Welterweight · Men

Kenji Kawaguchi

Japan Shooting Gym Yokohama debut 1989
Held by Kenshiro Yamamoto
Form W L L W L
Elo 1,064 peak 1,348 · 6 May 1994 284 below it
Tapology Sherdog
14-7-4pro record
1L current streak
1,199best win, Elo
1,120average opponent
-- born 10 Aug 1968
68.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at welterweight, ages 27–36

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,068 Sub1,026 Dec1,000

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of welterweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,423 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 25 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 25 bouts (2015): 1,064 Elo, 14-7, aged 47, average opponent 1,120.

  1. Lee Doski then 1,105, 12-13 3-3 after peaked 1,332 ▲
  2. Diego Robledo then 1,112, 15-10, aged 44 2-5 after peaked 1,104 ▼
  3. Ozzy Judge then 1,182, 16-8, aged 46 2-1 after peaked 1,267 ▲
  4. David Round then 1,161, 13-12 3-18 after peaked 1,300 ▲
  5. Wemerson Vitor then 1,159, 14-10 3-6 after peaked 1,168
  6. Gabe Rivas then 1,136, 12-12 2-14 after peaked 1,216 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Deividas Petrauskas KO/TKO R1 · 12 May 2006 · Shooto 1,199
  2. Manabu Yamada Submission R1 · 23 Jul 1992 · Shooto 1,140
  3. Satoshi Honma Decision R5 · 17 Oct 1991 · Shooto 1,116
  4. Ante Jurisic Submission R2 · 29 Jul 1998 · Shooto 1,098
  5. Naoki Sakurada KO/TKO R4 · 13 Jan 1990 · Shooto 1,091

Losses

The latest 5 of 7
  1. Yuki Kondo KO/TKO R1 · 1 Nov 2015 · Pancrase 1,304
  2. Carlos Newton Submission R1 · 29 May 1999 · Shooto 1,191
  3. Vladimir Matyushenko KO/TKO R1 · 25 Oct 1998 · Vale Tudo Japan 1,407
  4. Masanori Suda Submission R3 · 1 Mar 1998 · Shooto 1,395
  5. Erik Paulson Submission R3 · 7 May 1996 · Shooto 1,259

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Jan Lomulder 2 meetings · 1994, 1997 1–1
  2. Erik Paulson 2 meetings · 1994, 1996 0–2
  3. Satoshi Honma 2 meetings · 1991, 1992 1–0
  4. Manabu Yamada 2 meetings · 1991, 1992 2–0
  5. Naoki Sakurada 2 meetings · 1990, 1991 2–0
  6. Yuji Ito 2 meetings · 1989, 1990 1–0

