Minoru Suzuki
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W4
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Yokohama, Kanagawa
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Pancraseism
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Minoru Suzuki 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
969-764-146
.559 win rate
Winning-record opponents
26 of 44
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
49
44 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 49 bouts · 4 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 22 sub · 4 decPancrase · U-Spirits · Deep · BMSWP
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Hans Nijman9-7 | Submission | Kneebar | R2 | 1:52 | U-Spirits | Mar 9, 2013 |
| W | Jushin Liger | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:48 | Pancrase | Nov 30, 2002 |
| W | El Solar2-4 | Disqualification | Knee to Groin | R1 | 2:26 | Deep | Mar 30, 2002 |
| W | Takaku Fuke16-29-5 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 5:09 | Pancrase | Sep 30, 2001 |
| L | Denis Kang35-16-2 | KO/TKO | Back Injury | R1 | 3:43 | Pancrase | Sep 24, 2000 |
| W | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 1:01 | Pancrase | Apr 30, 2000 | |
| L | Sanae Kikuta31-9-3 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:39 | Pancrase | Dec 18, 1999 |
| L | Osami Shibuya38-34-17 | KO/TKO | Hip Injury | R1 | 2:31 | Pancrase | Dec 19, 1998 |
| L | Omar Bouiche3-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:45 | Pancrase | Oct 26, 1998 |
| L | Kazuo Takahashi30-28-3 | KO/TKO | Palm Strikes | R1 | 8:06 | Pancrase | Sep 14, 1998 |
| L | Takaku Fuke16-29-5 | Decision | Lost Points | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | Jun 21, 1998 |
| W | John Lober5-9-4 | Decision | Lost Points | R1 | 15:00 | Pancrase | Jun 2, 1998 |
| W | Tony Rojo | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Apr 26, 1998 |
| W | Kosei Kubota27-41-17 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:38 | Pancrase | Mar 18, 1998 |
| L | Keiichiro Yamamiya45-35-10 | Decision | Majority | R1 | 20:00 | Pancrase | Mar 1, 1998 |
| L | Semmy Schilt26-14-1 | KO/TKO | Knee | R1 | 9:52 | Pancrase | Jan 16, 1998 |
| L | Keiichiro Yamamiya45-35-10 | Decision | Lost Points | R1 | 20:00 | Pancrase | Sep 6, 1997 |
| W | Jagjit Singh | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 0:21 | Pancrase | Jun 18, 1997 |
| W | Joel Sutton2-4-1 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 0:48 | Pancrase | May 24, 1997 |
| W | Takafumi Ito40-36-13 | Decision | Majority | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | Oct 8, 1996 |
| L | Jason DeLucia33-21-1 | KO/TKO | Palm Strike | R1 | 4:58 | Pancrase | Sep 7, 1996 |
| L | Vernon White26-33-2 | Decision | Majority | R1 | 15:00 | Pancrase | Jul 23, 1996 |
| L | Yuki Kondo67-41-9 | Decision | Lost Points | R1 | 15:00 | Pancrase | Jun 25, 1996 |
| L | Guy Mezger30-13-2 | KO/TKO | Slam | R1 | 7:59 | Pancrase | May 16, 1996 |
| W | Takaku Fuke16-29-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:15 | Pancrase | Mar 2, 1996 |
| L | Frank Shamrock23-10-2 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 22:53 | Pancrase | Jan 28, 1996 |
| NC | Guy Mezger30-13-2 | No Contest | Accidental Groin Kick | R1 | 7:15 | Pancrase | Dec 14, 1995 |
| W | Todd Medina11-9 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:39 | Pancrase | Nov 4, 1995 |
| L | Bas Rutten28-4-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 15:35 | Pancrase | Sep 1, 1995 |
| W | Jason DeLucia33-21-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 9:03 | Pancrase | Jul 22, 1995 |
| W | Larry Papadopoulos5-5-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 8:34 | Pancrase | Jun 13, 1995 |
| W | Ken Shamrock28-17-2 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 2:14 | Pancrase | May 13, 1995 |
| L | Frank Shamrock23-10-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:23 | Pancrase | Apr 8, 1995 |
| W | Christopher DeWeaver | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 1:50 | BMSWP | Apr 2, 1995 |
| W | Gregory Smit2-11 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 9:10 | Pancrase | Mar 10, 1995 |
| L | Manabu Yamada23-15-6 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 14:46 | Pancrase | Dec 17, 1994 |
| W | Jason DeLucia33-21-1 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 2:04 | Pancrase | Dec 16, 1994 |
| W | Matt Hume5-5 | Decision | Lost Points | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | Dec 16, 1994 |
| L | Masakatsu Funaki39-13-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:51 | Pancrase | Oct 15, 1994 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:11 | Pancrase | Sep 1, 1994 | |
| W | Remco Pardoel9-6-1 | KO/TKO | Palm Strike | R1 | 7:16 | Pancrase | Jul 26, 1994 |
| L | Bas Rutten28-4-1 | KO/TKO | Knee to the Body | R1 | 3:43 | Pancrase | Jul 6, 1994 |
| W | Maurice Smith12-14 | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 0:36 | Pancrase | May 31, 1994 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:43 | Pancrase | Apr 21, 1994 | |
| W | Takaku Fuke16-29-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 6:31 | Pancrase | Mar 12, 1994 |
| W | Ken Shamrock28-17-2 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 7:37 | Pancrase | Jan 19, 1994 |
| W | James Mathews | Submission | Straight Armbar | R1 | 0:58 | Pancrase | Dec 8, 1993 |
| W | Vernon White26-33-2 | Submission | Leg Scissor Choke | R1 | 2:36 | Pancrase | Oct 14, 1993 |
| W | Katsuomi Inagaki18-23-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:25 | Pancrase | Sep 21, 1993 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.