Kazushi Sakuraba
"The Gracie Hunter"

Born: 1969-07-14
AGE: 51 Country

Katagami, Akita
Japan

Height
6'0"
182.88 cm Weight
167 lbs
75.75 kg

Association:
Laughter7

Class: Welterweight

Wins 26 4 KO/TKO (15%) 19 SUBMISSIONS (73%) 3 DECISIONS (12%)

Losses 17 10 KO/TKO (59%) 3 SUBMISSIONS (18%) 4 DECISIONS (24%)

Draws 1

N/C 2

Fight History - Pro

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Shinya Aoki	Rizin Fighting Federation - Saraba no Utake Dec / 29 / 2015	TKO (Corner Stoppage) Masato Fukuda	1	5:56
loss	Yan Cabral	Dream - Dream 17 Sep / 24 / 2011	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Moritaka Oshiro	2	2:42
loss	Marius Zaromskis	K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2010 Dec / 31 / 2010	TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Moritaka Oshiro	1	2:16
loss	Jason Miller	Dream - Dream 16 Sep / 25 / 2010	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Moritaka Oshiro	1	2:09
loss	Ralek Gracie	Dream - Dream 14 May / 29 / 2010	Decision (Unanimous) Moritaka Oshiro	3	5:00
win	Zelg Galesic	Dream 12 - The Cage of the Rising Sun Oct / 25 / 2009	Submission (Kneebar) Moritaka Oshiro	1	1:40
win	Rubin Williams	Dream 11 - Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Final Oct / 06 / 2009	Submission (Kimura) Moritaka Oshiro	1	2:53
loss	Kiyoshi Tamura	K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2008 Dec / 31 / 2008	Decision (Unanimous) Daisuke Noguchi	2	5:00
loss	Melvin Manhoef	Dream 4 - Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Quarterfinals Jun / 15 / 2008	TKO (Punches) N/A	1	1:30
win	Andrews Nakahara	Dream 2 - Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round Apr / 29 / 2008	Submission (Neck Crank) N/A	1	8:20
win	Masakatsu Funaki	K-1 - Premium 2007 Dynamite!! Dec / 31 / 2007	Submission (Kimura) N/A	1	6:25
win	Katsuyori Shibata	K-1 HERO's - Tournament Final Sep / 17 / 2007	Submission (Armbar) N/A	1	6:20
loss	Royce Gracie	K-1 HERO's - Dynamite!! USA Jun / 02 / 2007	Decision (Unanimous) Mario Yamasaki	3	5:00
win	Yuriy Kyselov	K-1 - Hero's 8 Mar / 12 / 2007	Submission (Triangle Armbar) N/A	1	1:26
NC	Yoshihiro Akiyama	K-1 - Premium 2006 Dynamite!! Dec / 31 / 2006	No Contest N/A	1	5:37
win	Kestutis Smirnovas	K-1 - Hero's 6 Aug / 05 / 2006	Submission (Armbar) N/A	1	6:41
win	Ikuhisa Minowa	Pride FC - Shockwave 2005 Dec / 31 / 2005	Technical Submission (Kimura) N/A	1	9:59
win	Ken Shamrock	Pride 30 - Fully Loaded Oct / 23 / 2005	TKO (Punch) N/A	1	2:27
loss	Ricardo Arona	Pride FC - Critical Countdown 2005 Jun / 26 / 2005	TKO (Corner Stoppage) N/A	2	5:00
win	Dong Sik Yoon	Pride FC - Total Elimination 2005 Apr / 23 / 2005	KO (Punches) N/A	1	0:38
win	Antonio Schembri	Pride FC - Critical Countdown 2004 Jun / 20 / 2004	Decision (Unanimous) N/A	3	5:00
loss	Antonio Rogerio Nogueira	Pride FC - Shockwave 2003 Dec / 31 / 2003	Decision (Unanimous) N/A	3	5:00
win	Kevin Randleman	Pride FC - Final Conflict 2003 Nov / 09 / 2003	Submission (Armbar) N/A	3	2:36
loss	Wanderlei Silva	Pride FC - Total Elimination 2003 Aug / 10 / 2003	KO (Punch) N/A	1	5:01
loss	Antonio Schembri	Pride 25 - Body Blow Mar / 16 / 2003	TKO (Knees) N/A	1	6:15
win	Gilles Arsene	Pride 23 - Championship Chaos 2 Nov / 24 / 2002	Submission (Armbar) N/A	3	2:08
loss	Mirko Filipovic	Pride FC - Shockwave Aug / 28 / 2002	TKO (Eye Injury) N/A	2	5:00
loss	Wanderlei Silva	Pride 17 - Championship Chaos Nov / 03 / 2001	TKO (Doctor Stoppage) N/A	1	10:00
win	Quinton Jackson	Pride 15 - Raging Rumble Jul / 29 / 2001	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) N/A	1	5:41
loss	Wanderlei Silva	Pride 13 - Collision Course Mar / 25 / 2001	TKO (Knees and Soccer Kicks) N/A	1	1:38
win	Ryan Gracie	Pride 12 - Cold Fury Dec / 23 / 2000	Decision (Unanimous) N/A	1	10:00
win	Shannon Ritch	Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun Oct / 31 / 2000	Submission (Achilles Lock) N/A	1	1:08
win	Renzo Gracie	Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors Aug / 27 / 2000	Technical Submission (Kimura) N/A	2	9:43
loss	Igor Vovchanchyn	Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals May / 01 / 2000	TKO (Corner Stoppage) Akira Okabayashi	1	15:00
win	Royce Gracie	Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals May / 01 / 2000	TKO (Corner Stoppage) Yuji Shimada	6	15:00
win	Guy Mezger	Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round Jan / 30 / 2000	TKO (Retirement) Yuji Shimada	1	15:00
win	Royler Gracie	Pride FC - Pride 8 Nov / 21 / 1999	Technical Submission (Kimura) Yuji Shimada	2	13:16
win	Anthony Macias	Pride FC - Pride 7 Sep / 12 / 1999	Submission (Armbar) Yuji Shimada	2	2:30
win	Ebenezer Fontes Braga	Pride FC - Pride 6 Jul / 04 / 1999	Submission (Armbar) Yuji Shimada	1	9:23
win	Vitor Belfort	Pride FC - Pride 5 Apr / 29 / 1999	Decision (Unanimous) Yuji Shimada	2	10:00
draw	Allan Goes	Pride FC - Pride 4 Oct / 11 / 1998	Draw (Time Limit) Yuji Shimada	3	10:00
win	Carlos Newton	Pride FC - Pride 3 Jun / 24 / 1998	Submission (Kneebar) Yuji Shimada	2	5:19
win	Vernon White	Pride FC - Pride 2 Mar / 15 / 1998	Submission (Armbar) Yoshinori Nishi	3	6:53
win	Marcus Silveira	UFC 15.5 - Ultimate Japan 1 Dec / 21 / 1997	Submission (Armbar) John McCarthy	1	3:44
NC	Marcus Silveira	UFC 15.5 - Ultimate Japan 1 Dec / 21 / 1997	No Contest (Premature Stoppage) N/A	1	0:00
loss	Kimo Leopoldo	Shoot Boxing - S-Cup 1996 Jul / 14 / 1996	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) N/A	1	4:20

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