*anese mixed martial arts fighter

Riki *uda (*anese: 福田 力, *uda Riki, born January 6, 1981), is a *anese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division. A professional compe*or since 2004, he has formerly competed for the UFC, EliteXC, DEEP, DREAM, K-1 (MMA), Shooto, and Pancrase.

Contents

• 1 Mixed martial arts career
  • 1.1 Background
  • 1.2 Early career
  • 1.3 Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • 1.4 Road Fighting Championship
• 2 Championships and accomplishments
• 3 Mixed martial arts record
• 4 See also
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Mixed martial arts career

Background

*uda was a member of the Yamanashi Gakuin University's wrestling team. At the All *an University Championships, he placed third in 2002 and second in 2003 in his weight cl*. *uda then joined Fighting World of *an Pro Wrestling and made his professional wrestling debut in March 2003.

Early career

In his professional mixed martial arts debut at SuperBrawl, *uda surprised many by taking Joe Doerksen to decision. Over the years, he has worked for the *anese promotions Shooto, Pancrase and K-1. In February 2007, he made his debut in the EliteXC promotion at EliteXC Destiny. He then lost a close decision to Joey Villasenor on the September 15, 2007 EliteXC: Uprising card.

*uda fought at DREAM.8 as a late replacement for Yoon Dong-Sik, where he defeated Murilo Rua by unanimous decision. At DEEP 42, Riki defeated Yuichi Nakanishi via unanimous decision to become the DEEP Middleweight Champion. *uda successfully defended the *le against Hiromitsu Kanehara at DEEP 46. At DEEP 49, Riki successfully defended the *le against Ryuta Sakurai winning the fight via TKO due to knees. During his bout with Sakurai, *uda was able to push the pace, causing Sakurai to fall out of the cage twice. In the first round, *uda successfully completed a takedown, but in the process Sakurai fell out of the ring and hit his face on the bell. In the second round, *uda landed a knee to the midsection which cause Sakurai to fall, but as he fell he landed on the ground outside the ring; head first. *uda was given the victory by TKO, when Sakurai was not able to continue from the head injury.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In October 2010, it was revealed *uda had signed with the UFC. *uda made his promotional debut against TUF 11 alumni, Nick Ring on February 27, 2011 at UFC 127. *uda lost his UFC debut by a controversial unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). All three judges gave Ring the first two rounds with *uda winning the final round, despite controlling all three rounds with takedowns. Despite the loss on the scorecards, UFC president Dana White felt *uda won the bout and stated on his Twitter account that both fighters would be paid a win bonus.

*uda was expected to face Rafael Natal on August 6, 2011 at UFC 133. However, *uda was forced out of the bout due to a knee injury sustained in a car accident and replaced by Costas Philippou.

*uda faced Steve Cantwell on February 26, 2012 at UFC 144. *uda defeated Cantwell via unanimous decision.

*uda lost to Costas Philippou on July 7, 2012 at UFC 148 via unanimous decision.

*uda next defeated Tom DeBl* via unanimous decision on November 10, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 6.

*uda faced Brad Tavares on March 3, 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV 8 and lost via unanimous decision. *uda was subsequently released from the organization after testing positive for banned substances during his post fight drug screening. It was later revealed to be linked to over the counter cold medicine *uda had taken when he fell ill during his process of making weight for the bout.

Road Fighting Championship

In August 2013, *uda signed with South Korea based promotion ROAD FC. *uda faced Hee Seung Kim in his debut bout at Road FC: Korea 1 on January 18, 2014. He won the fight via second-round TKO.

*uda then faced Dong Sik-Yoon at Road FC 16 on July 26, 2014. He won the fight via TKO, extending his post-UFC record to 2–0.

In his next fight, *uda faced Dool Hee Lee at Road FC 19 on November 9, 2014. *uda controlled the first round, however, the fight was declared a no-contest in the second round, due to accidental groin shots.

Championships and accomplishments

• Deep
  • Deep Middleweight Champion (One time)
• Road FC
  • Road FC Middleweight Champion (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists

References

External links

• Official UFC Profile
• Professional MMA record for Riki *uda from Sherdog