Yuji Sakuragi
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Miyazaki, Miyazaki
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Seikendo
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Yuji Sakuragi 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
625-460-64
.576 win rate
Winning-record opponents
30 of 44
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
44
all opponents have 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 44 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 14 KO · 2 decPancrase · Deep · FEFoMP · M-1 · RFC +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Luis Santos3-0 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:27 | RFC | Mar 12, 2016 |
| W | Jong Chul Yun1-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:19 | RFC | Dec 5, 2015 |
| L | Alan Baudot8-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:35 | Grandslam MMA 3 | Sep 12, 2015 |
| W | Shungo Oyama14-19 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R2 | 1:03 | Pancrase | Dec 6, 2014 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:15 | FEFoMP | Mar 31, 2014 | |
| L | Kazuhiro Nakamura21-13 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R3 | 2:49 | Deep | Nov 24, 2013 |
| L | Ryuta Sakurai30-28-6 | KO/TKO | Punch and Flying Knee | R1 | 1:04 | Deep | Jun 15, 2013 |
| L | Daiju Takase12-15-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 1:33 | Deep | Dec 22, 2012 |
| W | Sanae Kikuta31-9-3 | KO/TKO | Knee and Soccer Kick | R1 | 0:35 | Grabaka | Oct 27, 2012 |
| W | Kazuo Takahashi30-28-3 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 4:59 | Pancrase | Aug 5, 2012 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Mar 11, 2012 | |
| L | Kazuhisa Tazawa7-2-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:54 | Deep | Feb 25, 2011 |
| D | Ryo Kawamura19-11-4 | Draw | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Dec 5, 2010 |
| L | Alexander Grinchuk5-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FEFoMP | Oct 16, 2010 |
| W | Ryo Kawamura19-11-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:55 | Pancrase | Sep 5, 2010 |
| L | Christian M'Pumbu21-11-1 | KO/TKO | Knees and Punches | R1 | 2:29 | Deep | Feb 28, 2010 |
| W | Alavutdin Gadjiev18-13-1 | KO/TKO | Knee | R1 | 0:30 | FEFoMP | Oct 17, 2009 |
| L | Hans Stringer22-8-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:11 | Deep | Aug 23, 2009 |
| W | Minoru Kato2-11-3 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 0:59 | Deep | Apr 16, 2009 |
| L | Rogent Lloret11-4-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | M-1 | Oct 29, 2008 |
| L | Stefan Struve29-13 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:30 | M-1 | Aug 29, 2008 |
| L | Kamil Uygun7-4 | KO/TKO | Knees and Punches | R1 | 4:52 | M-1 | Jul 17, 2008 |
| L | Besiki Gerenava12-2-1 | Decision | — | R2 | 5:00 | M-1 | Apr 3, 2008 |
| W | Kenichiro Shinohara0-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:34 | MARS 11 | Feb 11, 2008 |
| D | Hidetada Irie6-4-2 | Draw | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 12, 2007 |
| L | Yuki Kondo67-41-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Oct 14, 2007 |
| L | Katsuhisa Fujii9-18-1 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Jul 26, 2007 |
| L | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 0:38 | FEFoMP | May 26, 2007 | |
| W | Nikolai Onikienko16-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | FEFoMP | May 26, 2007 |
| L | Yasuhito Namekawa25-16-4 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 2:12 | Deep | Apr 13, 2007 |
| W | Fabiano Aoki0-1 | KO/TKO | Knee Injury | R2 | 1:55 | MARS 6 | Dec 22, 2006 |
| NC | Fabiano Aoki0-1 | No Contest | Accidental Groin Kick | R1 | 0:15 | MARS 5 | Oct 28, 2006 |
| L | Tatsuya Mizuno27-16-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:20 | Pancrase | Sep 16, 2006 |
| L | Riki Fukuda24-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Jul 28, 2006 |
| L | Poai Suganuma11-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:47 | Pancrase | May 2, 2006 |
| W | Hikaru Sato24-26-4 | KO/TKO | Soccer Kicks | R1 | 0:55 | Pancrase | Jan 26, 2006 |
| W | Akinari Nabeta0-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:55 | RJPW | Dec 16, 2005 |
| L | Hideki Tadao5-6 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 3:33 | Pancrase | Oct 2, 2005 |
| W | Yuta Nakamura23-27-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Sep 3, 2005 |
| W | Aslan Dzeboev4-1 | KO/TKO | Body Kick | R2 | 1:31 | Pancrase | Jul 31, 2005 |
| L | Kazuo Takahashi30-28-3 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 3:01 | Pancrase | Jul 10, 2005 |
| W | Kengo Watanabe8-13-3 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R3 | 0:06 | Pancrase | Feb 4, 2005 |
| W | Sung Chu Kim0-3-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:42 | Gladiator FC | Jun 27, 2004 |
| L | Decision | — | R3 | 0:00 | Seikendo | Oct 29, 2000 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.