Saburo Kawakatsu
UFC DebutNickname“Shogun”
Record
Streak
L4
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Osaka, Osaka
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Purebred Omiya
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Saburo Kawakatsu 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
182-128-35
.587 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 13
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
13
all opponents have 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 13 bouts · 3 promotions · wins by 1 sub · 4 decShooto · Shogun 1 · Lumax Cup
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Takahiro Kajita18-18-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:43 | Shooto | Nov 26, 2006 |
| L | Daisuke Sugie10-8-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Sep 12, 2004 |
| L | Takashi Nakakura11-4-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Oct 12, 2003 |
| L | Robbie Lawler30-16 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:49 | Shogun 1 | Dec 15, 2001 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 12, 2000 | |
| W | Seichi Ikemoto21-19-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Aug 4, 2000 |
| W | Tomonori Ohara5-11-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:26 | Shooto | Apr 2, 2000 |
| L | Takuya Wada21-9-10 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jul 16, 1999 |
| W | Takayuki Okochi7-14-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 27, 1999 |
| D | Takaharu Murahama10-9-5 | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 27, 1998 |
| L | Hiroyuki Kojima4-4-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Aug 29, 1998 |
| W | Isao Tanimura7-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Apr 10, 1998 |
| L | Sanae Kikuta31-9-3 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 2:04 | 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.
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