Association: Kugayama Rascal
Pro Debut Date: 1998-11-27
Pro Record: 36-15-0
Win Finish %: 55.5%
Quality Perf. %: 56.9%
Last Ranked: 7/01/2018

#339 Lightweight

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 4/01/2008

#1 Lightweight

All-Time Rank:

#11 Lightweight

Last Loss Date: 12/31/2017
Last Loss: [#145 LW] Yusuke Yachi
Opponent's Last 5: L L W W W
UFC Debut: 2010-03-31
Last UFC Fight: 2017-09-22

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
07/01/2018 34 #339 Lightweight 35-15-0
39
04/01/2018 4 #305 Lightweight 35-15-0
40
01/01/2018 20 #301 Lightweight 35-15-0
42
10/01/2017 77 #281 Lightweight 35-14-0
45
07/01/2017 113 #204 Lightweight 35-13-0
55
04/01/2017 1 #91 Lightweight 35-12-0
100
01/01/2017 6 #90 Lightweight 35-12-0
103
10/01/2016 21 #84 Lightweight 35-12-0
106
07/01/2016 4 #63 Lightweight 35-11-0
123
04/01/2016 1 #59 Lightweight 35-11-0
126
01/01/2016 5 #58 Lightweight 35-11-0
128
10/01/2015 14 #53 Lightweight 35-11-0
131
07/01/2015 3 #39 Lightweight 35-10-0
160
04/01/2015 2 #36 Lightweight 35-10-0
163
01/01/2015 5 #38 Lightweight 35-10-0
163
10/01/2014 9 #33 Lightweight 35-10-0
163
07/01/2014 4 #24 Lightweight 35-9-0
185
04/01/2014 2 #28 Lightweight 34-9-0
161
01/01/2014 1 #26 Lightweight 34-9-0
170
10/01/2013 2 #25 Lightweight 34-9-0
170
07/01/2013 2 #23 Lightweight 34-9-0
170
04/01/2013   #25 Lightweight 34-9-0
170
01/01/2013 1 #25 Lightweight 34-8-0
167
10/01/2012 2 #26 Lightweight 33-8-0
154
07/01/2012 2 #28 Lightweight 33-8-0
154
04/01/2012 8 #30 Lightweight 33-8-0
154
01/01/2012 4 #38 Lightweight 32-8-0
124
10/01/2011 13 #34 Lightweight 32-8-0
127
07/01/2011 1 #21 Lightweight 32-7-0
149
04/01/2011 5 #20 Lightweight 32-7-0
149
01/01/2011 5 #15 Lightweight 32-7-0
149
10/01/2010 10 #10 Lightweight 32-6-0
204
07/01/2010 1 #20 Lightweight 31-6-0
151
04/01/2010 6 #19 Lightweight 31-6-0
151
01/01/2010   #13 Lightweight 31-5-0
181
10/01/2009 2 #13 Lightweight 30-5-0
176
07/01/2009 1 #11 Lightweight 30-5-0
176
04/01/2009 5 #12 Lightweight 29-5-0
145
01/01/2009 3 #7 Lightweight 29-4-0
197
10/01/2008 2 #4 Lightweight 29-3-0
254
07/01/2008 1 #2 Lightweight 28-3-0
252
04/01/2008   #1 Lightweight 28-3-0
256
01/01/2008   #1 Lightweight 27-3-0
264
10/01/2007   #1 Lightweight 27-3-0
264
07/01/2007   #1 Lightweight 27-3-0
264
04/01/2007   #1 Lightweight 27-3-0
264
01/01/2007   #1 Lightweight 27-3-0
264
10/01/2006 1 #1 Lightweight 25-3-0
177
07/01/2006 1 #2 Lightweight 24-3-0
169
04/01/2006   #1 Lightweight 24-2-0
243
01/01/2006   #1 Lightweight 24-2-0
243
10/01/2005 1 #1 Lightweight 23-2-0
176
07/01/2005 1 #2 Lightweight 20-2-0
121
04/01/2005   #3 Lightweight 19-2-0
103
01/01/2005   #3 Lightweight 19-2-0
103
10/01/2004   #3 Lightweight 17-2-0
83
07/01/2004 10 #3 Lightweight 16-2-0
83
04/01/2004 2 #13 Lightweight 15-2-0
60
01/01/2004 5 #11 Lightweight 14-2-0
60
10/01/2003 5 #6 Lightweight 14-1-0
77
07/01/2003   #1 Lightweight 14-0-0
94
04/01/2003 1 #1 Lightweight 14-0-0
94
01/01/2003 1 #2 Lightweight 13-0-0
91
10/01/2002 1 #3 Lightweight 12-0-0
80
07/01/2002   #2 Lightweight 11-0-0
74
04/01/2002 1 #2 Lightweight 10-0-0
74
01/01/2002 1 #3 Lightweight 10-0-0
74
10/01/2001 3 #4 Lightweight 9-0-0
61
07/01/2001   #1 Lightweight 9-0-0
61
04/01/2001 1 #1 Lightweight 9-0-0
61
01/01/2001   #2 Lightweight 9-0-0
61
10/01/2000 2 #2 Lightweight 8-0-0
51
07/01/2000 1 #4 Lightweight 7-0-0
39
04/01/2000   #3 Lightweight 6-0-0
39
01/01/2000 1 #3 Lightweight 6-0-0
39
10/01/1999   #2 Lightweight 5-0-0
36
07/01/1999 4 #2 Lightweight 4-0-0
31
04/01/1999 NR #6 Lightweight 3-0-0
24


