Here is a list of Yanagisawa's best fights. For a list of Yanagisawa's losses, refer to "Ryūshi Yanagisawa Losses".
On October 9, 2000 Ryūshi Yanagisawa faced off against Borislav Jeliazkov in a heavyweight bout at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 23-18-9 (18), and Jeliazkov was 29 years old and with a record of 4-4 (4). Yanagisawa stopped Borislav Jeliazkov via submission.
On December 8, 1993 Ryūshi Yanagisawa faced off against Vernon White at age 21. He was coming in with a record of 2-2 (2), and White was 23 years old and with a record of 1-2 (1). Yanagisawa stopped Vernon White via TKO.
On March 12, 1994 Ryūshi Yanagisawa faced off against Todd Bjornethun at age 21. He was coming in with a record of 4-2 (4), and Bjornethun was 28 years old and with a record of . Yanagisawa stopped Todd Bjornethun via submission.
On May 16, 1996 Ryūshi Yanagisawa faced off against Oleg Taktarov at age 23. He was coming in with a record of 9-9-1 (8), and Taktarov was 28 years old and with a record of 9-2-1 (8). Yanagisawa won the fight via 1-round unanimous decision.
On April 26, 1998 Ryūshi Yanagisawa faced off against Jason DeLucia at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 20-12-3 (15), and DeLucia was 28 years old and with a record of 23-11 (17). Yanagisawa stopped Jason DeLucia via submission.
On April 7, 1996 Ryūshi Yanagisawa faced off against Vernon White at age 23. He was coming in with a record of 8-8-1 (8), and White was 25 years old and with a record of 6-14 (5). Yanagisawa stopped Vernon White via submission.
On December 20, 1997 Ryūshi Yanagisawa faced off against John Lober at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 18-11-2 (13), and Lober was 29 years old and with a record of 3-2-2 (2). Yanagisawa stopped John Lober via TKO.
On March 22, 1997 Ryūshi Yanagisawa faced off against Keiichiro Yamamiya at age 24. He was coming in with a record of 15-11-2 (11), and Yamamiya was 24 years old and with a record of 4-5 (0). Yanagisawa won the fight via 1-round unanimous decision.
On January 17, 1997 Ryūshi Yanagisawa faced off against Kim Jong-Wang at age 24. He was coming in with a record of 13-11-2 (11). Yanagisawa stopped Kim Jong-Wang via submission.
On June 18, 1997 Ryūshi Yanagisawa faced off against Les Johnston at age 24. He was coming in with a record of 17-11-2 (12). Yanagisawa stopped Les Johnston via submission.
