is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and pro Shooto fighter. From

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, Japan, he now lives and trains in

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at Wajitsu Keishukai's RJW (Real Japanese Wrestling) and Tokyo HQ. Usui debuted in kickboxing six years ago, fighting in J-Network. He started MMA 6 years ago, joining Wajitsu Keishukai WK Sougo. He was inspired to fight when one day, he saw one of his classmates from elementary school fighting in Shooto. He gave MMA a try because it looked cool and interesting. Kickboxing has many restricting rules, but MMA has considerably less, which appealed to him. A fighter could also grow bigger and stronger by training grappling. He now trains as a pro, fighting in Professional Shooto, and GCM/WK sponsored events.

Career

* 2001, July East Japan's Amateur Shooto light weight, ranked 3rd * 2001 Hokkaido Amateur Shooto Light weight Tournament runner up * 2001 Amateur 70 kg division, ranked 3rd * 2002, All East Japan Amateur Shooto Open Tournament light-weight winner * 2004 Pro Shooto 2004 Rookie-of-the-year runner up * Pro Kickboxing J-Network Welter-weight, ranked 3rd place

Sources

Fight Finder

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Loss , align=center, 10–8–1 , Issei Tamura , Decision (unanimous) , Shooto: Gig Tokyo 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 10–7–1 , Hiroshi Nakamura , Decision (unanimous) , Shooto: Shooto Tradition 5 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 10–6–1 , Shinya Kumazawa , Decision (unanimous) , TF: Tenkaichi Fight 26 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Chatan, Okinawa, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 9–6–1 , Sakae Kasuya , Decision (majority) , Shooto: Shooto Tradition 1 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 8–6–1 , Daisuke Ishizawa , Decision (unanimous) , Shooto: Back To Our Roots 7 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 7–6–1 , Shintaro Ishiwatari , Decision (unanimous) , Shooto: Back To Our Roots 6 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 7–5–1 , Eiji Murayama , Decision (unanimous) , Shooto: Back To Our Roots 3 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 6–5–1 , Hiroki Kita , Decision (unanimous) , Shooto: Battle Mix Tokyo 1 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 5–5–1 , Ed Newalu , Draw , PIP: East vs. West , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 5–5 , Manabu Inoue , Decision (majority) , GCM: D.O.G. 5 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 4–5 , Michihisa Asano , Decision (unanimous) , MARS , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 3-5 , Akitoshi Tamura , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Shooto: 9/23 in Korakuen Hall , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:51 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 3–4 , Naosuke Mizoguchi , Submission (armlock) , Shooto: 4/23 in Hakata Star Lanes , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:38 , Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 2–4 , Takeshi Inoue , KO (punch) , Shooto: Wanna Shooto 2004 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:58 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 2–3 , Seigi Fujioka , Decision (majority) , Shooto 2004: 10/17 in Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 1–3 , Takeshi Matsushita , Decision (majority) , Shooto: Gig Central 5 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Nagoya, Aichi, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 0–3 , Keisuke Yamada , Decision (majority) , Shooto: 11/25 in Kitazawa Town Hall , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 0–2 , Takeshi Inoue , Decision (unanimous) , Shooto: Shooter's Dream 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 0–1 , Hiroyuki Takaya , TKO (punches) , Shooto: 2/6 in Kitazawa Town Hall , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:06 , Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan ,

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