Yoshihiro Akiyama (16-7, 12) was born in Osaka, Japan on July 29, 1975. At the age of 29 years on December 31, 2004, he made his professional MMA debut against Francois Botha, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On July 11, 2009, 33-year old Yoshihiro Akiyama made his UFC debut on his 16th professional MMA fight at UFC 100 against a 25-year old Alan Belcher, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
Akiyama's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO win against Shinya Aoki at ONE: X at age 46 on March 26, 2022. He retired with a 2-fight winning streak.
He has fought seven times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Yoshihiro Akiyama's best fights have been against Melvin Manhoef, Katsuyori Shibata, Amir Sadollah, Katsuhiko Nagata, Kestutis Smirnovas, Alan Belcher and Shinya Aoki.
Akiyama has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25  | Mar 26, 2022 46 years, 7 months 16-7 (12) | 38 years, 10 months 47-9 (29) | ONE | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
24 | Feb 28, 2020 44 years, 6 months 15-7 (11) | Sherif Mohamed | ONE | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
23 | Jun 15, 2019 43 years, 10 months 14-7 (10) | Agilan Thani | ONE | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
22  | Nov 28, 2015 40 years, 3 months 14-6 (10) | 33 years, 6 months 11-0 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
21  | Sep 20, 2014 39 years, 1 months 14-5 (10) | 34 years 6-4 (2) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
20  | Feb 26, 2012 36 years, 6 months 13-5 (10) | 33 years, 1 months 26-6-1 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
19  | Aug 6, 2011 36 years 13-4 (10) | 34 years, 4 months 19-9 (15) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
18  | Oct 16, 2010 35 years, 2 months 13-3 (10) | 31 years, 7 months 19-3 (16) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
17  | Jul 3, 2010 34 years, 11 months 13-2 (10) | 29 years, 11 months 20-7 (15) | UFC | MD | 3 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke |
16  | Jul 11, 2009 33 years, 11 months 13-1 (10) | 25 years, 2 months 14-5 (12) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | WIN |
15 | Sep 23, 2008 33 years, 1 months 12-1 (10) | Masanori Tonooka | Dream | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
14  | Jul 21, 2008 32 years, 11 months 11-1 (9) | 28 years, 8 months 2-4 (2) | Dream | MD | 1 | CKO | WIN Ezekiel choke |
13  | Dec 31, 2007 32 years, 5 months 10-1 (9) | 31 years, 8 months 18-8-2 (8) | MD | 1 | NC | NC Overturned | |
12 | Oct 28, 2007 32 years, 2 months 10-1 (9) | Denis Kang | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
11  | Dec 31, 2006 31 years, 5 months 9-1 (8) | 37 years, 5 months 20-9-1 (14) | K-1 | MD | 1 | NC | NC Overturned |
10  | Oct 9, 2006 31 years, 2 months 9-1 (8) | 30 years, 4 months 16-2-1 (15) | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
9  | Oct 9, 2006 31 years, 2 months 8-1 (7) | 30 years, 6 months 18-6 (12) | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8  | Aug 5, 2006 31 years 7-1 (6) | 36 years | LHW | 1 | CKO | WIN Armbar | |
7  | May 3, 2006 30 years, 9 months 6-1 (6) | 32 years, 6 months 1-0 (0) | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Spinning back kick | |
6 | Mar 15, 2006 30 years, 7 months 5-1 (5) | Tokimitsu Ishizawa | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Ezekiel choke | |
5 | Nov 5, 2005 30 years, 3 months 4-1 (4) | Masakatsu Okuda | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Slam and punches | |
4 | Oct 12, 2005 30 years, 2 months 3-1 (3) | Michael Lerma | K-1 | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
3 | Jul 6, 2005 29 years, 11 months 2-1 (2) | Carl Toomey | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
2  | Mar 26, 2005 29 years, 7 months 1-1 (1) | 32 years, 3 months 0-1 (0) | 1 | KO | LOSS Knees | ||
1 | Dec 31, 2004 29 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Francois Botha | K-1 | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
