Masato Nishiguchi
UFC DebutNickname“The Great Naniwa”
Record
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Higashiosaka, Osaka
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Muso Senjutsu
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'0" · 183 cm
Before the UFC
Masato Nishiguchi 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
56-61-12
.479 win rate
Winning-record opponents
2 of 6
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
8
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 8 bouts · 3 promotions · wins by 1 sub · 1 decShooto · Pancrase · GCM
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | Hidemi Mihara | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Mar 19, 2006 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:38 | Pancrase | Apr 10, 2005 | |
| L | Daisuke Hanazawa16-15-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Aug 22, 2004 |
| W | Masashi Kita1-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Oct 12, 2003 |
| L | Masutatsu Yano2-4-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | GCM | Jul 21, 2003 |
| L | Yosuke Mikami | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jun 27, 2003 |
| D | Ryuta Sakurai30-28-6 | Draw | — | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Aug 27, 2002 |
| L | Kaichi Tsuji3-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jun 29, 2002 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.