Featherweight · Men

Kazuhiro Sakamoto

Japan Shooting Gym Yokohama debut 1989
Holds 8 fighters
Form W W W W W
Elo 1,452 peak 1,452 · 26 Sep 1995 20 days at No. 1
Sherdog
13-4pro record
6W current streak
1,228best win, Elo
1,094average opponent
-- born 4 Mar 1969
65.0" / -- 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 featherweight, ages 26–34

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,014 Sub1,237 Dec1,109

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of featherweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,363 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 15 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 15 bouts (1995): 1,409 Elo, 11-4, aged 26, average opponent 1,097.

  1. Liucai Cui then 1,358, 11-4, aged 26 20-4 after peaked 1,612 ▲
  2. Rafael Silva then 1,378, 12-3, aged 26 19-5 after peaked 1,839 ▲
  3. Ran Weathers then 1,435, 11-4, aged 27 7-24 after peaked 1,509 ▲
  4. Wagner Lima then 1,461, 11-4, aged 26 6-5 after peaked 1,569 ▲
  5. Vince Murdock then 1,406, 11-3, aged 27 2-4 after peaked 1,482 ▲
  6. Marcio Cesar then 1,383, 10-3, aged 26 10-8 after peaked 1,436 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Hiroyuki Kanno Submission R2 · 17 Oct 1991 · Shooto 1,228
  2. Noboru Asahi Decision R5 · 29 Mar 1991 · Shooto 1,219
  3. Mamoru Okochi Submission R3 · 26 Apr 1993 · Shooto 1,196
  4. Kenichi Tanaka Decision R5 · 31 May 1991 · Shooto 1,133
  5. Imre Hagendoorn Submission R1 · 21 Jan 1995 · Shooto 1,096

Losses

Newest first
  1. Noboru Asahi Decision R5 · 27 Mar 1992 · Shooto 1,169
  2. Kenichi Tanaka Submission R2 · 8 Sep 1990 · Shooto 1,165
  3. Kenichi Tanaka Submission R1 · 7 Jul 1990 · Shooto 1,080
  4. Yuichi Watanabe Submission R2 · 13 Jan 1990 · Shooto 959

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Kenichi Tanaka 4 meetings · 1989, 1990, 1990, 1991 2–2
  2. Suguru Shigeno 2 meetings · 1989, 1993 2–0
  3. Noboru Asahi 2 meetings · 1991, 1992 1–1

Fight history

17 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
17 26 Sep 199526.6 yrs W13-4 Leonid Zaslavsky 0-1 · 25.8 yrs Featherweight SubRear-Naked Choke R12:11 1.00 1,433→1,452 +19 1,068 – Shooto: Vale Tudo Perception Shooto
16 12 May 199526.2 yrs W12-4 Rene Stigter debut Featherweight SubArmbar R11:47 1.00 1,409→1,433 +24 1,088 – Shooto: Vale Tudo Access 4 Shooto
15 21 Jan 199525.9 yrs W11-4 Imre Hagendoorn debut Featherweight SubArmbar R10:45 1.00 1,381→1,409 +28 1,096 – Shooto: Vale Tudo Access 3 Shooto
14 6 May 199425.2 yrs W10-4 Akbar Talei debut Featherweight SubKimura R12:35 1.00 1,351→1,381 +30 1,076 – Shooto: Kawaguchi vs. Okuda Shooto
13 26 Apr 199324.1 yrs W9-4 Mamoru Okochi 5-2 · 20.8 yrs Bantamweight SubKimura R36:35 1.00 1,287→1,352 +65 1,196 – Shooto Shooto
12 26 Feb 199324.0 yrs W8-4 Suguru Shigeno 2-4-5 Featherweight SubArmbar R23:55 1.00 1,238→1,287 +49 1,072 – Shooto Shooto
11 27 Mar 199223.1 yrs L7-4 Noboru Asahi 5-1-2 · 24.2 yrs – DecisionMajority R525:00 0.37 1,291→1,238 -53 1,169 – Shooto Shooto
10 17 Oct 199122.6 yrs W7-3 Hiroyuki Kanno 5-1-1 · 22.6 yrs – SubArmbar R2 1.00 1,195→1,291 +96 1,228 – Shooto Shooto
9 3 Aug 199122.4 yrs W6-3 Hiroaki Matsutani 1-0-2 – SubArmbar R3 1.00 1,125→1,195 +70 1,054 – Shooto Shooto
8 31 May 199122.2 yrs W5-3 Kenichi Tanaka 4-2 · 21.9 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.81 1,051→1,125 +74 1,133 – Shooto Shooto
7 29 Mar 199122.1 yrs W4-3 Noboru Asahi 4-0 · 23.2 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.81 938→1,051 +113 1,219 – Shooto Shooto
6 8 Sep 199021.5 yrs L3-3 Kenichi Tanaka 3-1 · 21.2 yrs – SubKimura R2 0.00 984→938 -46 1,165 – Shooto Shooto
5 7 Jul 199021.3 yrs L3-2 Kenichi Tanaka 2-1 · 21.0 yrs – SubArmbar R1 0.00 1,069→984 -85 1,080 – Shooto Shooto
4 13 Jan 199020.9 yrs L3-1 Yuichi Watanabe 1-1 · 27.2 yrs – SubArmbar R2 0.00 1,210→1,069 -142 959 – Shooto Shooto
3 19 Oct 198920.6 yrs W3-0 Kenichi Tanaka 1-0 · 20.3 yrs – SubArmbar R11:30 1.00 1,134→1,210 +76 1,088 – Shooto Shooto
2 29 Jul 198920.4 yrs W2-0 Suguru Shigeno 0-1 – SubArmbar R2 1.00 1,088→1,134 +47 912 – Shooto Shooto
1 18 May 198920.2 yrs W1-0 Tetsuo Yokoyama debut · 26.4 yrs – SubArmbar R1 1.00 1,000→1,088 +88 1,000 – Shooto Shooto