Shinji Sasaki
UFC DebutNickname“Torao Supernova”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Fukuyama, Hiroshima
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Burst
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Shinji Sasaki 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
430-319-48
.574 win rate
Winning-record opponents
23 of 29
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
38
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 38 bouts · 16 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 11 sub · 5 decShooto · RIZIN · ZFN · Gladiator · Road FC 47 +11
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Youta Hayashi12-9-1 | KO/TKO | Knees | R3 | 2:17 | RIZIN | Jul 18, 2026 |
| L | Sang Wook Kim13-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ZFN | Jun 29, 2024 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:33 | RIZIN | Oct 23, 2022 | |
| W | Jonathan Valles | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Dec 5, 2021 |
| W | Yutaka Ueda13-10-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:42 | Gladiator | Feb 7, 2021 |
| L | Yincang Bao13-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Road FC 47 | May 12, 2018 |
| L | Amartuvshin Khuukhenkhuu | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:22 | Road FC 40 | Jul 15, 2017 |
| W | Albert Cheng7-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Road FC 36 | Feb 11, 2017 |
| L | A-Sol Kwon21-13 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:37 | Road FC 35 | Dec 10, 2016 |
| W | Bruno Miranda17-6 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 4:50 | Road FC 33 | Sep 24, 2016 |
| L | Daron Cruickshank23-14 | KO/TKO | Soccer Kicks | R1 | 4:36 | RIZIN | Apr 17, 2016 |
| W | Won Sik Park16-9-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:40 | Road FC 29 | Mar 12, 2016 |
| W | Jong Chan Choi | Submission | Keylock | R3 | 1:25 | Road FC 26 | Oct 9, 2015 |
| W | Chang Hyun Kim18-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Road FC 21 | Feb 1, 2015 |
| D | Daisuke Nakamura35-29-1 | Draw | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 26, 2014 |
| L | Nobumitsu Osawa14-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:00 | Shooto | Mar 16, 2014 |
| L | Bogdan Cristea9-4-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Sep 29, 2013 |
| W | Gi Bum Moon14-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:37 | King Kaz Fight | Jun 30, 2013 |
| W | Shin Kochiwa | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R2 | 4:24 | Shooto | Jan 20, 2013 |
| W | Kota Shimoishi20-8-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R3 | 4:58 | Shooto | Sep 23, 2012 |
| D | Daisuke Hoshino12-13-1 | Draw | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Mar 10, 2012 |
| D | Koji Nishioka | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Shoot Boxing / Rise / Sustain | Nov 11, 2011 |
| L | Shin Kochiwa | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Sep 23, 2011 |
| L | Yoshihiro Koyama24-14-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:20 | Shooto | Jan 10, 2011 |
| W | Takumi Nakayama19-17-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:51 | Shooto | Sep 26, 2010 |
| W | Daisuke Sugie10-8-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jun 13, 2010 |
| W | Guy Delumeau18-13-3 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:54 | Shooto | Apr 4, 2010 |
| L | Yutaka Ueda | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 29, 2009 |
| L | Yukinari Tamura15-14-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jul 19, 2009 |
| W | Jin Kazeta8-12-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:42 | Shooto | Jul 18, 2008 |
| L | Bendy Casimir22-15-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 3, 2008 |
| W | Paolo Milano | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:59 | Shooto | Mar 15, 2008 |
| W | Hiroaki Okada7-18-2 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:03 | Shooto | Jul 20, 2007 |
| W | Masato Fujiwara5-12-6 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:04 | Shooto | May 13, 2007 |
| L | Yoshihiro Koyama24-14-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 10, 2006 |
| W | Michiyuki Ishibashi | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:52 | Shooto | Sep 8, 2006 |
| W | Hiroshi Shiba9-9-2 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 14, 2006 |
| W | Ken Omatsu3-7-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:17 | Shooto | Nov 13, 2005 |
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.