Koji Shikuwa
UFC DebutNickname“Animal”
Record
Streak
W2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Nakagawa, Fukuoka
- Born
- Japan
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Koji Shikuwa 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
194-91-7
.681 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 11
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
18
11 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 18 bouts · 9 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 3 decKunlun Fight · Deep · ONE · Legion Japan · Knuckle's 16 +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Lawdlain Saint-Ilme | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:29 | Deep | Nov 4, 2024 |
| W | Takumi Hayashida | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R1 | 1:48 | Knuckle's 16 | Jun 30, 2024 |
| L | Tatsuya Mizuno27-16-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | May 3, 2024 |
| L | Igor Tanabe5-0 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:40 | RIZIN | Oct 1, 2023 |
| L | Mehdi Bagheri | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 5:00 | ONE | Feb 19, 2020 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punch | R3 | 4:50 | Legion Japan | Nov 24, 2019 | |
| L | Joseph Luciano10-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ONE | Aug 6, 2019 |
| L | Rick Alchin15-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ONE | Apr 25, 2019 |
| L | Yuta Watanabe23-14-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 27, 2018 |
| W | Hisato Hisato | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Legion Japan | May 13, 2018 |
| L | Jun Yong Park19-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 1:57 | Heat | Dec 23, 2017 |
| W | Shaowei Wang | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Kunlun Fight | Aug 28, 2017 |
| L | Ryota Oki | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Legion Japan | Jun 25, 2017 |
| W | Mingyang Zhang19-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Kunlun Fight | May 4, 2017 |
| L | Sai Wang30-7-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Kunlun Fight | Dec 10, 2016 |
| W | Aleksandr Sasa | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 9:07 | All FC 4 | Sep 10, 2016 |
| L | Sai Wang30-7-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Kunlun Fight | Jun 5, 2016 |
| L | Won Sik Park16-9-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | IGF | Jun 27, 2015 |
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
1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionDeep
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jin Sato | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:58 | Deep | Mar 8, 2015 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.