Welterweight · Men

Ryo Chonan

“Piranha”
Japan TRIBE TOKYO MMA debut 2001
Form W W L W W
Elo 1,604 peak 1,637 · 22 May 2005 33 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 1838331
22-13pro record
2W current streak
1,712best win, Elo
1,407average opponent
-- born 8 Oct 1976
69.0" / -- 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 KO1,194 Sub1,130 Dec1,176

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
Strikes landed Accuracy Absorbed Strike defence Takedowns TD defence Control Sub attempts Knockdowns
In the cage: 14 bouts with the UFC's statistics, 173 minutes, against 326 in the class

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 30 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 30 bouts (2010): 1,400 Elo, 18-12, aged 34, average opponent 1,403.

  1. Daniel Skibiński then 1,432, 21-9, aged 34 2-3 after peaked 1,503 ▲
  2. Cleverson Silva then 1,445, 19-11, aged 34 · Featherweight 2-2 after peaked 1,413 ▼
  3. Yuki Okano then 1,397, 16-12, aged 35 · Lightweight 2-3 after peaked 1,437
  4. Yoshihiro Koyama then 1,384, 18-10, aged 34 · Featherweight 6-5 after peaked 1,406
  5. DJ Linderman then 1,364, 19-11, aged 33 · Heavyweight 4-9 after peaked 1,485 ▲
  6. Ryo Kawamura then 1,409, 17-9, aged 34 · Middleweight 2-2 after peaked 1,508 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Joey Villasenor Decision R2 · 4 Jun 2006 · Pride FC 1,712
  2. Anderson Silva Submission R3 · 31 Dec 2004 · Pride FC 1,657
  3. Dan Hornbuckle Decision R3 · 20 Oct 2013 · Tribe Tokyo Fight 1,650
  4. Hayato Sakurai KO/TKO R3 · 15 Sep 2003 · DEEP 1,538
  5. Shigetoshi Iwase KO/TKO R1 · 24 Jun 2011 · DEEP 1,483

Losses

The latest 5 of 13
  1. Hayato Sakurai Decision R3 · 31 Dec 2011 · DREAM 1,563
  2. Taisuke Okuno KO/TKO R1 · 30 Dec 2010 · Sengoku 1,456
  3. Jung Hwan Cha KO/TKO R2 · 25 Apr 2010 · ASTRA 1,305
  4. TJ Grant Decision R3 · 18 Apr 2009 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,709
  5. Brad Blackburn Decision R3 · 27 Dec 2008 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,616

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Hayato Sakurai 2 meetings · 2003, 2011 1–1
  2. Roan Carneiro 2 meetings · 2005, 2008 2–0
  3. Ryuta Sakurai 2 meetings · 2006, 2007 2–0

