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Ryuta Sakurai
Japan
Mito, Ibaraki Country

Ryuta Sakurai

 
Ryuta Sakurai
AGE 53 / Sep 18, 1971
HEIGHT5'10" / 177.8 cm
WEIGHT170 lbs / 77.11 kg
ASSOCIATION


CLASS
Welterweight
Wins 30
KO / TKO
11
Meter
37%
SUBMISSIONS
12
Meter
40%
DECISIONS
7
Meter
23%
Draws 6
Losses 28
KO / TKO
8
Meter
29%
SUBMISSIONS
9
Meter
32%
DECISIONS
11
Meter
39%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result Fighter Event Method/Referee R Time
win Tadahide Aoki Grachan / Brave - Grachan 68 / Brave Fight 31
Mar / 10 / 2024		 Decision (Unanimous)
Akira Yamazaki 		3 5:00
win Kento Ueda Grachan - Grachan 65: 15th Anniversary Tournament
Oct / 15 / 2023		 Submission (Armbar)
Akira Yamazaki 		2 4:10
loss Seok Hyun Ko AFC 24 / Heat 51 - Angel's Fighting Championship 24 / Heat 51
Apr / 06 / 2023		 TKO (Punches)
Seung Hoon Kim 		2 0:56
loss Hidetaka Arato Grachan - Grachan 58
Dec / 04 / 2022		 Technical Decision (Unanimous)
Akira Yamazaki 		2 4:48
win Radek Hecl Grachan - Grachan 57
Sep / 04 / 2022		 TKO (Punches)
Akira Yamazaki 		2 0:34
loss Hiroki Nagaoka Grachan - Grachan 48
Jun / 20 / 2021		 Decision (Unanimous)
Akira Yamazaki 		3 5:00
win Daryl Lokuku Grachan / Gladiator - Grachan 42 / Gladiator 011
Dec / 21 / 2019		 Submission (Armbar)
Yoshinori Umeki 		2 2:56
win Akihito Mamiya Grachan / Brave - Grachan 39 / Brave Fight 18
Mar / 10 / 2019		 Decision (Unanimous)
Akira Yamazaki 		2 5:00
loss Tatsuya Mizuno Deep - 87 Impact
Dec / 22 / 2018		 Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Hirokazu Takamoto 		2 2:53
win Hikaru Sato Pancrase - 289
Aug / 20 / 2017		 TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki 		2 0:23
loss Yoichiro Sato Deep - 78 Impact
Mar / 18 / 2017		 Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Kenichi Serizawa 		2 1:22
loss Taisuke Okuno Deep - Cage Impact 2016 in Korakuen Hall
Oct / 18 / 2016		 Decision (Split)
Masato Fukuda 		3 5:00
loss Yushin Okami Deep - 75 Impact
Feb / 27 / 2016		 TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Yuji Shimada 		2 4:23
loss Svetlozar Savov ADW - Abu Dhabi Warriors 2
Mar / 26 / 2015		 Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Grant Waterman 		1 4:20
loss Ken Hasegawa Deep - 71 Impact
Feb / 28 / 2015		 Submission (Keylock)
Masato Fukuda 		1 4:10
loss Yoshiyuki Nakanishi Deep - 69 Impact
Oct / 26 / 2014		 Decision (Unanimous)
 3 5:00
loss Mamed Khalidov KSW 25 - Khalidov vs. Sakurai
Dec / 07 / 2013		 Submission (Triangle Choke)
Tomasz Bronder 		1 2:03
win Yuji Sakuragi Deep - Cage Impact 2013
Jun / 15 / 2013		 KO (Punch and Flying Knee)
Yuji Shimada 		1 1:04
win Hiromitsu Kanehara Deep - Haleo Impact
Dec / 22 / 2012		 Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Kenichi Serizawa 		3 0:46
loss Kazuhiro Nakamura Deep - 60 Impact
Oct / 19 / 2012		 Decision (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki 		3 5:00
win Katsuyori Shibata Deep - 55 Impact
Aug / 26 / 2011		 TKO (Punches)
 2 3:04
win Yoshiyuki Nakanishi Deep - 52 Impact
Feb / 25 / 2011		 Submission (Armbar)
Yoshinori Umeki 		3 3:48
loss Riki Fukuda Deep - 49 Impact
Aug / 27 / 2010		 TKO (Knees)
Yoshinori Umeki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		2 0:32
draw Mamed Khalidov KSW 13 - Kumite
May / 07 / 2010		 Draw
Tomasz Bronder 		4 3:00
win Hiroki Sato Deep - Cage Impact 2009
Dec / 19 / 2009		 KO (Punch)
Kenichi Serizawa 		1 2:13
win Hosea Ware Deep - 44 Impact
Oct / 10 / 2009		 Submission (Straight Armbar)
Moritaka Oshiro 		1 3:46
draw Hiromitsu Kanehara Deep - 42 Impact
Jun / 30 / 2009		 Draw (Majority)
Kenichi Serizawa 		2 5:00
loss Riki Fukuda Deep - 40 Impact
Feb / 20 / 2009		 TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki 		1 0:45
win Sojiro Orui Deep - 38 Impact
Oct / 23 / 2008		 Decision (Split)
Samio Kimura 		2 5:00
win Kozo Urita Deep - 37 Impact
Aug / 17 / 2008		 Submission (Armbar)
Minoru Toyonaga 		1 3:22
