Yutaka Saito
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Noshiro, Akita
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Paraestra Koiwa
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Yutaka Saito 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
397-220-25
.643 win rate
Winning-record opponents
17 of 24
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
32
24 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 32 bouts · 3 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 2 sub · 14 decShooto · RIZIN · Vale Tudo Japan
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Yuta Kubo | KO/TKO | Front Kick to the Body | R2 | 4:19 | RIZIN | Jul 28, 2024 |
| L | Kleber Koike Erbst35-9-1 | Submission | Brabo Choke | R3 | 1:22 | RIZIN | Dec 31, 2023 |
| W | Ren Hiramoto | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Apr 29, 2023 |
| L | Juntaro Ushiku22-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Apr 17, 2022 |
| L | Mikuru Asakura19-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Dec 31, 2021 |
| L | Juntaro Ushiku22-12 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 4:26 | RIZIN | Oct 24, 2021 |
| W | Vugar Karamov21-7 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Jun 13, 2021 |
| W | Mikuru Asakura19-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Nov 21, 2020 |
| W | Kazumasa Majima20-6 | KO/TKO | Soccer Kicks and Knees | R2 | 0:24 | RIZIN | Aug 10, 2020 |
| W | Hiroyuki Takaya23-15-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:17 | Shooto | Sep 22, 2019 |
| L | Agy Sardari21-6 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 6, 2019 |
| W | Markus Held2-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:29 | Shooto | Jan 27, 2019 |
| W | Takeshi Inoue25-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 13, 2018 |
| W | Drex Zamboanga14-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:58 | Shooto | Mar 25, 2018 |
| W | Caol Uno35-23-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | Shooto | Apr 23, 2017 |
| L | Mike Grundy12-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jan 29, 2017 |
| L | Isao Kobayashi27-9-2 | Decision | Split | R5 | 5:00 | Vale Tudo Japan | Sep 19, 2016 |
| W | Min Jae Kim0-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:11 | Shooto | Apr 23, 2016 |
| W | Yoshifumi Nakamura16-11-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jan 11, 2016 |
| W | Yoshifumi Nakamura16-11-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 3, 2015 |
| W | Hiroaki Fujita | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:36 | Shooto | Dec 21, 2014 |
| W | Takumi Ota8-8-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Sep 27, 2014 |
| W | Mitsuhiro Toma16-12-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jul 19, 2014 |
| D | Kazuhide Shirota10-10-5 | Draw | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Mar 16, 2014 |
| W | Takanori Muratsu2-2-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 9, 2013 |
| W | Daisuke Sasaki2-2-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Sep 22, 2013 |
| W | Daiki Takashima | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jun 8, 2013 |
| D | Keita Kono | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Feb 23, 2013 |
| L | Yuta Sato | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Sep 30, 2012 |
| W | Toshiro Chihama | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jun 30, 2012 |
| W | Shinya Yoshida | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:45 | Shooto | Jan 21, 2012 |
| W | Fumiya Sasaki10-21-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 27, 2011 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.