Shoko Sato
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Naruto, Tokushima
- Born
- Japan
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Shoko 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
StrongOpponents' combined record
703-488-75
.590 win rate
Winning-record opponents
36 of 51
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
58
51 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 58 bouts · 14 promotions · wins by 20 KO · 4 sub · 14 decPancrase · Shooto · RIZIN · ONE · Tribelate +9
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | John Sweeney14-4 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:49 | RIZIN | Mar 7, 2026 |
| L | Danny Sabatello18-4-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Sep 28, 2025 |
| W | Soo Chul Kim24-9-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | May 31, 2025 |
| W | Juntaro Ushiku22-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Sep 29, 2024 |
| L | Naoki Inoue21-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Mar 23, 2024 |
| W | Shinobu Ota8-6 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Oct 1, 2023 |
| W | Jae Woong Kim16-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ONE | Jan 13, 2023 |
| L | Stephen Loman17-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ONE | Mar 26, 2022 |
| W | Yasuhiro Kawamura16-10-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:38 | Vale Tudo Japan | Nov 6, 2021 |
| L | Fabricio Andrade10-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ONE | Jan 22, 2021 |
| W | Won Il Kwon14-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:05 | ONE | Jan 31, 2020 |
| W | Rafael Silva31-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:30 | ONE | Oct 13, 2019 |
| W | Chang Hwan Hwang2-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:23 | Shooto | Jul 15, 2019 |
| W | Mark Abelardo22-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:58 | ONE | May 10, 2019 |
| W | Yo Saito18-14-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R4 | 3:26 | Shooto | Nov 17, 2018 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:20 | Shooto | Jul 15, 2018 | |
| L | Yo Saito18-14-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jan 28, 2018 |
| W | Keita Ishibashi12-10-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | Shooto | Oct 15, 2017 |
| W | Reuben Duran13-7-1 | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R1 | 4:58 | Shooto | Jul 23, 2017 |
| D | Keita Ishibashi12-10-2 | Draw | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Mar 24, 2017 |
| W | Kazuma Sone23-21-1 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jan 29, 2017 |
| W | Daiki Tsubota13-13-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 1:30 | Vale Tudo Japan | Sep 19, 2016 |
| W | Hitoshi Ogasawara | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 3:59 | Shooto | May 28, 2016 |
| L | Daichi Takenaka17-4-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 29, 2015 |
| W | Tatsuya Ando16-5-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Vale Tudo Japan | Sep 13, 2015 |
| L | Min Woo Kim12-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Road FC 24 | Jul 25, 2015 |
| W | Taiki Tsuchiya13-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:40 | Shooto | May 3, 2015 |
| W | Atsushi Fujinaka3-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jan 25, 2015 |
| W | Kota Onojima16-6-3 | KO/TKO | Punches and Elbows | R1 | 3:05 | Vale Tudo Japan | Oct 4, 2014 |
| W | Masato Sannai9-6-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Jun 29, 2014 |
| W | Nobuki Fujii21-15-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Nov 3, 2013 |
| L | Jae Hoon Moon11-15 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Road FC 11 | Apr 13, 2013 |
| L | Taichi Nakajima19-14 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Feb 3, 2013 |
| L | Soo Chul Kim24-9-1 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R4 | 1:27 | Road FC 8 | Jun 16, 2012 |
| W | Takumi Murata8-18-7 | KO/TKO | Soccer Kicks | R1 | 4:14 | Pancrase | Apr 28, 2012 |
| L | Kyung Ho Kang19-11 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:38 | Road FC 7 | Mar 24, 2012 |
| W | Masaomi Saito3-9-1 | KO/TKO | Soccer Kick and Punches | R1 | 1:04 | Pancrase | Jan 28, 2012 |
| L | Masaya Takita17-26-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Oct 2, 2011 |
| D | Tatsuya So16-19-4 | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Aug 7, 2011 |
| W | Young Bok Kil8-3-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Road FC 2 | Apr 16, 2011 |
| L | Tashiro Nishiuchi17-9-13 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Feb 6, 2011 |
| L | Akitoshi Tamura21-18-2 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | SRC | Oct 30, 2010 |
| W | Takuya Eizumi14-18-1 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 1:38 | SRC | Aug 22, 2010 |
| W | Hiryu Okamoto | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | SRC | Jul 4, 2010 |
| L | Yuki Uejima14-12-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Jun 5, 2010 |
| W | Taro Shimazaki3-9-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Apr 4, 2010 |
| W | Yuta Numakura5-7-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:20 | Pancrase | Dec 6, 2009 |
| W | Nam Jin Jo10-8-1 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Gladiator | Nov 3, 2009 |
| L | Daisuke Endo16-13-2 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Oct 17, 2009 |
| W | Ryo Saito2-8 | KO/TKO | Soccer Kicks | R1 | 1:40 | Pancrase | Aug 8, 2009 |
| L | Ryota Sasaki12-8-4 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Apr 5, 2009 |
| W | Yuzo Ishida | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 0:33 | Tribelate | Dec 20, 2008 |
| NC | Hirokazu Nishimura4-6-1 | No Contest | Overturned | R2 | 1:42 | GCM | Dec 6, 2008 |
| W | Yuta Yasunaga2-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:26 | GCM | Nov 8, 2008 |
| W | Shizuku Amachi | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:07 | Tribelate | Oct 13, 2008 |
| W | Yuzo Ishida | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:32 | Tribelate | Aug 23, 2008 |
| W | Tatsuya Tsuchida | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:46 | Tribelate | Jun 28, 2008 |
| W | Taku Nashiro | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Tribelate | Apr 26, 2008 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
4-3-1across 8 amateur bouts · 1 promotionPancrase
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Masaru Ueda | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 2:30 | Pancrase | Oct 1, 2008 |
| L | Tomohiro Adaniya19-18-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Mar 23, 2008 |
| W | Go Matsuo | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:15 | Pancrase | Mar 23, 2008 |
| W | Ryota Sasaki12-8-4 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Nov 28, 2007 |
| W | Takuya Eizumi14-18-1 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Oct 14, 2007 |
| D | Ryota Sasaki12-8-4 | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | May 6, 2007 |
| L | Yasutomo Tanaka6-3-4 | Decision | Majority | R1 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Feb 28, 2007 |
| W | Tokuaki Honda | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Feb 28, 2007 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.