Daisuke Watanabe
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Tsuru, Yamanashi
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Pancraseism
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Daisuke Watanabe 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
ModerateOpponents' combined record
1069-949-244
.530 win rate
Winning-record opponents
28 of 50
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
54
50 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 54 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 6 sub · 8 decPancrase · NF 5 · NF 2 · Gladiator · Deep +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Shigeaki Kusayanagi | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Feb 3, 2013 |
| L | Seiki Ryo9-9-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:23 | Pancrase | Dec 5, 2010 |
| W | Christopher Costa | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 4:18 | Gladiator | Jul 24, 2010 |
| D | Keitaro Maeda7-5-2 | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Apr 29, 2010 |
| W | Kosei Kubota27-41-17 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Feb 7, 2010 |
| L | Ryuji Ohori3-6 | Submission | Kimura | R2 | 4:46 | Pancrase | Apr 27, 2008 |
| L | Alavutdin Gadjiev18-13-1 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 0:32 | Pancrase | Sep 5, 2007 |
| L | Izuru Takeuchi25-11-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Apr 27, 2007 |
| W | Tomoyoshi Iwamiya6-12-4 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:58 | Pancrase | Feb 28, 2007 |
| L | Yuji Hisamatsu16-22-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Apr 9, 2006 |
| L | Daijiro Matsui16-31-7 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Aug 27, 2005 |
| W | Yuya Shirai24-14-1 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | May 1, 2005 |
| L | Kestutis Arbocius8-5-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Dec 21, 2004 |
| L | Branden Lee Hinkle17-11 | Decision | — | R3 | 5:00 | NF 5 | Oct 2, 2004 |
| W | Wong Sub Lee2-1 | Decision | — | R3 | 5:00 | NF 5 | Oct 2, 2004 |
| L | Nilson de Castro10-8-1 | KO/TKO | Knee | R2 | 1:14 | Pancrase | Aug 22, 2004 |
| W | Yoshinori Momose1-2-3 | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R1 | 4:53 | Pancrase | Apr 23, 2004 |
| W | Yoon Seob Kwak7-16 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 0:47 | NF 2 | Dec 20, 2003 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:55 | NF 2 | Dec 20, 2003 | |
| L | Akihiro Gono38-24-8 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 3:49 | Pancrase | Oct 31, 2003 |
| W | Yuki Sasaki25-22-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 4:18 | Pancrase | Jun 22, 2003 |
| D | Mitsuyoshi Sato5-9-3 | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Apr 12, 2003 |
| W | Hidetada Irie6-4-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:18 | Pancrase | Jan 26, 2003 |
| W | Takao Yamamoto | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Jul 28, 2002 |
| L | Yasuhito Namekawa25-16-4 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Mar 30, 2002 |
| D | Kosei Kubota27-41-17 | Draw | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Feb 17, 2002 |
| L | Sanae Kikuta31-9-3 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:14 | Pancrase | Dec 1, 2001 |
| D | Mitsuyoshi Sato5-9-3 | Draw | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Oct 30, 2001 |
| W | Nobuhiro Tsurumaki1-14 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:17 | Pancrase | Aug 25, 2001 |
| L | Akihiro Gono38-24-8 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R2 | 0:52 | Pancrase | Jun 26, 2001 |
| W | Eiji Ishikawa31-26-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | May 13, 2001 |
| L | Antony Rea41-15 | KO/TKO | Cut | R2 | 0:58 | BVT | Mar 24, 2001 |
| L | Yuki Sasaki25-22-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:12 | Pancrase | Feb 4, 2001 |
| W | David Davitashvili0-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:24 | Pancrase | Dec 9, 2000 |
| L | Yuji Hoshino18-9-7 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 13:22 | Pancrase | Aug 27, 2000 |
| W | Eiji Ishikawa31-26-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Jul 23, 2000 |
| W | Yohei Ota9-15-4 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 4:52 | Pancrase | Jul 23, 2000 |
| D | Takaku Fuke16-29-5 | Draw | Majority | R2 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Apr 30, 2000 |
| W | Hikaru Sato24-26-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | Feb 27, 2000 |
| L | Daiju Takase12-15-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | Jan 23, 2000 |
| W | Leslie Allen | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:44 | Pancrase | Nov 28, 1999 |
| L | Osami Shibuya38-34-17 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | Oct 25, 1999 |
| L | Takafumi Ito40-36-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | Sep 4, 1999 |
| L | Ikuhisa Minowa63-45-8 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:28 | Pancrase | Aug 1, 1999 |
| W | Masatomo Iba1-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | Aug 1, 1999 |
| L | Yuki Kondo67-41-9 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:21 | Pancrase | Jul 6, 1999 |
| L | Chris Lytle31-18-5 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 5:30 | Pancrase | Jun 11, 1999 |
| L | Kosei Kubota27-41-17 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | May 23, 1999 |
| L | Katsuomi Inagaki18-23-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 7:44 | Pancrase | Apr 18, 1999 |
| L | Daisuke Ishii16-17-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Mar 9, 1999 |
| L | Kiuma Kunioku35-26-9 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 3:58 | Pancrase | Feb 11, 1999 |
| L | Ikuhisa Minowa63-45-8 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:18 | Pancrase | Jan 19, 1999 |
| L | Takafumi Ito40-36-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Nov 29, 1998 |
| L | Manabu Yamada23-15-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 7:33 | Pancrase | Oct 26, 1998 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.