Fight history

25 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
25 1 Nov 201547.2 yrs L14-7-4 Yuki Kondo 59-30-9 · 40.3 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunch R11:53 0.00 1,107→1,064 -42 1,304 – Pancrase 271 Pancrase
24 12 May 200637.8 yrs W14-6-4 Deividas Petrauskas 5-1-1 · 22.6 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R12:05 1.00 1,065→1,185 +120 1,199 – Shooto - The Devilock Shooto
23 29 May 199930.8 yrs L13-6-4 Carlos Newton 4-3 · 22.8 yrs Welterweight SubArmbar R15:00 0.00 1,177→1,093 -84 1,191 – Shooto - 10th Anniversary Event Shooto
22 25 Oct 199830.2 yrs L13-5-4 Vladimir Matyushenko 5-0 · 27.8 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R13:10 0.00 1,222→1,177 -45 1,407 – Vale Tudo Japan 1998 Vale Tudo Japan
21 29 Jul 199830.0 yrs W13-4-4 Ante Jurisic debut · 24.8 yrs Welterweight SubHeel Hook R25:35 1.00 1,146→1,222 +76 1,098 – Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 4 Shooto
20 1 Mar 199829.6 yrs L12-4-4 Masanori Suda 12-4 · 24.6 yrs Middleweight SubArmbar R311:08 0.00 1,187→1,146 -41 1,395 – Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 2 Shooto
19 29 Nov 199729.3 yrs W12-3-4 Jan Lomulder 1-1 · 30.3 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R3 1.00 1,105→1,187 +81 1,081 – Vale Tudo Japan 1997 Vale Tudo Japan
18 7 May 199627.7 yrs L11-3-4 Erik Paulson 6-1-1 · 30.9 yrs Welterweight SubToe Hold R317:23 0.00 1,175→1,108 -67 1,259 – Shooto: Vale Tudo Junction 3 Shooto
17 20 Apr 199526.7 yrs W11-2-4 Tommy Walkingstick debut Heavyweight SubArmbar R16:29 1.00 1,096→1,176 +80 1,066 – Vale Tudo Japan 1995 Vale Tudo Japan
16 7 Nov 199426.2 yrs L10-2-4 Erik Paulson 1-0-1 · 29.4 yrs Welterweight SubArmbar R25:03 0.00 1,195→1,096 -99 1,149 – Shooto: Vale Tudo Access 2 Shooto
15 29 Jul 199426.0 yrs L10-1-4 Jan Lomulder debut · 27.0 yrs – KO/TKOSoccer Kick R12:59 0.00 1,348→1,195 -154 1,006 – Vale Tudo Japan 1994 Vale Tudo Japan
14 6 May 199425.7 yrs W10-0-4 Yasunori Okuda 4-4 · 21.7 yrs Middleweight SubGuillotine Choke R12:55 1.00 1,314→1,348 +34 1,068 – Shooto: Kawaguchi vs. Okuda Shooto
13 18 Mar 199425.6 yrs W9-0-4 Tomokazu Fukaya debut Middleweight SubKneebar R10:32 1.00 1,274→1,314 +40 1,063 – Shooto: Kawaguchi vs. Fukaya Shooto
12 27 Nov 199224.3 yrs D8-0-4 Satoshi Honma 3-4 · 24.5 yrs – -- R5 0.50 1,345→1,278 -67 997 – Shooto Shooto
11 23 Jul 199224.0 yrs W8-0-3 Manabu Yamada 4-3-2 · 23.2 yrs – SubKneebar R10:36 1.00 1,293→1,345 +51 1,140 – Shooto Shooto
10 17 Oct 199123.2 yrs W7-0-3 Satoshi Honma 3-2 · 23.4 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.81 1,277→1,293 +16 1,116 – Shooto Shooto
9 25 Aug 199123.0 yrs D6-0-3 Kazuhiro Kusayanagi 3-3 · 24.4 yrs – -- R5 0.50 1,348→1,277 -71 960 – Shooto Shooto
8 31 May 199122.8 yrs W6-0-2 Manabu Yamada 2-1-2 · 22.0 yrs – SubKneebar R10:58 1.00 1,310→1,348 +38 1,088 – Shooto Shooto
7 13 Jan 199122.4 yrs W5-0-2 Naoki Sakurada 2-3-2 · 24.7 yrs – SubGuillotine Choke R1 1.00 1,264→1,310 +45 1,082 – Shooto Shooto
6 28 Nov 199022.3 yrs W4-0-2 Yuji Ito 2-2-2 · 21.4 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R3 1.00 1,207→1,264 +57 1,082 – Shooto Shooto
5 17 Mar 199021.6 yrs D3-0-2 Yasuto Sekishima 2-0-1 · 23.7 yrs – -- R5 0.50 1,215→1,207 -8 1,184 – Shooto Shooto
4 13 Jan 199021.4 yrs W3-0-1 Naoki Sakurada 2-1 · 23.7 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R4 1.00 1,139→1,215 +76 1,091 – Shooto Shooto
3 19 Oct 198921.2 yrs W2-0-1 Mitsuo Fujikura 1-0-1 · 22.9 yrs – SubArmbar R2 1.00 1,047→1,139 +92 1,066 – Shooto Shooto
2 29 Jul 198921.0 yrs D1-0-1 Yuji Ito 0-1 · 20.1 yrs – -- R4 0.50 1,088→1,047 -41 912 – Shooto Shooto
1 18 May 198920.8 yrs W1-0 Tadashi Yokoyama debut · 27.0 yrs – SubKneebar R1 1.00 1,000→1,088 +88 1,000 – Shooto Shooto