Shuto Watanabe
UFC DebutNickname“Shooto”
Record
Streak
W2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Ashikaga, Tochigi
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Fight Lynx
- Weight class
- Flyweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Shuto Watanabe 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
266-187-45
.587 win rate
Winning-record opponents
13 of 21
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
44
21 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 44 bouts · 12 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 17 sub · 8 decZst · Fighting Nexus · Deep · RIZIN · Gladiator +7
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Hiroki Sugimoto | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:20 | ROMAN | Jul 12, 2026 |
| W | Keisuke Hashimoto | Submission | Bow and Arrow Choke | R1 | 2:28 | ROMAN | Mar 15, 2026 |
| L | Kenta Hayashi | Submission | Ninja Choke | R1 | 3:11 | Deep | Sep 16, 2024 |
| W | Hiroto Kamematsu | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:40 | P4P FC 32 | Mar 3, 2024 |
| W | Takuya Ogura16-17 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Fighting Nexus | Aug 20, 2023 |
| W | Kazuki Aoki | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:18 | Fighting Nexus | May 21, 2023 |
| L | Rikiya Matsuzawa | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:27 | Deep | Feb 11, 2023 |
| W | Takuma Uchiyama | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Jul 10, 2022 |
| L | Takuma Sudo | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Apr 16, 2022 |
| W | Koki Naito | Submission | Brabo Choke | R1 | 1:33 | RIZIN | Oct 2, 2021 |
| L | Kai Asakura22-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:22 | RIZIN | Jun 13, 2021 |
| W | Takumi Tamaru12-3-1 | Submission | Neck Crank | R2 | 4:13 | RIZIN | Mar 21, 2021 |
| W | Takashi Terada | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:37 | Fighting Nexus / P4P FC | Dec 27, 2020 |
| L | Naoki Inoue21-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:40 | RIZIN | Aug 9, 2020 |
| W | Hiroto Sakuma | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:48 | Fighting Nexus | Nov 24, 2019 |
| W | Yoichiro Kuranobu | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Sep 8, 2019 |
| W | Hiroyuki Kobayashi | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:22 | Deep | Jun 29, 2019 |
| W | Kodai Murata16-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Fighting Nexus | Dec 16, 2018 |
| W | Takaya Takemoto20-11-1 | Disqualification | Illegal Upkick | R1 | 1:54 | Fighting Nexus | Dec 16, 2018 |
| W | Masato Arai | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:23 | Fighting Nexus | Aug 11, 2018 |
| W | Teppei Suwabe | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Fighting Nexus | May 6, 2018 |
| D | Takaya Takemoto20-11-1 | Draw | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Gladiator | Jan 21, 2018 |
| W | Kotaro Kazama | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Fighting Nexus | Dec 3, 2017 |
| L | Naritoshi Kakuta5-4-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Gladiator | Aug 13, 2017 |
| W | Sojun Katsura1-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:24 | Fighting Nexus | May 21, 2017 |
| W | Yutaka Imamura6-26 | Submission | Face Crank | R1 | 2:09 | Gladiator | Mar 5, 2017 |
| W | Yoshiyuki Sakurazawa | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:25 | Fighting Nexus | Nov 12, 2016 |
| L | Go Kashiwazaki16-1-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:59 | Zst | Aug 7, 2016 |
| W | Yasuhiro Wakabayashi10-11-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:42 | Zst | Apr 17, 2016 |
| NC | Junfeng Zheng2-2 | No Contest | Overturned | R3 | 5:00 | WLF | Mar 13, 2016 |
| W | Kohei Kuraoka15-12-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:43 | Zst 49 | Nov 22, 2015 |
| D | Atsushi Kato | Draw | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Zst | May 24, 2015 |
| W | Shintaro Kubo3-6-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:00 | Zst | Feb 22, 2015 |
| W | Seio Yamada6-16-13 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:47 | Zst | Aug 31, 2014 |
| W | Ryutaro Watanabe7-4-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:19 | Zst | Jun 29, 2014 |
| L | Go Kashiwazaki16-1-2 | KO/TKO | Knee | R2 | 3:57 | Zst | Feb 9, 2014 |
| D | Kengo Okubo | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Sep 23, 2013 |
| W | Shintaro Kubo3-6-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Vale Tudo Japan | Jun 22, 2013 |
| D | Takao Ueda | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Apr 7, 2013 |
| L | Toshihiro Shimizu31-26-9 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:29 | Zst | Feb 11, 2013 |
| D | Tetsuya Fusano | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst 33 | Nov 23, 2012 |
| W | Seiichiro Ito18-5-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:02 | Zst | Sep 17, 2012 |
| W | Nobuyuki Kanaizuka | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Aug 12, 2012 |
| W | Tadashi Nakamura | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:54 | Zst | Jul 16, 2012 |
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
0-0-1across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionPancrase
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | Yasufumi Ishiki | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Apr 1, 2012 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.