Yoshinobu Ota (4-6-3, 1) was born in Japan on November 13, 1972. At the age of 26 years on January 27, 1999, he made his professional MMA debut against Hiroaki Yoshioka, winning the fight via 2-round majority decision.
Ota's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Seiji Ozuka at age 31 on December 27, 2003. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
Some of Yoshinobu Ota's best fights have been against Noriyuki Takeuchi.
Ota has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 | Dec 27, 2003 31 years, 1 months 4-6-3 (1) | Seiji Ozuka | 1 | SUB | LOSS Straight armbar | ||
12 | Oct 4, 2003 30 years, 10 months 4-5-3 (1) | Daichi Fujiwara | Pancrase | 2 | UD | DRAW | |
11 | Jun 7, 2003 30 years, 6 months 4-5-2 (1) | Miki Shida | Pancrase | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
10 | Aug 25, 2002 29 years, 9 months 4-4-2 (1) | Miki Shida | Pancrase | 2 | UD | DRAW Unanimous | |
9 | Jul 14, 2002 29 years, 8 months 4-4-1 (1) | Noriyuki Takeuchi | DEEP | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
8  | Feb 15, 2002 29 years, 3 months 3-4-1 (0) | 20 years, 2 months 5-0-1 (4) | 1 | CKO | LOSS Rear-naked choke | ||
7 | Aug 25, 2001 28 years, 9 months 3-3-1 (0) | Takumi Yano | Pancrase | 2 | UD | DRAW | |
6  | Mar 2, 2001 28 years, 3 months 3-3 (0) | 32 years, 3 months 6-5-3 (3) | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear naked choke | ||
5  | Aug 27, 2000 27 years, 9 months 3-2 (0) | 23 years, 2 months 4-0-1 (2) | 3 | KO | LOSS Knee | ||
4 | Mar 17, 2000 27 years, 4 months 3-1 (0) | Norio Nishiyama | 1 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
3  | Nov 4, 1999 26 years, 11 months 2-1 (0) | 28 years, 6 months 5-4-2 (2) | 2 | UD | LOSS | ||
2 | Aug 4, 1999 26 years, 8 months 2-0 (0) | Norio Nishiyama | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
1  | Jan 27, 1999 26 years, 2 months 1-0 (0) | 25 years 0-0-1 (0) | 2 | MD | WIN |
