Yo Saito
UFC DebutNickname“The Guillotine”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Shiogama, Miyagi
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Toikatsu Dojo
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'6" · 168 cm
Before the UFC
Yo Saito 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
427-311-72
.579 win rate
Winning-record opponents
21 of 29
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
35
29 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 35 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 9 sub · 9 decShooto · Pancrase · Deep · WLF · Zst 49 +3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Kenji Kato | KO/TKO | Punch | R3 | 1:51 | Shooto | Dec 22, 2019 |
| L | Shoko Sato38-17-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R4 | 3:26 | Shooto | Nov 17, 2018 |
| L | Tomoya Hirakawa | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:31 | Shooto | May 13, 2018 |
| W | Shoko Sato38-17-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jan 28, 2018 |
| W | Takahiro Ichijo9-17-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:16 | Shooto | Nov 12, 2017 |
| W | Yafei Zhao6-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WLF | May 20, 2017 |
| W | Kosuke Eda14-17-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Mar 20, 2017 |
| D | Fuhito Hasegawa17-14-5 | Draw | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 2, 2016 |
| L | Kazuhide Shirota10-10-5 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Aug 27, 2016 |
| L | Toshiaki Kitada16-13-4 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 3:41 | Deep | Feb 27, 2016 |
| W | Keisuke Fujiwara18-12-5 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Zst 49 | Nov 22, 2015 |
| L | Shohei Masumizu11-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:11 | Pancrase | Feb 1, 2015 |
| W | Daisuke Endo16-13-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 26, 2014 |
| L | Ryo Okada | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Tribe Tokyo Fight | Sep 13, 2014 |
| W | Nobuki Fujii21-15-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Pancrase | May 11, 2014 |
| L | Shintaro Ishiwatari26-9-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Feb 2, 2014 |
| W | Masato Sannai9-6-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 3:36 | Pancrase | Nov 3, 2013 |
| W | Toshihiro Shimizu31-26-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Sep 7, 2013 |
| W | Yusuke Mitsuzuka | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:37 | Pancrase | Jun 30, 2013 |
| W | Motohiro Takenawa7-10-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:36 | Shooto | Jan 20, 2013 |
| W | Sang Joo Ahn3-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:51 | Gladiator | Dec 16, 2012 |
| D | Daiki Takashima | Draw | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Oct 7, 2012 |
| L | Guy Delumeau18-13-3 | KO/TKO | Slam | R1 | 0:21 | Pancrase | Jun 2, 2012 |
| L | Hiroshige Tanaka13-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Feb 25, 2012 |
| W | Minoru Takeuchi | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 4:28 | Shooto | Jan 21, 2012 |
| D | Tsuneo Kimura11-8-1 | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 27, 2011 |
| W | Muneyuki Sato2-5 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:41 | Stand Up | Aug 27, 2011 |
| L | Kensaku Nakamura14-8-4 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Jul 23, 2011 |
| L | Yuta Sasaki24-10-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Dec 18, 2010 |
| W | Yoshifumi Nakamura16-11-1 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Sep 23, 2010 |
| W | Kousuke Kindaichi11-4-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jun 27, 2010 |
| W | Fumiya Sasaki10-21-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:58 | Shooto | Mar 7, 2010 |
| L | Shigeyuki Uchiyama6-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Aug 8, 2009 |
| W | Yasutomo Tanaka6-3-4 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:20 | Pancrase | Jun 7, 2009 |
| L | Yasutomo Tanaka6-3-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Mar 23, 2008 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-2-1across 5 amateur bouts · 1 promotionPancrase
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Tokuaki Honda | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:51 | Pancrase | Nov 28, 2007 |
| W | Isao Hirose10-7-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Oct 14, 2007 |
| D | Ryota Sasaki12-8-4 | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Jul 27, 2007 |
| L | Kenichi Matsuo | Decision | Majority | R1 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Feb 19, 2006 |
| L | Yuichiro Shirai4-9-4 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R2 | 3:33 | Pancrase | Oct 2, 2005 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.