Shinya Sato
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Hirosaki, Aomori
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- OFC
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Shinya Sato 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
417-309-97
.574 win rate
Winning-record opponents
17 of 25
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
32
25 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 32 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 4 sub · 6 decZst · GCM · Pancrase · GFG 5 · GFG 4 +3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Tatsunori Ando | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | GFG 5 | Nov 30, 2025 |
| L | Hajime Ishizuka | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:19 | GFG 4 | Nov 3, 2024 |
| W | Masaharu Den | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | GFG 3 | Nov 19, 2023 |
| W | Toya Mochizuki7-11-3 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 3:00 | Zst | Mar 20, 2017 |
| L | Hiroyuki Ota16-11-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 8:29 | Zst | Jul 3, 2010 |
| W | Emerson Azuma7-3-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:48 | Zst | Feb 24, 2008 |
| L | Masashi Takeda10-3-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:45 | Zst | Sep 9, 2007 |
| D | Hiroyuki Ota16-11-9 | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 3:00 | Zst | Jun 10, 2007 |
| L | Masanori Kanehara29-14-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:56 | Zst | Feb 12, 2007 |
| D | Hiroshi Oyaizu | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Sep 10, 2006 |
| L | Naoyuki Kotani37-20-7 | Submission | Straight Armbar | R1 | 2:09 | Zst | May 27, 2006 |
| D | Masayuki Okude14-10-6 | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Feb 18, 2006 |
| W | Masanori Kanehara29-14-5 | Submission | Kimura | R2 | 2:47 | Zst | Nov 23, 2005 |
| D | Yuki Ito9-13-6 | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Sep 10, 2005 |
| W | Yuki Takaya0-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:24 | Zst | May 3, 2005 |
| L | Mitsuhiro Ishida20-8-1 | KO/TKO | Knees and Punches | R1 | 3:03 | GCM | Mar 12, 2005 |
| D | Yujiro Kushida | Draw | Time Limit | R3 | 3:00 | Zst | Jan 23, 2005 |
| D | Mindaugas Smirnovas9-9-4 | Draw | Time Limit | R3 | 3:00 | Zst | Sep 12, 2004 |
| L | Hideo Tokoro36-34-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:23 | Zst | Jul 4, 2004 |
| D | Takefumi Hanai4-4-2 | Draw | Time Limit | R3 | 3:00 | Zst | May 5, 2004 |
| W | Akihiko Mouri11-12-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | GCM | Dec 27, 2003 |
| W | Kosei Namiki | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | GCM | Nov 19, 2003 |
| L | Yoshiro Maeda40-19-3 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Jun 22, 2003 |
| W | Tomoya Miyashita8-7-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | GCM | May 1, 2003 |
| L | Taiyo Nakahara15-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | GCM | Feb 23, 2003 |
| L | Takahito Iida11-8-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:49 | GCM | Oct 13, 2002 |
| L | Kenichi Serizawa10-6-3 | KO/TKO | Knees | R1 | 7:17 | Premium Challenge 1 | May 6, 2002 |
| L | Manao Kumagai | Decision | 40-38 | R2 | 5:00 | GCM | Feb 10, 2002 |
| W | Wataru Miki23-15-6 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 3:28 | Deep | Dec 23, 2001 |
| L | Hiroki Nagaoka29-28-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Jul 29, 2001 |
| W | Hitoyo Kimura3-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | May 5, 2001 |
| L | Hikaru Sato24-26-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | Dec 9, 2000 |
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.