Kentaro Watanabe
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L4
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Osaka, Osaka
- Born
- Japan
- Weight class
- Flyweight
- Height
- 5'4" · 163 cm
Before the UFC
Kentaro Watanabe 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
265-196-39
.575 win rate
Winning-record opponents
14 of 21
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
24
21 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 24 bouts · 4 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 7 decShooto · PXC · Vale Tudo Japan · One FC 17
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Hiroki Takaoka14-10-6 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Dec 29, 2024 |
| L | Daichi Mizuta | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R1 | 0:59 | Shooto | Jul 14, 2024 |
| L | Koki Naito13-10-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 5:00 | Shooto | Mar 21, 2020 |
| L | Ryuya Fukuda26-10-1 | KO/TKO | Cut | R1 | 1:20 | Shooto | Sep 22, 2019 |
| W | Musashi Nakasone10-5-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 4:40 | Shooto | May 12, 2019 |
| W | Taku Kajikawa9-13-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:53 | Shooto | Dec 23, 2017 |
| L | Riley Dutro12-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | PXC | Jul 8, 2016 |
| L | Yoshiro Maeda40-19-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Vale Tudo Japan | Jun 21, 2015 |
| L | Darren Uyenoyama10-6 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | PXC | Mar 13, 2015 |
| L | Geje Eustaquio | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | One FC 17 | Jun 14, 2014 |
| W | Kiyotaka Shimizu25-16-3 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jul 27, 2013 |
| L | Yosuke Saruta21-14-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:52 | Shooto | Apr 7, 2013 |
| W | Nam Jin Jo10-8-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Sep 23, 2012 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:37 | Shooto | Jul 8, 2012 | |
| W | Ryuichi Miki21-16-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 5, 2011 |
| W | Kosuke Suzuki | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 4:48 | Shooto | Sep 4, 2011 |
| W | Hayato Sato2-9-4 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 5:00 | Shooto | Apr 3, 2011 |
| L | Junya Kodo8-7-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Aug 15, 2010 |
| W | Itchaku Murata8-14-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Mar 28, 2010 |
| L | Hideru Inoue4-3-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:00 | Shooto | Oct 4, 2009 |
| W | Tatsuro Kamei6-6-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Aug 16, 2009 |
| L | Fumihiro Kitahara19-10-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Dec 13, 2008 |
| W | Kota Funamoto1-2 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Sep 28, 2008 |
| W | Jun Nagasoe3-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Mar 23, 2008 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.