Ryuta Sakurai

Ryuta Sakurai's profile at Sherdog  Ryuta Sakurai's profile at Tapology  Age: 53 Last 5: W L L W W Association: R-Blood Pro Debut Date: 1996-03-30 Pro Record: 30-28-6

Current Ranking: #534 Welterweight

'Big League' Record: 23-21-6 Last 3 Years: 3-2-0 Win Finish %: 76.7% Combat Age: 86 Quality Perf. %: 51.6% Last Quality Perf.: 2024-03-10 540 Metric: .692 Rating Points: 26

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 1/01/2005 #31 Middleweight

Last Fight Date: 3/10/2024 [Grachan] Last Opponent: [#913 WW] Tadahide Aoki Opponent's Last 5: W W L W W Last Loss Date: 4/06/2023 Last Loss: [#204 WW] Seok Hyun Ko Opponent's Last 5: L W W W W

Records & Trivia: 27 y, 345 d career age

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

	Opponent	Outcome
W	Tadahide Aoki #858 Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	Grachan / Brave - Grachan 68 / Brave Fight 31 Sunday, March 10th 2024
W	Kento Ueda	Submission (Armbar) Round 2
	Grachan - Grachan 65: 15th Anniversary Tou... Sunday, October 15th 2023
L	Seok Hyun Ko #291 Middleweight	TKO (Punches) Round 2
	AFC 24 / Heat 51 - Angels Fighting Champio... Thursday, April 6th 2023
L	Hidetaka Arato #175 Heavyweight	Decision (Technical Unanimous) Round 2
	Grachan - Grachan 58 Sunday, December 4th 2022
W	Radek Hecl #274 Heavyweight	TKO (Punches) Round 2
	Grachan - Grachan 57 Sunday, September 4th 2022
L	Hiroki Nagaoka	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	Grachan - Grachan 48 Sunday, June 20th 2021
W	Daryl Lokuku #552 Welterweight	Submission (Armbar) Round 2
	Grachan - Grachan 42 x Gladiator 011 Saturday, December 21st 2019
W	Akihito Mamiya #738 Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 2
	Grachan / Brave - Grachan 39 / Brave Fight 18 Sunday, March 10th 2019
L	Tatsuya Mizuno #149 Middleweight	SUB Round 2
	Deep - 87 Impact Saturday, December 22nd 2018
W	Hikaru Sato #302 Light Heavyweight	TKO (Punches) Round 2
	Pancrase - 289 Sunday, August 20th 2017
L	Yoichiro Sato #270 Welterweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 2
	Deep - 78 Impact Saturday, March 18th 2017
L	Taisuke Okuno	Decision (Split) Round 3
	Deep - Cage Impact 2016 in Korakuen Hall Tuesday, October 18th 2016
L	Yushin Okami #58 Welterweight	TKO (Corner Stoppage) Round 2
	Deep - 75 Impact Saturday, February 27th 2016
L	Svetlozar Savov #146 Middleweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 1
	ADW - Abu Dhabi Warriors 2 Thursday, March 26th 2015
L	Ken Hasegawa #43 Light Heavyweight	Submission (Keylock) Round 1
	Deep - 71 Impact Saturday, February 28th 2015
L	Yoshiyuki Nakanishi #106 Light Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	Deep - 69 Impact Sunday, October 26th 2014
L	Mamed Khalidov #9 Middleweight	Submission (Triangle Choke) Round 1
	KSW 25 - Khalidov vs. Sakurai Saturday, December 7th 2013
W	Yuji Sakuragi #171 Light Heavyweight	KO (Punch and Flying Knee) Round 1
	DEEP Cage Impact 2013: Korakuen Hall Saturday, June 15th 2013
W	Hiromitsu Kanehara #450 Middleweight	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Round 3
	DEEP Haleo Impact Saturday, December 22nd 2012
L	Kazuhiro Nakamura #47 Middleweight	Decision (Majority) Round 3
	DEEP 60 Impact Friday, October 19th 2012
W	Katsuyori Shibata #575 Middleweight	TKO (Punches) Round 2
	Deep - 55 Impact Friday, August 26th 2011
W	Yoshiyuki Nakanishi #117 Middleweight	Submission (Armbar) Round 3
	Deep - 52 Impact Friday, February 25th 2011
L	Riki Fukuda #28 Middleweight	TKO (Knees) Round 2
	Deep - 49 Impact Friday, August 27th 2010
D	Mamed Khalidov #11 Middleweight	Draw Round 4
	KSW 13 - Kumite Friday, May 7th 2010
W	Hiroki Sato #262 Middleweight	KO (Punch) Round 1
	Deep - Cage Impact 2009 Saturday, December 19th 2009
W	Hosea Ware #568 Welterweight	Submission (Straight Armbar) Round 1
	Deep - 44 Impact Saturday, October 10th 2009
D	Hiromitsu Kanehara #276 Middleweight	Draw Round 2
	Deep 42 Impact Tuesday, June 30th 2009
L	Riki Fukuda #72 Middleweight	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	Deep 40 Impact Friday, February 20th 2009
