Lightweight · Men

Keiji Sakuta

“Cage”
Japan THE BLACKBELT JAPAN Chiba debut 2004
Held by Dakota Bush
Form W L L L W
Elo 1,341 peak 1,395 · 19 Sep 2015 54 below it
Tapology Sherdog
15-13 (1)pro record
1W current streak
1,310best win, Elo
1,163average opponent
-- born 27 Aug 1987
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 lightweight, ages 27–34

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO986 Sub1,241 Dec968

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of lightweight fighters with five pro bouts (7,194 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): 1,395 Elo, 14-10, aged 28, average opponent 1,143.

  1. Wataru Miki then 1,400, 14-8, aged 28 9-7 after peaked 1,508 ▲
  2. Chris Culley then 1,359, 15-10, aged 27 5-6 after peaked 1,464 ▲
  3. Satoshi Inaba then 1,404, 14-8, aged 30 2-8 after peaked 1,365 ▼
  4. Tashiro Nishiuchi then 1,423, 11-5, aged 29 7-4 after peaked 1,495 ▲
  5. Yusuke Kagiyama then 1,342, 15-8, aged 30 6-11 after peaked 1,385
  6. Johnny Frachey then 1,455, 16-9, aged 29 4-4 after peaked 1,477

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Takatoshi Matsumoto Decision R2 · 7 Aug 2011 · Pancrase 1,310
  2. Titus Strickland Submission R1 · 7 Apr 2018 · X-1 World Events 1,240
  3. Koji Nakamura Decision R2 · 5 Jun 2011 · Pancrase 1,239
  4. Wataru Sasaki Decision R2 · 14 Oct 2013 · DEEP 1,238
  5. Takashi Ito Decision R2 · 30 Sep 2012 · DEEP 1,233

Losses

The latest 5 of 13
  1. Suguru Nii Decision R3 · 7 Apr 2018 · X-1 World Events 1,175
  2. Gi Bum Moon Decision R3 · 27 Nov 2017 · Angel's Fighting Championship 1,412
  3. Masahiro Shinmyo Decision R2 · 14 May 2017 · GRACHAN 1,310
  4. Shigeki Osawa KO/TKO R3 · 30 Nov 2014 · GRACHAN 1,242
  5. Toru Harai Decision R2 · 15 Jul 2013 · GRACHAN 1,122

