Yuya Shirai (26-14-2, 10) was born in Tokyo, Japan on April 2, 1980. At the age of 23 years on September 15, 2003, he made his professional MMA debut against Toshimitsu Kai, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
Shirai's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Ikuhisa Minowa at DEEP: 75 Impact at age 35 on February 27, 2016. He retired with a 2-fight winning streak.
Some of Yuya Shirai's best fights have been against Seichi Ikemoto, Taisuke Okuno, Ikuhisa Minowa, Che Mills, Toshimitsu Kai, Takahiro Nagata and Mitsuyoshi Sato.
Shirai has 14 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
42  | Feb 27, 2016 35 years, 10 months 26-14-2 (10) | 40 years, 1 months 62-40-8 (52) | DEEP | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
41 | Sep 23, 2015 35 years, 5 months 25-14-2 (10) | Hiroshi Takahashi | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
40 | Dec 21, 2014 34 years, 8 months 24-14-2 (9) | Yuta Watanabe | DEEP | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches For DEEP welterweight title |
39 | Jul 21, 2014 34 years, 3 months 24-13-2 (9) | Yuki Okano | DEEP | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
38  | Oct 20, 2013 33 years, 6 months 23-13-2 (9) | 33 years, 6 months 14-5-8 (9) | DEEP | WL | 3 | UD | DRAW Majority |
37  | Apr 26, 2013 33 years 23-13-1 (9) | 32 years, 4 months 23-5 (20) | DEEP | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS Lost DEEP welterweight title |
36 | Feb 16, 2013 32 years, 10 months 23-12-1 (9) | Yuki Okano | DEEP | WL | 2 | UD | WIN |
35 | Oct 6, 2012 32 years, 6 months 22-12-1 (9) | Tommy Depret | WL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
34 | Mar 31, 2012 31 years, 11 months 22-11-1 (9) | Fabricio Monteiro | ONE | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
33  | Dec 17, 2011 31 years, 8 months 22-10-1 (9) | 34 years, 9 months 11-5-2 (9) | DEEP | WL | 3 | UD | WIN Defended DEEP welterweight title |
32 | Oct 29, 2011 31 years, 6 months 21-10-1 (9) | Yoshitomo Watanabe | DEEP | WL | 2 | UD | WIN |
31 | Jul 20, 2011 31 years, 3 months 20-10-1 (9) | Delson Heleno | WL | 3 | MD | LOSS | |
30  | Feb 26, 2011 30 years, 10 months 20-9-1 (9) | 28 years 25-9-2 (21) | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
29 | Oct 24, 2010 30 years, 6 months 20-8-1 (9) | Shigetoshi Iwase | DEEP | WL | 2 | UD | WIN Defended DEEP welterweight title |
28  | Apr 25, 2010 30 years 19-8-1 (9) | 27 years, 5 months 9-3 (8) | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
27  | Jan 24, 2010 29 years, 9 months 18-8-1 (8) | 34 years, 5 months 18-16-5 (11) | DEEP | WL | 3 | UD | WIN Won DEEP welterweight title |
26 | Oct 10, 2009 29 years, 6 months 17-8-1 (8) | Shigetoshi Iwase | DEEP | WL | 2 | UD | WIN |
25 | Aug 15, 2009 29 years, 4 months 16-8-1 (8) | Gael Grimaud | M-1 | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
24  | Apr 5, 2009 29 years 15-8-1 (7) | 27 years, 5 months 7-1 (6) | DREAM | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
23 | Mar 14, 2009 28 years, 11 months 15-7-1 (7) | Yoon Young Kim | DEEP | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
22 | Dec 10, 2008 28 years, 8 months 14-7-1 (6) | Yuichi Nakanishi | DEEP | 3 | UD | WIN | |
21 | Oct 29, 2008 28 years, 6 months 13-7-1 (6) | Rafael Rodriguez | M-1 | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
20  | Aug 29, 2008 28 years, 4 months 12-7-1 (5) | 32 years, 5 months 15-3 (9) | M-1 | 2 | MD | LOSS | |
19  | May 19, 2008 28 years, 1 months 12-6-1 (5) | 27 years, 4 months 9-3 (6) | DEEP | 2 | SD | LOSS | |
18 | Feb 22, 2008 27 years, 10 months 12-5-1 (5) | Sojiro Orui | DEEP | 3 | UD | WIN | |
17 | Aug 5, 2007 27 years, 4 months 11-5-1 (5) | Kozo Urita | DEEP | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
16 | Jun 24, 2007 27 years, 2 months 10-5-1 (4) | Eiji Ishikawa | DEEP | 3 | MD | WIN | |
15 | Dec 20, 2006 26 years, 8 months 9-5-1 (4) | Dae Won Kim | DEEP | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
14 | Oct 8, 2006 26 years, 6 months 9-4-1 (4) | Jae Suk Lim | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
13 | Jul 30, 2006 26 years, 3 months 8-4-1 (3) | Masataka Chinushi | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
12  | Apr 11, 2006 26 years 7-4-1 (2) | 30 years, 5 months 20-3 (19) | DEEP | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
11 | Feb 5, 2006 25 years, 10 months 7-3-1 (2) | Tomoyoshi Iwamiya | DEEP | 2 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Oct 28, 2005 25 years, 6 months 6-3-1 (2) | Ryuji Ohori | DEEP | 1 | TKO | LOSS Cut | |
9 | May 1, 2005 25 years 6-2-1 (2) | Daisuke Watanabe | Pancrase | 2 | MD | LOSS | |
8 | Feb 12, 2005 24 years, 10 months 6-1-1 (2) | Ryuhei Sato | DEEP | 2 | UD | WIN | |
7  | Nov 26, 2004 24 years, 7 months 5-1-1 (2) | 28 years, 2 months 16-10-1 (11) | Pancrase | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
6 | Sep 24, 2004 24 years, 5 months 5-0-1 (2) | Mitsuyoshi Sato | Pancrase | 2 | MD | WIN | |
5 | Jul 3, 2004 24 years, 3 months 4-0-1 (2) | Takahiro Nagata | DEEP | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | Apr 8, 2004 24 years 3-0-1 (1) | Takashi Ishino | 2 | MD | WIN | ||
3 | Jan 18, 2004 23 years, 9 months 2-0-1 (1) | Shunichi Akimoto | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
2 | Nov 30, 2003 23 years, 7 months 1-0-1 (1) | Yasuhiro Kirita | Pancrase | 2 | UD | DRAW | |
1 | Sep 15, 2003 23 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Toshimitsu Kai | DEEP | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