W	Sojiro Orui #364 Middleweight	Decision (Split) Round 2
	Deep - 38 Impact Thursday, October 23rd 2008
W	Kozo Urita #318 Middleweight	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
	Deep - 37 Impact Sunday, August 17th 2008
W	Young Choi #217 Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 2
	Deep - 35 Impact Monday, May 19th 2008
L	Riki Fukuda #118 Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	Deep - 34 Impact Friday, February 22nd 2008
W	Eiji Ishikawa #169 Middleweight	TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Round 1
	Deep 32 Impact Wednesday, October 10th 2007
L	Murilo Bustamante #12 Middleweight	KO (Punch) Round 1
	Deep 29 Impact Friday, April 13th 2007
L	Ryo Chonan #23 Middleweight	Decision (Majority) Round 3
	Deep 28 Impact Friday, February 16th 2007
W	Geovani Pereira	Submission (Straight Armbar) Round 1
	Deep - 27 Impact Wednesday, December 20th 2006
W	Xavier Foupa-Pokam #105 Middleweight	Technical Submission (Armbar) Round 1
	Deep 25 Impact Friday, August 4th 2006
L	Ryo Chonan #18 Middleweight	TKO (Cut) Round 1
	Deep 23 Impact Sunday, February 5th 2006
L	Paulo Filho #14 Light Heavyweight	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
	Pride - Bushido 9 Sunday, September 25th 2005
W	Yasuhito Namekawa #62 Light Heavyweight	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
	Deep - 19th Impact Friday, July 8th 2005
L	Murilo Bustamante #19 Light Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 2
	Pride - Bushido 6 Sunday, April 3rd 2005
W	Ryuki Ueyama #30 Welterweight	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	Deep - 17th Impact Saturday, December 18th 2004
W	David Bielkheden #64 Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	Shooto - 7/16 in Korakuen Hall Friday, July 16th 2004
L	Yushin Okami #64 Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 2
	Pride - Bushido 2 Sunday, February 15th 2004
W	Tetsuya Onose #92 Middleweight	KO (Punches) Round 1
	Deep 13 Impact Thursday, January 22nd 2004
W	Hirohide Fujinuma	Submission (Kimura) Round 1
	Deep - 12th Impact Monday, September 15th 2003
L	Eiji Ishikawa #50 Middleweight	TKO (Punches) Round 2
	Deep - 9th Impact Monday, May 5th 2003
W	John Renken #71 Middleweight	Submission (Kimura) Round 2
	Shooto - 2/23 in Korakuen Hall Sunday, February 23rd 2003
W	Yuichi Nakanishi	Decision (Unanimous) Round 2
	Shooto - 1/24 in Korakuen Hall Friday, January 24th 2003
W	Jun Kitagawa	TKO (Cut) Round 1
	Shooto - Gig West 3 Sunday, October 27th 2002
D	Masato Nishiguchi	Draw Round 2
	Shooto - Gig East 10 Tuesday, August 27th 2002
D	Marcelo Machado	Draw Round 2
	Shooto - Treasure Hunt 4 Wednesday, March 13th 2002
W	Nathan Schouteren #67 Middleweight	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
	Shooto Holland - Night of the Warriors Sunday, November 4th 2001
L	Shiko Yamashita #72 Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 2
	Shooto - Gig East 3 Thursday, June 14th 2001
D	Izuru Takeuchi	Draw Round 2
	Shooto - Gateway to the Extremes Thursday, November 4th 1999
L	Jun Kitagawa	Decision (Unanimous) Round 2
	Shooto - Renaxis 3 Wednesday, August 4th 1999
L	Yuki Sasaki #12 Middleweight	Submission (Heel Hook) Round 1
	Shooto - Shooters Passion Thursday, May 27th 1999
L	Cyrille Diabate	TKO Round 2
	GT - Golden Trophy 1999 Saturday, March 20th 1999
W	Nobuhiro Tsurumaki	TKO (Cut) Round 1
	Shooto - Shooters Soul Wednesday, January 27th 1999
D	Izuru Takeuchi	Draw Round 2
	Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 6 Friday, November 27th 1998
W	Masashi Kita	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	Shooto - Shooters Dream Friday, September 18th 1998
L	Masanori Suda	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
	Lumax Cup - Tournament of J 97 Heavyweight... Sunday, July 27th 1997
W	Katsuhisa Fujii	Decision Round 2
	Lumax Cup - Tournament of J 96 Saturday, March 30th 1996
L	Hiroyuki Yoshioka	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
	Lumax Cup - Tournament of J 96 Saturday, March 30th 1996

