Gota Yamashita (山下 豪太, Yamashita Gota, born September 11, 1989) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in Pancrase's welterweight division.
[3] In the final on July 28, 2013, at Pancrase 250, Yamashita faced Toshikazu Suzuki.
Yamashita won via unanimous decision after three rounds and became the new 170–pound King of Pancrase.
[5] Yamashita defended his title against longtime mixed martial arts veteran Yuki Kondo on December 6, 2014, at Pancrase 263.
[9] He lost the fight via first-round technical knockout due to an injury.