Yōsuke Nishijima
西島洋介
Born (1973-05-15) May 15, 1973
Saitama, Japan
Other namesYosukezan
Master Nishi
NationalityJapanese
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
Cruiserweight
Light Heavyweight
StyleMMA, Boxing, Kickboxing
StanceOrthodox
TeamTakada Dojo
Professional boxing record
Total27
Wins24
By knockout15
Losses2
By knockout1
Draws1
Kickboxing record
Total3
Wins1
By knockout1
Losses2
By knockout1
Mixed martial arts record
Total5
Wins0
Losses5
By knockout2
By submission3
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Yōsuke "Yōsukezan" Nishijima (西島 洋介, Nishijima Yōsuke, born May 15, 1973) is a Japanese professional boxer who has also competed in kickboxing and mixed martial arts.

Career

Debuting as a professional boxer on March 26, 1992 Nishijima compiled a 24–2–1 record, and over the course of his career, won the WBO NABO Cruiserweight title, the OPBF Cruiserweight title and the World Boxing Federation Cruiserweight title. His last boxing bout, a two-round TKO loss to Cecil McKenzie in a California State Cruiserweight title fight, took place on July 10, 2003.

On February 26, 2006 Nishijima debuted in mixed martial arts, at PRIDE 31, taking on Mark Hunt and losing by KO.

Currently Nishijima's record in mixed martial arts is 0–5 with most recent loss to Melvin Manhoef by TKO, took place on December 31, 2007 at K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!!.

In 2009 Nishijima competed in two K-1 style kickboxing bouts. He lost to Peter Aerts by KO due to a right leg kick on August 11, 2009 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Tokyo Final 16 Qualifying GP. On New Year's Eve 2009 he fought another K-1 style kickboxing bout when he took on Ray Sefo at Dynamite!! 2009 and lost by unanimous decision. He was not allowed to kick during this match, as he was wearing boxing shoes, which ended up giving him a large disadvantage against the Samoan. His kickboxing record is currently 0–2.

In his retirement match, Nishijima defeated Bob Sapp under kickboxing rules at Legend 4 in Kumamoto, Japan on November 17, 2013, although he was not allowed to kick as he chose to wear boxing shoes. He dropped Sapp with a body shot. Sapp stood back up but he finished the business with body shots followed by couple of right hooks.[1][2]

Professional boxing record

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
1 Wins (1 (T)KO's, 0 decisions), 2 Losses
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTime
2013-11-17WinUnited States Bob SappLegend 4Kumamoto, JapanTKO (Punches)12:36
2009-12-31LossNew Zealand Ray SefoDynamite!! 2009Saitama, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2009-08-11LossNetherlands Peter AertsK-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Tokyo Final 16 Qualifying GPTokyo, JapanKO (Right Low Kick)31:24
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
5 matches 0 wins 5 losses
By knockout 0 2
By submission 0 3
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 0-5 Melvin Manhoef TKO (punches) K-1 Premium 2007 Dynamite!! December 31, 2007 1 1:49 Osaka, Japan
Loss 0-4 Phil Baroni Technical Submission (kimura) PRIDE 32: The Real Deal October 21, 2006 1 3:20 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 0-3 Evangelista Santos Submission (rear-naked choke) PRIDE FC: Final Conflict Absolute September 10, 2006 1 3:24 Saitama, Japan Middleweight (200 lbs) debut.
Loss 0-2 Hidehiko Yoshida Submission (triangle choke) PRIDE FC: Total Elimination Absolute May 5, 2006 1 2:33 Osaka, Japan
Loss 0-1 Mark Hunt KO (punch) PRIDE 31: Dreamers February 26, 2006 3 1:18 Saitama, Japan

References

  1. "Nishijima meets Bob Sapp in Retirement Match with Legend kickboxing promotion". Global-mma.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  2. "LEGEND 4 – 11/17/2013: Nishijima retires after KO victory over Sapp". ADCC NEWS. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
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