Yuta Watanabe
UFC DebutNickname“Andre”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Nagaoka, Niigata
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Alliance-Square
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Yuta Watanabe 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
449-341-45
.568 win rate
Winning-record opponents
20 of 36
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
40
36 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 40 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 12 KO · 5 sub · 6 decDeep · Zst · Fighting Nexus · M-1 · Pancrase +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Jordan Wright13-5 | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R1 | 2:44 | Fighting Nexus | Jul 3, 2026 |
| L | Subaru Mori | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:20 | Fighting Nexus | Apr 25, 2026 |
| W | Yukito Tamayose | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:10 | Fighting Nexus | Aug 3, 2025 |
| W | Katana Nishimura12-14 | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R1 | 4:53 | Fighting Nexus | May 11, 2025 |
| L | Sho Kogane | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 12, 2021 |
| L | Daichi Abe14-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:17 | Deep | Nov 1, 2020 |
| L | Ryuichiro Sumimura27-8-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Mar 1, 2020 |
| W | Yoichiro Sato25-16-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Jun 29, 2019 |
| W | Yoshitomo Watanabe13-16-2 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Mar 9, 2019 |
| W | Koji Shikuwa7-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 27, 2018 |
| L | Takahiro Kawanaka17-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Jun 30, 2018 |
| L | Ryuichiro Sumimura27-8-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:34 | Deep | Oct 9, 2016 |
| L | Hisaki Kato8-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:04 | RIZIN | Apr 17, 2016 |
| L | Keita Nakamura36-12-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:00 | Deep | Jul 20, 2015 |
| W | Yuya Shirai24-14-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:34 | Deep | Dec 21, 2014 |
| W | Taisuke Okuno13-12-2 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R3 | 0:26 | Deep | Apr 29, 2014 |
| W | Shigetoshi Iwase15-20-4 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R2 | 0:24 | Deep | Aug 25, 2013 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:01 | Deep | Feb 16, 2013 | |
| W | Yoshitomo Watanabe13-16-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Aug 18, 2012 |
| W | Yuki Okano17-15-1 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 3:54 | Deep | Apr 7, 2012 |
| W | Go Sato | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:01 | Deep | Apr 24, 2011 |
| L | Yusaku Tsukumo14-6-3 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 11, 2010 |
| W | Yasushi Kitazaki10-8-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Feb 28, 2010 |
| W | Joao Batista Yoshimura7-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:33 | Deep | Sep 27, 2009 |
| L | Yukiya Naito15-6-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:25 | Deep | Dec 10, 2008 |
| L | Jason Jones20-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:03 | M-1 | Jul 17, 2008 |
| W | Ansar Chalangov14-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | — | M-1 | Apr 3, 2008 |
| W | Min Suk Heo5-10 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 12, 2007 |
| W | Yuya Aikawa3-2-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:54 | Deep | Sep 23, 2007 |
| W | Carlos Toyota9-10-1 | KO/TKO | Flying Knee | R1 | 3:49 | Deep | Jun 24, 2007 |
| W | Ryuji Ohori3-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:18 | Deep | Dec 9, 2006 |
| D | Ryosuke Kojima1-3-1 | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Aug 12, 2006 |
| W | Junpei Hamada9-18 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:57 | Deep | Jul 8, 2006 |
| L | Ryo Kawamura19-11-4 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:35 | Pancrase | Apr 2, 2006 |
| D | Ryo Kawamura19-11-4 | Draw | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Jan 26, 2006 |
| D | Sojiro Orui6-6-5 | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Nov 23, 2005 |
| W | Yusuke Masuda6-13-2 | KO/TKO | Flying Knee | R1 | 1:35 | Zst | May 3, 2005 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 4:46 | Zst | Nov 3, 2004 | |
| W | Sumio Koyano2-8-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:35 | Zst | Sep 12, 2004 |
| L | Tomoki Kanuka1-4-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:53 | Zst | Jul 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
1-0-1across 2 amateur bouts · 1 promotionZst
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Kyosuke Nishikawa0-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:13 | Zst | May 5, 2004 |
| D | Yoshimichi Takino | Draw | Time Limit | R1 | 5:00 | Zst | Jan 11, 2004 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.
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