Yuji Ephoevi-Ga
“The Chef”
Age: 25 | Oct 19, 1999
Nationality: Japan
Weight Class: Lightweight
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 155 lbs
Professional Record
| 12 fights | 11 wins | 1 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 6 | 0 |
| Submissions | 3 | 0 |
| Decisions | 2 | 1 |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | 11 - 1 - 0 | Dom Mar Fan | UFC - Road to UFC Season 4: Shanghai Quarterfinals 4 | May 23, 2025 | Decision (Unanimous) | Thomas Fan | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 11 - 0 - 0 | Toshihiro Shimizu | Shooto - Professional Shooto 2025 Vol. 1 | January 19, 2025 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Masato Fukuda | 1 | 4:33 |
| WIN | 10 - 0 - 0 | Mark Moleke | Shooto - Professional Shooto 2024 Vol. 8 | November 30, 2024 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Minoru Toyonaga | 3 | 3:17 |
| WIN | 9 - 0 - 0 | Emmanuel Sanchez | Tribe Tokyo Fight - TTF Challenge 10 | August 16, 2024 | KO (Punches) | Kosuke Umeda | 1 | 3:40 |
| WIN | 8 - 0 - 0 | Akenbieke Ayijiake | Shooto - Professional Shooto 2024 Vol. 4 | May 19, 2024 | TKO (Punches) | Takashi Hashimoto | 2 | 2:31 |
| WIN | 7 - 0 - 0 | Min Hyung Kim | Shooto - Professional Shooto 2024 Vol. 3 | March 23, 2024 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Masato Kataoka | 1 | 3:21 |
| WIN | 6 - 0 - 0 | Youku Goto | Shooto - Professional Shooto 2023 Vol. 7 | November 19, 2023 | KO (Knee and Punches) | 1 | 0:21 | |
| WIN | 5 - 0 - 0 | Keishi Yagi | Gladiator - Gladiator 023 in Osaka | September 30, 2023 | Decision (Unanimous) | Shinji Shimamura | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 4 - 0 - 0 | Geralbert Castillo | Combate Global - Mexico vs. Japan | May 13, 2023 | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 2:44 | |
| WIN | 3 - 0 - 0 | Tatsuya Tanaka | Shooto - Professional Shooto 2023 Vol. 1 | January 15, 2023 | TKO (Punches and Elbows) | Tatsuro Nagase | 1 | 1:20 |
| WIN | 2 - 0 - 0 | Gunther Kalunda | LDH Martial Arts - Pound Storm | April 24, 2022 | Decision (Unanimous) | Ryogaku Wada | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 1 - 0 - 0 | Kota Okazawa | LDH Martial Arts - ExFight 4 | February 27, 2022 | TKO (Head Kick and Punches) | Ryogaku Wada | 1 | 1:09 |
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