# 2002 in Deep

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{{short description|Mixed martial arts events}}
{{Year in UFC
|name = 2002 in Deep
<!-- Commented out: |image = DEEP LOGO.jpg -->
|image_size = 176px
|first_date = March 30, 2002
|last_date = December 8, 2002
|total_events = 6
|total_fights = 76
|title_fights = 
|preceded_by = [2001 in Deep](/source/2001_in_Deep)
|followed_by = [2003 in Deep](/source/2003_in_Deep)
}}

The year '''2002''' was the second year in the history of [Deep](/source/Deep_(mixed_martial_arts)), a [mixed martial arts](/source/mixed_martial_arts) promotion based in Japan. In 2002 Deep held 6 events beginning with, ''Deep: 4th Impact''.

{{TOClimit|2}}

==Title fights==
{{MMAtitle}}
{{MMAtitle card|[Title fights in 2002](/source/List_of_Deep_champions)}}
{{MMAtitle bout
| Middleweight
| [Ryuki Ueyama](/source/Ryuki_Ueyama)
| def.
| Eiji Ishikawa
| Submission (Toe Hold)
| 2
| 0:48
| Deep: 5th Impact
| For the [Deep Middleweight Championship](/source/List_of_Deep_champions).}}
{{MMAtitle end|notes = yes}}

==Events list==
{{Main|List of Deep events}}

{| class="sortable wikitable succession-box" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
! scope="col" | #
! scope="col" | Event title
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Arena
! scope="col" | Location
|-
| align=center| 9
| [Deep: 7th Impact](/source/2002_in_Deep)
| {{dts|2002|December|8}}
| Differ Ariake
| Tokyo
|-
| align=center| 8
| [Deep: clubDeep Ozon](/source/2002_in_Deep)
| {{dts|2002|November|10}}
| Club Ozon
| Nagoya
|-
| align=center| 7
| [Deep: 6th Impact](/source/2002_in_Deep)
| {{dts|2002|September|7}}
| Ariake Coliseum
| Tokyo
|-
| align=center| 6
| [Deep: clubDeep Ozon](/source/2002_in_Deep)
| {{dts|2002|July|14}}
| Club Ozon
| Nagoya
|-
| align=center| 5
| [Deep: 5th Impact](/source/2002_in_Deep)
| {{dts|2002|June|9}}
| Differ Ariake
| [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo)
|-
| align=center| 4
| [Deep: 4th Impact](/source/2002_in_Deep)
| {{dts|2002|March|30}}
| Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
| Nagoya
|}

==Deep: 4th Impact==

Deep: 4th Impact<ref>{{Cite web|title=Deep: 4th Impact |publisher=[Sherdog](/source/Sherdog) |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Deep-4th-Impact-777 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501195007/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Deep-4th-Impact-777 |archivedate=May 1, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> was an event held on March 30, 2002 at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in [Nagoya](/source/Nagoya), [Japan](/source/Japan).

