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Japan
Ryugasaki, Ibaraki
Hayato Sakurai
"
Mach
"
AGE
47
/
Aug 24, 1975
HEIGHT
5'7"
/
170.18 cm
WEIGHT
168 lbs
/
76.2 kg
ASSOCIATION
Mach Dojo
CLASS
Welterweight
Wins
38
KO
/
TKO
12
32%
SUBMISSIONS
10
26%
DECISIONS
16
42%
Draws
2
Losses
13
KO
/
TKO
5
38%
SUBMISSIONS
4
31%
DECISIONS
4
31%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Wataru Sakata
Rizin 4 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: Final Round
Dec / 31 / 2016
TKO (Punches)
Ryogaku Wada
2
2:37
loss
Jae Suk Lim
Mach Dojo / Gladiator - Mach Matsuri
Sep / 29 / 2013
TKO (Punches)
Yuji Shimada
1
5:21
win
Phil Baroni
Dream 18 - Special NYE 2012
Dec / 31 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Moritaka Oshiro
3
5:00
win
Ryo Chonan
Dream - Fight for Japan: Genki Desu Ka! New Year! 2011
Dec / 31 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Samio Kimura
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3
5:00
loss
Jason High
K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2010
Dec / 31 / 2010
Decision (Split)
Kenichi Serizawa
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Nick Diaz
Dream - Dream 14
May / 29 / 2010
Submission (Armbar)
Yuji Shimada
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
3:54
loss
Akihiro Gono
K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2009
Dec / 31 / 2009
Submission (Armbar)
Samio Kimura
2
3:56
loss
Marius Zaromskis
Dream 10 - Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Final
Jul / 20 / 2009
TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
Yuji Shimada
1
4:03
win
Shinya Aoki
Dream 8 - Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Opening Round
Apr / 05 / 2009
TKO (Knees and Punches)
Daisuke Noguchi
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
0:27
win
Katsuyori Shibata
K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2008
Dec / 31 / 2008
TKO (Punches)
Moritaka Oshiro
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
7:01
win
Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Dream 6 - Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final
Sep / 23 / 2008
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenichi Serizawa
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
5:00
loss
David Baron
Shooto - Shooto Tradition 1
May / 03 / 2008
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Taro Wakabayashi
1
4:50
win
Hidetaka Monma
Dream 1 - Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round
Mar / 15 / 2008
TKO (Punches)
Samio Kimura
1
4:12
win
Hidehiko Hasegawa
Yarennoka - New Years Eve 2007
Dec / 31 / 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
Daisuke Noguchi
2
5:00
win
Mac Danzig
Pride 33 - Second Coming
Feb / 24 / 2007
KO (Punch)
Yuji Shimada
2
4:01
win
Luciano Azevedo
Pride - Bushido 12
Aug / 26 / 2006
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Daisuke Noguchi
1
6:36
win
Olaf Alfonso
Pride - Bushido 11
Jun / 04 / 2006
KO (Punch)
Moritaka Oshiro
1
1:14
loss
Takanori Gomi
Pride FC - Shockwave 2005
Dec / 31 / 2005
KO (Punches)
Daisuke Noguchi
1
3:56
win
Joachim Hansen
Pride - Bushido 9
Sep / 25 / 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Minoru Toyonaga
2
5:00
win
Jens Pulver
Pride - Bushido 9
Sep / 25 / 2005
TKO (Knees and Punches)
Daisuke Noguchi
1
8:56
win
Shinya Aoki
Shooto - Alive Road
Aug / 20 / 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
win
Milton Vieira
Pride - Bushido 7
May / 22 / 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Yuji Shimada
