Quick Facts
Biography
Yasubey Enomoto (born December 15, 1983 in Zurich) is a Swiss mixed martial artist, who fights as a welterweight. He is a veteran in Japan's Sengoku Raiden Championship. He was the runner up of the Sengoku Welterweight Grand Prix Tournament losing to Keita Nakamura in the finals. He is a former M-1 Global World Welterweight Champion.
Life
Enomoto was born in Zurich, Switzerland, to a Japanese Peruvian father and Swiss mother. He began martial arts training at the age of 3 when he took up Judo and then Shotokan Karate at 7, and eventually Shaolin Kung Fu at 16. When he was a college student, he took up Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (in which he holds a brown belt) and Muay Thai. In 2006, became the domestic amateur kickboxing champion, and the IKBO Thaiboxing World Champion in 2008. His grappling titles include 1 time UGC grappling European Champion, 2 times international German BJJ and grappling champion, and 2 times Swiss BJJ and grappling champion. He holds a Muay Thai record of 7-2, a boxing record of 1-0, and a BJJ and grappling record of 90-8.
Yasubey and his brother, Felipe Enomoto, run the Enomoto Dojo in Zurich.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Enomoto took part in his first mixed martial arts bout at the S-1: European Championship Fight Night kickboxing event in February 2006, and won via unanimous decision over Vlajko Perovic. He then returned to the ring as a mixed martial artist two years later as he defeated Ireland's Danny Doherty with an armbar in Prague. After this, he was given the chance to fight for the Cage Fighters Championships' Welterweight title in England. He took on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Henrique Santana and won via unanimous decision. Three months later, he recorded the first loss of his career as he was TKO'd by Tyler Stinson at Art of Fighting 3: Rumble at Robarts 3 in Florida, US.
Sengoku Raiden Championships
Enomoto made his promotional debut with the Sengoku Raiden Championship in June 2010 against the veteran Sanae Kikuta at Sengoku 13, where he won via submission by using a bulldog choke.
He then entered the 2010 Welterweight Grand Prix, and won his opening round fight at Sengoku 14, defeating Kenta Takagi via submission. In the semi-finals, he was drawn against Taisuke Okuno who he faced at Sengoku 15. After three rounds in which Enomoto dominated the fight using boxing techniques, he was unanimously judged to be the winner. He faced Keita Nakamura in the final at Sengoku: Soul of Fight on December 30, 2010 and submitted to a rear naked choke thereby becoming the runner up of the tournament.
М-1 Global
Enomoto stepped in as a last minute replacement for Rashid Magomedov in a title fight against M-1 Welterweight champion Shamil Zavurov. He took the fight on 8 days notice and lost via unanimous decision.
After picking up two wins in the promotion, Enomoto was given another shot at the title. Enomoto faced Shamil Zavurov in a rematch at M-1 Challenge XXX. He was able to submit an exhausted Zavurov in the fifth round after a back and forth contest to become the new Welterweight champion.
Yasubey faced Rashid Magomedov on March 16, 2012 at M-1 Challenge 31. He lost the fight via unanimous decision (50–45, 49–47, 50–45).
Absolute Championship Berkut
Enomoto faced Igor Svirid on December 18, 2016 at ACB 50: Rasulov vs. Goltsov. He won the fight via unanimous decision
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed Martial Arts
- M-1 Global
- M-1 Global Welterweight Championship (one time)
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 24 matches | 16 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 2 |
| By submission | 5 | 1 |
| By decision | 10 | 5 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 16–8 | Igor Svirid | Decision (unanimous) | ACB 50 | December 18, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| Loss | 15–8 | Vladimir Mineev | Decision (unanimous) | EFN: Fight Nights Global 53 | October 8, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 15–7 | Stanislav Molodcov | Decision (unanimous) | EFN: Fight Nights Global 48 | May 26, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Loss | 14–7 | Aslambek Saidov | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 34: New Order | March 5, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Warsaw, Poland | |
| Win | 14–6 | Shamil Zavurov | Submission (guillotine choke) | Grozny Fights 9 | October 4, 2015 | 3 | 2:28 | Grozny, Russia | |
| Win | 13–6 | Abubakar Vagaev | Decision (split) | Grozny Fights 3 | June 13, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Grozny, Russia | |
| Loss | 12–6 | Alexander Shlemenko | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 18 | December 20, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 12–5 | Rustam Bogatirev | Decision (unanimous) | FEFoMP - Battle of Empires 3 | December 14, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Khabarovsk, Russia | |
| Loss | 11–5 | Albert Tumenov | TKO (head kick and punches) | Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 13 | October 27, 2013 | 1 | 3:52 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 11–4 | Shamil Zavurov | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 12 | June 21, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 10–4 | Khusein Khaliev | Decision (split) | M-1 Challenge 34 | September 30, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Loss | 9–4 | Rashid Magomedov | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge 31 | March 16, 2012 | 5 | 5:00 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Lost M-1 Global Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 9–3 | Shamil Zavurov | Submission (guillotine choke) | M-1 Challenge 30: Zavurov vs. Enomoto | December 9, 2011 | 5 | 4:10 | Costa Mesa, California, United States | Won M-1 Global Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 8–3 | Josh Thorpe | Submission (triangle choke) | M-1 Challenge 27: Magalhaes vs. Zayats | October 14, 2011 | 1 | 1:07 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 7–3 | Rafal Moks | Decision (majority) | M-1 Global: M-1 Ukraine European Battle | June 4, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| Loss | 6–3 | Shamil Zavurov | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge 25: Zavurov vs. Enomoto | April 28, 2011 | 5 | 5:00 | St. Petersburg, Russia | For M-1 Global Welterweight Championship. |
| Loss | 6–2 | Keita Nakamura | Submission (rear-naked choke) | World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight | December 30, 2010 | 2 | 3:48 | Tokyo, Japan | SRC Welterweight Grand Prix Final. |
| Win | 6–1 | Taisuke Okuno | Decision (unanimous) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku Raiden Championships 15 | October 30, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | SRC Welterweight Grand Prix Semifinal. |
| Win | 5–1 | Kenta Takagi | Submission (bulldog choke) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku Raiden Championships 14 | August 22, 2010 | 2 | 0:53 | Tokyo, Japan | SRC Welterweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal. |
| Win | 4–1 | Sanae Kikuta | TKO (punches) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku Raiden Championships 13 | June 20, 2010 | 1 | 3:57 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 3–1 | Tyler Stinson | TKO (punches) | AOF 3: Rumble at Robarts | June 13, 2009 | 3 | 1:59 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Henrique Santana | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Fighters Championships 5 | March 7, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | N/A | Won Cage Fighters Championships Welterweight title |
| Win | 2–0 | Danny Doherty | Submission (armbar) | Hell Cage 1 | May 5, 2008 | 2 | N/A | Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Win | 1–0 | Vlajko Perovic | Decision (unanimous) | S-1: European Championship Fight Night | February 18, 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Basel, Switzerland |