Takahiro Kawanaka
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Saitama, Saitama
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Brave
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Takahiro Kawanaka 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
265-238-52
.527 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 24
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
29
24 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 29 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 5 sub · 7 decDeep · Grachan · Brave · Pancrase · Grachan / Brave +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Akihiro Murayama25-15-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Nov 10, 2024 |
| L | Shogo Sato | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:22 | Pancrase | Dec 24, 2023 |
| L | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punch | R1 | 2:32 | Pancrase | Sep 24, 2023 | |
| W | Yoshitomo Watanabe13-16-2 | Submission | Kneebar | R2 | 1:30 | Grachan | Dec 4, 2022 |
| W | Hiroki Nagaoka29-28-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Grachan | May 15, 2022 |
| L | Kiichi Kunimoto21-12-2 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:10 | RIZIN | Nov 28, 2021 |
| W | Gota Yamashita15-13-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:50 | Grachan | Aug 7, 2021 |
| W | Koichiro Takekawa | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:30 | Grachan | Dec 6, 2020 |
| NC | Koichiro Takekawa | No Contest | Accidental Groin Strike | R1 | 1:07 | Grachan | Sep 20, 2020 |
| L | Yoshitomo Watanabe13-16-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Jun 29, 2019 |
| W | Yuta Watanabe23-14-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Jun 30, 2018 |
| W | Jonathan Gary13-14-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Grachan / Brave | Feb 25, 2018 |
| W | Teruhiko Kubo | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R1 | 2:05 | Deep | Sep 16, 2017 |
| W | Yi Sak Kim3-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Brave | Aug 26, 2017 |
| L | Daryl Lokuku12-8-2 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 5:00 | Grachan / Brave | Feb 26, 2017 |
| W | Takahiro Futatsumori8-3-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:51 | Deep | Nov 20, 2016 |
| W | Muneyoshi Suzuki3-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Grachan / Brave | Feb 28, 2016 |
| W | Hidetora Matsuoka9-10-1 | Submission | North-South Choke | R2 | 2:55 | Grachan | Sep 19, 2015 |
| W | Katsuyoshi Sasaki6-11-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:52 | Brave | Apr 12, 2015 |
| L | Yohei Sakamoto | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:41 | Grachan | Nov 30, 2014 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:59 | Deep | Jul 21, 2014 | |
| W | Yasuaki Miura5-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Brave | Nov 4, 2013 |
| L | Sanshiro Nakakura1-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:32 | Deep | Jun 15, 2013 |
| L | Yusaku Tsukumo14-6-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:53 | Deep | Dec 8, 2012 |
| W | Hidehiko Hasegawa19-20-5 | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R1 | 1:30 | Deep | Oct 19, 2012 |
| W | Hidemitsu Araki0-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:57 | Brave | Aug 26, 2012 |
| L | Hyun Gyu Lim14-7-1 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 1:12 | PXC | Mar 3, 2012 |
| W | Toshiyuki Maruyama0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:33 | Deep | Aug 21, 2011 |
| W | Hiroki Sato6-7-2 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Apr 24, 2011 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-0across 2 amateur bouts · 1 promotionDeep
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Naoki Kokubu | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R1 | — | Deep | Dec 11, 2010 |
| W | Marius Florin Varlan | Decision | Split | R1 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 11, 2010 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.