===Results===
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Kengo Watanabe
| def.
| [Dos Caras, Jr.](/source/Alberto_Del_Rio)
| Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
| 2
| 3:52
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Yuki Kondo](/source/Yuki_Kondo)
| def.
| Nestor Martinez
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 1:58
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Wataru Sakata](/source/Wataru_Sakata)
| def.
| Toro Irison
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 4:05
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Minoru Suzuki](/source/Minoru_Suzuki)
| def.
| El Solar
| DQ (Groin Strikes)
| 1
| 2:26
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Hirotaka Yokoi](/source/Hirotaka_Yokoi)
| def.
| Memo Diaz
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Joao Roque](/source/Joao_Roque)
| def.
| Takehiro Murahama
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 2:13
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Gustavo Machado](/source/Gustavo_Machado_(fighter))
| vs.
| [Yuki Sasaki](/source/Yuki_Sasaki_(mixed_martial_artist))
| Draw
| 3
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Yasuhito Namekawa](/source/Yasuhito_Namekawa)
| def.
| Daisuke Watanabe
| Decision (Majority)
| 3
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Ryo Chonan](/source/Ryo_Chonan)
| def.
| Kenji Akiyama
| TKO (Submission to punches)
| 1
| 4:22
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Mitsuhisa Sunabe](/source/Mitsuhisa_Sunabe)
| def.
| [Rambaa Somdet](/source/Rambaa_Somdet)
| Decision (Majority)
| 3
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Kyosuke Sasaki
| def.
| Tatsuharu Doi
| Submission (Kimura)
| 1
| 2:51
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Ryogaku Wada
| def.
| Asteka Asteka
| KO (Punches)
| 1
| 2:54
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Mario Sergio Yokoyama
| def.
| Hitoyo Kimura
| TKO
| 1
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Tomomi Iwama
| def.
| Keichi Enami
| KO (Punch)
| 1
| 1:07
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Tomoaki Nagai
| def.
| Tatsuya Kurahashi
| Submission (Kimura)
| 1
| 3:44
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Yoshinari Asano
| vs.
| Naoki Kimura
| Draw
| 1
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

==Deep: 5th Impact==

Deep: 5th Impact<ref>{{Cite web|title=Deep: 5th Impact |publisher=[Sherdog](/source/Sherdog) |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Deep-5th-Impact-887 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513075027/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Deep-5th-Impact-887 |archivedate=May 13, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> was an event held on June 9, 2002 at the Differ Ariake in [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), [Japan](/source/Japan).

===Results===
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Ryuki Ueyama](/source/Ryuki_Ueyama)
| def.
| Eiji Ishikawa
| Submission (Toe Hold)
| 2
| 0:48
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Makoto Miyazawa
| def.
| Ryogaku Wada
| KO (Punch)
| 1
| 3:23
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Kosei Kubota
| def.
| Eiji Ishikawa
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 2
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Darren Uyenoyama](/source/Darren_Uyenoyama)
| def.
| [Rambaa Somdet](/source/Rambaa_Somdet)
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Ryuki Ueyama](/source/Ryuki_Ueyama)
| def.
| [Takaharu Murahama](/source/Takaharu_Murahama)
| Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
| 3
| 1:44
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Takafumi Ito
| def.
| [Ikuto Hidaka](/source/Ikuto_Hidaka)
| Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
| 1
| 1:54
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Eiji Ishikawa
| def.
| [Ryo Chonan](/source/Ryo_Chonan)
| Decision (Majority)
| 2
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Kosei Kubota
| def.
| Yuji Hisamatsu
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 2
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Ryuki Ueyama](/source/Ryuki_Ueyama)
| def.
| Seiki Ryo
| Decision (Majority)
| 2
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Takaharu Murahama](/source/Takaharu_Murahama)
| def.
| Yuji Hoshino
| Technical Submission (Leg Scissor Choke)
| 2
| 1:23
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Masayuki Demise
| vs.
| Minoru Tsuiki
| Draw
| 2
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Taku Aramaki
| def.
| Hirotaka Miyakawa
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 3:36
| 
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

==Deep: clubDeep Ozon==

Deep: clubDeep Ozon<ref>{{Cite web|title=Deep: clubDeep Ozon |publisher=[Sherdog](/source/Sherdog) |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Deep-clubDeep-Ozon-1362 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513064057/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Deep-clubDeep-Ozon-1362 |archivedate=May 13, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> was an event held on July 14, 2002 at the Club Ozon in [Nagoya](/source/Nagoya), [Japan](/source/Japan).

