is a Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 mixed martial artist and judoka. Yokota became famous fighting in the Japanese MMA promotion DEEP, and eventually debuted WVR Sengoku

World Victory Road

World Victory Road is a defunct Japanese Mixed Martial Arts organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship in Japan. The organization was formed in 2007 following the purchase of Pride FC by Zuffa. It operated in conjunction with the Japan Mixed Martial Arts Federation...

, his only fight in a cage was his MMA

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 debut, which was in GCM Demolition in 19 September 2004 against Keita Nakamura

Keita Nakamura

is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He is the winner of the World Victory Road Welterweight Grand Prix Tournament when he defeated Yasubey Enomoto at World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight therefore becoming the first Sengoku Welterweight Champion....

, the fight resulted in a draw.

Career and background

Yokota has a background in Judo

Judo

is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

 and fights for Team Grabaka

GRABAKA

is a mixed martial arts training facility located in Nakano, Tokyo. The team was founded by ADCC Submission Wrestling World Champion Sanae Kikuta on June 28, 2000, with Eiji Ishikawa, Genki Sudo, and Hiroo Matsunaga as charter members. Since its founding, it has added to its ranks 2006 PRIDE...

 with notable training partners such as Akihiro Gono

Akihiro Gono

is a Japanese mixed martial artist who currently fights as a welterweight. He is best known for his clever and deceptive fighting style, and for his flashy ring entrances. His fighting style is characterized by skillfully avoiding strikes, using fast counter punches and generally getting the...

 and Kazuo Misaki

Kazuo Misaki

Kazuo Misaki is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and former judoka. He was the 2006 Pride Welterweight Grand Prix winner, and is currently competing in Sengoku. He is a long time veteran of Pancrase and has also competed in Strikeforce...

. Yokota debuted MMA

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 in GCM demolition in September 2004 where he faced off against Keita Nakamura

Keita Nakamura

is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He is the winner of the World Victory Road Welterweight Grand Prix Tournament when he defeated Yasubey Enomoto at World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight therefore becoming the first Sengoku Welterweight Champion....

, the 2 round fight resulted in a draw. After his first fight Yokota debuted the Japanese promotion DEEP and went undefeated in his next eight fights till he suffered his first loss by knockout at the hands of Seung Hwan Bang. His most famous fight was against former Sengoku

World Victory Road

World Victory Road is a defunct Japanese Mixed Martial Arts organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship in Japan. The organization was formed in 2007 following the purchase of Pride FC by Zuffa. It operated in conjunction with the Japan Mixed Martial Arts Federation...

 155 pound

Lightweight (MMA)

The lightweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC & Strikeforce lightweight division with upper limit at 155 lb...

 champion, Satoru Kitaoka

Satoru Kitaoka

, is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He has fought the majority of his career as a welterweight for Pancrase, but moved down to lightweight in 2008 when he joined MMA promoter World Victory Road. Kitaoka is renowned for his submission grappling abilities and is the reigning BJJ and No-Gi Open...

, which he lost by unanimous decision. His next fight will be against Eiji Mitsuoka

Eiji Mitsuoka

Eiji Mitsuoka is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and Cage Force veteran who has fought for DREAM, World Victory Road, PRIDE, Shooto, DEEP, and King of the Cage promotions. Eiji holds notable wins over Rodrigo Damm, Joachim Hansen, and Brian Cobb...

 in Sengoku 11. On December 22, 2009, it was announced that Yokota would be taking on DREAM Lightweight Tatsuya Kawajiri in a Sengoku vs. DREAM fight at the annual Dynamite!! event on New Year's Eve in Saitama, Japan.

Mixed martial arts record

|-
|Win
|align=center|14-5-3
|  Katsuya Toida
| TKO (soccer kicks and punches)
| Deep - Cage Impact 2011 in Tokyo, 1st Round
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|0:25
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|13-5-3
|  Shoji Maruyama
| Decision (unanimous)
| Deep - 54 Impact
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
|Drops to Featherweight
|-
|Loss
|align=center|12-5-3
|  Jadamba Narantungalag

Jadamba Narantungalag

Jadamba Narantungalag is a Mongolian mixed martial artist, kickboxer and grappler who has fought for World Victory Road, K-1 MAX, and the Art of War Fighting Championship....

| KO (punch)
| World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:03
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|12-4-3
|  Brian Cobb

Brian Cobb

Brian Cobb is an American mixed martial artist. Cobb is known for his single fight stint in the Ultimate Fighting Championships . He is currently signed with the Canadian promotion, Maximum Fighting Championship...

| Decision (split)
| World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku Raiden Championships 15
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
|Cobb came in heavy at 161.3lbs & 157.2 lbs on his second try.
|-
|Loss
|align=center|12-3-3
|  Tatsuya Kawajiri

Tatsuya Kawajiri

Tatsuya Kawajiri is a Japanese mixed martial artist and a former Shooto welterweight champion, currently competing in Dream's lightweight division...

| Decision (unanimous)
| Dynamite!! 2009

Dynamite!! 2009

Dynamite!! 2009 was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing events promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group, held in the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2009. The event included bouts that encompass the DREAM, Sengoku Raiden Championship, K-1, and K-1 World MAX banners...