2
5:00
loss
Crosley Gracie
Pride - Bushido 5
Oct / 14 / 2004
Submission (Armbar)
Minoru Toyonaga
2
2:09
win
Brady Fink
Pride - Bushido 4
Jul / 19 / 2004
Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Minoru Toyonaga
1
4:08
loss
Rodrigo Gracie
Pride - Bushido 2
Feb / 15 / 2004
Decision (Unanimous)
Minoru Toyonaga
2
5:00
win
Daiju Takase
Pride FC - Shockwave 2003
Dec / 31 / 2003
Decision (Unanimous)
Daisuke Noguchi
3
5:00
loss
Ryo Chonan
Deep - 12th Impact
Sep / 15 / 2003
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Keiji Shiozaki
3
2:10
win
Dave Menne
Deep - 10th Impact
Jun / 25 / 2003
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Keiji Shiozaki
2
2:02
win
Ryuki Ueyama
Deep - 8th Impact
Mar / 04 / 2003
Decision (Unanimous)
Keiji Shiozaki
3
5:00
loss
Jake Shields
Shooto - Year End Show 2002
Dec / 14 / 2002
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
loss
Matt Hughes
UFC 36 - Worlds Collide
Mar / 22 / 2002
TKO (Punches)
John McCarthy
4
3:01
win
Dan Gilbert
Shooto - To The Top Final Act
Dec / 16 / 2001
Submission (Heel Hook)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
1:52
loss
Anderson Silva
Shooto - To The Top 7
Aug / 26 / 2001
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
win
Jean Louis Alberch
GT - Golden Trophy 2001
Mar / 01 / 2001
Decision
2
3:00
win
Frank Trigg
Shooto - R.E.A.D. Final
Dec / 17 / 2000
TKO (Knees)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
2:25
win
Luiz Azeredo
Shooto - R.E.A.D. 8
Aug / 04 / 2000
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
win
Tetsuji Kato
Shooto - R.E.A.D. 2
Mar / 17 / 2000
Decision (Split)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
win
Haroldo Bunn
VTJ 1999 - Vale Tudo Japan 1999
Dec / 11 / 1999
TKO (Punches)
3
1:31
win
Brad Aird
Shooto - Renaxis 2
Jul / 16 / 1999
Submission (Armbar)
Yasuyuki Ogata
1
0:37
win
Marcelo Aguiar
Shooto - 10th Anniversary Event
May / 29 / 1999
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Jean Louis Alberch
GT - Golden Trophy 1999
Mar / 20 / 1999
Submission (Armbar)
1
0:33
win
Damien Riccio
GT - Golden Trophy 1999
Mar / 20 / 1999
Decision
1
5:00
win
James Schiavo
GT - Golden Trophy 1999
Mar / 20 / 1999
Submission (Toe Hold)
1
0:26
win
Ademir Oliveira
Shooto - Devilock Fighters
Jan / 15 / 1999
KO (Flying Knee)
Yasuyuki Ogata
1
0:34
win
Sergei Bytchkov
VTJ 1998 - Vale Tudo Japan 1998
Oct / 25 / 1998
Submission (Armbar)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
4:59
win
Ronny Rivano
Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 4
Jul / 29 / 1998
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Yasuyuki Ogata
1
1:10
win
Jutaro Nakao
Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 3
May / 13 / 1998
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
draw
Marcelo Aguiar
VTJ 1997 - Vale Tudo Japan 1997
Nov / 29 / 1997
Draw
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
8:00
win
Alex Cook
Shooto - Reconquista 4
Oct / 12 / 1997
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Yasuyuki Ogata
1
1:09
win
Ali Elias
Shooto - Reconquista 3
Aug / 27 / 1997
Submission (Armbar)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
1:23
win
Hiroyuki Kojima
Shooto - Gig
Jun / 25 / 1997
Decision (Unanimous)
Yasuyuki Ogata
2
5:00
draw
Takuya Kuwabara
Shooto - Reconquista 1
Jan / 18 / 1997
Draw
3
3:00
win
Caol Uno
Shooto - Let's Get Lost
Oct / 04 / 1996
Submission (Armbar)
1
2:52
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