Yasuhito Namekawa (28-16-5, 21) was born in Tokyo, Japan on October 27, 1974. At the age of 23 years on June 20, 1998, he made his professional MMA debut against Minoru Toyonaga, losing the fight via 1-round draw.
Namekawa's last fight was a 3-round draw draw against Katsuyori Shibata at Deep: 38 Impact at age 33 on October 23, 2008.
Some of Yasuhito Namekawa's best fights have been against Egidijus Valavicius, Yuji Sakuragi, Lee Hasdell, Masutatsu Yano, Falaniko Vitale, Ryuki Ueyama and Troy Ittensohn.
Namekawa has 16 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
49  | Oct 23, 2008 33 years, 11 months 28-16-5 (21) | 28 years, 11 months 2-5 (2) | DEEP | LHW | 3 | UD | DRAW |
48 | Aug 17, 2008 33 years, 9 months 28-16-4 (21) | Cláudio Silva | DEEP | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
47 | Feb 22, 2008 33 years, 3 months 27-16-4 (20) | Carlos Toyota | DEEP | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Achilles lock |
46 | Oct 9, 2007 32 years, 11 months 26-16-4 (19) | Katsuhisa Fujii | DEEP | LHW | 2 | MD | WIN |
45 | Jul 26, 2007 32 years, 8 months 25-16-4 (19) | Hamish Robertson | DEEP | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Half crab lock |
44  | Apr 13, 2007 32 years, 5 months 24-16-4 (18) | 29 years, 8 months 7-6 (6) | DEEP | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
43 | Feb 16, 2007 32 years, 3 months 23-16-4 (17) | Fabiano Capoani | DEEP | LHW | 2 | UD | DRAW |
42 | Sep 23, 2006 31 years, 10 months 23-16-3 (17) | Mu Jin Na | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
41  | Jul 30, 2006 31 years, 9 months 22-16-3 (16) | 32 years, 9 months 9-5-1 (7) | LHW | 2 | KO | LOSS Flying knee | |
40 | May 27, 2006 31 years, 7 months 22-15-3 (16) | Peter Iryaku | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN | |
39 | Apr 11, 2006 31 years, 5 months 21-15-3 (15) | 32 years, 6 months 8-5-1 (6) | DEEP | LHW | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches |
38 | Dec 2, 2005 31 years, 1 months 21-14-3 (15) | Jeong Ho Lee | DEEP | MD | 2 | UD | DRAW |
37 | Oct 28, 2005 31 years 21-14-2 (15) | Jong Hyuk Moon | DEEP | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Forearm choke |
36  | Jul 8, 2005 30 years, 8 months 20-14-2 (14) | 33 years, 9 months 11-9-4 (8) | DEEP | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
35 | Apr 17, 2005 30 years, 5 months 20-13-2 (14) | Kenji Akiyama | DEEP | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
34  | Oct 14, 2004 29 years, 11 months 19-13-2 (13) | 22 years, 10 months 6-1 (6) | Pride | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
33 | Jun 26, 2004 29 years, 7 months 19-12-2 (13) | Fabiano Capoani | MD | 2 | DQ | WIN Knee to the groin | |
32  | Feb 15, 2004 29 years, 3 months 18-12-2 (13) | 25 years, 1 months 5-3 (5) | Pride | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
31 | Mar 4, 2004 29 years, 4 months 17-12-2 (12) | Yusuke Imamura | DEEP | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
30 | Mar 4, 2003 28 years, 4 months 16-12-2 (11) | Osami Shibuya | DEEP | MD | 3 | UD | DRAW |
29 | Dec 31, 2002 28 years, 2 months 16-12-1 (11) | Wallid Ismail | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
28 | Dec 8, 2002 28 years, 1 months 16-11-1 (11) | Yuki Ishikawa | DEEP | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Punches |
27 | Sep 7, 2002 27 years, 10 months 15-11-1 (10) | Makoto Miyazawa | DEEP | HW | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
26 | Mar 30, 2002 27 years, 5 months 14-11-1 (9) | Daisuke Watanabe | DEEP | HW | 3 | MD | WIN |
25 | Feb 15, 2002 27 years, 3 months 13-11-1 (9) | Sam Nest | HW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
24 | Oct 20, 2001 26 years, 11 months 13-10-1 (9) | 22 years, 9 months 2-1 (2) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Corner stoppage | |
23 | Sep 21, 2001 26 years, 10 months 13-9-1 (9) | Dexter Casey | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
22  | Jun 15, 2001 26 years, 7 months 12-9-1 (8) | 25 years, 11 months 0-3 (0) | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
21 | Apr 20, 2001 26 years, 5 months 11-9-1 (7) | Hiroshi Imamura | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar | |
20 | Mar 20, 2001 26 years, 4 months 10-9-1 (6) | Takashi Sonoda | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
19  | Sep 30, 2000 25 years, 11 months 9-9-1 (5) | 31 years, 3 months 12-8 (11) | Rings | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kimura |
18 | Jul 22, 2000 25 years, 8 months 9-8-1 (5) | Chris Munsen | Rings | LHW | 2 | MD | WIN |
17  | Jul 22, 2000 25 years, 8 months 8-8-1 (5) | 26 years 4-0 (4) | Rings | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
16 | May 20, 2000 25 years, 6 months 7-8-1 (4) | Volk Han | Rings | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15  | Apr 20, 2000 25 years, 5 months 7-7-1 (4) | 19 years, 11 months 3-1 (3) | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
14 | Mar 19, 2000 25 years, 4 months 7-6-1 (4) | 30 years, 9 months 9-6 (8) | Rings | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
13  | Feb 6, 2000 25 years, 3 months 7-5-1 (4) | 34 years, 3 months 8-9-1 (6) | Rings | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Knee to the body |
12 | Oct 8, 1999 24 years, 11 months 7-4-1 (4) | Koba Tkeshelashvili | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
11  | Aug 19, 1999 24 years, 9 months 7-3-1 (4) | 23 years, 4 months 2-2 (2) | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
10 | Jun 24, 1999 24 years, 7 months 7-2-1 (4) | Minoru Toyonaga | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
9 | Mar 22, 1999 24 years, 4 months 6-2-1 (3) | Sara Umer | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
8 | Mar 20, 1999 24 years, 4 months 5-2-1 (2) | 29 years, 9 months 5-5 (4) | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke | |
7  | Mar 7, 1999 24 years, 4 months 5-1-1 (2) | 32 years, 2 months 6-8-2 (6) | MD | 2 | KO | LOSS Knee | |
6 | Feb 21, 1999 24 years, 3 months 5-0-1 (2) | 22 years, 10 months | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Jan 23, 1999 24 years, 2 months 4-0-1 (2) | 32 years, 1 months 6-7-2 (6) | HW | 1 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Sep 21, 1998 23 years, 10 months 3-0-1 (2) | Ryuki Ueyama | MD | 1 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Aug 28, 1998 23 years, 10 months 2-0-1 (2) | Daniel Higgins | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Achilles lock | |
2 | Jun 27, 1998 23 years, 8 months 1-0-1 (1) | Troy Ittensohn | 2 | TKO | WIN Knees | ||
1 | Jun 20, 1998 23 years, 7 months 0-0-1 (0) | Minoru Toyonaga | 1 | UD | DRAW |
