Caol Uno

Caol Uno (宇野薫, Uno Kaoru^?) (born May 8, 1975) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He was born in Kanagawa, Japan.

Fighting style

Although he has shown great stand-up techniques in the past, Uno is known primarily for his grappling ability. He was a former runner-up in the submission wrestling world championships at ADCC losing in the finals to world-renowned Jean Jacques Machado. Specifically, Uno is known for his low single leg takedown and rear naked choke.

History

Rumina Sato

Uno rose through the ranks of the Shooto mixed martial arts organization in Japan. In May 1999, Uno fought the then-legendary Rumina Sato. The fight was hailed as "Fight of the Year", an extremely fast-paced back and forth battle with a wide variety of stand-up and grappling exchanges.^{[citation needed]} Eventually, Uno took the back of Sato and choked him into submission.

The two rematched in December 2000. This fight concluded with Uno throwing Sato on his back then striking him with a combination of kicks and punches, eventually knocking him out.

Jens Pulver

After his second victory over Rumina Sato, Uno was recruited to fight for the UFC's bantamweight (later renamed lightweight) title against Jens Pulver. Throughout the fight, Pulver stopped Uno's takedown attempts and pressed the action on the feet. Uno, who had earned a reputation as being "unflappable", began to show frustration for the first time in his career as Pulver neutralized all his offensive efforts.^{[citation needed]} Pulver took a majority decision win in the fight.

Tournament

After Pulver left the UFC, the lightweight title was vacated. A tournament was put together pitting the top-four 155 pounders in the UFC (B.J. Penn , Din Thomas, Matt Serra, and Caol Uno). In the first round, Uno faced Thomas. Thomas dominated the first round, setting a high pace. However, Uno turned things around, taking the second and third rounds to win the fight.

In the finals of the tournament, Uno faced Penn (who had previously defeated Uno by knockout in under 12 seconds). Uno used angles, and effective wrestling techniques to frustrate Penn, who appeared tentative from the start. Penn was dominant in spurts, and the fight was called a draw. This judges' decision was a disaster for the UFC management. As a result the division was temporarily abolished.^{[citation needed]}

K-1 HERO'S

Uno then went on to fight Tatsuya Kawajiri in Shooto before fighting at K-1's 2004 Premium Dynamite!! and K-1 MAX - Japan Grand Prix 2005. His next eleven fights were for the then newly established promotion HERO'S.

DREAM

Uno next competed in DREAM's Lightweight Grand Prix. He was seeded directly into the 2nd round, DREAM 3, where he beat Mitsuhiro Ishida by rear naked choke to progress to the final round at DREAM.5. At DREAM.5, Uno lost a unanimous decision to Shinya Aoki.

UFC return

Uno was spotted in attendance at UFC 94, fueling talk of a return to the UFC's lightweight division. It was later confirmed that Uno had signed with the UFC and would face Spencer Fisher at UFC 99: The Comeback, which Uno lost by unanimous decision.

On November 21, 2009, Uno fought UFC newcomer Fabricio Camoes to a majority draw at UFC 106.

Record

Uno's professional mixed martial arts record:

