Rikuto Shirakawa
UFC DebutNickname“Dark”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Kawachinagano, Osaka
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Japan Top Team
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Rikuto Shirakawa 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
288-184-22
.610 win rate
Winning-record opponents
12 of 16
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
24
16 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 24 bouts · 5 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 7 decDeep · RIZIN · Pancrase · Shoot Boxing · Gladiator
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Takahiro Okuyama | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:15 | Shoot Boxing | Dec 26, 2024 |
| L | Magerram Gasanzade11-1-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Nov 17, 2024 |
| W | Daisuke Nakamura35-29-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Jul 14, 2024 |
| L | Yusuke Yachi29-16 | Submission | Face Crank | R2 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Feb 24, 2024 |
| L | Yoshiki Nakahara18-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Sep 24, 2023 |
| W | Takuya Yamamoto11-3-1 | KO/TKO | Punches and Soccer Kick | R1 | 3:48 | RIZIN | Oct 24, 2021 |
| W | Jin Aoi | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Jun 27, 2021 |
| W | Kotetsu Boku26-16-2 | KO/TKO | Punch and Soccer Kick | R3 | 4:19 | RIZIN | Nov 21, 2020 |
| W | Yuki Ohara10-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:18 | Deep | Nov 1, 2020 |
| L | Kyohei Hagiwara9-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:40 | RIZIN | Aug 9, 2020 |
| L | Takafumi Otsuka30-18-1 | KO/TKO | Shoulder Injury | R1 | 0:26 | Deep | Sep 8, 2019 |
| W | Koichi Ishizuka21-6-1 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Jun 29, 2019 |
| L | Makoto Kamaya26-16-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R3 | 0:22 | Deep | Apr 28, 2019 |
| W | Toshiaki Kitada16-13-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 22, 2018 |
| D | Kosuke Terashima17-22-5 | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Aug 26, 2018 |
| L | Motonori Takiguchi | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:33 | Deep | Apr 8, 2018 |
| W | Sho Yamaguchi | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:20 | Gladiator | Jan 21, 2018 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:30 | Pancrase | Dec 24, 2017 | |
| W | Akihiro Ogawa | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Jul 15, 2017 |
| L | Taito Kubota | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:12 | Deep | Mar 20, 2017 |
| L | Hayato Ishii18-8-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 9, 2016 |
| W | Takeshi Kunito | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Jul 31, 2016 |
| W | Kimihiko Nakamura | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Mar 21, 2016 |
| L | Jin Soo Son10-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 11, 2015 |
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
1-3across 4 amateur bouts · 1 promotionRings
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Hiroyuki Furuta | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 3:00 | Rings | Mar 21, 2015 |
| W | Takashi Oki | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 1:47 | Rings | Dec 7, 2014 |
| L | Takehiro Higuchi | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 3:00 | Rings | Jun 22, 2014 |
| L | Mikuru Asakura19-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 3:00 | Rings | Apr 6, 2014 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.
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