Masayuki Watanabe
UFC DebutNickname“NavE”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Nabari, Mie
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- N-Trust
- Weight class
- Flyweight
- Height
- 5'6" · 168 cm
Before the UFC
Masayuki 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
StrongOpponents' combined record
153-105-8
.593 win rate
Winning-record opponents
8 of 12
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
29
12 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 29 bouts · 10 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 7 sub · 7 decGladiator · Pancrase · RIZIN · Grachan / Gladiator · Top FC 17 +5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Akihiro Fujisawa | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:26 | Gladiator | Mar 3, 2024 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:07 | Gladiator | Mar 26, 2023 | |
| W | Naoki Arikawa | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Gladiator | Sep 25, 2022 |
| L | Ryuya Fukuda26-10-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:54 | RIZIN | Mar 20, 2022 |
| W | Yuichi Miyagi | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Gladiator | Sep 26, 2021 |
| W | Kengo Fujita | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Gladiator | Feb 7, 2021 |
| L | Takashi Matsuba16-9-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Grachan / Gladiator | Dec 21, 2019 |
| W | Tatsuyuki Nakamura | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 4:29 | Pancrase | Jul 21, 2019 |
| D | Soo Wan Park | Draw | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Gladiator | Apr 14, 2019 |
| W | Ryosuke Kano9-9 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Gladiator | Sep 2, 2018 |
| W | Yuki Uejima14-12-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:31 | Gladiator | Jun 3, 2018 |
| L | Kyu Sung Kim | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 3:42 | Top FC 17 | Feb 26, 2018 |
| W | Myeung Ju Lee | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:14 | Gladiator | Jan 21, 2018 |
| L | Ryosuke Kano9-9 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Gladiator | Aug 13, 2017 |
| W | Jang Woo Yeon | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:02 | Gladiator | Mar 5, 2017 |
| W | Takahiro Suzuki | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:27 | Gladiator | Nov 23, 2016 |
| L | Yuya Wakamatsu20-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 1:35 | Pancrase | Jun 12, 2016 |
| W | Yu Kobayashi | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Mar 13, 2016 |
| W | Koken Kusanobu | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:40 | Pancrase | Dec 23, 2015 |
| W | Joji Hirata | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Jul 26, 2015 |
| L | Yu Kuwabara | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Mar 15, 2015 |
| W | Gen Ishida | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Dec 21, 2014 |
| L | Hiroki Yamashita8-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Jul 20, 2014 |
| W | Kazuya Yokomizo8-6 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:27 | Gladiator 67 | Mar 23, 2014 |
| L | Kazuma Sone23-21-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:23 | Heat | Sep 29, 2013 |
| L | Motohiro Takenawa7-10-1 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | ROFC 14 | Apr 6, 2013 |
| L | Kensaku Kodama3-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:59 | Gladiator 50 | Feb 17, 2013 |
| D | Shoki Doi | Draw | Unanimous | R2 | 3:00 | Demolition Project | Oct 7, 2012 |
| W | Hidemi Moriyama | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:46 | Gladiator | Jul 15, 2012 |
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.