Ryuta Sakurai
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Mito, Ibaraki
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- R-Blood
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Ryuta Sakurai 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.
UFC debut
Aug 20, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
1040-725-116
.589 win rate
Winning-record opponents
38 of 60
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
64
60 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 64 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 11 KO · 12 sub · 7 decDeep · Shooto · Grachan · PRIDE · Lumax Cup +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Tadahide Aoki | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Grachan / Brave | Mar 10, 2024 |
| W | Kento Ueda2-6-1 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 4:10 | Grachan | Oct 15, 2023 |
| L | Seok Hyeon Ko13-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:56 | AFC 24 / Heat 51 | Apr 6, 2023 |
| L | Hidetaka Arato11-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 4:48 | Grachan | Dec 4, 2022 |
| W | Radek Hecl | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:34 | Grachan | Sep 4, 2022 |
| L | Hiroki Nagaoka29-28-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Grachan | Jun 20, 2021 |
| W | Daryl Lokuku12-8-2 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:56 | Grachan / Gladiator | Dec 21, 2019 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Grachan / Brave | Mar 10, 2019 | |
| L | Tatsuya Mizuno27-16-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:53 | Deep | Dec 22, 2018 |
| W | Hikaru Sato24-26-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:23 | Pancrase | Aug 20, 2017 |
| L | Yoichiro Sato25-16-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 1:22 | Deep | Mar 18, 2017 |
| L | Taisuke Okuno13-12-2 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 18, 2016 |
| L | Yushin Okami38-15 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R2 | 4:23 | Deep | Feb 27, 2016 |
| L | Svetlozar Savov18-7 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 4:20 | ADW | Mar 26, 2015 |
| L | Ken Hasegawa18-6-1 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 4:12 | Deep | Feb 28, 2015 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 26, 2014 | |
| L | Mamed Khalidov38-9-2 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:03 | KSW 25 | Dec 7, 2013 |
| W | Yuji Sakuragi16-25-2 | KO/TKO | Punch and Flying Knee | R1 | 1:04 | Deep | Jun 15, 2013 |
| W | Hiromitsu Kanehara19-27-5 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R3 | 0:46 | Deep | Dec 22, 2012 |
| L | Kazuhiro Nakamura21-13 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 19, 2012 |
| W | Katsuyori Shibata4-11-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:04 | Deep | Aug 26, 2011 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 3:48 | Deep | Feb 25, 2011 | |
| L | Riki Fukuda24-9 | KO/TKO | Knee to the Body | R2 | 0:32 | Deep | Aug 27, 2010 |
| D | Mamed Khalidov38-9-2 | Draw | — | R4 | 3:00 | KSW 13 | May 7, 2010 |
| W | Hiroki Sato6-7-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:13 | Deep | Dec 19, 2009 |
| W | Hosea Ware4-4 | Submission | Straight Armbar | R1 | 3:46 | Deep | Oct 10, 2009 |
| D | Hiromitsu Kanehara19-27-5 | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Jun 30, 2009 |
| L | Riki Fukuda24-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:45 | Deep | Feb 20, 2009 |
| W | Sojiro Orui6-6-5 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 23, 2008 |
| W | Kozo Urita17-21-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:22 | Deep | Aug 17, 2008 |
| W | Young Choi23-12-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | May 19, 2008 |
| L | Riki Fukuda24-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Feb 22, 2008 |
| W | Eiji Ishikawa31-26-3 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 9, 2007 |
| L | Murilo Bustamante15-8-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 3:50 | Deep | Apr 13, 2007 |
| L | Ryo Chonan22-13 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Feb 16, 2007 |
| W | Geovani Pereira0-3 | Submission | Straight Armbar | R1 | 1:57 | Deep | Dec 20, 2006 |
| W | Xavier Foupa-Pokam32-22 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:47 | Deep | Aug 4, 2006 |
| L | Ryo Chonan22-13 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 1:57 | Deep | Feb 5, 2006 |
| L | Paulo Filho24-6-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:49 | PRIDE | Sep 25, 2005 |
| W | Yasuhito Namekawa25-16-4 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:40 | Deep | Jul 8, 2005 |
| L | Murilo Bustamante15-8-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | PRIDE | Apr 3, 2005 |
| W | Ryuki Ueyama12-18-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:40 | Deep | Dec 18, 2004 |
| W | David Bielkheden26-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jul 16, 2004 |
| L | Yushin Okami38-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | PRIDE | Feb 15, 2004 |
| W | Tetsuya Onose | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:56 | Deep | Jan 22, 2004 |
| W | Hirohide Fujinuma | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 3:46 | Deep | Sep 15, 2003 |
| L | Eiji Ishikawa31-26-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:22 | Deep | May 5, 2003 |
| W | John Renken18-28-4 | Submission | Kimura | R2 | 3:09 | Shooto | Feb 23, 2003 |
| W | Yuichi Nakanishi9-9-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jan 24, 2003 |
| W | Jun Kitagawa4-8-2 | KO/TKO | Cut | R1 | 3:23 | Shooto | Oct 27, 2002 |
| D | Masato Nishiguchi2-4-2 | Draw | — | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Aug 27, 2002 |
| D | Marcelo Machado0-1-1 | Draw | — | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Mar 13, 2002 |
| W | Nathan Schouteren16-13-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:27 | Shooto | Nov 4, 2001 |
| L | Shiko Yamashita10-5-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jun 14, 2001 |
| D | Izuru Takeuchi25-11-7 | Draw | — | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 4, 1999 |
| L | Jun Kitagawa4-8-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Aug 4, 1999 |
| L | Yuki Sasaki25-22-2 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 2:00 | Shooto | May 27, 1999 |
| L | Cyrille Diabate19-10-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | — | GT | Mar 20, 1999 |
| W | Nobuhiro Tsurumaki1-14 | KO/TKO | Cut | R1 | 0:54 | Shooto | Jan 27, 1999 |
| D | Izuru Takeuchi25-11-7 | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 27, 1998 |
| W | Masashi Kita1-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:00 | Shooto | Sep 18, 1998 |
| L | Masanori Suda22-11-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:25 | Lumax Cup | Jul 27, 1997 |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:38 | Lumax Cup | Mar 30, 1996 | |
| W | Katsuhisa Fujii9-18-1 | Decision | — | R2 | 3:00 | Lumax Cup | Mar 30, 1996 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.