	Opponent	Event	Outcome
W	Tadahide Aoki #858 Welterweight	Grachan / Brave - Grachan 68 / Brave Fight 31 Sunday, March 10th 2024	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Kento Ueda	Grachan - Grachan 65: 15th Anniversary Tou... Sunday, October 15th 2023	Submission (Armbar) Round 2
L	Seok Hyun Ko #291 Middleweight	AFC 24 / Heat 51 - Angels Fighting Champio... Thursday, April 6th 2023	TKO (Punches) Round 2
L	Hidetaka Arato #175 Heavyweight	Grachan - Grachan 58 Sunday, December 4th 2022	Decision (Technical Unanimous) Round 2
W	Radek Hecl #274 Heavyweight	Grachan - Grachan 57 Sunday, September 4th 2022	TKO (Punches) Round 2
L	Hiroki Nagaoka	Grachan - Grachan 48 Sunday, June 20th 2021	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Daryl Lokuku #552 Welterweight	Grachan - Grachan 42 x Gladiator 011 Saturday, December 21st 2019	Submission (Armbar) Round 2
W	Akihito Mamiya #738 Lightweight	Grachan / Brave - Grachan 39 / Brave Fight 18 Sunday, March 10th 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Round 2
L	Tatsuya Mizuno #149 Middleweight	Deep - 87 Impact Saturday, December 22nd 2018	SUB Round 2
W	Hikaru Sato #302 Light Heavyweight	Pancrase - 289 Sunday, August 20th 2017	TKO (Punches) Round 2
L	Yoichiro Sato #270 Welterweight	Deep - 78 Impact Saturday, March 18th 2017	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 2
L	Taisuke Okuno	Deep - Cage Impact 2016 in Korakuen Hall Tuesday, October 18th 2016	Decision (Split) Round 3
L	Yushin Okami #58 Welterweight	Deep - 75 Impact Saturday, February 27th 2016	TKO (Corner Stoppage) Round 2
L	Svetlozar Savov #146 Middleweight	ADW - Abu Dhabi Warriors 2 Thursday, March 26th 2015	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 1
L	Ken Hasegawa #43 Light Heavyweight	Deep - 71 Impact Saturday, February 28th 2015	Submission (Keylock) Round 1
L	Yoshiyuki Nakanishi #106 Light Heavyweight	Deep - 69 Impact Sunday, October 26th 2014	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
L	Mamed Khalidov #9 Middleweight	KSW 25 - Khalidov vs. Sakurai Saturday, December 7th 2013	Submission (Triangle Choke) Round 1
W	Yuji Sakuragi #171 Light Heavyweight	DEEP Cage Impact 2013: Korakuen Hall Saturday, June 15th 2013	KO (Punch and Flying Knee) Round 1
W	Hiromitsu Kanehara #450 Middleweight	DEEP Haleo Impact Saturday, December 22nd 2012	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Round 3
L	Kazuhiro Nakamura #47 Middleweight	DEEP 60 Impact Friday, October 19th 2012	Decision (Majority) Round 3
W	Katsuyori Shibata #575 Middleweight	Deep - 55 Impact Friday, August 26th 2011	TKO (Punches) Round 2
W	Yoshiyuki Nakanishi #117 Middleweight	Deep - 52 Impact Friday, February 25th 2011	Submission (Armbar) Round 3
L	Riki Fukuda #28 Middleweight	Deep - 49 Impact Friday, August 27th 2010	TKO (Knees) Round 2
D	Mamed Khalidov #11 Middleweight	KSW 13 - Kumite Friday, May 7th 2010	Draw Round 4
W	Hiroki Sato #262 Middleweight	Deep - Cage Impact 2009 Saturday, December 19th 2009	KO (Punch) Round 1
W	Hosea Ware #568 Welterweight	Deep - 44 Impact Saturday, October 10th 2009	Submission (Straight Armbar) Round 1
D	Hiromitsu Kanehara #276 Middleweight	Deep 42 Impact Tuesday, June 30th 2009	Draw Round 2
L	Riki Fukuda #72 Middleweight	Deep 40 Impact Friday, February 20th 2009	TKO (Punches) Round 1
W	Sojiro Orui #364 Middleweight	Deep - 38 Impact Thursday, October 23rd 2008	Decision (Split) Round 2
W	Kozo Urita #318 Middleweight	Deep - 37 Impact Sunday, August 17th 2008	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
W	Young Choi #217 Middleweight	Deep - 35 Impact Monday, May 19th 2008	Decision (Unanimous) Round 2
