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Place of Birth: Kyoto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
About Masakatsu Ueda
- Masakatsu Ueda (born December 21, 1977) is a professional Japanese mixed martial artist who currently competes in the bantamweight division (known as featherweight in Shooto) for Shooto where he is the former Featherweight champion.
- Ueda won the vacant title after defeating Koetsu Okazai on March 28, 2008, by Unanimous Decision at Shooto's Back To Our Roots 8 show.
- Ueda was also a college level wrestler in Japan where holds a win over fellow mixed martial artist and Japanese Superstar Norifumi Yamamoto, better known as "Kid" Yamamoto.
- Ueda has also won many national titles in Combat Wrestling.
- He also won the All Japan Shooto Grappling championship, and both A and B class Shooto Rookie Tournaments.
- He is a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Yuki Nakai.
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