Wataru Sakata
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Inazawa, Aichi
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Freelance
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Wataru Sakata 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
ModerateOpponents' combined record
427-317-48
.574 win rate
Winning-record opponents
13 of 24
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
25
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 25 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 6 sub · 1 decRings · Deep · RIZIN · PRIDE · UFO +3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Hayato Sakurai38-13-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:37 | RIZIN | Dec 31, 2016 |
| L | Daniel Gracie5-4-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 7:12 | PRIDE | Dec 31, 2003 |
| L | Mario Sperry13-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | UFO | Aug 8, 2002 |
| W | Toro Irison | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:05 | Deep | Mar 30, 2002 |
| W | Kosei Kubota27-41-17 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:05 | Deep | Dec 23, 2001 |
| W | Adrian Serrano56-29-4 | KO/TKO | Eye Injury | R1 | 5:00 | Deep | Aug 18, 2001 |
| L | Ryushi Yanagisawa24-25-9 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Rings | Feb 24, 2001 |
| L | Dave Menne45-17-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Rings | Oct 9, 2000 |
| L | Gustavo Machado23-10-1 | KO/TKO | Cut | R1 | 1:35 | Rings | Sep 5, 2000 |
| W | Mansour Heidari4-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 4:00 | WEF 9 | May 13, 2000 |
| W | Branden Lee Hinkle17-11 | Submission | Leg Lock | R1 | 7:23 | Rings | Apr 20, 2000 |
| L | Renzo Gracie14-7-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:25 | Rings | Dec 22, 1999 |
| W | Chris Watts3-2 | Submission | Achilles Lock | R1 | 6:53 | TFKRG 5 | Oct 3, 1999 |
| L | Hiromitsu Kanehara19-27-5 | Decision | Points | R3 | 5:00 | Rings | Aug 19, 1999 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 6:49 | Rings | Jun 24, 1999 | |
| L | Submission | Scarf Hold | R1 | 8:28 | Rings | Mar 20, 1999 | |
| L | Sean Alvarez4-3 | Decision | — | R3 | 5:00 | Rings | Feb 21, 1999 |
| W | Dick Vrij7-7 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 2:29 | Rings | Dec 23, 1998 |
| W | Willie Peeters9-10-1 | Submission | — | R1 | 1:45 | Rings | Jun 27, 1998 |
| L | Willie Peeters9-10-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Rings Holland | Feb 8, 1998 |
| W | Valentijn Overeem30-32 | Submission | Ankle Lock | R1 | 2:16 | Rings | Sep 26, 1997 |
| W | Sean McCully3-8 | N/A | — | R0 | 0:00 | Rings | Jan 22, 1997 |
| L | Willie Peeters9-10-1 | Submission | Neck Lock | R1 | 18:31 | Rings | Aug 24, 1996 |
| L | Mikhail Ilyukhin30-11-1 | N/A | — | R0 | 0:00 | Rings | Jan 24, 1996 |
| L | Tsuyoshi Kosaka28-21-2 | N/A | — | R0 | 0:00 | Rings | Jan 25, 1995 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.