Welterweight · Men

Shigeaki Kusayanagi

“Kusa Max”
Japan Team Climb debut 2008
Held by Marcel De Souza
Form L W L L L
Elo 1,155 peak 1,300 · 2 Oct 2011 145 below it
Sherdog
9-13-3pro record
3L current streak
1,282best win, Elo
1,191average opponent
-- born 1 Jul 1981
71.0" / -- 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 KO1,139 Sub989 Dec946

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 (2023): 1,155 Elo, 9-13, aged 42, average opponent 1,220.

  1. Josh Davila then 1,142, 8-17 2-2 after peaked 1,207 ▲
  2. Jocimar Ferreira then 1,117, 9-16, aged 44 · Lightweight 1-3 after peaked 1,148
  3. James Jones then 1,155, 11-13, aged 44 · Catchweight 5-3 after peaked 1,298 ▲
  4. John Doyle then 1,102, 10-14 · Heavyweight 1-8 after peaked 1,118
  5. Xiaolong Wu then 1,107, 10-14 · Bantamweight 6-9 after peaked 1,289 ▲
  6. Jackson Mora Rodriguez then 1,184, 9-15 · Middleweight 17-11 after peaked 1,397 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Atsushi Ueda KO/TKO R2 · 5 Feb 2017 · Pancrase 1,282
  2. Kenji Nagaki KO/TKO R2 · 2 Oct 2011 · Pancrase 1,198
  3. Kenji Nagaki Decision R3 · 29 Jun 2014 · Pancrase 1,166
  4. Ukyo Abe KO/TKO R2 · 13 Sep 2020 · HEAT 1,157
  5. Teruhiko Kubo Decision R2 · 27 Oct 2013 · GRABAKA 1,155

Losses

The latest 5 of 13
  1. Ryuichiro Sumimura Decision R3 · 9 Jul 2023 · Pancrase 1,376
  2. Yamato Nishikawa Decision R3 · 19 Sep 2022 · Shooto 1,758
  3. Yuki Okano Submission R2 · 7 May 2022 · HEAT 1,397
  4. Won Sik Park Decision R3 · 19 Jan 2020 · HEAT 1,315
  5. Masayuki Kikuiri KO/TKO R3 · 15 Apr 2018 · Pancrase 1,271

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Ryuichiro Sumimura 2 meetings · 2015, 2023 0–2
  2. Kenji Nagaki 2 meetings · 2011, 2014 2–0