Fight history

36 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
36 20 Oct 201337.0 yrs W22-13 Dan Hornbuckle 24-6 · 32.8 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,511→1,604 +93 1,650 – Deep - Tribe Tokyo Fight Tribe Tokyo Fight
35 28 Apr 201336.6 yrs W21-13 Seichi Ikemoto 21-18-5 · 37.7 yrs Open Weight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,451→1,511 +61 1,456 – Deep - Osaka Impact 2013 DEEP
34 31 Dec 201135.2 yrs L20-13 Hayato Sakurai 35-12-2 · 36.4 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,503→1,458 -45 1,563 – Dream - Fight for Japan: Genki Desu Ka! New Year! 2011 DREAM
33 29 Oct 201135.1 yrs W20-12 Naoki Samukawa 1-0 · 31.3 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,508→1,503 -6 1,173 – Deep - Cage Impact 2011 in Tokyo, 2nd Round DEEP
32 24 Jun 201134.7 yrs W19-12 Shigetoshi Iwase 11-13-3 · 36.0 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunch R14:45 1.00 1,400→1,508 +108 1,483 – Deep - 54 Impact DEEP
31 30 Dec 201034.2 yrs L18-12 Taisuke Okuno 10-5-2 · 33.8 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunch R10:19 0.00 1,498→1,400 -98 1,456 – SRC - Soul of Fight Sengoku
30 24 Oct 201034.0 yrs W18-11 Jun Hee Moon 3-1 · 19.7 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R312:57 1.00 1,450→1,498 +48 1,282 – Deep - 50 Impact DEEP
29 25 Apr 201033.5 yrs L17-11 Jung Hwan Cha 6-5-1 · 25.7 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R26:16 0.00 1,598→1,450 -148 1,305 – Astra: Yoshida's Farewell ASTRA
28 22 Mar 201033.5 yrs W17-10 Andrews Nakahara 2-1 · 27.0 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R215:00 0.95 1,540→1,598 +57 1,454 – Dream 13 DREAM
27 23 Aug 200932.9 yrs W16-10 Jutaro Nakao 22-14-4 · 38.7 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,512→1,540 +28 1,381 – Deep - 43 Impact DEEP
26 18 Apr 200932.5 yrs L15-10 TJ Grant 13-2 · 25.1 yrs Welterweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.36* 1,487→1,512 +25 1,709 – UFC 97: Redemption Ultimate Fighting Championship
25 27 Dec 200832.2 yrs L15-9 Brad Blackburn 10-8 (1) · 31.6 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.36* 1,479→1,487 +9 1,616 – UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 Ultimate Fighting Championship
24 6 Sep 200831.9 yrs W15-8 Roan Carneiro 12-7 · 30.3 yrs Welterweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.42* 1,518→1,479 -39 1,416 – UFC 88: Breakthrough Ultimate Fighting Championship
23 17 Nov 200731.1 yrs L14-8 Karo Parisyan 17-4 · 25.2 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.00* 1,544→1,518 -27 1,843 – UFC 78: Validation Ultimate Fighting Championship
22 24 Jun 200730.7 yrs W14-7 Doo Won Seo 2-1 · 25.7 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R12:58 1.00 1,529→1,544 +15 1,116 – Deep in Yamagata DEEP
21 16 Feb 200730.4 yrs W13-7 Ryuta Sakurai 14-11-4 · 35.4 yrs Middleweighttitle DecisionMajority R315:00 0.62 1,531→1,529 -2 1,435 – Deep - 28 Impact DEEP
20 26 Aug 200629.9 yrs L12-7 Paulo Filho 12-0 · 28.3 yrs Middleweight SubArmbar R12:30 0.00 1,583→1,531 -52 1,733 – Pride - Bushido 12 Pride FC
19 4 Jun 200629.7 yrs W12-6 Joey Villasenor 21-3 · 30.6 yrs Middleweight DecisionSplit R215:00 0.56 1,531→1,583 +52 1,712 – Pride - Bushido 11 Pride FC
18 5 Feb 200629.3 yrs W11-6 Ryuta Sakurai 12-10-4 · 34.4 yrs Middleweighttitle KO/TKOCut R11:57 1.00 1,452→1,531 +79 1,417 – Deep - 23 Impact DEEP
17 25 Sep 200529.0 yrs L10-6 Dan Henderson 16-4 · 35.1 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunch R10:22 0.00 1,511→1,452 -59 1,628 – Pride - Bushido 9 Pride FC
16 17 Jul 200528.8 yrs L10-5 Phil Baroni 7-5 · 29.3 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunch R11:40 0.00 1,637→1,511 -127 1,471 – Pride - Bushido 8 Pride FC
15 22 May 200528.6 yrs W10-4 Antonio Schembri 3-2 · 31.0 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R215:00 0.95 1,619→1,637 +19 1,327 – Pride - Bushido 7 Pride FC
14 12 Feb 200528.3 yrs W9-4 Roan Carneiro 5-2 · 26.7 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOCut R312:15 1.00 1,590→1,619 +29 1,307 – Deep - 18th Impact DEEP
13 31 Dec 200428.2 yrs W8-4 Anderson Silva 14-2 · 29.7 yrs Open Weight SubFlying Scissor Heel Hook R318:08 1.00 1,457→1,590 +133 1,657 – Pride FC - Shockwave 2004 Pride FC
12 14 Oct 200428.0 yrs W7-4 Carlos Newton 13-9 · 28.2 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R215:00 0.95 1,396→1,457 +61 1,326 – Pride - Bushido 5 Pride FC
11 23 May 200427.6 yrs L6-4 Ricardo Almeida 7-2 · 27.5 yrs Open Weight DecisionUnanimous R215:00 0.05 1,425→1,396 -29 1,647 – Pride - Bushido 3 Pride FC
10 22 Jan 200427.3 yrs W6-3 Daijiro Matsui 6-10-2 · 31.1 yrs Middleweight DecisionMajority R315:00 0.62 1,449→1,425 -24 1,249 – Deep - 13th Impact DEEP
9 15 Sep 200326.9 yrs W5-3 Hayato Sakurai 21-3-2 · 28.1 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOCut R312:10 1.00 1,312→1,449 +138 1,538 – Deep - 12th Impact DEEP
8 13 Jul 200326.8 yrs W4-3 Yuji Hisamatsu 9-6-1 · 31.8 yrs Middleweight DecisionMajority R315:00 0.62 1,272→1,312 +40 1,345 – Deep - 11th Impact DEEP
7 8 Dec 200226.2 yrs L3-3 Masanori Suda 18-9-1 · 29.4 yrs Middleweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,278→1,272 -6 1,296 – Deep - 7th Impact DEEP
6 7 Sep 200225.9 yrs W3-2 Katsumi Usuda 1-3 · 32.5 yrs Open Weight KO/TKOPunches R10:05 1.00 1,244→1,278 +34 997 – Deep - 6th Impact DEEP
5 9 Jun 200225.7 yrs L2-2 Eiji Ishikawa 6-5 · 22.7 yrs Middleweight DecisionMajority R210:00 0.37 1,253→1,244 -10 1,309 – Deep - 5th Impact DEEP
4 30 Mar 200225.5 yrs W2-1 Kenji Akiyama 0-2-2 · 31.6 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R14:22 1.00 1,212→1,253 +41 1,005 – Deep - 4th Impact DEEP
3 23 Dec 200125.2 yrs W1-1 Takaku Fuke 16-23-4 · 32.9 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,199→1,212 +13 995 – Deep - 3rd Impact DEEP
2 18 Aug 200124.9 yrs W1-0 Hirotaka Tomiyama 1-0 · 23.5 yrs Welterweight SubSleeper Choke R12:58 1.00 1,110→1,199 +89 1,237 – Deep - 2nd Impact DEEP am
1 5 May 200124.6 yrs L0-1 Hikaru Sato 2-5 · 20.8 yrs Heavyweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,192→1,110 -81 1,104 – Pancrase - 2001 Neo-Blood Tournament Eliminations Pancrase