L	Riki Fukuda #118 Middleweight	Deep - 34 Impact Friday, February 22nd 2008	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Eiji Ishikawa #169 Middleweight	Deep 32 Impact Wednesday, October 10th 2007	TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Round 1
L	Murilo Bustamante #12 Middleweight	Deep 29 Impact Friday, April 13th 2007	KO (Punch) Round 1
L	Ryo Chonan #23 Middleweight	Deep 28 Impact Friday, February 16th 2007	Decision (Majority) Round 3
W	Geovani Pereira	Deep - 27 Impact Wednesday, December 20th 2006	Submission (Straight Armbar) Round 1
W	Xavier Foupa-Pokam #105 Middleweight	Deep 25 Impact Friday, August 4th 2006	Technical Submission (Armbar) Round 1
L	Ryo Chonan #18 Middleweight	Deep 23 Impact Sunday, February 5th 2006	TKO (Cut) Round 1
L	Paulo Filho #14 Light Heavyweight	Pride - Bushido 9 Sunday, September 25th 2005	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
W	Yasuhito Namekawa #62 Light Heavyweight	Deep - 19th Impact Friday, July 8th 2005	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
L	Murilo Bustamante #19 Light Heavyweight	Pride - Bushido 6 Sunday, April 3rd 2005	Decision (Unanimous) Round 2
W	Ryuki Ueyama #30 Welterweight	Deep - 17th Impact Saturday, December 18th 2004	TKO (Punches) Round 1
W	David Bielkheden #64 Middleweight	Shooto - 7/16 in Korakuen Hall Friday, July 16th 2004	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
L	Yushin Okami #64 Middleweight	Pride - Bushido 2 Sunday, February 15th 2004	Decision (Unanimous) Round 2
W	Tetsuya Onose #92 Middleweight	Deep 13 Impact Thursday, January 22nd 2004	KO (Punches) Round 1
W	Hirohide Fujinuma	Deep - 12th Impact Monday, September 15th 2003	Submission (Kimura) Round 1
L	Eiji Ishikawa #50 Middleweight	Deep - 9th Impact Monday, May 5th 2003	TKO (Punches) Round 2
W	John Renken #71 Middleweight	Shooto - 2/23 in Korakuen Hall Sunday, February 23rd 2003	Submission (Kimura) Round 2
W	Yuichi Nakanishi	Shooto - 1/24 in Korakuen Hall Friday, January 24th 2003	Decision (Unanimous) Round 2
W	Jun Kitagawa	Shooto - Gig West 3 Sunday, October 27th 2002	TKO (Cut) Round 1
D	Masato Nishiguchi	Shooto - Gig East 10 Tuesday, August 27th 2002	Draw Round 2
D	Marcelo Machado	Shooto - Treasure Hunt 4 Wednesday, March 13th 2002	Draw Round 2
W	Nathan Schouteren #67 Middleweight	Shooto Holland - Night of the Warriors Sunday, November 4th 2001	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
L	Shiko Yamashita #72 Middleweight	Shooto - Gig East 3 Thursday, June 14th 2001	Decision (Unanimous) Round 2
D	Izuru Takeuchi	Shooto - Gateway to the Extremes Thursday, November 4th 1999	Draw Round 2
L	Jun Kitagawa	Shooto - Renaxis 3 Wednesday, August 4th 1999	Decision (Unanimous) Round 2
L	Yuki Sasaki #12 Middleweight	Shooto - Shooters Passion Thursday, May 27th 1999	Submission (Heel Hook) Round 1
L	Cyrille Diabate	GT - Golden Trophy 1999 Saturday, March 20th 1999	TKO Round 2
W	Nobuhiro Tsurumaki	Shooto - Shooters Soul Wednesday, January 27th 1999	TKO (Cut) Round 1
D	Izuru Takeuchi	Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 6 Friday, November 27th 1998	Draw Round 2
W	Masashi Kita	Shooto - Shooters Dream Friday, September 18th 1998	TKO (Punches) Round 1
L	Masanori Suda	Lumax Cup - Tournament of J 97 Heavyweight... Sunday, July 27th 1997	Submission (Armbar) Round 1
W	Katsuhisa Fujii	Lumax Cup - Tournament of J 96 Saturday, March 30th 1996	Decision Round 2
L	Hiroyuki Yoshioka	Lumax Cup - Tournament of J 96 Saturday, March 30th 1996	Submission (Armbar) Round 1

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