Yoshiyuki Katahira
UFC DebutNickname“Nagisa”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Yokohama, Kanagawa
- Born
- Japan
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Yoshiyuki Katahira 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
189-89-10
.680 win rate
Winning-record opponents
8 of 11
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
16
11 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 16 bouts · 4 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 1 sub · 5 decDeep · Fighting Nexus · MFP · ADW
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Fighting Nexus | Nov 24, 2019 | |
| L | Yoichiro Sato25-16-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 3:59 | Deep | Sep 16, 2017 |
| L | Ken Hasegawa18-6-1 | KO/TKO | Body Kick | R1 | 4:13 | Deep | Mar 18, 2017 |
| W | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 17, 2016 | |
| L | Gennadiy Kovalev18-9 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:30 | MFP | Nov 28, 2015 |
| L | Lewis Long20-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:46 | ADW | Oct 3, 2015 |
| L | Keita Nakamura36-12-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:47 | Deep | Feb 28, 2015 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Sep 7, 2014 | |
| W | Robson Oda | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Apr 20, 2014 |
| L | Ryuichiro Sumimura27-8-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 3:01 | Deep | Oct 13, 2013 |
| W | Sanshiro Nakakura1-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Aug 25, 2013 |
| D | Yusaku Tsukumo14-6-3 | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Apr 14, 2013 |
| W | Tamotsu Kitada | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:50 | Deep | Nov 11, 2012 |
| D | Toshihiro Shimizu | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Sep 29, 2012 |
| W | Teruhiko Kubo | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 4:20 | Deep | Jun 24, 2012 |
| W | Nobuo Kosaka | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:21 | Deep | Aug 7, 2011 |
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
3-0across 3 amateur bouts · 1 promotionDeep
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Kazuki Nomoto | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 1:26 | Deep | Dec 10, 2011 |
| W | Shinichiro Arai | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 0:34 | Deep | Dec 10, 2011 |
| W | Ryo Sakai15-15 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 4:33 | Deep | Dec 10, 2011 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.