Kenji Kawaguchi
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Kawasaki, Kanagawa
- Born
- Japan
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Kenji Kawaguchi 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
266-177-53
.600 win rate
Winning-record opponents
14 of 22
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
25
22 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 25 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 10 sub · 1 decShooto · Pancrase · VTJ 1998 · VTJ 1997 · VTJ 1995 +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Yuki Kondo67-41-9 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:53 | Pancrase | Nov 1, 2015 |
| W | Deividas Petrauskas5-2-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:05 | Shooto | May 12, 2006 |
| L | Carlos Newton16-14 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 29, 1999 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:10 | VTJ 1998 | Oct 25, 1998 | |
| W | Ante Jurisic0-1 | Submission | Heel Hook | R2 | 0:35 | Shooto | Jul 29, 1998 |
| L | Masanori Suda22-11-3 | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 1:08 | Shooto | Mar 1, 1998 |
| W | Jan Lomulder | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 3:49 | VTJ 1997 | Nov 29, 1997 |
| L | Erik Paulson11-4-2 | Submission | Toe Hold | R3 | 1:23 | Shooto | May 7, 1996 |
| W | Tommy Walkingstick | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 6:29 | VTJ 1995 | Apr 20, 1995 |
| L | Erik Paulson11-4-2 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:03 | Shooto | Nov 7, 1994 |
| L | Jan Lomulder | KO/TKO | Soccer Kick | R1 | 2:59 | VTJ 1994 | Jul 29, 1994 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:55 | Shooto | May 6, 1994 | |
| W | Yuichi Fukaya0-1 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 0:32 | Shooto | Mar 18, 1994 |
| D | Satoshi Honma4-7-1 | Draw | — | R5 | 3:00 | Shooto | Nov 27, 1992 |
| W | Manabu Yamada23-15-6 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 0:36 | Shooto | Jul 23, 1992 |
| W | Satoshi Honma4-7-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 3:00 | Shooto | Oct 17, 1991 |
| D | Kazuhiro Kusayanagi9-17-3 | Draw | — | R5 | 3:00 | Shooto | Aug 25, 1991 |
| W | Manabu Yamada23-15-6 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 0:58 | Shooto | May 31, 1991 |
| W | Naoki Sakurada12-6-4 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | — | Shooto | Jan 25, 1991 |
| W | Yuji Ito5-4-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:37 | Shooto | Nov 28, 1990 |
| D | Yasuto Sekishima7-2-4 | Draw | — | R5 | 3:00 | Shooto | Mar 17, 1990 |
| W | Naoki Sakurada12-6-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R4 | 1:29 | Shooto | Jan 13, 1990 |
| W | Mitsuo Fujikura1-1-1 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 0:41 | Shooto | Oct 19, 1989 |
| D | Yuji Ito5-4-3 | Draw | — | R4 | 3:00 | Shooto | Jul 29, 1989 |
| W | Tadashi Yokoyama0-1 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | — | Shooto | May 18, 1989 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.