Kazunari Murakami
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Toyama
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- UFO
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'1" · 185 cm
Before the UFC
Kazunari Murakami 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.
UFC debut
Aug 20, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
136-113-20
.546 win rate
Winning-record opponents
4 of 9
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
10
9 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 10 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 3 sub · 1 decLumax Cup · PRIDE · Jungle Fight 1 · UFO · EF 4 +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Young Gun Lee | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:09 | Jungle Fight 1 | Sep 13, 2003 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:03 | UFO | Aug 8, 2002 | |
| L | Masaaki Satake1-8-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 6:58 | PRIDE | Aug 27, 2000 |
| W | John Dixson15-22 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:34 | PRIDE | Oct 11, 1997 |
| L | Maurice Smith12-14 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 4:23 | EF 4 | Mar 28, 1997 |
| W | Bart Vale1-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:37 | EF 3 | Oct 18, 1996 |
| L | Masanori Suda22-11-3 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:38 | Lumax Cup | Mar 30, 1996 |
| W | Akihiro Gono38-24-8 | Decision | — | R2 | 3:00 | Lumax Cup | Mar 30, 1996 |
| W | Isamu Osugi0-5 | Submission | Armlock | R1 | 4:10 | Lumax Cup | Mar 30, 1996 |
| L | Akihiro Gono38-24-8 | KO/TKO | Kick | R1 | 2:25 | Lumax Cup | Oct 13, 1995 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.