(born May 8, 1975) is a Japanese

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and

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. He is the Co-Champion of the UFC 41 Lightweight Tournament and a former Shooto Lightweight Champion. As one of the early

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's elite

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competitors, Uno competed for the

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on two occasions. Despite falling short in both championship bouts; losing a five-round decision against

Jens Pulver Jens Johnnie Pulver (born December 6, 1974) is an American retired professional mixed martial artist and undefeated boxer and kickboxer. In 2023, Pulver was inducted into the UFC hall of fame. Pulver was the inaugural UFC Lightweight Champion in ...

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, to determine the inaugural

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as well as a draw against B.J. Penn at

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(in a bout which would have determined the new

and UFC 41 Lightweight Tournament Winner), Uno is acknowledged as a pioneer for his impact and influence during the early era of the UFC Lightweight Division.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Uno finished second in the All Japan amateur

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tournament in 1996. He was a runner-up in the

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world championships at ADCC losing in the finals to world-renowned

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Shooto

Uno rose through the ranks of the Shooto mixed martial arts organization in Japan. In May 1999, Uno fought the then-legendary

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. The fight was hailed as "Fight of the Year", an extremely fast-paced back and forth battle with a wide variety of stand-up and grappling exchanges. Eventually, Uno took the back of Sato and choked him into submission. The two rematched in December 2000. This fight concluded with Uno standing over Sato on his back, then striking him with a knee and a punch while he was getting up, knocking him out.

UFC

After his second victory over

, Uno was recruited to fight for the UFC's

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(later renamed

) title against

. Throughout the fight, Pulver stopped Uno's takedown attempts and pressed the action on the feet. Uno, who had earned a reputation as being "unflappable", began to show frustration for the first time in his career as Pulver neutralized all his offensive efforts. Pulver took a majority decision win in the fight. After Pulver left the UFC, the Lightweight Championship was vacated. A tournament was put together pitting the top Lightweights in the UFC ( B.J. Penn,

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and Caol Uno). In the first round, Uno faced Thomas. Thomas dominated the first round, setting a high pace. However, Uno turned things around, taking the second and third rounds to win the fight. In the finals of the tournament, Uno faced Penn (who had previously defeated Uno by knockout in under 12 seconds). Uno used angles and effective wrestling techniques to frustrate Penn, who appeared tentative from the start, while Penn was dominant in spurts. The fight was called a draw and neither fighter won the championship belt.

Return to Japan

Uno then went on to fight

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in Shooto before fighting at K-1's 2004 ''Premium Dynamite!!'' and ''K-1 MAX: Japan Grand Prix 2005''. His next eleven fights were for the then newly established promotion

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. Uno next competed in

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's Lightweight Grand Prix. He was seeded directly into the second round,

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, where he beat

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via rear-naked choke submission to progress to the Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round. At Dream 5, Uno lost a unanimous decision to

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UFC return

Uno was spotted in attendance at

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, fueling talk of a return to the UFC's Lightweight division. It was later confirmed that Uno had signed with the UFC and would face

Spencer Fisher Spencer William Fisher (born May 9, 1976) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2002–2012, he is best known for his 17-fight tenure with the UFC, winning "Fight of the Night" honors three times. Backgroun ...

at UFC 99: The Comeback. In spite of finishing the bout pounding Fisher with punches from top crucifix position, Uno lost by a controversial unanimous decision. Then, on November 21, 2009, Uno fought

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newcomer

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to a majority draw at

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. On March 31, 2010, Uno fought

Gleison Tibau Janigleison Herculano Alves, better known as Gleison Tibau (; born July 10, 1983) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional since 1999, he has competed for the UFC, Professional Fighters ...

at UFC Fight Night 21. He was overpowered by the much bigger Tibau, and suffered a loss via TKO (punches). After the fight he was released from the promotion.

Post-UFC career

After parting ways with the UFC, the fighter's trajectory in the Japanese MMA circuit was marked by a diverse range of outcomes. Following his featherweight debut in Dynamite!! 2010, where he faced a unanimous decision loss against

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, he rebounded with a victory over

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at Dream: Fight for Japan! in May 2011. However, a notable setback occurred in September 2011 when he suffered a knockout defeat due to a head kick from Takeshi Inoue at DREAM 17. Undeterred, he demonstrated resilience in subsequent matches, securing wins via submission over opponents such as Kyu Hwa Kim, Anthony Avila, and Daniel Romero in 2013. The trend continued with victories against Jesse Brock, Taiki Tsuchiya, and Raja Shippen in 2014.. Despite facing challenges and a decision loss to Yoshifumi Nakamura in January 2015, he rebounded with a submission win against Jung Ho Hwang in April 2016. The fighter continued to navigate the competitive landscape, experiencing both victories and defeats. Notable moments include a submission win over Markus Held in November 2019 and a KO loss to Taison Naito in May 2021. The journey reached its recent chapter with decision losses to Akira Haraguchi in November 2021 and a knockout defeat to Shota Takagi at Shooto 2023 Vol.7 in November 2023.