|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Saitama, Japan
||
|-
|Win
|align=center|12-2-3
|  MitsuokaEiji Mitsuoka

Eiji Mitsuoka

Eiji Mitsuoka is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and Cage Force veteran who has fought for DREAM, World Victory Road, PRIDE, Shooto, DEEP, and King of the Cage promotions. Eiji holds notable wins over Rodrigo Damm, Joachim Hansen, and Brian Cobb...

| Decision (unanimous)
| World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 11

World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 11

World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 11 was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Victory Road. It took place on November 7th, 2009.This event was broadcasted live in North America on HDNet.-Fight Card:...

|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
||
|-
|Win
|align=center|11-2-3
|  SchultzRyan Schultz

Ryan Schultz

Ryan James Schultz is an American mixed martial artist. Before the closing of the International Fight League, he was the promotion's Lightweight Champion.-Biography:...

| KO (punch)
| World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 10

World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 10

World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 10 was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Victory Road on September 23, 2009. The event included three Gold Cup matches featuring the winners of Sengoku: Gold Cup South Korea versus the winners of Sengoku: Gold Cup Japan. It was broadcast live in North...

|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:31
|Saitama, Japan
||
|-
|Win
|align=center|10-2-3
|  SantosLeonardo Santos
| Decision (split)
| World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 8

World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 8

World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 8 was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Victory Road. It took place on May 2, 2009 and featured the second round of WVR's 2009 Featherweight Grand-Prix.- Results :...

|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Saitama, Japan
||
|-
|Loss
|align=center|9-2-3
|  KitaokaSatoru Kitaoka

Satoru Kitaoka

, is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He has fought the majority of his career as a welterweight for Pancrase, but moved down to lightweight in 2008 when he joined MMA promoter World Victory Road. Kitaoka is renowned for his submission grappling abilities and is the reigning BJJ and No-Gi Open...

| Decision (unanimous)
| World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6

World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6

World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6 was a mixed martial arts-event promoted by World Victory Road. The event took place on November 1, 2008 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City, Japan...

|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Saitama, Japan
||
|-
|Win
|align=center|9-1-3
|  HirotaMizuto Hirota

Mizuto Hirota

is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He is a former lightweight champion in World Victory Road's Sengoku-promotion, the former lightweight champion for Cage Force, and the current DEEP lightweight champion...

| Decision (unanimous)
| World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6

World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6

World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6 was a mixed martial arts-event promoted by World Victory Road. The event took place on November 1, 2008 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City, Japan...

|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Saitama, Japan
||
|-
|Win
|align=center|8-1-3
|  Bojan Kosednar
| Decision (unanimous)
| World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 4

World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 4

World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 4 was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Victory Road. The event took place on August 24, 2008 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City, Japan...

|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Saitama, Japan
||
|-
|Loss
|align=center|7-1-3
|  BangSeung Hwan Bang
| KO (punches)
| DEEP - 35 Impact
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:38
|Tokyo, Japan
|Lost Deep Lightweight Title
|-
|Win
|align=center|7-0-3
|  TsuchiyaMinoru Tavares Tsuchiya
| Submission (armbar)
| DEEP - 31 Impact
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:53
|Tokyo, Japan
||
|-
|Win
|align=center|6-0-3
|  ObiyaNobuhiro Obiya
| Decision (unanimous)
| DEEP - 28 Impact
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
|Won Deep Lightweight Title
|-
|Win
|align=center|5-0-3
|  TomiokaYoshihiro Tomioka
| Decision (majority)
| DEEP - 27 Impact
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
||
|-
|Win
|align=center|4-0-3
|  OmigawaMichihiro Omigawa

Michihiro Omigawa

is a Japanese mixed martial artist and Judoka who trains out of Hidehiko Yoshida's dojo. He made it to the finals in the Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix losing to Masanori Kanehara.-Mixed martial arts career:...

| Decision (majority)
| DEEP - 26 Impact
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
||
|-
| Draw
|align=center|3-0-3
|  VieiraMilton Vieira
| Draw
| DEEP - 24 Impact
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
||
|-
|Win
|align=center|3-0-2
|  UmedaKosuto Umeda
| TKO (punches)
| DEEP - 23 Impact
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|4:05
|Tokyo, Japan
||
|-
| Draw
|align=center|2-0-2
|  TomiokaYoshihiro Tomioka
| Draw
| DEEP - clubDEEP Toyama: Barbarian Festival 3
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Toyama, Japan
||
|-
|Win
|align=center|2-0-1
|  NagaokaHiroki Nagaoka
| Decision (unanimous)
| DEEP - 20 Impact
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
||
|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0-1
|  UmedaDaigo Ishijima
| Technical Submission (armbar)
| Pancrase - Spiral 5
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:41
|Yokohama, Japan
||
|-
| Draw
|align=center|0-0-1
|  NakamuraKeita Nakamura

Keita Nakamura

is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He is the winner of the World Victory Road Welterweight Grand Prix Tournament when he defeated Yasubey Enomoto at World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight therefore becoming the first Sengoku Welterweight Champion....

| Draw
| GCM - Demolition 040919
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
||
|-

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