Izuru Takeuchi
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Okayama, Okayama
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- SK Absolute
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Izuru Takeuchi 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
759-619-131
.551 win rate
Winning-record opponents
24 of 41
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
43
41 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 43 bouts · 12 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 3 sub · 19 decPancrase · Shooto · GT · Lumax Cup · Sengoku +7
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Ichiro Kanai11-14-3 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Dec 6, 2009 |
| D | Takenori Sato20-12-7 | Draw | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Aug 8, 2009 |
| L | Joe Doerksen51-16 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:13 | Sengoku | Nov 1, 2008 |
| W | Junior Santos1-2 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 4:49 | Pancrase | Jun 1, 2008 |
| W | Hiromitsu Kanehara19-27-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Mar 26, 2008 |
| W | Yuichi Nakanishi9-9-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Nov 28, 2007 |
| W | Brayan Rafiq8-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Sep 5, 2007 |
| W | Daisuke Watanabe19-30-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Apr 27, 2007 |
| L | Kyacey Uscola23-25 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bodog Fight | Feb 18, 2007 |
| L | Yuichi Nakanishi9-9-3 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Dec 2, 2006 |
| W | Hikaru Sato24-26-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Aug 27, 2006 |
| L | Yushin Okami38-15 | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R1 | 3:39 | GCM | Jun 11, 2006 |
| W | Azat Askerov | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | May 2, 2006 |
| W | Myung Ho Bae18-7-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:46 | MARS | Feb 4, 2006 |
| W | Kozo Urita17-21-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Nov 4, 2005 |
| W | Hiromitsu Miura13-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:35 | K-1 | Jul 6, 2005 |
| L | Nate Marquardt36-20-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 2:10 | Pancrase | May 1, 2005 |
| W | Yuji Hisamatsu16-22-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Feb 4, 2005 |
| W | Seiki Ryo9-9-3 | KO/TKO | Shoulder Injury | R1 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Nov 26, 2004 |
| W | Mitsuhiro Ito | Submission | Armlock | R2 | 2:35 | Aranami | Oct 1, 2004 |
| D | Osami Shibuya38-34-17 | Draw | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Jun 22, 2004 |
| W | Kiuma Kunioku35-26-9 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Apr 23, 2004 |
| D | Marcel Ferreira4-2-1 | Draw | — | R3 | 5:00 | AFC 7 | Feb 27, 2004 |
| D | Eiji Ishikawa31-26-3 | Draw | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Oct 31, 2003 |
| W | Kosei Kubota27-41-17 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Jun 7, 2003 |
| L | Nate Marquardt36-20-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:29 | Pancrase | Mar 8, 2003 |
| W | Chris Lytle31-18-5 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Dec 21, 2002 |
| W | Nate Marquardt36-20-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Oct 29, 2002 |
| L | Dustin Denes12-4-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | HOOKnSHOOT | Sep 7, 2002 |
| W | Ronald Jhun24-26-2 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jan 12, 2002 |
| D | Martijn de Jong8-7-3 | Draw | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 25, 2001 |
| W | Martijn de Jong8-7-3 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jul 6, 2001 |
| L | Patrick Fortrie7-0 | Decision | — | R1 | 5:00 | GT | Mar 18, 2000 |
| W | Frederique Ferrera1-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | — | GT | Mar 18, 2000 |
| W | Decision | — | R1 | 5:00 | GT | Mar 18, 2000 | |
| W | Shiko Yamashita10-5-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jan 14, 2000 |
| D | Ryuta Sakurai30-28-6 | Draw | — | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 4, 1999 |
| W | Ahmed Lazizi0-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 29, 1999 |
| W | Nobuhiro Tsurumaki1-14 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Apr 9, 1999 |
| D | Ryuta Sakurai30-28-6 | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 27, 1998 |
| L | Yuki Sasaki25-22-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jul 18, 1998 |
| L | Masanori Suda22-11-3 | Submission | Toe Hold | R1 | 1:53 | Lumax Cup | Dec 20, 1997 |
| W | Motohiko Sugiyama0-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 3:00 | Lumax Cup | Dec 20, 1997 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.