Fight history

30 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
30 9 Jul 202342.0 yrs L9-13-3 Ryuichiro Sumimura 20-8-1 · 37.4 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,167→1,155 -13 1,376 – Pancrase - 336 Pancrase
29 19 Sep 202241.2 yrs L9-12-3 Yamato Nishikawa 20-3-6 · 19.8 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,145→1,167 +23 1,758 – Shooto - Professional Shooto 2022 Vol. 6 Shooto
28 7 May 202240.8 yrs L9-11-3 Yuki Okano 16-12-1 (1) · 35.5 yrs Lightweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R29:45 0.00 1,184→1,145 -40 1,397 – Heat 50 HEAT
27 13 Sep 202039.2 yrs W9-10-3 Ukyo Abe 9-8-1 · 29.0 yrs Lightweighttitle KO/TKOGround Punches R26:05 1.00 1,085→1,190 +105 1,157 – Heat 47 HEAT
26 19 Jan 202038.6 yrs L8-10-3 Won Sik Park 14-8-1 (1) · 33.1 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,096→1,085 -11 1,315 – Heat 46 HEAT
25 15 Apr 201836.8 yrs L8-9-3 Masayuki Kikuiri 3-0 · 22.8 yrs Lightweight KO/TKORight Hook R38:34 0.00 1,160→1,100 -60 1,271 – Pancrase 295: Sunabe vs. Murofushi Pancrase
24 8 Oct 201736.3 yrs L8-8-3 Yutaka Kobayashi 8-17-4 · 32.4 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.16 1,264→1,160 -104 1,071 – Pancrase - 290 Pancrase
23 5 Feb 201735.6 yrs W8-7-3 Atsushi Ueda 17-12-7 · 34.2 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOReferee Stoppage (Ground & Pound) R23:19 1.00 1,143→1,264 +121 1,282 – Pancrase - 284 Pancrase
22 12 Jun 201634.9 yrs L7-7-3 Genpei Hayashi 6-4-1 · 26.6 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R36:00 0.16 1,207→1,143 -64 1,190 – Pancrase 278 Pancrase
21 29 Nov 201534.4 yrs W7-6-3 Hidetora 6-7-1 · 36.4 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,138→1,207 +68 1,098 – Grachan 20 GRACHAN
20 26 Jul 201534.1 yrs L6-6-3 Ryuichiro Sumimura 5-4-1 · 29.4 yrs Welterweight SubRear-Naked Choke R25:12 0.00 1,205→1,138 -66 1,291 – Pancrase - Osaka Pancrase
19 2 May 201533.8 yrs D6-5-3 Eric Michael Fought 4-2-2 · 29.1 yrs Welterweight DecisionMajority R210:00 0.50 1,207→1,205 -2 1,199 – Real 2 Real
18 2 Nov 201433.3 yrs L6-5-2 Yoichiro Sato 14-6-2 · 29.3 yrs Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R38:16 0.00 1,250→1,207 -43 1,443 – Pancrase - 262 Pancrase
17 29 Jun 201433.0 yrs W6-4-2 Kenji Nagaki 6-4-1 · 30.4 yrs Welterweight DecisionSplit R39:00 0.56 1,263→1,250 -13 1,166 – Pancrase - 259 Pancrase
16 27 Oct 201332.3 yrs W5-4-2 Teruhiko Kubo 9-12-1 · 34.3 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,194→1,263 +69 1,155 – Grabaka Live! 3 GRABAKA
15 30 Jun 201332.0 yrs D4-4-2 Kosei Kubota 26-36-16 · 35.9 yrs Welterweight DecisionEnds in a Draw R210:00 0.50 1,233→1,194 -38 1,069 – Pancrase - 248 Pancrase
14 3 Feb 201331.6 yrs W4-4-1 Daisuke Watanabe 19-29-5 · 36.1 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,174→1,233 +58 1,092 – Pancrase 245 Pancrase
13 10 Nov 201231.4 yrs L3-4-1 Gota Yamashita 4-1 (1) · 23.2 yrs Welterweight DecisionMajority R210:00 0.37 1,183→1,174 -9 1,242 – Pancrase - Progress Tour 12: All Eyes on Yuki Kondo Pancrase
12 5 Aug 201231.1 yrs L3-3-1 Akihiro Yamazaki 12-6-1 · 23.2 yrs Welterweight DecisionMajority R210:00 0.37 1,203→1,183 -19 1,220 – Pancrase Progress Tour 9 Pancrase
11 3 Dec 201130.4 yrs L3-2-1 Hiroki Nagaoka 16-17-11 · 31.7 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,300→1,203 -97 1,225 – Pancrase - Impressive Tour 13 Pancrase
10 2 Oct 201130.3 yrs W3-1-1 Kenji Nagaki 3-1-1 · 27.7 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,217→1,300 +83 1,198 – Pancrase - Impressive Tour 10 Pancrase
9 7 Aug 201130.1 yrs W2-1-1 Tamotsu Kitada 7-10-1 · 30.8 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,150→1,217 +67 1,068 – Pancrase - Impressive Tour 8 Pancrase
8 5 Sep 201029.2 yrs D1-1-1 Kentaro Abe 2-6 · 31.9 yrs – DecisionMajority R210:00 0.50 1,194→1,150 -44 1,002 – Pancrase - Passion Tour 8 Pancrase
7 29 Apr 201028.8 yrs W1-1 Toru Kanamori 0-1 · 28.0 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,137→1,194 +57 1,010 – Pancrase - Passion Tour 4 Pancrase
6 10 Jan 201028.5 yrs W2-0-3 Junya Nishikawa debut · 26.9 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,069→1,137 +68 1,081 – Pancrase Gate 4th Chance Pancrase am
5 3 Nov 200928.3 yrs L0-1 Yusaku Inoue 2-0 · 20.8 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,126→1,069 -57 1,214 – Tribelate - vol. 26 TRIBELATE
4 17 Oct 200928.3 yrs D1-0-3 Juri Ohara debut · 19.0 yrs Welterweight DecisionEnds in a Draw R210:00 0.50 1,139→1,126 -14 1,066 – Pancrase - Changing Tour 5 Pancrase am
3 26 Jul 200928.1 yrs D1-0-2 Makoto Kawawa 0-2 · 33.0 yrs – -- R2 0.50 1,177→1,139 -38 949 – Pancrase Gate 2009 Pancrase am
2 24 May 200927.9 yrs W1-0-1 Takashi Sato 0-2 – KO/TKOPunches R13:27 1.00 1,132→1,177 +45 1,021 – Pancrase Gate 2009 Pancrase am
1 1 Oct 200827.3 yrs D0-0-1 Isao Kobayashi debut · 19.9 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.50 1,136→1,132 -5 1,112 – Pancrase 194 Pancrase am