Yasuhiro Kanayama
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Kyoto, Kyoto
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Purebred Kyoto
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'6" · 168 cm
Before the UFC
Yasuhiro Kanayama 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
139-96-20
.591 win rate
Winning-record opponents
7 of 10
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
18
10 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 18 bouts · 10 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 5 sub · 1 decPowergate · Shooto · Real Rhythm · Rising On 10 · Rising On 8 +5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Motohiro Takenawa7-10-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Rising On 10 | Dec 18, 2011 |
| W | Hitoshi Ogasawara | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:05 | Rising On 8 | Jul 31, 2011 |
| L | Ryota Masuda | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Voltage | Nov 27, 2010 |
| L | Soo Chul Kim24-9-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:43 | Rising On 3 | Aug 8, 2010 |
| W | Daikai Ozaki | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:51 | Rising On 2 | Apr 11, 2010 |
| W | Takayoshi Ono8-21-1 | Submission | Leg Scissors Choke | R1 | 3:34 | Powergate | Sep 23, 2009 |
| D | Motonobu Tezuka30-18-6 | Draw | — | R2 | 5:00 | Powergate | Jun 28, 2009 |
| L | Daikai Ozaki | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:35 | Powergate | Apr 19, 2009 |
| W | Tomohiko Yokoyama | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:10 | Powergate | Feb 1, 2009 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:41 | Powergate | Nov 1, 2008 | |
| L | Issei Tamura15-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jun 26, 2008 |
| L | Hiromasa Ougikubo30-9-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:35 | Shooto | Dec 8, 2007 |
| D | Junya Kodo8-7-2 | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Sep 29, 2007 |
| D | Nobuhiro Hayakawa | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Apr 21, 2007 |
| W | Satoshi Koie | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 1:14 | Real Rhythm | Nov 18, 2006 |
| D | Soyu Tanabe3-0-4 | Draw | — | R2 | 5:00 | Real Rhythm | Jul 30, 2006 |
| L | Yuichi Ikari13-7-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | May 15, 2005 |
| D | Tetsuya Fukunaga | Draw | — | R3 | 3:00 | RZ | Mar 7, 2004 |
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.
Amateur
0-2across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsPowergate 10 · Pancrase
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Takashi Izutani | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:51 | Powergate 10 | Sep 10, 2006 |
| L | Naoji Fujimoto8-5-4 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:22 | Pancrase | Oct 4, 2003 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.