Kazuo Takahashi
UFC DebutNickname“Yoshiki”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Ichikawa, Chiba
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- D-One Gym
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Kazuo Takahashi 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
1225-941-151
.566 win rate
Winning-record opponents
30 of 56
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
61
56 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 61 bouts · 10 promotions · wins by 10 KO · 10 sub · 8 decPancrase · PRIDE · Sengoku · Bodog Fight · Rings +5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Dusko Todorovic13-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:41 | Rings | |
| L | Ryo Kawamura19-11-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:43 | Pancrase | |
| W | Kenichi Yamamoto5-12-2 | KO/TKO | Knee | R1 | 6:29 | U-Spirits | |
| L | Yuji Sakuragi16-25-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 4:59 | Pancrase | |
| W | Submission | Scarf Hold Armlock | R1 | 2:28 | SRC | ||
| L | Antony Rea41-15 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | Fury 1 | |
| L | Valentijn Overeem30-32 | KO/TKO | Flying Knee | R1 | 2:42 | Sengoku | |
| L | Fabio Silva15-9 | KO/TKO | Knee | R2 | 0:24 | Sengoku | |
| L | Mark Burch9-2 | KO/TKO | Knee | R1 | 3:45 | Bodog Fight | |
| L | Melvin Manhoef32-17-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:36 | K-1 | |
| NC | Mark Burch9-2 | No Contest | Accidental Eye Poke | R1 | 1:05 | Bodog Fight | |
| L | Vitor Belfort26-14 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:36 | PRIDE | |
| W | Kestutis Arbocius | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | |
| W | Yuji Sakuragi16-25-2 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 3:01 | Pancrase | |
| L | Igor Vovchanchyn56-10 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:10 | PRIDE | |
| L | Heath Herring28-16 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:53 | PRIDE | |
| L | Josh Barnett35-8 | Submission | Triangle Armbar | R2 | 2:52 | NJPW | |
| W | Tsuyoshi Ozawa | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 5:00 | Pancrase | |
| L | Tsuyoshi Ozawa | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | |
| W | Hideki Tadao5-6 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | |
| W | Katsuhisa Fujii9-18-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:12 | Pancrase | |
| W | Disqualification | Eye Gouging | R1 | 3:20 | Pancrase | ||
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:22 | Pancrase | ||
| W | Katsuomi Inagaki18-23-3 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:38 | Pancrase | |
| W | David Frendin9-14-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:26 | Pancrase | |
| W | Mitsuyoshi Sato5-9-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | |
| L | Sanae Kikuta31-9-3 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 7:22 | Pancrase | |
| W | Masutatsu Yano2-4-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | |
| L | Semmy Schilt26-14-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 7:30 | Pancrase | |
| W | John Cronk19-29 | KO/TKO | Submission to Elbows and Headbutts | R1 | 7:59 | Pancrase | |
| W | Osami Shibuya38-34-17 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 6:08 | Pancrase | |
| D | John Lober5-9-4 | Draw | Unanimous | R2 | 3:00 | Pancrase | |
| W | Omar Bouiche3-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 8:47 | Pancrase | |
| W | Minoru Suzuki29-19 | KO/TKO | Palm Strikes | R1 | 8:06 | Pancrase | |
| D | Katsuomi Inagaki18-23-3 | Draw | Unanimous | R2 | 3:00 | Pancrase | |
| L | Semmy Schilt26-14-1 | KO/TKO | Palm Strikes | R1 | 5:44 | Pancrase | |
| W | Leon van Dijk6-11-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 3:00 | Pancrase | |
| L | Osami Shibuya38-34-17 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 9:35 | Pancrase | |
| L | Yuki Kondo67-41-9 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 7:27 | Pancrase | |
| W | Jong Wang Kim13-23 | KO/TKO | Knees | R1 | 1:06 | Pancrase | |
| L | Jason Godsey16-16 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:20 | Pancrase | |
| L | Jason DeLucia33-21-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 5:13 | Pancrase | |
| W | Satoshi Hasegawa12-17-2 | KO/TKO | Palm Strikes | R1 | 6:20 | Pancrase | |
| L | Semmy Schilt26-14-1 | KO/TKO | Palm Strikes | R1 | 7:00 | Pancrase | |
| W | Keiichiro Yamamiya45-35-10 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 7:12 | Pancrase | |
| L | Vernon White26-33-2 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 19:43 | Pancrase | |
| W | Ryushi Yanagisawa24-25-9 | Decision | Lost Points | R1 | 15:00 | Pancrase | |
| D | Manabu Yamada23-15-6 | Draw | Split | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | |
| W | Takafumi Ito40-36-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | |
| L | Vernon White26-33-2 | Decision | Lost Points | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | |
| L | Jason DeLucia33-21-1 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 3:37 | Pancrase | |
| L | Ken Shamrock28-17-2 | Decision | Lost Points | R1 | 20:00 | Pancrase | |
| W | Scott Bessac4-6 | KO/TKO | Palm Strikes | R1 | 2:26 | Pancrase | |
| W | Osami Shibuya38-34-17 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 5:12 | Pancrase | |
| L | Bas Rutten28-4-1 | KO/TKO | Knee Injury | R1 | 1:37 | Pancrase | |
| W | Decision | Lost Points | R1 | 30:00 | Pancrase | ||
| W | Katsuomi Inagaki18-23-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 5:41 | Pancrase | |
| L | Masakatsu Funaki39-13-2 | KO/TKO | Palm Strikes and Knees | R1 | 3:09 | Pancrase | |
| W | James Mathews | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:11 | Pancrase | |
| L | Ken Shamrock28-17-2 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 12:23 | Pancrase | |
| W | George Weingeroff | KO/TKO | Palm Strikes | R1 | 1:23 | Pancrase |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.