Record	Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
27–12–5	zDraw	Fabricio Camoes	Draw (Majority)	UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2	02009-11-21 November 21, 2009	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
27–12–4	xLoss	FisherSpencer Fisher	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 99: The Comeback	02009-06-13 June 13, 2009	3	5:00	Cologne, Germany
27–11–4	xLoss	AokiShinya Aoki	Decision (unanimous)	DREAM.5 Light Weight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round	02008-07-21 July 21, 2008	2	5:00	Osaka, Japan	Semi-Final Round of Dream Lightweight Grandprix
27–10–4	Win	IshidaMitsuhiro Ishida	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	DREAM.3 Light Weight Grand Prix 2008 Second Round	02008-05-11 May 11, 2008	2	1:38	Saitama, Japan	Quarter-Final Round of Dream Lightweight Grandprix
26–10–4	xLoss	AmadeAndre Amade	Decision (Unanimous)	K-1 Hero's – Tournament Final	02007-09-17 September 17, 2007	3	5:00	Yokohama, Japan
26–9–4	Win	NagataKatsuhiko Nagata	Decision (Unanimous)	K-1 Hero's – Middleweight Tournament Opening Round	02007-07-16 July 16, 2007	3	5:00	Yokohama, Japan
25–9–4	Win	IbrahimAli Ibrahim	Submission (Armbar)	K-1 – Hero's 8	02007-03-12 March 12, 2007	1	1:58	Nagoya, Japan
24–9–4	xLoss	CalvancantiGesias Calvancanti	Decision (Majority)	K-1 – Hero's 7	02006-10-09 October 9, 2006	2	5:00	Yokohama, Japan
24–8–4	Win	MenjivarIvan Menjivar	Decision (Unanimous)	K-1 – Hero's 7	02006-10-09 October 9, 2006	2	5:00	Yokohama, Japan
23–8–4	Win	GillKultar Gill	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	K-1 – Hero's 6	02006-08-05 August 5, 2006	2	3:30	Tokyo, Japan
22–8–4	Win	LaursenOle Laursen	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	K-1 – Hero's 5	02006-05-03 May 3, 2006	2	4:36	Tokyo, Japan
21–8–4	Win	ClementiRich Clementi	Decision (Unanimous)	K-1 – Hero's 4	02006-03-15 March 15, 2006	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
20–8–4	xLoss	YamamotoNorifumi Yamamoto	TKO (Cut)	K-1 – Hero's 3	02005-09-07 September 7, 2005	2	4:04	Tokyo, Japan
20–7–4	Win	TokoroHideo Tokoro	Decision (Unanimous)	K-1 – Hero's 3	02005-09-07 September 7, 2005	2	5:00	Saitama, Japan
19–7–4	xLoss	HansenJoachim Hansen	KO (Knee)	K-1 – Hero's 1	02005-03-26 March 26, 2005	3	4:48	Japan
19–6–4	Win	YilmazSerkan Yilmaz	Submission (Armbar)	K-1 MAX – Japan Grand Prix 2005	02005-02-23 February 23, 2005	1	1:59	Tokyo, Japan
18–6–4	Win	SorpantreyChandet Sorpantrey	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	K-1 – Premium 2004 Dynamite!!	02004-12-31 December 31, 2004	2	0:19	Osaka, Japan
17–6–4	zDraw	KawajiriTatsuya Kawajiri	Draw	Shooto 2004 – 3/22 in Korakuen Hall	02004-03-22 March 22, 2004	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
17–6–3	xLoss	FrancaHermes Franca	KO (Punch)	UFC 44 – Undisputed	02003-09-26 September 26, 2003	2	2:46	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
17–5–3	zDraw	Penn 2B.J. Penn	Draw	UFC 41 – Onslaught	02003-02-28 February 28, 2003	5	5:00	Atlantic City, New Jersey, US	For UFC Lightweight Title
17–5–2	Win	Thomas 2Din Thomas	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 39 – The Warriors Return	02002-09-27 September 27, 2002	3	5:00	Uncasville, Connecticut, US	The first bout of a two-round tournament for the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship
16–5–2	Win	EdwardsYves Edwards	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 37 – High Impact	02002-05-10 May 10, 2002	3	5:00	Bossier City, Louisiana, US
15–5–2	xLoss	PennB.J. Penn	KO (Punches)	UFC 34 – High Voltage	02001-11-02 November 2, 2001	1	0:11	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
15–4–2	Win	IhaFabiano Iha	TKO (Strikes)	UFC 32 – Showdown in the Meadowlands	02001-06-29 June 29, 2001	1	1:48	East Rutherford, New Jersey, US
14–4–2	xLoss	PulverJens Pulver	Decision (Majority)	UFC 30 – Battle on the Boardwalk	02001-02-23 February 23, 2001	5	5:00	Atlantic City, New Jersey, US	For UFC Bantamweight (155) title
14–3–2	Win	Sato 2Rumina "Moon Wolf" Sato	KO (Kick and Punch)	Shooto – R.E.A.D. Finalnament Elimination Rounds	02000-12-17 December 17, 2000	1	2:21	Chiba, Japan
13–3–2	xLoss	BarbosaMarcio Barbosa	TKO (Guillotine Choke)	Shooto – R.E.A.D. 9	02000-08-27 August 27, 2000	3	1:49	Yokohama, Japan
13–2–2	Win	HallmanDennis Hallman	Decision (Unanimous)	Shooto – R.E.A.D. 3	02000-04-02 April 2, 2000	3	5:00	Osaka, Japan
12–2–2	zDraw	PederneiraAndre Pederneiras	Draw	VTJ 1999 – Vale Tudo Japan 1999	01999-12-11 December 11, 1999	3	8:00	Tokyo, Japan
12–2–1	Win	ThomasDin Thomas	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	Shooto – Renaxis 4	01999-09-05 September 5, 1999	3	3:16	Tokyo, Japan
11–2–1	Win	SatoRumina Sato	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	Shooto – 10th Anniversary Event	01999-05-29 May 29, 1999	3	4:02	Yokohama, Japan	For Shooto Welterweight (154) title
10–2–1	Win	BotelhoRicardo Botelho	Submission (Strikes)	VTJ 1998 – Vale Tudo Japan 1998	01998-10-25 October 25, 1998	3	2:03	Tokyo, Japan
9–2–1	Win	JakovyevicZvonko Jakovyevic	Submission (Triangle Choke)	Shooto – Las Grandes Viajes 4	01998-07-29 July 29, 1998	1	3:15	Tokyo, Japan
8–2–1	Win	SchaffaIan James Schaffa	Technical Submission (Armbar)	Shooto – Las Grandes Viajes 3	01998-05-13 May 13, 1998	3	3:13	Tokyo, Japan
7–2–1	Win	FujitaYuji Fujita	Decision (Unanimous)	Shooto – Las Grandes Viajes 2	01998-03-01 March 1, 1998	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
6–2–1	xLoss	UematsuNaoya Uematsu	Submission (Achilles Lock)	Lumax Cup – Tournament of J '97 Lightweight Tournament	01997-12-20 December 20, 1997	1	0:23	Japan
5–1–1	Win	KotaniHiroki Kotani	Decision (Unanimous)	Lumax Cup – Tournament of J '97 Lightweight Tournament	01997-12-20 December 20, 1997	2	3:00	Japan
4–1–1	Win	WachiMasahito Wachi	Decision (Unanimous)	Lumax Cup – Tournament of J '97 Lightweight Tournament	01997-12-20 December 20, 1997	2	3:00	Japan
3–1–1	zDraw	KuwabaraTakuya Kuwabara	Draw	Shooto – Reconquista 4	01997-10-12 October 12, 1997	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
2–1	Win	TateishiYuzo Tateishi	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	Shooto – GIG	01997-06-25 June 25, 1997	1	2:14	Tokyo, Japan
1–1	Win	TapelsPatrick Tapels	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	JECVTO – Japan Extreme Challenge Vale Tudo Open	01997-05-28 May 28, 1997	1	2:20	Tokyo, Japan
0–1	xLoss	SakuraiHayato "Mach" Sakurai	Submission (Armbar)	Shooto – Let's Get Lost	01996-10-04 October 4, 1996	1	2:52	Tokyo, Japan

References

External links

• Official website
• Professional MMA record for Caol Uno from Sherdog