Joao Takeshita
UFC DebutNickname“Samurai”
Record
Streak
L5
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Sao Paulo
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Samurai Team
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
Before the UFC
Joao Takeshita 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
54-33
.621 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 3
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
5
3 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 5 bouts · 5 promotionsCopa do Brasil · PFC · Mega Fight 5.0 · KF 1 · GOF
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Edison Lopes12-9 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:32 | Copa do Brasil | Feb 18, 2017 |
| L | Armando Coelho de Souza | Other | — | R0 | 0:00 | PFC | Dec 11, 2010 |
| L | Dirlei Broenstrup17-14 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R0 | 0:00 | Mega Fight 5.0 | Nov 6, 2010 |
| L | Gustavo Gussem | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:00 | KF 1 | Dec 29, 2008 |
| L | Igor Araujo25-10 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 0:49 | GOF | Mar 19, 2005 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.