Yukinori Akazawa
UFC DebutNickname“Akilyu 2”
Record
Streak
W5
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Sapporo, Hokkaido
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Freelance
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'0" · 183 cm
Before the UFC
Yukinori Akazawa 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
122-90-8
.575 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 11
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
15
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 15 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 1 sub · 1 decDeep · Pancrase · Black Combat 5 · Grandslam MMA 7 · ACB 57 +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Kousuke Kindaichi11-4-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:36 | Deep | May 4, 2026 |
| W | Charles Prete | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:11 | Deep | Nov 23, 2025 |
| W | Adthapong Saengtep | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:31 | Deep | May 26, 2024 |
| W | Harry Grech4-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:39 | Deep | Nov 23, 2023 |
| W | Chota Sakai | KO/TKO | Elbows | R1 | 2:00 | Deep | Jul 23, 2023 |
| L | Won Jun Choi9-6 | KO/TKO | Slam and Punches | R3 | 1:47 | Black Combat 5 | Feb 4, 2023 |
| L | Ryo Sakai15-15 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:33 | Deep | Nov 12, 2022 |
| W | Kirihito Ando | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R1 | 4:40 | Deep | Jul 10, 2022 |
| W | Taisei Sekino11-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 12, 2021 |
| L | Koji Mori13-7-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 4:22 | Grandslam MMA 7 | Mar 25, 2018 |
| NC | Yuta Nakamura23-27-3 | No Contest | Akazawa Missed Weight | R1 | — | Pancrase | Oct 22, 2017 |
| L | KO/TKO | Body Kick | R1 | 2:09 | ACB 57 | Apr 15, 2017 | |
| L | Takaaki Nara3-3 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:12 | Pancrase | Jun 12, 2016 |
| W | Kang Joo Choi4-4-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:33 | Pancrase | Dec 6, 2015 |
| L | Ryo Sakai15-15 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:39 | Grabaka | Oct 27, 2012 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
0-1across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionFightquest Amateur Combat
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Ergys Sigeta6-0 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Fightquest Amateur Combat | Sep 19, 2015 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.