Tetsuji Kato
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Nerima, Tokyo
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Trench Tech
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Tetsuji Kato 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.
UFC debut
Aug 20, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
435-307-42
.586 win rate
Winning-record opponents
17 of 28
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
30
28 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 30 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 7 sub · 9 decShooto · SB 7 · Trench Warz 11 · Strikeforce · PXC 11 +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Ilya Zelik | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:11 | Trench Warz 11 | Dec 18, 2009 |
| L | Yoshihiro Koyama24-14-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:22 | Shooto | Nov 23, 2009 |
| L | Kenichiro Togashi19-17-5 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 10, 2009 |
| L | Gilbert Melendez22-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Strikeforce | Sep 29, 2007 |
| L | Joe Camacho13-19-3 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 0:00 | PXC 11 | Apr 13, 2007 |
| W | Alexei Maligin0-4 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 3:53 | Kokoro | Aug 15, 2006 |
| W | Toby Imada30-18-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:13 | FFCF 6 | Jun 21, 2006 |
| L | Vitor Ribeiro20-5 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R3 | 2:32 | ROTR 7 | May 7, 2005 |
| W | Jason Dent22-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SB 35 | Apr 16, 2004 |
| L | Adam Lynn17-10 | Decision | — | R4 | — | FFCF 1 | Jan 10, 2004 |
| L | Dokonjonosuke Mishima20-7-2 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Sep 15, 2003 |
| W | Brian Gassaway29-21-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Mar 18, 2003 |
| W | Seichi Ikemoto21-19-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Dec 16, 2001 |
| W | Ray Cooper14-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jul 6, 2001 |
| L | Anderson Silva34-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Mar 2, 2001 |
| W | Dan Gilbert8-11 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:28 | Shooto | Dec 17, 2000 |
| W | Thomas Denny27-21-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Sep 15, 2000 |
| L | Hayato Sakurai38-13-2 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Mar 17, 2000 |
| W | Angelo Sergio | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 7:45 | VTJ 1999 | Dec 11, 1999 |
| W | Rhett Anthony0-4-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:18 | SB 14 | Nov 5, 1999 |
| W | Jutaro Nakao26-21-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 29, 1999 |
| W | Hiroyuki Kojima4-4-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:28 | Shooto | Nov 27, 1998 |
| W | Alex Cook6-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Aug 29, 1998 |
| W | Patrick Madayag2-2 | Submission | Choke | R1 | 3:33 | SB 7 | Apr 25, 1998 |
| W | Ben Hernandez1-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:38 | SB 7 | Apr 25, 1998 |
| W | Luke Ishizaki0-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:43 | SB 7 | Apr 25, 1998 |
| W | Koichi Tanaka3-11-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:01 | Shooto | Jan 17, 1998 |
| L | Jutaro Nakao26-21-4 | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 4:56 | Shooto | Aug 27, 1997 |
| W | Masato Fujiwara5-12-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jun 25, 1997 |
| W | Hiroyuki Kojima4-4-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Apr 6, 1997 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.