Keisuke Sakai
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Hiroshima, Hiroshima
- Born
- Japan
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Keisuke Sakai 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
103-84-22
.551 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 9
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
12
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 12 bouts · 4 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 4 sub · 1 decShooto · Powergate · Demolition Xigma · KF 1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Toshihiko Sugimoto1-2-1 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 1:17 | Demolition Xigma | Dec 4, 2011 |
| W | Makoto Maeda9-11-4 | Disqualification | Illegal Kick | R1 | 2:01 | Shooto | May 17, 2009 |
| L | Yuya Aikawa3-2-1 | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R1 | 1:50 | Powergate | Feb 11, 2009 |
| W | Yuta Nakamura23-27-3 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 2:21 | Powergate | Sep 28, 2008 |
| L | Yoshitaro Niimi9-7-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Oct 8, 2007 |
| W | Paolo Milano12-5-2 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 2:26 | Shooto | Mar 30, 2007 |
| L | Tomokazu Yuasa5-4-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 4, 2006 |
| W | Hirosumi Sugiura | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 14, 2006 |
| W | Yoshifumi Dogaki5-14-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:14 | Shooto | May 22, 2005 |
| L | Keita Nakamura36-12-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:20 | Shooto | Jul 16, 2004 |
| D | Takamitsu Oba | Draw | — | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Apr 11, 2004 |
| W | Hisakatsu Hara | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 0:00 | KF 1 | Dec 16, 2001 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-0across 2 amateur bouts · 1 promotionPowergate
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Hiroki Tanaka15-12-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Powergate | Apr 13, 2008 |
| W | Takashi Toyota0-0-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:33 | Powergate | Feb 3, 2008 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.