Hikaru Sato
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Okayama, Okayama
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Pancrase Mission
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Hikaru Sato 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
752-711-122
.514 win rate
Winning-record opponents
23 of 49
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
54
49 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 · 9 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 12 sub · 9 decPancrase · Deep · GCM · Top FC 18 · U-Spirits +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Kanto Fuchigami | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:32 | Pancrase | Jun 27, 2021 |
| L | Doo Hwan Kim12-5-1 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:21 | Top FC 18 | May 25, 2018 |
| L | Ryuta Sakurai30-28-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:23 | Pancrase | Aug 20, 2017 |
| W | Johnathan Ivey33-58 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:18 | Pancrase | Feb 5, 2017 |
| L | Sergey Martynov18-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:03 | Pancrase | Jan 31, 2016 |
| W | Shannon Ritch58-88 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:36 | Pancrase | Aug 9, 2015 |
| W | Hirohide Fujinuma | Submission | Scarf Hold Armlock | R1 | 2:12 | Deep | Dec 31, 2014 |
| L | KO/TKO | Suplex | R1 | 4:26 | U-Spirits | Mar 9, 2013 | |
| L | Ikkei Nagamura15-11-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Jan 28, 2012 |
| W | Osami Shibuya38-34-17 | Submission | Scarf Hold Armlock | R1 | 2:22 | Zst | Jul 3, 2010 |
| W | Ryuji Ohori3-6 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 3:46 | Pancrase | Feb 1, 2009 |
| L | Min Suk Heo5-10 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 1:08 | Deep | Aug 16, 2008 |
| W | Jerry Nelson6-2 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 2:37 | Pancrase | Jun 29, 2008 |
| L | Alavutdin Gadjiev18-13-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:20 | Pancrase | Mar 26, 2008 |
| D | Takeshi Sato0-0-1 | Draw | — | R2 | 5:00 | Kingdom of Grapple | Nov 25, 2007 |
| W | Kentaro Abe2-7-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:27 | Pancrase | Oct 14, 2007 |
| L | Riki Fukuda24-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:09 | Pancrase | Jul 27, 2007 |
| L | Brayan Rafiq8-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:16 | Pancrase | Apr 27, 2007 |
| W | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Feb 28, 2007 | |
| W | Sviatoslav Matafonov2-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Dec 10, 2006 |
| W | Tomoyoshi Iwamiya6-12-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Oct 25, 2006 |
| L | Izuru Takeuchi25-11-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Aug 27, 2006 |
| W | Daisuke Hanazawa16-15-5 | Submission | Toe Hold | R2 | 2:01 | Pancrase | Mar 19, 2006 |
| L | Yuji Sakuragi16-25-2 | KO/TKO | Soccer Kicks | R1 | 0:55 | Pancrase | Jan 26, 2006 |
| D | Kyosuke Sasaki3-7-4 | Draw | Unanimous | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | Dec 4, 2005 |
| L | Poai Suganuma11-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Oct 2, 2005 |
| W | Tenshin Matsumoto | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:43 | Pancrase | Sep 3, 2005 |
| W | Seiji Ogura0-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:16 | Pancrase | Jul 10, 2005 |
| W | Sumio Koyano2-8-1 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 2:57 | Pancrase | Feb 4, 2005 |
| L | Yuji Hisamatsu16-22-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Nov 26, 2004 |
| D | Kyosuke Sasaki3-7-4 | Draw | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Oct 12, 2004 |
| L | Katsuya Inoue19-9-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:53 | Pancrase | Jun 22, 2004 |
| W | Yuichi Nakanishi9-9-3 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Mar 29, 2004 |
| W | Daisuke Nakamura35-29-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | GCM | Jan 18, 2004 |
| W | Shinpei Sotoyama | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:29 | GCM | Sep 23, 2003 |
| L | Hidehiko Hasegawa19-20-5 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Jun 22, 2003 |
| W | Edgar Luna Pozos | Submission | Heel Hook | R2 | 0:57 | Deep | May 5, 2003 |
| W | Submission | Toe Hold | R1 | 2:36 | GCM | Mar 23, 2003 | |
| L | Yushin Okami38-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Jan 26, 2003 |
| D | Susumu Yamazaki2-2-2 | Draw | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Oct 29, 2002 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | KF 2 | Jul 23, 2002 | |
| W | Takaku Fuke16-29-5 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | May 11, 2002 |
| W | Kazuki Okubo7-9 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Feb 17, 2002 |
| L | Hideaki Iwasaki3-5-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 4:20 | Pancrase | Oct 30, 2001 |
| L | Keiichiro Yamamiya45-35-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Zero1 | Aug 30, 2001 |
| L | Kazuo Misaki25-11-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:08 | Pancrase | Jul 29, 2001 |
| W | Ryo Chonan22-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | May 5, 2001 |
| L | Nate Marquardt36-20-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:53 | Pancrase | Mar 31, 2001 |
| W | Shinya Sato10-15-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | Dec 9, 2000 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | Oct 31, 2000 | |
| L | Eiji Ishikawa31-26-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:43 | Pancrase | Aug 27, 2000 |
| L | Yuji Hoshino18-9-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Jul 23, 2000 |
| W | Michael Sa Jin Kwok12-5-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:23 | Pancrase | Apr 30, 2000 |
| L | Daisuke Watanabe19-30-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | Feb 27, 2000 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.