 22, 2000 28 years, 4 months 23-20-9 (18) | Ibragim Magomedov | HW | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
51  | Oct 9, 2000 28 years, 3 months 23-19-9 (18) | 37 years, 3 months 5-2 (3) | HW | 2 | MD | LOSS | |
50  | Oct 9, 2000 28 years, 3 months 23-18-9 (18) | 29 years, 9 months 4-4 (4) | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Toe hold | |
49  | Feb 27, 2000 27 years, 8 months 22-18-9 (17) | 28 years, 5 months 11-3-2 (9) | Pancrase | LHW | 1 | UD | LOSS |
48 | Nov 28, 1999 27 years, 5 months 22-17-9 (17) | Bob Stines | Pancrase | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
47  | Sep 18, 1999 27 years, 2 months 22-16-9 (17) | 25 years, 7 months 5-2-4 (3) | Pancrase | 1 | UD | DRAW | |
46 | Aug 1, 1999 27 years, 1 months 22-16-8 (17) | Leon Dijk | Pancrase | 1 | TKO | LOSS Cut | |
45 | Jun 11, 1999 26 years, 11 months 22-15-8 (17) | Takafumi Ito | Pancrase | 2 | UD | DRAW | |
44  | May 23, 1999 26 years, 11 months 22-15-7 (17) | 29 years, 9 months 27-13 (18) | Pancrase | 1 | MD | LOSS | |
43  | Mar 9, 1999 26 years, 8 months 22-14-7 (17) | 29 years, 9 months 21-14-4 (20) | Pancrase | 1 | UD | DRAW | |
42 | Feb 11, 1999 26 years, 7 months 22-14-6 (17) | Satoshi Hasegawa | Pancrase | 2 | UD | DRAW | |
41  | Dec 19, 1998 26 years, 5 months 22-14-5 (17) | 27 years, 10 months 15-1 (13) | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke | |
40 | Nov 29, 1998 26 years, 5 months 22-13-5 (17) | Kosei Kubota | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Toe hold | |
39  | Sep 14, 1998 26 years, 2 months 21-13-5 (16) | 30 years, 8 months 20-6-2 (10) | Pancrase | 1 | UD | LOSS For Pancrase Openweight Championship | |
38  | Jul 26, 1998 26 years, 1 months 21-12-5 (16) | 23 years 18-5-2 (9) | Pancrase | 1 | UD | DRAW Unanimous | |
37  | Jun 21, 1998 25 years, 11 months 21-12-4 (16) | 25 years, 11 months 13-10-3 (4) | Pancrase | 2 | UD | DRAW Majority | |
36 | May 12, 1998 25 years, 10 months 21-12-3 (16) | Omar Bouiche | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Achilles lock | |
35 | Apr 26, 1998 25 years, 10 months 20-12-3 (15) | 28 years, 9 months 23-11 (17) | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Toe hold | |
34 | Mar 18, 1998 25 years, 8 months 19-12-3 (14) | 30 years, 2 months 18-5-2 (10) | Pancrase | 1 | UD | LOSS | |
33 | Feb 6, 1998 25 years, 7 months 19-11-3 (14) | 25 years, 6 months 11-9-2 (3) | Pancrase | 1 | UD | DRAW Unanimous | |
32 | Jan 16, 1998 25 years, 6 months 19-11-2 (14) | Jason Godsey | Pancrase | 1 | KO | WIN Knee | |
31  | Dec 20, 1997 25 years, 5 months 18-11-2 (13) | 29 years, 9 months 3-2-2 (2) | Pancrase | 1 | TKO | WIN Broken ankle | |
30 | Jun 18, 1997 24 years, 11 months 17-11-2 (12) | Les Johnston | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Banana split | |
29  | Apr 27, 1997 24 years, 10 months 16-11-2 (11) | 27 years, 7 months 6-6 (5) | Pancrase | 1 | UD | WIN | |
28 | Mar 22, 1997 24 years, 9 months 15-11-2 (11) | 24 years, 8 months 4-5 (0) | Pancrase | 1 | UD | WIN | |
27 | Feb 22, 1997 24 years, 8 months 14-11-2 (11) | Paul Lazenby | Pancrase | 1 | UD | WIN | |