===Results===
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Tomoaki Nagai
| def.
| Hitoyo Kimura
| TKO (Punches)
| 1
| 3:13
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Yoshinobu Ota](/source/Yoshinobu_Ota)
| def.
| Noriyuki Takeuchi
| Submission (Guillotine Choke)
| 1
| 0:42
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Keita Inayoshi
| def.
| Riki Kanesada
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 1:31
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Masato Okawa
| def.
| Hiroki Noritsugi
| TKO (Corner Stoppage)
| 1
| 1:50
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Toshihiko Ono
| vs.
| Mario Sergio Yokoyama
| Draw
| 2
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Mitsuhiro Ito
| def.
| Shiro Takai
| TKO (Punches)
| 2
| 1:21
| 
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

==Deep: 6th Impact==
Deep: 6th Impact<ref>{{Cite web|title=Deep: 6th Impact |publisher=[Sherdog](/source/Sherdog) |url=https://www.sherdog.com/events/Deep-6th-Impact-1038 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125051434/https://www.sherdog.com/events/Deep-6th-Impact-1038 |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> was an event held on September 7, 2002 at the Ariake Coliseum in [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), [Japan](/source/Japan). Going into his fight, [Shoichi Ichimiya](/source/Shoichi_Ichimiya) was the holder of the [Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship](/source/Ironman_Heavymetalweight_Championship), a comedic [professional wrestling](/source/professional_wrestling) title promoted by [Dramatic Dream Team](/source/Dramatic_Dream_Team) (now DDT Pro-Wrestling) which is defended 24/7. As the result of his loss to Kazuki Okubo, Okubo was officially recognized as the champion by DDT.<ref>{{cite web|date=November 9, 2002|script-title=ja:鉄人の帰還　(11･9) |trans-title=Return of the Iron Man (11.9) |url=http://www.ddtpro.com/news/0211.htm#7|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030213105714/http://www.ddtpro.com/news/0211.htm#7|archive-date=February 13, 2003|website=[DDT Pro-Wrestling](/source/DDT_Pro-Wrestling)|language=ja}}</ref>

===Results===
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Kiyoshi Tamura](/source/Kiyoshi_Tamura)
| def.
| [Ikuhisa Minowa](/source/Ikuhisa_Minowa)
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Dokonjonosuke Mishima](/source/Dokonjonosuke_Mishima)
| def.
| Takafumi Ito
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 0:53
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Antônio Rogério Nogueira](/source/Ant%C3%B4nio_Rog%C3%A9rio_Nogueira)
| def.
| [Tsuyoshi Kosaka](/source/Tsuyoshi_Kosaka)
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Ryuki Ueyama](/source/Ryuki_Ueyama)
| def.
| Gilson Ferreira
| Submission (Armbar)
| 3
| 3:49
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Fabio Mello](/source/Fabio_Mello)
| def.
| Takumi Yano
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Dos Caras, Jr.](/source/Alberto_Del_Rio)
| def.
| Tatsuaki Nakano
| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
| 1
| 4:05
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Joao Roque](/source/Joao_Roque)
| def.
| Ryan Bow
| Decision (Majority)
| 3
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Yasuhito Namekawa](/source/Yasuhito_Namekawa)
| def.
| Makoto Miyazawa
| Submission (Guillotine Choke)
| 3
| 2:37
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Ryo Chonan](/source/Ryo_Chonan)
| def.
| Katsumi Usuta
| TKO (Flying Knee and Punches)
| 1
| 0:05
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Kazuki Okubo
| def.
| [Shoichi Ichimiya](/source/Shoichi_Ichimiya)
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 2:41
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Naoki Seki
| vs.
| Shunichi Akimoto
| Draw
| 2
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Tomomi Iwama
| def.
| Shinobu Tsukikage
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 1:10
| 
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

==Deep: clubDeep Ozon==

Deep: clubDeep Ozon<ref>{{Cite web|title=Deep: clubDeep Ozon |publisher=[Sherdog](/source/Sherdog) |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Deep-clubDeep-Ozon-1475 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513062650/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Deep-clubDeep-Ozon-1475 |archivedate=May 13, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> was an event held on November 10, 2002 at the Club Ozon in [Nagoya](/source/Nagoya), [Japan](/source/Japan).