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

  Opponent Event Outcome
W Melvin Guillard
#260 Middleweight
  Rizin FF - Rizin 11
Saturday, July 28th 2018
KO (Punches)
Round 1
L Yusuke Yachi
#51 Lightweight
  Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweigh...
Sunday, December 31st 2017
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Round 1
L Dong Hyun Ma
#331 Lightweight
  UFC Fight Night 117 - St. Preux vs. Okami
Friday, September 22nd 2017
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Jon Tuck
#156 Lightweight
  UFC Fight Night 111 - Holm vs. Correia
Saturday, June 17th 2017
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
L Jim Miller
#55 Lightweight
  UFC 200 - Tate vs. Nunes
Saturday, July 9th 2016
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Joe Lauzon
#37 Lightweight
  UFC on FOX 16: Dillashaw vs. Barao 2
Saturday, July 25th 2015
TKO
Round 1
L Myles Jury
#12 Lightweight
  UFC Fight Night - Hunt vs. Nelson
Saturday, September 20th 2014
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Isaac Vallie-Flagg
#82 Lightweight
  UFC 172 - Jones vs. Teixeira
Saturday, April 26th 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Diego Sanchez
#17 Welterweight
  UFC on Fuel TV 8 - Silva vs. Stann
Sunday, March 3rd 2013
Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Mac Danzig
#38 Lightweight
  UFC on Fuel TV 6 - Franklin vs. Le
Saturday, November 10th 2012
Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Eiji Mitsuoka
#52 Lightweight
  UFC 144 - Edgar vs. Henderson
Sunday, February 26th 2012
TKO (Punches)
Round 2
L Nate Diaz
#41 Welterweight
  UFC 135 - Jones vs. Rampage
Saturday, September 24th 2011
Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
L Clay Guida
#13 Lightweight
  UFC 125 - Resolution
Saturday, January 1st 2011
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 2
W Tyson Griffin
#18 Lightweight
  UFC Live 2 - Jones vs. Matyushenko
Sunday, August 1st 2010
KO (Punch)
Round 1
L Kenny Florian
#3 Lightweight
  UFC - Fight Night 21
Wednesday, March 31st 2010
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 3
W Tony Hervey
#55 Lightweight
  VTJ 2009 - Vale Tudo Japan 2009
Friday, October 30th 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Takashi Nakakura
#34 Lightweight
  Shooto - Shooto Tradition Final
Sunday, May 10th 2009
KO (Punches)
Round 2
L Satoru Kitaoka
#8 Lightweight
  Sengoku - No Ran 2009
Sunday, January 4th 2009
Submission (Achilles Lock)
Round 1
L Sergey Golyaev
#337 Lightweight
  Sengoku - Sixth Battle
Saturday, November 1st 2008
Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Tae Hyun Bang
#39 Lightweight
  Sengoku - Fourth Battle
Sunday, August 24th 2008
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Duane Ludwig
#63 Welterweight
  Sengoku - First Battle
Wednesday, March 5th 2008
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 1
NC Nick Diaz
#14 Welterweight
  Pride 33 - Second Coming
Saturday, February 24th 2007
No Decision Overturned by NSAC
Round 2
W Mitsuhiro Ishida
#2 Lightweight
  Pride FC - Shockwave 2006
Sunday, December 31st 2006
TKO (Soccer Kick and Punches)
Round 1
W Marcus Aurelio
#3 Lightweight
  Pride - Bushido 13
Sunday, November 5th 2006
Decision (Split)
Round 2
W David Baron
#32 Lightweight
  Pride - Bushido 12
Saturday, August 26th 2006
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
L Marcus Aurelio
