Yusuke Sakashita
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Osaka, Osaka
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Tribe Tokyo MMA
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Yusuke Sakashita 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
198-195-20
.504 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 17
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
18
17 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 18 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 1 sub · 5 decDeep · Heat · GCM · RFC · Grandslam MMA 2 +3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Henrique Shiguemoto15-6-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:45 | Heat | Mar 6, 2016 |
| W | Dae Won Kim11-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:40 | Heat | Nov 29, 2015 |
| W | Nosherwan Khanzada11-14 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | RFC | May 2, 2015 |
| W | Bob Armstrong12-8-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Grandslam MMA 2 | Feb 8, 2015 |
| W | Ryo Takigawa6-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:51 | Heat | Jun 8, 2014 |
| L | Hisaki Kato8-4 | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R2 | 0:28 | Heat | Feb 23, 2014 |
| NC | Luke Mori | No Contest | Accidental Clash of Heads | R1 | 2:08 | Deep | Oct 20, 2013 |
| L | Sean Strickland31-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | KOTC | Jul 5, 2013 |
| L | Young Choi23-12-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Sep 29, 2012 |
| W | Hiromitsu Kanehara19-27-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Apr 7, 2012 |
| W | Hiroki Sato6-7-2 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 29, 2011 |
| W | Kenji Nagai7-14-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:04 | Astra | Apr 25, 2010 |
| W | Ken Ogawa5-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:42 | GCM | Feb 11, 2010 |
| L | Yuta Nakamura23-27-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:16 | GCM | Jun 27, 2009 |
| W | Minoru Kato2-11-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:43 | Deep | Aug 16, 2008 |
| W | Taiki Yonashiro1-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:18 | Deep | Dec 22, 2007 |
| W | Seigo Mizuguchi18-27 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Jul 8, 2007 |
| W | Kazuhiko Wakita0-2 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | — | Real Rhythm | Nov 18, 2006 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-1across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsPowergate 2 · Powergate 1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Poai Suganuma11-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:03 | Powergate 2 | Aug 27, 2005 |
| W | Kaichi Tsuji3-3 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | — | Powergate 1 | Jun 19, 2005 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.