Akihiro Takanabe
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Fukuoka
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Fighter's Flow
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Akihiro Takanabe makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
90-59-9
.604 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 4
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
4
all opponents have records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 4 bouts · 3 promotions · wins by 2 decPancrase · Deep · Shooto
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Hiro Sasaki3-5 | Submission | Heel Hook | R2 | 0:34 | Deep | Apr 13, 2025 |
| W | Yuki Kondo67-41-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Jul 24, 2016 |
| W | Kazuma Maruyama14-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Dec 20, 2015 |
| L | Submission | Banana Split | R1 | 0:44 | Shooto | Jun 8, 2013 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.