Professional wrestling career

Uno debuted in

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in December 2000 as part of the Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye event. He teamed up with

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against

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and

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, but his team lost when Sasuke pinned him.

All Japan Pro Wrestling (2002–2003)

Uno then signed up with

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in June 2002, where he debuted as a partner for

Kendo Kashin Tokimitsu Ishizawa (''Ishizawa Tokimitsu'', born August 5, 1968), better known by his ring name Kendo Kashin (ケンドー・カシン, ''Kendō Kashin''), is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is perhaps best known for his time in New Japan Pr ...

against

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and Kashin's double Mr. Problem (played again by Matsui), albeit in another losing effort. In November, he became also part of the event Wrestle-1, co-promoted with K-1. Coming under a monkey mask (which he quickly lost) and the name "The Apeman Nigo", Uno teamed up with Kashin to defeat

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and

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. He returned to AJPW in May 2003 under his Apeman Nigo persona. He and

lost to Kashin and

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, but at the next event he teamed up with Ki to beat

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and

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. At the next day, he competed under his true name with

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, winning over 728% Machine and The Apeman 200%, and then recovered his Nigo mask to team with Mutoh and

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in a winning effort against

, The Great Kosuke and The Apeman. Uno's last appearance for AJPW would be in July, allying with Kashin and

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to beat Hayashi,

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and Ebessan.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

*All Japan

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**All Japan

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Runner-up (1996) *

** UFC 41 Lightweight Tournament Co-Champion (drew with B.J. Penn in the finale) *

** Shooto Lightweight Championship (One Time) **One successful title defense vs.

K-1 Hero's Hero's was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion operated by Fighting and Entertainment Group, the parent entity behind kickboxing organization K-1. Grown from and branched off of K-1's earlier experiments in MMA, including the ''K-1 Romanex' ...

** 2007 K-1 HERO'S Lightweight Tournament Semifinalist ** 2006 K-1 HERO'S Lightweight Tournament Runner Up ** 2005 K-1 HERO'S Lightweight Tournament Semifinalist *

** 2008 DREAM Lightweight Grand Prix Semifinalist

Submission wrestling

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Silver Medalist 66k-76k (1999)

Mixed martial arts record

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Hermes França Hermes França Barros (; born August 26, 1974) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He has competed for the UFC, WEC, MFC, and Israel FC. He is a former WEC Lightweight Champion, and former UFC Lightweight Championship contender. Mixed mart ...

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UFC 44 ''UFC 44: Undisputed'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 26, 2003, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in ...

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UFC 39 ''UFC 39: The Warriors Return'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 27, 2002, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event was broadcast live on pay per view in the United States ...

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 14–5–2 ,

Yves Edwards Yves Edwards (born September 30, 1976) is a Bahamian retired mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist, who is best known for competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC's Lightweight (MMA), Lightweight division, fighting 21 times in the p ...

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UFC 37 ''UFC 37: High Impact'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, Louisiana on May 10, 2002. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and was later rel ...

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 13–5–2 , B.J. Penn , KO (punches) ,

UFC 34 ''UFC 34: High Voltage'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 2, 2001. History The card was headlined by two Championship Bouts, Randy Couture fac ...

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 13–4–2 ,

Fabiano Iha Fabiano Iha (; born July 28, 1970) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist. He competed in the Lightweight division, fighting in several organizations, including the Ultimate Fighting Championship and PRIDE. He won his last fight by KO at LI ...

, TKO (punches) ,

UFC 32 ''UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 29, 2001. History The card was headlined by the first Ligh ...

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Chiba, Chiba is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It sits about east of the centre of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. The city became a government-designated city in 1992. In March 2025, its population was 983,045, with a population density of 3,617 people ...

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 11–3–2 , Marcio Barbosa , Technical Submission (guillotine choke) , Shooto: R.E.A.D. 9 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 1:49 ,

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Dennis Hallman Dennis Lloyd Hallman (born December 2, 1975) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed from 1996 to 2015. A veteran of 75 fights, he competed in various promotions including the UFC, Strikeforce, IFL, the World Series ...

