Yuki Kawana
UFC DebutNickname“Tencho”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Yokosuka, Kanagawa
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Y&K MMA Academy
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Yuki Kawana 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
441-285-58
.607 win rate
Winning-record opponents
19 of 23
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
35
23 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 · 7 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 5 sub · 7 decShooto · Zst · Deep · PFL · RIZIN +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Daigo Kuramoto | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Mar 9, 2024 |
| W | Sho Kogane | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 10, 2023 |
| L | Yibugele24-14-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | WKG & M-1 Global | Aug 26, 2023 |
| L | Kimihiro Eto23-7-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | May 7, 2023 |
| L | Shunta Nomura | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Mar 25, 2023 |
| W | Yoshiaki Takahashi12-8-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:04 | Deep | Nov 12, 2022 |
| L | Yuma Ishizuka9-13 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 2:18 | Deep | Feb 26, 2022 |
| L | Yamato Nishikawa22-6-6 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R5 | 0:43 | Shooto | Sep 20, 2021 |
| L | Yusuke Yachi29-16 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Jun 27, 2021 |
| L | Koji Takeda19-8 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Sep 27, 2020 |
| W | Shutaro Debana11-8 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 3:48 | Shooto | Jul 12, 2020 |
| W | Yuki Okano17-15-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jan 27, 2019 |
| L | Ramsey Nijem10-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | PFL | Oct 13, 2018 |
| L | Chris Wade23-10 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 4:24 | PFL | Aug 2, 2018 |
| L | Islam Mamedov23-3-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Jun 21, 2018 |
| W | Tae Ho Jin | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Mar 25, 2018 |
| W | Naoyuki Kotani37-20-7 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Oct 15, 2017 |
| W | Hiroki Aoki16-14-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 2:11 | Shooto | Jul 23, 2017 |
| W | Shingo Suzuki13-15-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:21 | Shooto | May 12, 2017 |
| L | Koshi Matsumoto24-15-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 0:44 | Shooto | Apr 23, 2016 |
| W | Daisuke Nakamura35-29-1 | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R3 | 2:26 | Vale Tudo Japan | Sep 13, 2015 |
| D | Koshi Matsumoto24-15-2 | Draw | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jul 26, 2015 |
| W | Yu Fujimaki | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Apr 18, 2015 |
| W | Hisho Takeda | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Dec 21, 2014 |
| W | Koji Nishioka | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 1:09 | Shooto | Apr 20, 2014 |
| W | Akira Toritani5-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:38 | Shooto | Dec 15, 2013 |
| W | Kazumasa Sugawara | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Vale Tudo Japan | Jun 22, 2013 |
| D | Shinichi Taira27-22-12 | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Nov 23, 2011 |
| D | Tetsuya Matsuzaki | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Sep 11, 2011 |
| W | Ryo Sakuma | Submission | Ankle Lock | R1 | 0:45 | Zst | Sep 26, 2010 |
| W | Yo Sato | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:00 | Zst | Aug 15, 2010 |
| W | Shoma Ono0-3-3 | Submission | Heel Hook | R2 | 3:07 | Zst | Jul 3, 2010 |
| D | Makoto Sasaki | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Jun 6, 2010 |
| D | Shuya Arimura11-11-2 | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Nov 1, 2009 |
| W | Shinichi Taira27-22-12 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 4:09 | Zst | Oct 11, 2009 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.