Yushin Okami

Yushin “Thunder” Okami is the Japanese middleweight who was one of the most consistent contenders in the UFC between 2006 and 2013. He won a disqualification decision against Anderson Silva in Hawaii in 2006 and later beat Mark Muñoz and Alan Belcher.

He challenged Silva for the UFC middleweight title in Brazil in 2011 and lost in the second round, then fought for WSOF, the PFL and ONE. CagePotato covered his title shot and his release from the UFC.

Yushin Okami fact file
Full nameYushin Okami
NicknameThunder
Date of birth
Place of birthKanagawa, Japan
Organisations fought in
  • UFC
  • Pancrase
  • WSOF
  • ONE Championship
  • Pride FC
  • Shooto
  • PFL
  • DEEP
Accolades
  • UFC Middleweight title challenger (2011)
  • DQ win over Anderson Silva (Rumble on the Rock, 2006)

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