Kenichi Ito
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Minato, Tokyo
- Born
- Japan
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Kenichi Ito 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
508-385-139
.569 win rate
Winning-record opponents
21 of 26
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
31
26 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 31 bouts · 9 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 7 sub · 1 decZst · Bushido Lithuania · Grachan · Grandslam MMA 2 · Grandslam MMA 1 +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Yu Iizuka | Submission | Inverted Heel Hook | R1 | 2:57 | Zst | Jan 26, 2020 |
| L | Ignas Barysas | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:20 | Bushido Lithuania | Nov 19, 2016 |
| L | Motonobu Tezuka30-18-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:25 | Grachan | Sep 19, 2015 |
| L | Masakazu Imanari40-22-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:06 | Grandslam MMA 2 | Feb 8, 2015 |
| L | Nam Phan21-17 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:27 | Grandslam MMA 1 | Jul 13, 2014 |
| W | Seio Yamada6-16-13 | Submission | Leg Scissor Choke | R2 | 2:03 | Zst | Apr 12, 2014 |
| L | Koji Mori13-7-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R5 | 2:46 | Zst | Nov 23, 2013 |
| W | Jae Woo Choi0-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:24 | Zst | Sep 23, 2013 |
| L | Masakazu Imanari40-22-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Feb 16, 2013 |
| L | Masayuki Okude14-10-6 | Submission | Straight Armbar | R3 | 3:11 | Zst 33 | Nov 23, 2012 |
| L | Keisuke Fujiwara18-12-5 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Jul 16, 2012 |
| W | Jarrett Owen | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 2:07 | Rings | Mar 9, 2012 |
| L | Masayuki Okude14-10-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Nov 23, 2011 |
| W | Ignas Barysas | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Sep 11, 2011 |
| D | Takumi Nakayama19-17-6 | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | May 22, 2011 |
| W | Yoshitaka Abe7-11-2 | Submission | Inverted Heel Hook | R1 | 3:52 | Zst | Feb 6, 2011 |
| D | Toshihiro Shimizu31-26-9 | Draw | Time Limit | R1 | 10:00 | Zst | Jul 3, 2010 |
| L | Teruhiko Azumaya | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 1:57 | Zst | Apr 18, 2010 |
| D | Naoyuki Kotani37-20-7 | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Feb 20, 2010 |
| W | Masayuki Okude14-10-6 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 5:00 | Zst | Nov 23, 2009 |
| D | Kota Okazawa12-10-5 | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Sep 21, 2009 |
| W | Takumi Yano10-9-3 | Disqualification | Timidity | R2 | 1:42 | Zst | May 24, 2009 |
| W | Taku Aramaki6-11-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:51 | Zst | Jan 25, 2009 |
| L | Shunichi Shimizu39-32-13 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 4:49 | Zst | May 18, 2008 |
| W | Hiroyuki Ota16-11-9 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 3:55 | Zst 15 | Nov 23, 2007 |
| W | Masayuki Okude14-10-6 | Submission | Achilles Lock | R1 | 3:52 | Zst | Sep 9, 2007 |
| W | Toshihiro Shimizu31-26-9 | Submission | Achilles Lock | R1 | 0:52 | Zst | Jul 15, 2007 |
| L | Shunichi Shimizu39-32-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Apr 1, 2007 |
| D | Hirotaka Tomiyama1-6-1 | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 3:00 | Zst | Feb 12, 2007 |
| D | Emerson Azuma7-3-2 | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 3:00 | Zst | Nov 23, 2006 |
| L | Masanori Kanehara29-14-5 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 1:00 | Zst | Oct 1, 2006 |
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.
Amateur
1-2-2across 5 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsPancrase · Zst
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Hirofumi Abe | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 3:47 | Zst | Sep 10, 2006 |
| L | Junichi Ota8-6-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:17 | Pancrase | Jun 6, 2006 |
| L | Junichi Ota8-6-3 | Decision | Majority | R1 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Feb 19, 2006 |
| D | Toshio Soranaka | Draw | Time Limit | R1 | 5:00 | Zst | Nov 23, 2005 |
| D | Taku Aramaki6-11-1 | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Oct 2, 2005 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.