Masanori Kato
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Miyazaki, Miyazaki
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- C.K. Styles MMA
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Masanori Kato 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
DevelopmentalOpponents' combined record
55-58-3
.487 win rate
Winning-record opponents
1 of 6
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
9
6 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 9 bouts · 3 promotions · wins by 3 decShooto · KROSSxOVER · Tribe Tokyo Fight
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Kenta Takagi17-21 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:07 | KROSSxOVER | Nov 16, 2025 |
| L | Hidenari Saijo | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 12, 2023 |
| L | Yuta Nakamura23-27-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:13 | Shooto | May 28, 2023 |
| W | Ryota Sumiyoshi | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 15, 2022 |
| L | Taiga Iwasaki11-2 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R2 | 4:04 | Tribe Tokyo Fight | Dec 19, 2020 |
| W | Ryo Fukuda0-1 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Sep 9, 2018 |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:40 | Shooto | Sep 10, 2017 | |
| L | Soki Toyama | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:33 | Shooto | Dec 23, 2015 |
| W | Yohei Nomura0-3 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jun 21, 2015 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-1across 2 amateur bouts · 1 promotionShooto
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Masato Katsumata2-1 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 3:18 | Shooto | Nov 23, 2013 |
| W | Susumu Kikuchi0-1 | Decision | Split | R1 | 4:00 | Shooto | Nov 23, 2013 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.