Daichi Takenaka
UFC DebutNickname“Musa”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Izumisano, Osaka
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Paraestra Izumi
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'5" · 165 cm
Before the UFC
Daichi Takenaka 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
275-186-12
.597 win rate
Winning-record opponents
12 of 15
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
22
15 opponents with 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 22 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 7 sub · 6 decShooto · ONE · Vale Tudo Japan · Gladiator · Black Combat 16 +3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Jae Woong Kim16-8 | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R2 | 4:05 | Black Combat 16 | Jan 31, 2026 |
| W | Maicon Bruno | Submission | Face Crank | R1 | 2:31 | Black Combat 14 | May 6, 2025 |
| W | Takaya Takemoto20-11-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Gladiator | Jul 7, 2024 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:27 | Gladiator | Dec 9, 2023 | |
| W | Nobuki Fujii21-15-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jul 23, 2023 |
| L | Tatsumitsu Wada26-14-2 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Oct 5, 2021 |
| W | Ivanildo Delfino | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 2:55 | ONE | Jan 22, 2021 |
| L | Yusup Saadulaev20-6-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ONE | Nov 16, 2019 |
| W | Leandro Issa17-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 1:39 | ONE | Aug 2, 2019 |
| L | Mark Abelardo22-11 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R3 | 2:34 | ONE | Feb 16, 2019 |
| W | Dae Hwan Kim15-12-1 | DQ | Illegal Spike | R1 | 3:06 | ONE | Feb 23, 2018 |
| W | Alan Philpott21-18 | Submission | Face Crank | R1 | 2:37 | Vale Tudo Japan | Jun 19, 2016 |
| W | Takuya Ogura16-17 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:41 | Shooto | Mar 21, 2016 |
| W | Shoko Sato38-17-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 29, 2015 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:16 | Vale Tudo Japan | Sep 13, 2015 | |
| W | Jun Doi20-13-1 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 4:09 | Vale Tudo Japan | Jun 21, 2015 |
| W | Fumiya Sasaki10-21-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:38 | Grandslam MMA 2 | Feb 8, 2015 |
| W | Yuki Kanaumi | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jul 6, 2014 |
| W | Kosuke Eda | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:18 | Shooto | Apr 27, 2014 |
| W | Ryo Okada | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Dec 15, 2013 |
| D | Takashi Maeda | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jul 28, 2013 |
| W | Shun Narita | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Rising On 12 | Jun 17, 2012 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
In the news
All news →- PFL Washington’s Thad Jean: “After I Take Out Shamil Musaev”, “Maybe I Get That Double Champ [Status]”lowkickmma · Jul 22, 2026
- PFL Washington full fight card, ESPN start time | Jean vs. Musaevmmamania · Jul 21, 2026
- Thad Jean predicts Shamil Musaev will get ‘greedy’ before PFL title fightsherdog · Jul 21, 2026