Gota Yamashita

Gota Yamashita
Born (1989-09-11) September 11, 1989 (age 35)
Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan[1]
Other namesLet's Gota
NationalityJapanese
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
DivisionWelterweight
Fighting out ofAmagasaki, Hyogo, Japan
TeamCobra Kai MMA Dojo
Years active2010–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total28
Wins15
By knockout4
By submission2
By decision9
Losses11
By knockout4
By submission3
By decision4
Draws1
No contests1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Gota Yamashita (山下 豪太, Yamashita Gota, born September 11, 1989) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in Pancrase's welterweight division. He is a former welterweight King of Pancrase.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Yamashita started his professional career in 2010. Except for his first bout, he fought only for Shooto.

Yamashita faced Yuki Okano on December 18, 2011 at Shooto: The Rookie Tournament 2011 Final for Shooto middleweight (168 lb) rookie title. He had his first career's defeat via unanimous decision after two rounds (20–18, 20–18, 20–18).[2]

Pancrase

Yamashita faced Tamotsu Kitada on May 19, 2013 at Pancrase 247 in the semifinal match of Pancrase's Neo–Blood welterweight tournament. He won via TKO in the second round.[3]

In the final on July 28, 2013 at Pancrase 250, Yamashita faced Toshikazu Suzuki. Suzuki defeated him via TKO early in the second round.[4]

Coming off two wins after his setback against Suzuki, Yamashita faced Akihiro Murayama on August 10, 2014 at Pancrase 260 for the vacant welterweight King of Pancrase title. Yamashita won via unanimous decision after three rounds and became the new 170–pound King of Pancrase.[5]

Yamashita defended his title against longtime mixed martial arts veteran Yuki Kondo on December 6, 2014 at Pancrase 263. He defeated Kondo via unanimous decision after three rounds.[6]

Rizin

Yamashita signed with Rizin FF and made his promotional debut against Ryuichiro Sumimura at Rizin 25 on November 21, 2020.[7] Yamashita lost the fight via split decision.[8]

DEEP

Gota then faced Daichi Abe for the interim DEEP Welterweight Championship at DEEP 100 on February 21, 2021.[9] He lost the fight via first-round technical knockout due to an injury.[10]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

  • Pancrase
  • Shooto
    • Shooto 168 lb rookie tournament runner–up (2011)
  • Gladiator
    • Gladiator Welterweight Championship (one time)
      • Two successful title defenses