#4 Lightweight
  Pride - Bushido 10
Sunday, April 2nd 2006
Technical Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 1
W Hayato Sakurai
#2 Lightweight
  Pride FC - Shockwave 2005
Saturday, December 31st 2005
KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Tatsuya Kawajiri
#3 Lightweight
  Pride - Bushido 9
Sunday, September 25th 2005
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Luiz Azeredo
#17 Lightweight
  Pride - Bushido 9
Sunday, September 25th 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
W Jean Silva
#25 Lightweight
  Pride - Bushido 8
Sunday, July 17th 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
W Luiz Azeredo
#57 Middleweight
  Pride - Bushido 7
Sunday, May 22nd 2005
KO
Round 1
W Jens Pulver
#2 Featherweight
  Pride - Shockwave 2004
Friday, December 31st 2004
KO
Round 1
W Charles Bennett
#99 Lightweight
  Pride - Bushido 5
Thursday, October 14th 2004
Technical Submission (Kimura)
Round 1
W Fabio Mello   Pride - Bushido 4
Monday, July 19th 2004
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Ralph Gracie
#7 Lightweight
  Pride - Bushido 3
Sunday, May 23rd 2004
TKO (Knees)
Round 1
W Jadyson Costa   Pride - Bushido 2
Sunday, February 15th 2004
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L B.J. Penn
#3 Lightweight
  ROTR 4 - Rumble on the Rock 4
Friday, October 10th 2003
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 3
L Joachim Hansen
#16 Lightweight
  Shooto - 8/10 in Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
Sunday, August 10th 2003
Decision (Majority)
Round 3
W Nick Ertl
#49 Welterweight
  Shooto - 2/23 in Korakuen Hall
Sunday, February 23rd 2003
Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
W Dokonjonosuke Mishima
#5 Lightweight
  Shooto - Year End Show 2002
Saturday, December 14th 2002
TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Chris Brennan
#27 Welterweight
  Shooto - Treasure Hunt 10
Monday, September 16th 2002
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Leonardo Santos   Shooto - Treasure Hunt 7
Saturday, June 29th 2002
Decision (Majority)
Round 3
W Rumina Sato
#5 Lightweight
  Shooto - To The Top Final Act
Sunday, December 16th 2001
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Ryan Bow
#6 Lightweight
  Shooto - R.E.A.D. 12
Sunday, November 12th 2000
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Paul Rodriguez
#5 Lightweight
  Shooto - R.E.A.D. 6
Sunday, July 16th 2000
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Anderson Pavao   Shooto - R.E.A.D. 3
Sunday, April 2nd 2000
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Johnny Eduardo   VTJ 1999 - Vale Tudo Japan 1999
Saturday, December 11th 1999
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 3
W Takuya Kuwabara   Shooto - Renaxis 4
Sunday, September 5th 1999
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Stephen Palling
#24 Welterweight
  SB 12 - SuperBrawl 12
Tuesday, June 1st 1999
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Takuya Kuwabara
#10 Lightweight
  Shooto - Renaxis 1
Sunday, March 28th 1999
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Kazumichi Takada   Shooto - Devilock Fighters
Friday, January 15th 1999
TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Hiroshi Tsuruya   Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 6
Friday, November 27th 1998
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2