26 | Jan 17, 1997 24 years, 6 months 13-11-2 (11) | Kim Jong-Wang | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Achilles lock | |
25 | Dec 15, 1996 24 years, 5 months 12-11-2 (10) | Jack McGlaughlin | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Sugar hold | |
24 | Oct 22, 1996 24 years, 4 months 11-11-2 (9) | Takafumi Ito | Pancrase | 1 | UD | DRAW Unanimous | |
23 | Oct 8, 1996 24 years, 3 months 11-11-1 (9) | Semmy Schilt | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Achilles lock | |
22 | Sep 7, 1996 24 years, 2 months 10-11-1 (8) | 28 years, 8 months 8-2-2 (6) | Pancrase | 1 | UD | LOSS | |
21  | Jul 22, 1996 24 years, 1 months 10-10-1 (8) | 27 years, 4 months 7-6-1 (5) | Pancrase | 1 | UD | LOSS | |
20 | Jun 25, 1996 24 years 10-9-1 (8) | Takaku Fuke | Pancrase | 1 | UD | WIN | |
19  | May 16, 1996 23 years, 10 months 9-9-1 (8) | 28 years, 8 months 9-2-1 (8) | Pancrase | 1 | UD | WIN | |
18 | Apr 7, 1996 23 years, 9 months 8-9-1 (8) | Guy Mezger | Pancrase | 1 | KO | LOSS Palm strikes | |
17  | Apr 7, 1996 23 years, 9 months 8-8-1 (8) | 25 years, 4 months 6-14 (5) | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Achilles lock | |
16 | Apr 7, 1996 23 years, 9 months 7-8-1 (7) | Larry Papadopoulos | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Achilles lock | |
15  | Mar 2, 1996 23 years, 8 months 6-8-1 (6) | 23 years, 2 months 8-3-1 (7) | Pancrase | 1 | UD | LOSS | |
14  | Jan 28, 1996 23 years, 7 months 6-7-1 (6) | 26 years, 10 months 19-5 (18) | Pancrase | 1 | CKO | LOSS Keylock | |
13  | Dec 14, 1995 23 years, 5 months 6-6-1 (6) | 30 years, 9 months 13-4 (11) | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
12 | Nov 4, 1995 23 years, 4 months 6-5-1 (6) | 27 years, 10 months 3-1 (3) | Pancrase | 1 | UD | DRAW Unanimous | |
11 | Sep 1, 1995 23 years, 2 months 6-5 (6) | 26 years, 1 months 7-8 (6) | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke | |
10 | Jul 23, 1995 23 years, 1 months 6-4 (6) | Takafumi Ito | Pancrase | 1 | MD | LOSS | |
9 | Jul 23, 1995 23 years, 1 months 6-3 (6) | Gregory Smit | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
8 | Jul 22, 1995 23 years, 1 months 5-3 (5) | Christopher DeWeaver | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
7  | Apr 21, 1994 21 years, 9 months 4-3 (4) | 30 years, 2 months 5-2 (4) | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook | |
6  | Mar 12, 1994 21 years, 8 months 4-2 (4) | 28 years, 6 months | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | |
5 | Jan 19, 1994 21 years, 6 months 3-2 (3) | James Mathews | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
4 | Dec 8, 1993 21 years, 5 months 2-2 (2) | 23 years 1-2 (1) | Pancrase | 1 | TKO | WIN Lost points | |
3 | Nov 8, 1993 21 years, 4 months 1-2 (1) | Andre van den Oetelaar | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | |
2 | Oct 14, 1993 21 years, 3 months 0-2 (0) | 24 years, 7 months 0-1 (0) | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kneebar | |
1 | Sep 21, 1993 21 years, 2 months 0-1 (0) | 28 years, 6 months | Pancrase | 1 | KO | LOSS Palm strike |
