Takuya Kuwabara
UFC DebutNickname“Massoh”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Koto, Tokyo
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Purebred Omiya
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'2" · 157 cm
Before the UFC
Takuya Kuwabara 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
194-138-19
.584 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 14
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
14
all opponents have 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 14 bouts · 1 promotion · wins by 1 KO · 2 sub · 5 decShooto
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Rumina Sato26-17-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 0:38 | Shooto | Aug 27, 2000 |
| D | Ian James Schaffa7-9-2 | Draw | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 22, 2000 |
| W | Johnny Eduardo28-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Mar 17, 2000 |
| W | John Paun5-6-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:09 | Shooto | Jul 16, 1999 |
| L | Takanori Gomi35-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Mar 28, 1999 |
| W | Damien Riccio8-14 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jul 29, 1998 |
| W | Takenori Ito5-3-2 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Apr 10, 1998 |
| D | Caol Uno35-23-5 | Draw | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Oct 12, 1997 |
| D | Hayato Sakurai38-13-2 | Draw | — | R3 | 3:00 | Shooto | Jan 18, 1997 |
| W | Naoto Kojima1-5-1 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 3:00 | Shooto | Jul 28, 1996 |
| W | Masakazu Kuramochi4-12-2 | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | Shooto | May 7, 1996 |
| W | Shinji Arano0-2 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:42 | Shooto | Mar 5, 1996 |
| W | Yuji Fujita1-5 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:15 | Shooto | Jan 20, 1996 |
| D | Eiji Mizuno1-1-1 | Draw | — | R4 | 3:00 | Shooto | Nov 25, 1993 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.