Yoshitomo Watanabe
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Ichikawa, Chiba
- Born
- Japan
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Yoshitomo Watanabe 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
422-345-71
.550 win rate
Winning-record opponents
18 of 28
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
32
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 32 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 2 sub · 5 decDeep · Grachan · Legend FC · Fury FC 6 · Heat +3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Tadahide Aoki | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:48 | Grachan | Oct 15, 2023 |
| L | Takahiro Kawanaka17-11 | Submission | Kneebar | R2 | 1:30 | Grachan | Dec 4, 2022 |
| NC | Yuta Komaki | No Contest | Accidental Eye Poke | R1 | 2:01 | Deep | May 29, 2022 |
| L | Ryuichiro Sumimura27-8-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 2:30 | Deep | Oct 22, 2019 |
| W | Takahiro Kawanaka17-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Jun 29, 2019 |
| L | Yuta Watanabe23-14-3 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Mar 9, 2019 |
| W | Jutaro Nakao26-21-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 8, 2018 |
| W | Shinobu Wakui4-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Jun 30, 2018 |
| W | Yasuaki Miura5-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:05 | Deep | Feb 24, 2018 |
| L | Yuki Okano17-15-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:26 | Deep | Jun 15, 2013 |
| L | Yuta Watanabe23-14-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Aug 18, 2012 |
| W | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Feb 18, 2012 | |
| W | Kosei Kubota27-41-17 | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R1 | 0:17 | Deep | Dec 16, 2011 |
| L | Yuya Shirai24-14-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 29, 2011 |
| W | Go Sato | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 3:12 | Deep | Jun 24, 2011 |
| L | Shigetoshi Iwase15-20-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:42 | Deep | Feb 25, 2011 |
| W | Hidehiko Hasegawa19-20-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:48 | Deep | Dec 11, 2010 |
| W | Dong Hyun Ma16-11-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Aug 27, 2010 |
| D | Yusaku Tsukumo14-6-3 | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Apr 17, 2010 |
| L | Myung Ho Bae18-7-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 4:59 | Legend FC | Jan 11, 2010 |
| L | Eiji Ishikawa31-26-3 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 19, 2009 |
| W | Pat Ayuyu2-3-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:56 | Deep | Aug 23, 2009 |
| L | Hiroki Nagaoka29-28-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Feb 20, 2009 |
| L | Fabricio Monteiro18-10 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 3:16 | Fury FC 6 | Jul 12, 2008 |
| D | Ryoji Suzuki | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | May 24, 2008 |
| L | Yuki Inoue8-2-4 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Mar 29, 2008 |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:12 | Heat | Nov 25, 2007 | |
| L | Oktay Karatas11-9-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | UG 5 | Sep 9, 2007 |
| W | Tetsuya Yoshioka1-3-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 4:42 | Deep | Jun 16, 2007 |
| L | Roan Carneiro21-13 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:36 | SF | Nov 9, 2006 |
| W | Hideo Matsui0-13-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:40 | W-Capsule | Jan 28, 2006 |
| W | Haruki Umemoto1-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 1:43 | Deep | Oct 30, 2005 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
3-3-1across 7 amateur bouts · 1 promotionDeep
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | Kyung Il Yang0-0-1 | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Apr 13, 2007 |
| W | Kenji Ushioda0-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:20 | Deep | Feb 16, 2007 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:05 | Deep | Dec 9, 2006 | |
| W | Yuki Yashima1-3-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:54 | Deep | Dec 9, 2006 |
| L | Yasushi Kitazaki10-8-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:07 | Deep | Dec 9, 2006 |
| L | Pedro Akira1-1 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 25, 2005 |
| L | Yusuke Hoshina1-0 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 25, 2005 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.