All MMA fightersYushin Okami
“Thunder”
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Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Thunder |
| Date of birth | 21 Jul 1981 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Birthplace | Kanagawa, Japan |
| Lives in | Kanagawa, Japan |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Team | Wajyutsu Keisyukai |
| Height | 188 cm (6′2″) |
| Reach | 191 cm (75″) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Years active | since 2002 |
| Status | Active |
| Pro debut | 20 Jul 2002 |
| Last fight | Win vs Kim Jae-young, 30 Nov 2024 |
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Titles and honours
- Shooto Middleweight Champion (2024)
- UFC Middleweight title challenger (2011)
Background
Japanese middleweight veteran who spent years as a top UFC contender and challenged Anderson Silva for the UFC title in 2011. After stints in WSOF and ONE Championship he won the Shooto Middleweight title in Japan in 2024.
Fight history
54 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Kim Jae-young | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | Shooto 2024 Vol.8 | 30 Nov 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the vacant Shooto Middleweight Championship |
| Win | Kim Jae-young | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Shooto 2023 Vol.8 | 2 Dec 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Aung La Nsang | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:42 | ONE 163 | 19 Nov 2022 | Kallang, Singapore | Light heavyweight bout |
| Win | Agilan Thani | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | ONE: Century – Part 1 | 13 Oct 2019 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | James Nakashima | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ONE: Dawn of Heroes | 2 Aug 2019 | Pasay, Philippines | |
| Loss | Kiamrian Abbasov | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:10 | ONE: For Honor | 5 May 2019 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Return to middleweight |
| Loss | Alexey Kunchenko | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa | 2 Dec 2018 | Adelaide, Australia | |
| Win | Dhiego Lima | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje | 14 Apr 2018 | Glendale, Arizona, United States | Return to welterweight |
| Loss | Ovince Saint Preux | Technical Submission (Von Flue choke) | 1 | 1:50 | UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami | 23 Sep 2017 | Saitama, Japan | Light heavyweight bout |
| Win | Andre Lobato | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | PFL Everett | 29 Jul 2017 | Everett, Washington, United States | |
| Win | Paul Bradley | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | WSOF 34 | 31 Dec 2016 | New York City, New York, United States | |
| Win | Shingo Suzuki | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:06 | Pancrase 279 | 24 Jul 2016 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Ryuta Sakurai | TKO (corner stoppage) | 2 | 4:23 | DEEP 75 Impact: 15th Anniversary | 27 Feb 2016 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Jon Fitch | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | WSOF 24 | 17 Oct 2015 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States | Return to welterweight |
| Loss | David Branch | TKO (punches) | 4 | 3:39 | WSOF 15 | 15 Nov 2014 | Tampa, Florida, United States | For the WSOF Middleweight Championship |
| Win | Svetlozar Savov | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 4:46 | WSOF 9 | 29 Mar 2014 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | Ronaldo Souza | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:47 | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Bader | 4 Sep 2013 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | Hector Lombard | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann | 3 Mar 2013 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | Alan Belcher | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 155 | 29 Dec 2012 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | Buddy Roberts | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:05 | UFC 150 | 11 Aug 2012 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Loss | Tim Boetsch | KO (punches) | 3 | 0:54 | UFC 144 | 26 Feb 2012 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Loss | Anderson Silva | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:04 | UFC 134 | 27 Aug 2011 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | For the UFC Middleweight Championship |
| Win | Nate Marquardt | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 122 | 13 Nov 2010 | Oberhausen, Germany | UFC Middleweight title eliminator |
| Win | Mark Muñoz | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko | 1 Aug 2010 | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | Lucio Linhares | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 2:47 | UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi | 21 Mar 2010 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
| Loss | Chael Sonnen | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 104 | 24 Oct 2009 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Win | Dean Lister | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 92 | 27 Dec 2008 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | Evan Tanner | KO (knee) | 2 | 3:00 | UFC 82 | 1 Mar 2008 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | UFC Middleweight title eliminator |
| Win | Jason MacDonald | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 77 | 20 Oct 2007 | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | |
| Loss | Rich Franklin | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 72 | 16 Jun 2007 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | UFC Middleweight title eliminator |
| Win | Mike Swick | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 69 | 7 Apr 2007 | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| Win | Rory Singer | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:03 | UFC 66 | 30 Dec 2006 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | Kalib Starnes | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:40 | UFC 64 | 14 Oct 2006 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | Alan Belcher | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 62 | 26 Aug 2006 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | Izuru Takeuchi | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:39 | GCM: D.O.G. 6 | 11 Jun 2006 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Bang Ji-won | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:38 | MARS: World Grand Prix | 13 May 2006 | Chiba, Japan | |
| Loss | Jake Shields | Decision (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | Rumble on the Rock 9 | 21 Apr 2006 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | ROTR Middleweight Tournament second round |
| Win | Anderson Silva | DQ (illegal kick) | 1 | 2:33 | Rumble on the Rock 8 | 20 Jan 2006 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | ROTR Middleweight Tournament opening round |
| Win | Lee Myun-joo | TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | 4:14 | Hero's 2005 in Seoul | 5 Nov 2005 | Seoul, South Korea | Openweight bout |
| Win | Damien Riccio | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:44 | GCM: D.O.G. 3 | 17 Sep 2005 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Nick Thompson | TKO (elbow injury) | 1 | 0:29 | GCM: D.O.G. 2 | 11 Jun 2005 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Brian Foster | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 3 | 2:53 | GCM: D.O.G. 1 | 12 Mar 2005 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Eiji Ishikawa | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Pancrase: Brave 9 | 12 Oct 2004 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Falaniko Vitale | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | SuperBrawl 36 | 18 Jun 2004 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Return to middleweight |
| Win | Ryuta Sakurai | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | PRIDE Bushido 2 | 15 Feb 2004 | Yokohama, Japan | Light heavyweight debut |
| Win | Kousei Kubota | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:47 | GCM: Demolition 13 | 18 Jan 2004 | Japan | |
| Loss | Amar Suloev | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:44 | M-1 MFC: Russia vs. the World 6 | 10 Oct 2003 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | Kazuhiro Hanada | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:47 | GCM: Demolition 9 | 21 Jul 2003 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | Hidehiko Hasegawa | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | GCM: Demolition 7 | 1 May 2003 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Hikaru Sato | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | Pancrase: Hybrid 1 | 26 Jan 2003 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Sen Nakadai | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | Pancrase: Spirit 8 | 30 Nov 2002 | Yokohama, Japan | Middleweight debut |
| Win | Steve White | TKO (submission to punches) | 2 | 3:25 | PRIDE FC: The Best, Vol. 3 | 20 Oct 2002 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Kyosuke Sasaki | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | GCM: Demolition 1 | 8 Sep 2002 | Japan | Welterweight debut |
| Win | Hidehisa Matsuda | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:52 | Pride The Best Volume 2 | 20 Jul 2002 | Japan |