Yasuhito Namekawa (????, Namekawa Yasuhito) (born October 27, 1974) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division.
Namekawa made his Mixed martial arts debut for Fighting Network Rings in 1998.
He fought in mainly Shoot fighting bouts until 1999 when Rings introduced the King of King Rules.
Throughout his career, Namekawa has fought for organisations such as Rings, Deep and Pride FC.
His last fight to date was in 2008, with a professional Mixed martial arts career spanning ten years.
Namekawa has fought notable opponents such as; Alistair Overeem, Volk Han, MaurĂcio Rua and Cyrille Diabate.
He holds a professional MMA Record of 25 wins, 16 losses and 4 draws.