Poai Suganuma
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Hilo, Hawaii
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Twist
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'2" · 188 cm
Before the UFC
Poai Suganuma 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
144-114-7
.558 win rate
Winning-record opponents
7 of 11
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
15
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 15 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 4 sub · 3 decPancrase · X-1 · ShoXC · RWE · Destiny MMA +3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 3:29 | RWE | Jul 31, 2015 | |
| L | Sang Soo Lee18-13-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | X-1 | Nov 6, 2010 |
| W | Vitaly Shemetov | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:08 | X-1 | Sep 11, 2010 |
| W | Greg Schmitt | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | X-1 | Jun 4, 2010 |
| L | Yancy Medeiros16-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:37 | Destiny MMA | Nov 15, 2008 |
| L | Jared Hamman14-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:34 | ShoXC | Aug 15, 2008 |
| W | Jared Hamman14-6 | KO/TKO | Flying Knee | R1 | 0:15 | ShoXC | Apr 5, 2008 |
| W | Bernard Ackah | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:05 | K-1 HERO's | Oct 28, 2007 |
| W | Nate Carey6-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Icon Sport | Mar 31, 2007 |
| W | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 2:06 | Hawaii Fighting Championship | Jan 12, 2007 | |
| L | Kestutis Arbocius | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R3 | 0:34 | Pancrase | Aug 27, 2006 |
| W | Yuji Sakuragi16-25-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:47 | Pancrase | May 2, 2006 |
| W | Hideki Tadao5-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:58 | Pancrase | Jan 26, 2006 |
| W | Ryuta Noji18-8 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:12 | Pancrase | Nov 4, 2005 |
| W | Hikaru Sato24-26-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Oct 2, 2005 |
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 promotionPowergate 2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Yusuke Sakashita12-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:03 | Powergate 2 | Aug 27, 2005 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.