Ryo Sakai
UFC DebutNickname“Raging Bull”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Nikko, Tochigi
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Ranger Gym
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Ryo Sakai 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
302-227-16
.571 win rate
Winning-record opponents
17 of 22
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
30
22 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 30 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 10 KO · 5 decDeep · IGF · RIZIN · Grachan · Top FC 15 +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Satoshi Kamiyama | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:16 | RIZIN | Jun 6, 2026 |
| W | Hidetaka Arato | KO/TKO | Punches and Elbows | R1 | 3:26 | Deep | Mar 20, 2026 |
| L | Taisei Sekino11-7 | KO/TKO | Punches and Soccer Kicks | R3 | 2:38 | Deep | Aug 17, 2025 |
| L | King Edokpolo | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:32 | RIZIN | Mar 30, 2025 |
| W | Ken Hasegawa18-6-1 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 3:12 | Deep | Nov 4, 2024 |
| L | Roque Martinez19-11-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Mar 9, 2024 |
| L | Hae Jun Yang16-6 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:42 | Deep | Sep 18, 2023 |
| W | Tatsuya Mizuno27-16-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:42 | Deep | Jul 2, 2023 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:33 | Deep | Nov 12, 2022 | |
| W | Taisei Sekino11-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Mar 13, 2022 |
| W | Keisuke Nakamura | KO/TKO | Punch and Knee | R1 | 3:22 | Deep | Dec 12, 2021 |
| L | Lawdlain Saint-Ilme | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:43 | Deep | Jun 18, 2021 |
| W | Hideki Sekine14-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:55 | Deep | Aug 23, 2020 |
| L | Tatsuya Mizuno27-16-1 | Disqualification | Illegal Knee | R2 | 3:41 | Deep | Oct 22, 2019 |
| L | Roque Martinez19-11-2 | KO/TKO | Punches and Elbows | R1 | 4:59 | Deep | Mar 9, 2019 |
| W | Seigo Mizuguchi18-27 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 27, 2018 |
| W | Yusuke Kawaguchi18-13 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:36 | Deep | Jun 30, 2018 |
| W | Hon Hsing | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 1:35 | Deep | Oct 21, 2017 |
| L | Da Woon Jung15-6-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Top FC 15 | Jul 22, 2017 |
| L | Shoma Shibisai | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:41 | Deep | Dec 17, 2016 |
| L | Ganbayar Tumurkhuyag7-3 | Submission | — | R2 | 4:38 | MGL-1 Fighting Championship | Sep 24, 2016 |
| W | Shuji Morikawa12-9-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Grachan | Jun 21, 2015 |
| L | Toshio Gunji | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 4:01 | Grachan | Mar 29, 2015 |
| L | Yusuke Masuda6-13-2 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | IGF | Dec 31, 2014 |
| W | Tsuyoshi Kurihara10-8-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 5:00 | IGF | Dec 31, 2014 |
| W | Jun Ando5-12-2 | KO/TKO | Punch and Kick to the Body | R1 | 2:17 | IGF | Aug 23, 2014 |
| L | Seigo Mizuguchi18-27 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:31 | Deep | Mar 22, 2014 |
| W | Gabriel Zobo-Lebay1-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:59 | Deep | Dec 22, 2013 |
| L | Hideki Sekine14-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Jun 15, 2013 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:39 | Grabaka | Oct 27, 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.
Amateur
1-1across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsTL · Deep
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Kazunari Hirakawa1-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | TL | May 20, 2012 |
| L | Yoshiyuki Katahira8-6-2 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 4:33 | Deep | Dec 10, 2011 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.