Takeshi Kasugai
UFC DebutNickname“Kanten Man”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Yamaoka, Gifu
- Born
- Japan
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'6" · 168 cm
Before the UFC
Takeshi Kasugai 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
541-345-67
.611 win rate
Winning-record opponents
22 of 27
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
42
27 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 42 bouts · 12 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 17 sub · 10 decHeat · Deep · Pancrase · Nariagari · RIZIN +7
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Mamoru Uoi26-17-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Sep 15, 2025 |
| D | Han Gil Choi | Draw | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | BTC | Feb 26, 2025 |
| W | Ryo Takagi | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:47 | Nariagari | Dec 2, 2023 |
| W | Felipe Masoni13-6 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:31 | Nariagari | Sep 3, 2023 |
| D | Kunihisa Sasa10-6-1 | Draw | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Heat | May 7, 2022 |
| L | Masakazu Imanari40-22-2 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 2:50 | RIZIN | Oct 2, 2021 |
| L | Hiromasa Ougikubo30-9-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Jun 13, 2021 |
| W | Toshinori Tsunemura20-12-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Oct 25, 2020 |
| L | Alan Yamaniha22-11-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Oct 20, 2019 |
| W | Seiji Akao21-15-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:33 | Heat | Jul 28, 2019 |
| W | Hidekazu Fukushima16-9-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | May 26, 2019 |
| W | Shunichi Shimizu39-32-13 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:28 | Heat | Mar 2, 2019 |
| L | Myung Gu Kim | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R4 | 4:42 | Heat | Sep 17, 2018 |
| L | Azamat Kerefov | Decision | Split | R4 | 5:00 | Heat | Dec 23, 2017 |
| W | Nam Jin Jo10-8-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:58 | Heat | Jul 15, 2017 |
| W | Shohei Masumizu11-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:26 | Pancrase | Apr 23, 2017 |
| NC | Rogerio Bontorin17-6 | No Contest | Missed Weight | R1 | 2:19 | Pancrase | Dec 18, 2016 |
| W | Kyu Sung Kim | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:02 | Heat | Sep 25, 2016 |
| W | Yasutaka Koga9-5-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:18 | Pancrase | Jun 12, 2016 |
| W | Motonobu Tezuka30-18-6 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Heat | Mar 6, 2016 |
| W | Kyu Hwa Kim5-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 2:18 | Heat | Nov 29, 2015 |
| W | Kiyotaka Shimizu25-16-3 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Vale Tudo Japan | Jun 21, 2015 |
| L | Min Jong Song13-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R4 | 5:00 | Road FC 21 | Feb 1, 2015 |
| W | Motonobu Tezuka30-18-6 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Heat | Dec 21, 2014 |
| L | Hiromasa Ougikubo30-9-2 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Vale Tudo Japan | Feb 23, 2014 |
| W | Fumihiro Kitahara | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Heat | Dec 15, 2013 |
| W | Yuki Yasunaga | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Heat | Sep 29, 2013 |
| W | Jae Nam Yoo10-13 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:53 | Heat | Jul 28, 2013 |
| W | Tomohiko Yoshida | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:49 | Demolition Project | Jun 16, 2013 |
| W | Yuta Horikawa | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:42 | Heat | Mar 31, 2013 |
| W | Takumi Murata8-18-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:50 | Deep | Mar 25, 2012 |
| W | Yuki Motoya39-14 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:04 | Deep | Oct 9, 2011 |
| W | Takashige Hirukawa | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:52 | Deep | Aug 21, 2011 |
| W | Takahiro Yoshida | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:33 | Deep / Smash | Jun 18, 2011 |
| W | Takamasa Kiuchi | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:37 | Deep | Feb 6, 2011 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:49 | Deep | Aug 27, 2010 | |
| W | Naoyuki Kato11-11-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Jul 11, 2010 |
| W | Hidetaka Naka | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jun 13, 2010 |
| W | Hiroshi Sakamoto | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:00 | Deep | Apr 11, 2010 |
| L | Yuki Nishigo | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Dec 23, 2009 |
| D | Mamoru Uoi26-17-4 | Draw | — | R2 | 4:00 | CDF | Mar 29, 2009 |
| W | Kazuma Sone23-21-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:21 | Heat | Feb 8, 2009 |
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.