Fight history

29 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
29 7 Apr 201830.6 yrs W15-13 (1) Titus Strickland debut Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R10:37 1.00 1,258→1,341 +83 1,240 – X-1 World Events 49: Grand Prix 2018 X-1 World Events
28 7 Apr 201830.6 yrs L14-13 (1) Suguru Nii 12-7 · 27.2 yrs Lightweight DecisionSplit R39:00 0.44 1,299→1,258 -40 1,175 – X-1 World Events 49: Grand Prix 2018 X-1 World Events
27 27 Nov 201730.3 yrs L14-12 (1) Gi Bum Moon 6-3 · 28.1 yrs Featherweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,341→1,299 -42 1,412 – Angel's Fighting 5 Angel's Fighting Championship
26 14 May 201729.7 yrs L14-11 (1) Masahiro Shinmyo 9-9-2 · 37.4 yrs Featherweight DecisionMajority R210:00 0.37 1,382→1,341 -41 1,310 – Grachan / One More Chance - Grachan 29 / 1MC Vol. 3 GRACHAN
25 19 Sep 201528.1 yrs W14-10 (1) Katsushi Kojima 3-0 · 26.7 yrs Featherweight SubGuillotine Choke R10:26 1.00 1,341→1,395 +53 1,199 – GRACHAN 19 GRACHAN
24 21 Jun 201527.8 yrs W13-10 (1) Angelo Shinohara 1-1 · 23.9 yrs Lightweight SubArmbar R14:44 1.00 1,292→1,341 +50 1,131 – GRACHAN Challenge 6 GRACHAN
23 29 Mar 201527.6 yrs W12-10 (1) Takehiro Osada 2-2-1 · 34.0 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,255→1,292 +37 1,074 – GRACHAN Challenge 5 GRACHAN
22 30 Nov 201427.3 yrs L11-10 (1) Shigeki Osawa 12-6-3 · 28.6 yrs Featherweighttitle KO/TKOKO/TKO R314:15 0.00 1,374→1,255 -119 1,242 – Grachan 15 GRACHAN
21 20 Jul 201426.9 yrs NC11-9 (1) Hidekazu Asakura 6-9-1 · 45.9 yrs Featherweight -- R1 0.00 1,374→1,374 +0 1,016 – Grachan 14: Mach Matsuri GRACHAN
20 27 Apr 201426.7 yrs W11-9 Shoki Omichi 9-7 · 26.4 yrs Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:30 1.00 1,313→1,374 +62 1,208 – GRACHAN Challenge 4 GRACHAN
19 11 Feb 201426.5 yrs W10-9 Fumiya Sasaki 4-7 · 29.5 yrs Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:04 1.00 1,250→1,313 +63 1,149 – Grachan 12 GRACHAN
18 14 Oct 201326.1 yrs W9-9 Wataru Sasaki 3-3 · 26.1 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,149→1,250 +101 1,238 – Deep - Tokyo Impact: Wave 6 DEEP
17 15 Jul 201325.9 yrs L8-9 Toru Harai 6-5-1 · 26.9 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,261→1,149 -112 1,122 – GRACHAN Challenge 1 GRACHAN
16 16 Feb 201325.5 yrs W8-8 Kazuyoshi Kiyama 1-2 · 28.4 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,220→1,261 +41 1,060 – Deep - 61 Impact DEEP
15 30 Sep 201225.1 yrs W7-8 Takashi Ito 4-4-1 · 25.1 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,112→1,220 +108 1,233 – Deep - Tokyo Impact: Wave 4 DEEP
14 28 Apr 201224.7 yrs L6-8 Keigo Hirayama 11-11-7 · 28.6 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R28:56 0.00 1,167→1,112 -55 1,303 – Pancrase - Progress Tour 5 Pancrase
13 2 Oct 201124.1 yrs L6-7 Juntaro Ami 4-3 · 26.3 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R2 0.00 1,267→1,167 -100 1,218 – Pancrase - Impressive Tour 10 Pancrase
12 7 Aug 201123.9 yrs W6-6 Takatoshi Matsumoto 3-1 · 19.8 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,151→1,267 +116 1,310 – Pancrase - Impressive Tour 8 Pancrase
11 5 Jun 201123.8 yrs W5-6 Koji Nakamura 2-3-3 · 25.8 yrs – DecisionSplit R210:00 0.56 1,110→1,151 +42 1,239 – Pancrase - Impressive Tour 5 Pancrase
10 2 Apr 201123.6 yrs W4-6 Daisuke Shimoyama 1-3-1 · 26.7 yrs – SubGuillotine Choke R12:12 1.00 1,018→1,110 +91 1,033 – Pancrase - Impressive Tour 3 Pancrase
9 5 Feb 201123.4 yrs L3-6 Taro Kusano 5-4-4 · 27.2 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 967→1,018 +52 1,277 – Rising On 5 Rising On Fighting Championship
8 26 Sep 201023.1 yrs W3-5 Ryo Iseki debut · 25.6 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 869→967 +97 1,030 – GCM - Cage Force 19 Greatest Common Multiple
7 25 Jul 201022.9 yrs L2-5 Ulka Sasaki 3-0 · 20.8 yrs Featherweight SubSleeper Hold R37:43 0.00 887→869 -18 1,262 – GCM - Cage Force Preliminary Festival 1 Greatest Common Multiple
6 24 Apr 201022.7 yrs L2-4 Yoshinori Takahashi 0-6 · 35.1 yrs – DecisionMajority R210:00 0.37 945→887 -57 803 – Shooto - Gig Tokyo 4 Shooto
5 20 Sep 200922.1 yrs L2-3 Daisuke Okumiya 2-3-1 · 26.9 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 984→945 -40 1,150 – Shooto - Shooting Disco 10: Twist and Shooto Shooto
4 20 May 200921.7 yrs L2-2 Bae Yong Kwon debut · 28.2 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,031→984 -47 1,163 – Shooto - Kitazawa Shooto 2009 Vol. 1 Shooto
3 31 Jan 200921.4 yrs L2-1 Koshi Matsumoto debut · 25.6 yrs – SubKneebar R2 0.00 1,116→1,031 -85 1,128 – Shooto - Shooting Disco 7: Young Man Shooto
2 10 Sep 200518.0 yrs W2-0 Shinji Muto debut – SubArmbar R12:17 1.00 1,060→1,132 +72 999 – UBJ - Sunrise 2 UBJ
1 26 Dec 200417.3 yrs W1-0 Yuji Takayagi debut – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,000→1,060 +60 1,000 – UBJ - Sunrise 1 UBJ