win Young Choi Deep - 35 Impact
May / 19 / 2008		 Decision (Unanimous)
Daisuke Noguchi 		2 5:00
loss Riki Fukuda Deep - 34 Impact
Feb / 22 / 2008		 Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki 		3 5:00
win Eiji Ishikawa Deep - 32 Impact
Oct / 09 / 2007		 TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Yoshinori Umeki 		1 5:00
loss Murilo Bustamante Deep - 29 Impact
Apr / 13 / 2007		 KO (Punch)
Daisuke Noguchi 		1 3:50
loss Ryo Chonan Deep - 28 Impact
Feb / 16 / 2007		 Decision (Majority)
Daisuke Noguchi 		3 5:00
win Geovani Pereira Deep - 27 Impact
Dec / 20 / 2006		 Submission (Straight Armbar)
Daisuke Noguchi 		1 1:57
win Xavier Foupa-Pokam Deep - 25 Impact
Aug / 04 / 2006		 Technical Submission (Armbar)
Daisuke Noguchi 		1 4:47
loss Ryo Chonan Deep - 23 Impact
Feb / 05 / 2006		 TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Daisuke Noguchi 		1 1:57
loss Paulo Filho Pride - Bushido 9
Sep / 25 / 2005		 Submission (Armbar)
Moritaka Oshiro 		1 3:49
win Yasuhito Namekawa Deep - 19th Impact
Jul / 08 / 2005		 Submission (Armbar)
Daisuke Noguchi 		1 4:40
loss Murilo Bustamante Pride - Bushido 6
Apr / 03 / 2005		 Decision (Unanimous)
Moritaka Oshiro 		2 5:00
win Ryuki Ueyama Deep - 17th Impact
Dec / 18 / 2004		 TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki 		1 2:40
win David Bielkheden Shooto - 7/16 in Korakuen Hall
Jul / 16 / 2004		 Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki 		3 5:00
loss Yushin Okami Pride - Bushido 2
Feb / 15 / 2004		 Decision (Unanimous)
Minoru Toyonaga 		2 5:00
win Tetsuya Onose Deep - 13th Impact
Jan / 22 / 2004		 KO (Punches)
Daisuke Noguchi 		1 0:56
win Hirohide Fujinuma Deep - 12th Impact
Sep / 15 / 2003		 Submission (Kimura)
Akira Okabayashi 		1 3:46
loss Eiji Ishikawa Deep - 9th Impact
May / 05 / 2003		 TKO (Punches)
Keiji Shiozaki 		2 4:22
win John Renken Shooto - 2/23 in Korakuen Hall
Feb / 23 / 2003		 Submission (Kimura)
Toshiharu Suzuki 		2 3:09
win Yuichi Nakanishi Shooto - 1/24 in Korakuen Hall
Jan / 24 / 2003		 Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki 		2 5:00
win Jun Kitagawa Shooto - Gig West 3
Oct / 27 / 2002		 TKO (Cut)
Toshiharu Suzuki 		1 3:23
draw Masato Nishiguchi Shooto - Gig East 10
Aug / 27 / 2002		 Draw
Toshiharu Suzuki 		2 5:00
draw Marcelo Machado Shooto - Treasure Hunt 4
Mar / 13 / 2002		 Draw
Toshiharu Suzuki 		2 5:00
win Nathan Schouteren Shooto Holland - Night of the Warriors
Nov / 04 / 2001		 Submission (Armbar)
 1 1:27
loss Shiko Yamashita Shooto - Gig East 3
Jun / 14 / 2001		 Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki 		2 5:00
draw Izuru Takeuchi Shooto - Gateway to the Extremes
Nov / 04 / 1999		 Draw
Toshiharu Suzuki 		2 5:00
loss Jun Kitagawa Shooto - Renaxis 3
Aug / 04 / 1999		 Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki 		2 5:00
loss Yuki Sasaki Shooto - Shooter's Passion
May / 27 / 1999		 Submission (Heel Hook)
 1 2:00
loss Cyrille Diabate GT - Golden Trophy 1999
Mar / 20 / 1999		 TKO (Punches)
 2 N/A
win Nobuhiro Tsurumaki Shooto - Shooter's Soul
Jan / 27 / 1999		 TKO (Cut)
Yasuyuki Ogata 		1 0:54
draw Izuru Takeuchi Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 6
Nov / 27 / 1998		 Draw (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki 		2 5:00
win Masashi Kita Shooto - Shooter's Dream
Sep / 18 / 1998		 TKO (Punches)
Toshiharu Suzuki 		1 3:00
loss Masanori Suda Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '97 Heavyweight Tournament
Jul / 27 / 1997		 Submission (Armbar)
 1 4:25
loss Hiroyuki Yoshioka Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '96
Mar / 30 / 1996		 Submission (Armbar)
 1 3:38
win Katsuhisa Fujii Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '96
Mar / 30 / 1996		 Decision
 2 3:00
PICTURES
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Mamed Khalidov (red glove tape) vs. Ryuta Sakurai
Credit: Piotr Pedziszewski
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