, Decision (unanimous) , Shooto: R.E.A.D. 3 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 10–2–2 ,

André Pederneiras Carlos André Pederneiras de Castro (born 22 March 1967) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) and mixed martial arts (MMA) coach and promoter. A former BJJ competitor, holding today a Red and Black 7th Degree Coral belt, Pederneiras is a six-time B ...

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Ricardo Botelho Ricardo Botelho is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He competed in the Lightweight division. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 3-2 , Caol Uno , TKO (submission to punches) , VTJ 1998: Vale Tudo Japan 1998 , , a ...

, Submission (punches) , Vale Tudo Japan 1998 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:03 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 7–2–1 , Zvonko Jakovcevic , Submission (triangle choke) , Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:15 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 6–2–1 , Ian James Schaffa , Technical Submission (armbar) , Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 3 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:13 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 5–2–1 ,

Yuji Fujita Yuji Fujita ( is a Japanese mixed martial artist. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 1–6 , Caol Uno , Decision (unanimous) , Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Tokyo, Jap ...

, Decision (unanimous) , Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 4–2–1 ,

Naoya Uematsu Naoya Uematsu (born 10 September 1978) is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist who competed in the bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight divisions in Cage Force, DEEP and Shooto. He is the head instructor of the NEXUSENSE gym. In addit ...

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Hiroki Kotani Hiroki Kotani (born July 11, 1971) is a Japanese people, Japanese mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. He competed in the Lightweight (MMA), Lightweight division. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, , Masashi Tak ...

, Decision (unanimous) , Lumax Cup: Tournament of J '97 Lightweight Tournament , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:00 , Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 3–1–1 , Masahito Wachi , Decision (unanimous) , Lumax Cup: Tournament of J '97 Lightweight Tournament , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:00 , Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 2–1–1 ,

Takuya Kuwabara Takuya Kuwabara is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Lightweight division. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 8–3–4 , Rumina Sato , Technical Decision (unanimous) , Shooto - R.E.A.D. 9 , , ...

, Draw , Shooto: Reconquista 4 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 2–1 ,

Yuzo Tateishi Yuzo Tateishi is a Japanese mixed martial artist. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 1–4 , Caol Uno , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Shooto: Gig , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:14 , Tokyo, Japan , , ...

, Submission (rear-naked choke) , Shooto: Gig , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:14 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 1–1 , Patrick Tapels , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Japan Extreme Challenge Vale Tudo Open , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:20 ,

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Hayato Sakurai (born August 24, 1975) also known as , is a Japanese mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 1996, he has formerly competed for the UFC, PRIDE, DREAM, Shooto, Vale Tudo Japan, DEEP, and participated in the Yarennoka!, ...

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Tsuyoshi Kohsaka is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist, submission grappler and professional wrestler who competed in the Heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor from 1994 till 2022, he has competed for the UFC, PRIDE Fighting Championships, ...

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Daiju Takase is a Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He has fought as a middleweight and welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and PRIDE Fighting Championship. Mixed martial arts career PRIDE Fighting Championships A representative of ...

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Takanori Gomi is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist who gained international fame in Pride Fighting Championships. Later in his career, Gomi also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Gomi is the only Pride FC Lightweight Champion in the ...

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Genki Sudo is a Japanese former mixed martial artist, singer, actor and politician. Between 1998 and 2006, Sudo was a professional athlete and then was in the entertainment industry from 2006 to 2019. He has since returned to his previous position in World ...

, , Decision , , The CONTENDERS 2000, , 2000, , 2, , , , , - , Loss, , Marcio Feitosa Souza , , Points , , ADCC 2000 –77 kg, , 2000, , 1, , , , , - , Loss, , Jean-Jacques Machado , , Submission (rear naked choke) , , ADCC 1999 –77 kg, , 1999, , 1, , 4:45, , , - , Win, , Eddie Ruiz , , Submission , , ADCC 1999 –77 kg, , 1999, , 1, , 6:00, , , - , Win, , Pedro Duarte , , Decision , , ADCC 1999 –77 kg, , 1999, , 3, , 20:00, , , - , Win, , John Lewis , , Submission (rear naked choke) , , ADCC 1999 –77 kg, , 1999, , 1, , 8:05, , , - , Draw, , Yasushi Miyake , , - , , The CONTENDERS 1, , 1999, , 3, , , , , -

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Professional wrestling career

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Submission grappling record

See also

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