Hiroyuki Takaya

Hiroyuki Takaya (Japanese: 高谷裕之, Takaya Hiroyuki, born June 10, 1977 in Japan) is a mixed martial arts fighter from Japan. He has made appearances in the Shooto and K-1 promotions, and has participated in two WEC events, losing in both.

Takaya made his professional debut in the Shooto organization in a fight against Hayate Usul in 2003. He's had an uneven (9-6-1) record in Shooto and K-1, and made his WEC debut in WEC 32, at Albuqerque, where he fought, and lost to, Leonard Garcia by knockout.

His last loss being against Cub Swanson in WEC 37, who was considered to be a heavy favorite for the fight. Takaya lost by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)[2].

Takaya has admitted to his admiration of Mike Tyson.