Yusuke Kawanago
UFC DebutNickname“Bancho”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Hachioji, Tokyo
- Born
- Japan
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Yusuke Kawanago 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
249-190-37
.567 win rate
Winning-record opponents
12 of 21
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
22
21 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 22 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 1 sub · 8 decPancrase · Legend FC · Tribe Tokyo Fight · ONE · One FC 15 +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Katsushi Sugiyama15-9-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:59 | Pancrase | May 26, 2019 |
| W | Kazuki13-18-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Dec 9, 2018 |
| W | Hideki Kadowaki17-17-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Tribe Tokyo Fight | Oct 9, 2017 |
| W | Suguru Nii | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Jun 12, 2016 |
| L | Yoshiki Nakahara18-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:15 | Pancrase | Jan 31, 2016 |
| L | KO/TKO | Soccer Kicks | R1 | 1:32 | ONE | Jun 20, 2015 | |
| L | Rob Lisita14-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:28 | One FC 15 | May 2, 2014 |
| D | Hiroyuki Oshiro12-6-3 | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Feb 2, 2014 |
| W | Rob Lisita14-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Legend FC | Aug 24, 2012 |
| W | Xian Ji21-5 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 4:18 | Legend FC | Mar 30, 2012 |
| W | Chengjie Wu14-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Legend FC | Oct 30, 2011 |
| L | Mark Striegl18-5 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Legend FC | Jul 16, 2011 |
| D | Kensaku Nakamura14-8-4 | Draw | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Jun 5, 2011 |
| L | Takumi Nakayama19-17-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:27 | Pancrase | Apr 3, 2011 |
| W | Masaomi Saito3-9-1 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Dec 5, 2010 |
| W | Masaki Yanagisawa9-10-1 | KO/TKO | Soccer Kick | R2 | 0:51 | Pancrase | Oct 3, 2010 |
| W | Yoji Saito8-9-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 4:30 | Pancrase | Aug 8, 2010 |
| L | Kensaku Nakamura14-8-4 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Apr 4, 2010 |
| W | Motoshi Miyaji11-13-1 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Oct 17, 2009 |
| W | Hideo Matsui0-13-2 | KO/TKO | Flying Knee | R2 | 4:46 | Pancrase | Aug 8, 2009 |
| W | Satoru Neet0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:58 | Deep | Jun 16, 2007 |
| W | Mizuki Kawamura1-2-1 | Decision | — | R2 | 3:00 | RZ | Jun 4, 2004 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
3-0across 3 amateur bouts · 1 promotionPancrase
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Ryota Masuda | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 5:00 | Pancrase | May 24, 2009 |
| W | Masakazu Takafuji4-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 5:00 | Pancrase | May 24, 2009 |
| W | Ryo Asami12-15 | Decision | Majority | R1 | 5:00 | Pancrase | May 24, 2009 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.