Hidehiko Yoshida

{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="245" style="margin-left:3px" align="right" !align="center" bgcolor="green" colspan="3"|''Hidehiko Yoshida'' |- |align="center" colspan="3"| |- !align="center" bgcolor="green" colspan="3"|Career Snapshot |- !align="left" valign="top"|Born |colspan="2" valign="top"| September 3,1969 |- !align="left" valign="top"|Died |colspan="2" valign="top"| not yet |- !align="left" valign="top"|Total Fights |colspan="2" valign="top"| 4 |- !align="left" valign="top"|Won |colspan="2" valign="top"| 3 |- !align="left" valign="top"|Lost |colspan="2" valign="top"| 1 |- !align="left" valign="top"|Drew |colspan="2" valign="top"| 0 |- !align="left" valign="top"|Knockouts/submission |colspan="2" valign="top"|2 |- !align="left" valign="top"|Titles Won |colspan="2" valign="top"| *Barcelona Olympic Games 78kg class winner (1992) *World Judo Championship 90kg class winner (1999) |} Hidehiko Yoshida( 吉田秀彦,September 3,1969-) is a Japanese professional MMA fighter and Judoka. He was born in Aichi, Japan. == Biography == Hidehiko Yoshida won the gold medal in Judo in the 1992 Olympics and is a current star of the Pride Fighting Championships in Japan. He is known for his great grappling ability and granite chin. His notable victories include decisive armbar submissions over MMA legend Don Frye and K1 champion Mark Hunt. Yoshida's last bout was a rematch against Pride's Middleweight champion, Vanderlei Silva, in April 2005. Although he lost a split decision, the fact that he has almost twice beaten the recognized #1 middleweight in the world cemented his place as one of the world's greatest fighters. He is one of the few fighters who still wears a gi when he fights. Another is his 'nemesis' Royce Gracie, the legendary Brazilian fighter and first UFC champion. == Record == *Judo: *MMA: 4-3-1 == Career == *Judo **World Judo Championship 78kg class 3rd place (1991) **Barcelona Olympic Games 78kg class winner (1992) **World Judo Championship 78kg class 2nd place (1993) **World Judo Championship 86kg class 2nd place (1995) **Atlanta Olympic Games 86kg 5th place (1996) **World Judo Championship 90kg class winner (1999) *MMA == See also == *MMA *Judo *PRIDE *List of MMA fighters == External link == *[http://www.hidehiko.jp/ HIdehiko Yoshida official website] 1969 births Japanese people Martial arts practitioners

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