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Mario Yamasaki Biography
Best known as a referee in Ultimate Fighting Championship, he is the founder and chief instructor of the Yamasaki Academy.
He was a jiu jitsu fighter who trained under 5th degree black belt, Marcelo Behring.
He is a refereeing veteran of over 400 fights including those in organizations like UFC, Strikeforce, WEC, and EliteXC.
He was the first of two sons born to Shigeru Yamasaki.
He was criticized by announcer Joe Rogan following a controversial decision to disqualify Erick Silva at UFC 142.
Mario Yamasaki (born in São Paulo, Brazil on April 22, 1964) is a Japanese Brazilian mixed martial arts referee licensed in many states, most recognizable from his duties with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As well as founder and chief instructor of the International Yamasaki Academy. Yamasaki is a veteran of over 400 fights in the UFC, Strikeforce, WEC, EliteXC and Pride Fighting Championships.
In 1986, at the age of 22 Yamasaki began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under 5th degree black belt Marcelo Behring (a black belt under his father Flavio Behring and Rickson Gracie), who began teaching jiu-jitsu at the same gym in São Paulo where Yamasaki taught judo.
Yamasaki lives between São Paulo, Brazil, and Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife and children, where he co-owns and operates a chain of Brazilian jiu-jitsu schools. Yamasaki also owns a construction company in the United States. Yamasaki comes from a martial arts family. Both his father Shigueru Yamasaki and uncle Shigueto Yamasaki are high ranking judoka in Brazil. His brother Fernando Yamasaki holds black belt ranks in both Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo. His cousin Shigueto Yamasaki, Jr. is also a judoka who represented Brazil at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
On January 2002, Otavio de Almeida, president of the Federação de Jiu-Jitsu Brasileiro de São Paulo, Brasil (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation of São Paulo, Brazil) promoted Yamasaki to 4th degree black belt.
Yamasaki’s training under Behring would only last a short time as he would soon move to the United States, traveling frequently back to Brazil to continue his jiu-jitsu training under Behring, until the latter switched gyms. Yamasaki would continue his training in jiu-jitsu under his brother Fernando, who had begun training under Otavio de Almeida and Roberto Lage.
Yamasaki was born in São Paulo, Brazil, the oldest of two sons born to Shigeru Yamasaki. Yamasaki’s family has been teaching martial arts in Brazil for two generations. His father is half-Japanese.
What's Mario Yamasaki Net Worth 2024
| Net Worth (2024) | $1 Million (Approx.) |
| Net Worth (2023) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2022) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2021) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2020) | Under Review |
Mario Yamasaki Family
| Father's Name | Not Available |
| Mother's Name | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Available |
| Childrens | Not Available |