===Results===
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Takao Yamamoto
| vs.
| Hiroyuki Ito
| Draw
| 2
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Toshihiko Ono
| vs.
| Naoki Kimura
| Draw
| 2
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Mitsuhiro Ito
| def.
| Keita Inayoshi
| TKO (Punches)
| 1
| 0:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Atsushi Uozumi
| def.
| Riki Kanesada
| TKO (Corner Stoppage)
| 2
| 0:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Yasuhiro Konno
| def.
| Yukihiro Hioki
| Submission (Kimura)
| 1
| 0:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Hiroki Isagi
| def.
| Kenji Takeshige
| TKO (Punches)
| 2
| 0:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Tatsuya Kawano
| def.
| Ryuichi Kawai
| Submission (Armbar)
| 2
| 0:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Shiro Takai
| def.
| Kochi Shimizu
| TKO (Punches)
| 2
| 0:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

==Deep: 7th Impact==

Deep: 7th Impact<ref>{{Cite web|title=Deep: 7th Impact |publisher=[Sherdog](/source/Sherdog) |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Deep-7th-Impact-1258 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308074354/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Deep-7th-Impact-1258 |archivedate=March 8, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> was an event held on December 8, 2002 at the Differ Ariake in [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), [Japan](/source/Japan).

===Results===
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Hirohide Fujinuma
| def.
| Dai Moriyama
| TKO (Corner Stoppage)
| 1
| 2:22
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Tomoyuki Fukami
| def.
| Koichi Watanuki
| TKO (Corner Stoppage)
| 1
| 4:50
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Dai Moriyama
| def.
| Daisuke Nakamura
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 2
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Hirohide Fujinuma
| def.
| Ryo Tanaka
| TKO (Punches)
| 1
| 1:52
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Daisuke Nakamura
| def.
| Hitoyo Kimura
| Submission (Armbar)
| 2
| 0:50
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Yuki Kotake
| def.
| Hiroyuki Masuzawa
| KO (Kick)
| 1
| 3:16
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Dai Moriyama
| def.
| Kei Ichikawa
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 2
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Ryo Tanaka
| def.
| Kochi Shimizu
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 2
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Masanori Suda](/source/Masanori_Suda)
| def.
| [Ryo Chonan](/source/Ryo_Chonan)
| Decision (Split)
| 3
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Hirohide Fujinuma
| def.
| Jun Kito
| TKO (Punches)
| 1
| 1:54
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Yasuhito Namekawa](/source/Yasuhito_Namekawa)
| def.
| Yuki Ishikawa
| TKO (Submission to punches)
| 1
| 3:46
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Tomoyuki Fukami
| def.
| Masayoshi Aida
| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
| 1
| 2:08
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Takeshi Yamazaki
| def.
| Nalupon Tackhornthin
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 1:34
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Koichi Watanuki
| def.
| Yuki Kotake
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 2:08
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| [Rambaa Somdet](/source/Rambaa_Somdet)
| def.
| [Takeyasu Hirono](/source/Takeyasu_Hirono)
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Tomoyuki Fukami
| def.
| Kazuto Kawagoe
| TKO (Punches)
| 1
| 1:27
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Tomomi Iwama
| def.
| Tupperyar Crosspointgym
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 4:36
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Masayoshi Aida
| def.
| Tomoya Miyashita
| TKO (Punches)
| 1
| 4:56
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Makoto Miyazawa
| def.
| Hiroyuki Ito
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Asteka Asteka
| vs.
| [Shoichi Ichimiya](/source/Shoichi_Ichimiya)
| Draw
| 3
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Koichi Watanuki
| def.
| Takashi Iga
| Submission (Armbar)
| 2
| 3:11
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| 
| Manabu Hara
| def.
| Kaze Kaze
| TKO (Punches)
| 1
| 2:40
| 
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

== See also ==
* [Deep](/source/Deep_(mixed_martial_arts))
* [List of Deep champions](/source/List_of_Deep_champions)
* [List of Deep events](/source/List_of_Deep_events)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

Category:Deep (mixed martial arts) events
Category:2002 in mixed martial arts

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