Seiji Akao
UFC DebutNickname“Sage”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Osaka, Osaka
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Paraestra Tenma
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'4" · 163 cm
Before the UFC
Seiji Akao 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
550-348-70
.612 win rate
Winning-record opponents
23 of 29
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
39
29 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 39 bouts · 5 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 4 sub · 16 decDeep · Shooto · Heat · Deep & Pancrase · Pancrase
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Kunihisa Sasa10-6-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:44 | Deep | Jul 18, 2021 |
| W | Shunichi Shimizu39-32-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Apr 4, 2021 |
| L | Yuki Takano | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:09 | Deep & Pancrase | Nov 29, 2020 |
| W | Kazuhide Shirota10-10-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep & Pancrase | Nov 17, 2019 |
| L | Takeshi Kasugai29-9-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:33 | Heat | Jul 28, 2019 |
| W | Motonori Takiguchi | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Apr 28, 2019 |
| L | Takafumi Otsuka30-18-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 22, 2018 |
| L | Myung Gu Kim | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R4 | 1:21 | Heat | May 27, 2018 |
| W | Michito Abe | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Dec 24, 2017 |
| W | Seung Gu Kim6-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | Heat | Jul 15, 2017 |
| W | Kazuma Sone23-21-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R4 | 2:05 | Heat | Sep 25, 2016 |
| L | Yuya Shibata19-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:23 | Deep | Mar 21, 2016 |
| W | Go Minamide11-6-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 1:40 | Deep | Oct 11, 2015 |
| W | Haruki Nakayama | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Jul 20, 2015 |
| W | Hyo Ryeong Kim3-9-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Jun 7, 2015 |
| L | Isamu Odagiri | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Mar 8, 2015 |
| L | Daiki Hata23-15-6 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 26, 2014 |
| W | Yong Ho Jang3-5 | KO/TKO | Elbows | R1 | 2:19 | Deep | Jul 27, 2014 |
| D | Koichi Ishizuka21-6-1 | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Mar 22, 2014 |
| L | Kenji Osawa20-11-2 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 20, 2013 |
| W | Daisuke Endo16-13-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:35 | Deep | Aug 10, 2013 |
| W | Katsuya Toida13-13-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Apr 26, 2013 |
| L | Takafumi Otsuka30-18-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 8, 2012 |
| L | Daiki Hata23-15-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:20 | Deep | Aug 18, 2012 |
| D | Tomohiko Hori19-16-5 | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Apr 7, 2012 |
| L | Hiroshi Nakamura16-7-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 16, 2011 |
| W | Tony Reyes7-10 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 9, 2011 |
| W | Yusaku Nakamura20-10-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:17 | Deep | Sep 4, 2011 |
| D | Alex Soto8-3-1 | Draw | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Jun 24, 2011 |
| W | Nobuhiro Hayakawa | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jun 5, 2011 |
| L | Kyoji Horiguchi36-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:43 | Shooto | Dec 18, 2010 |
| W | Shoki Omichi17-21 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Oct 24, 2010 |
| W | Ryosuke Komori | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Aug 27, 2010 |
| W | Tatsuhito Satsuma | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Jul 11, 2010 |
| W | Yasuo Niki | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Apr 4, 2010 |
| L | Haruo Ochi27-12-2 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 2:18 | Shooto | Apr 19, 2009 |
| L | Tomohiko Hori19-16-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:01 | Deep | Mar 14, 2009 |
| W | Tatsumitsu Wada26-14-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 22, 2008 |
| W | Tatsumitsu Wada26-14-2 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Jun 29, 2008 |
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
6-1across 7 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsDeep · Powergate
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Makoto Akazawa | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 2:32 | Deep | Jan 14, 2008 |
| W | Makoto Kamaya26-16-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 5:00 | Deep | Jan 14, 2008 |
| W | Tatsumitsu Wada26-14-2 | Decision | Split | R1 | 5:00 | Deep | Jan 14, 2008 |
| W | Hideo Matsui0-13-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 4:32 | Deep | Oct 21, 2007 |
| W | Naoki Umehara | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:19 | Deep | Oct 21, 2007 |
| W | Norio Hasada | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 21, 2007 |
| L | Hiroshi Shimizu | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 1:43 | Powergate | Jun 17, 2007 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.
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