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
28 matches 15 wins 11 losses
By knockout 4 4
By submission 2 3
By decision 9 4
Draws 1
No contests 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 15–11–1 (1) Daichi Abe TKO (finger injury) DEEP 100 Impact - 20th Anniversary 21 February 2021 1 2:34 Tokyo, Japan For the interim DEEP Welterweight Championship.
Loss 15–10–1 (1) Ryuichiro Sumimura Decision (split) Rizin 25 November 21, 2020 3 5:00 Osaka, Japan
Win 15–9–1 (1) Kyohei Wakimoto Submission (armbar) Gladiator 012 in Osaka February 23, 2020 2 4:40 Osaka, Japan [11]
Loss 14–9–1 (1) Hiromitsu Miura TKO (punches) Pancrase 309 October 20, 2019 1 1:08 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 14–8–1 (1) Yun Jae Jung Draw Gladiator 009 in Osaka April 14, 2019 2 5:00 Osaka, Japan
Loss 14–8 (1) Daryl Lokuku Decision (unanimous) Grachan 37 x Gladiator 008 December 2, 2018 3 5:00 Osaka, Japan For the vacant GRACHAN Welterweight Championship.
Win 14–7 (1) Makoto Maeda KO (head kick) Gladiator x Demolition Vol. 2 September 2, 2018 1 0:13 Sakai, Japan Defended the Gladiator Welterweight Championship.
Loss 13–7 (1) Masayuki Hamagishi Submission (rear-naked choke) Grandslam 6 - Way of the Cage October 29, 2017 2 2:15 Tokyo, Japan
Win 13–6 (1) Hyung Seok Lee Decision (unanimous) Gladiator 004 in Wakayama August 13, 2017 2 5:00 Wakayama, Japan
Loss 12–6 (1) Kyung Pyo Kim Decision (majority) Gladiator 003 in Wakayama March 5, 2017 3 5:00 Wakayama, Japan
Win 12–5 (1) Jun Hee Moon Decision (unanimous) Gladiator 002 in Osaka November 23, 2016 3 5:00 Osaka, Japan Defended the vacant Gladiator Welterweight Championship.
Win 11–5 (1) Yuta Nakamura Decision (unanimous) Gladiator 001 in Wakayama June 19, 2016 3 5:00 Wakayama, Japan Won the vacant Gladiator Welterweight Championship.
Loss 10–5 (1) Nelson Carvalho Submission (rear-naked choke) HEAT 37 March 6, 2016 1 0:52 Nagoya, Japan For the HEAT Welterweight Championship.
Loss 10–4 (1) Shingo Suzuki Submission (rear-naked choke) Pancrase 270 October 4, 2015 2 3:56 Tokyo, Japan Lost the Pancrase Welterweight Championship.
Loss 10–3 (1) Shingo Suzuki TKO (punches) Pancrase 267 May 31, 2015 2 2:22 Tokyo, Japan
Win 10–2 (1) Yuki Kondo Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 263 December 6, 2014 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Defended the Pancrase Welterweight Championship.
Win 9–2 (1) Akihiro Murayama Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 260 August 10, 2014 3 3:00 Tokyo, Japan Won the vacant Pancrase Welterweight Championship.
Win 8–2 (1) Kenta Takagi Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 258 May 11, 2014 3 3:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 7–2 (1) Akihiro Yamazaki Decision (majority) Pancrase 254 December 7, 2013 2 5:00 Osaka, Japan
Loss 6–2 (1) Toshikazu Suzuki TKO (punches) Pancrase 250: 2013 Neo–Blood Tournament Finals July 28, 2013 2 0:26 Tokyo, Japan 2013 Neo–Blood welterweight tournament final.
Win 6–1 (1) Tamotsu Kitada TKO (punches) Pancrase 247 May 19, 2013 2 4:01 Tokyo, Japan 2013 Neo–Blood welterweight tournament semifinal.
Win 5–1 (1) Shigeaki Kusayanagi Decision (split) Pancrase: Progress Tour 12 November 10, 2012 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
NC 4–1 (1) Seiki Ryo No contest (leg injury) Pancrase: Progress Tour 10 September 1, 2012 1 1:45 Tokyo, Japan
Win 4–1 Kosei Kubota TKO (punches) Pancrase: Progress Tour 5 April 28, 2012 1 2:37 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 3–1 Yuki Okano Decision (unanimous) Shooto: The Rookie Tournament 2011 Final December 18, 2011 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan For 2011 Shooto rookie title (168 lb).
Win 3–0 Yasushi Kato Submission (kimura) Shooto: Gig West 13 June 5, 2011 1 3:22 Osaka, Japan
Win 2–0 Toshiyuki Yoshikawa Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Border: Season 3: Spring Thunder April 3, 2011 2 5:00 Osaka, Japan
Win 1–0 Tomoyuki Suda TKO (punch) GCM: Demolition West April 3, 2010 1 1:16 Osaka, Japan

References

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  2. ^ Tony Loiseleur (December 18, 2011). "Shooto crowns 2011 rookie tournament champions in Tokyo". Sherdog.com. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  3. ^ Lee Li (May 19, 2013). "Pancrase 247 live results". MMA-in-Asia.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  4. ^ Shu Hirata (July 30, 2013). "Pancrase 250 – 07/28/2013: Brown upsets Ishikawa – full results". Adcombat.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  5. ^ Lee Li (August 10, 2014). "Pancrase 260 live results for welterweight King match: Akihiro Murayama vs. Gota Yamashita". MMA-in-Asia.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  6. ^ Lee Li (December 11, 2014). "Pancrase 263 results: Shungo Oyama's final gong, Gota defeats Kondo to keep his welterweight King status". MMA-in-Asia.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
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  8. ^ Andrew Whitelaw (November 21, 2020). "Yutaka Saito claims featherweight title with surprise win over Mikuru Asakura at Rizin 25". asianmma.com.
  9. ^ "Interim welterweight title fight between Daichi Abe and Gota Yamashita booked for Deep 100". asianmma.com. January 11, 2021.
  10. ^ Mark Pickering (February 22, 2021). "Yuki Motoya stops Shoji Maruyama in the opening round at Deep 100". asianmma.com.
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