Welterweight · Men

Yoichiro Sato

Japan Gracie Barra Tokyo debut 2007
Form W W L L L
Elo 1,290 peak 1,600 · 30 Mar 2014 310 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 3409162
25-16-3pro record
3L current streak
1,484best win, Elo
1,324average opponent
-- born 27 Jul 1985
70.0" / -- 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 KO1,099 Sub1,206 Dec1,003

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 40 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 40 bouts (2024): 1,506 Elo, 24-13, aged 39, average opponent 1,323.

  1. Leandro Silva then 1,484, 26-12, aged 37 4-1 after peaked 1,681 ▲
  2. Akihiro Murayama then 1,406, 21-10, aged 40 4-6 after peaked 1,470 ▲
  3. Mamoru Yamaguchi then 1,505, 27-9, aged 37 · Flyweight 4-4 after peaked 1,507
  4. Artiom Damkovsky then 1,426, 24-16, aged 40 · Lightweight 3-2 after peaked 1,629 ▲
  5. Marcos dos Santos then 1,520, 25-12, aged 40 · Featherweight 12-2 after peaked 1,678 ▲
  6. Kotetsu Boku then 1,538, 26-12, aged 40 · Featherweight 0-4 after peaked 1,394 ▼

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Eiji Ishikawa KO/TKO R3 · 30 Mar 2014 · Pancrase 1,484
  2. Sojiro Orui Decision R3 · 1 Apr 2012 · Pancrase 1,466
  3. Ibuki Shimada Submission R1 · 13 Apr 2024 · DEEP 1,442
  4. Ryuta Sakurai Submission R2 · 18 Mar 2017 · DEEP 1,421
  5. Takuya Sato Submission R1 · 23 Jan 2010 · Shooto 1,415

Losses

The latest 5 of 16
  1. Jun Hee Moon Submission R2 · 14 Mar 2026 · AFC 1,392
  2. Kiichi Kunimoto Decision R3 · 15 Sep 2025 · DEEP 1,345
  3. Kohei Kadono KO/TKO R2 · 5 May 2025 · DEEP 1,494
  4. Ezechiel Lebana KO/TKO R1 · 13 Mar 2022 · DEEP 1,030
  5. Daichi Abe Decision R3 · 22 Aug 2020 · DEEP 1,353

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Kenta Takagi 3 meetings · 2010, 2013, 2014 1–2
  2. Akihiro Murayama 3 meetings · 2009, 2011, 2011 1–1
  3. Ibuki Shimada 2 meetings · 2022, 2024 2–0
  4. Takasuke Kume 2 meetings · 2008, 2010 1–0
  5. Jung Min Kang 2 meetings · 2009, 2010 1–1

Fight history

45 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
45 14 Mar 202640.6 yrs L25-16-3 Jun Hee Moon 12-8 · 35.1 yrs Welterweight SubVon Flue Choke R29:30 0.00 1,372→1,290 -82 1,392 – AFC 40 - Angel's Fighting Championship 40: Ho Tram Faceoff AFC
44 15 Sep 202540.1 yrs L25-15-3 Kiichi Kunimoto 20-12-2 (1) · 44.4 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,459→1,372 -87 1,345 – Deep - 127 Impact DEEP
43 5 May 202539.8 yrs L25-14-3 Kohei Kadono 5-1 · 28.0 yrs Welterweighttitle KO/TKOKO/TKO R29:44 0.00 1,564→1,459 -105 1,494 – Deep - 125 Impact: Featherweight Grand Prix 2025 Semifinals DEEP
42 14 Jul 202439.0 yrs W25-13-3 Shingo Suzuki 13-14-2 · 38.2 yrs Welterweighttitle KO/TKOKO/TKO R12:03 1.00 1,506→1,564 +59 1,388 – Deep - 120 Impact DEEP
41 13 Apr 202438.7 yrs W24-13-3 Ibuki Shimada 10-5 · 29.0 yrs Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R10:52 1.00 1,410→1,506 +96 1,442 – Deep - Tokyo Impact 2024 2nd Round DEEP
40 13 Oct 202338.2 yrs D23-13-3 JJ Ambrose 36-11 (2) · 36.7 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionTime Limit R215:00 0.50 1,403→1,410 +7 1,431 – Brawl International 3 Brawl International
39 11 Sep 202237.1 yrs W23-13-2 Ibuki Shimada 8-3 · 27.4 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,312→1,405 +93 1,368 – Deep - Tokyo Impact 2022 5th Round DEEP
38 29 May 202236.8 yrs W22-13-2 Yutaka Kobayashi 13-21-4 · 37.1 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,224→1,312 +88 1,262 – Deep - Tokyo Impact 2022 4th Round DEEP
37 13 Mar 202236.6 yrs L21-13-2 Ezechiel Lebana 1-3 · 20.3 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOReferee Stoppage R11:19 0.00 1,378→1,224 -154 1,030 – Deep - Tokyo Impact 2022 2nd Round DEEP
36 22 Aug 202035.1 yrs L21-12-2 Daichi Abe 6-4 · 28.7 yrs Welterweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,415→1,389 -26 1,353 – Deep - 95 Impact DEEP
35 8 Sep 201934.1 yrs L21-11-2 Shinsho Anzai 8-3 · 33.8 yrs Welterweight DecisionTechnical (Majority) R25:39 0.37 1,423→1,415 -9 1,483 – Deep - 91 Impact DEEP
34 29 Jun 201933.9 yrs L21-10-2 Yuta Watanabe 20-9-4 · 34.7 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,509→1,423 -86 1,400 – Deep - 90 Impact DEEP
33 9 Mar 201933.6 yrs W21-9-2 Nao Yoneda 4-3-1 · 28.1 yrs Welterweight DecisionMajority R210:00 0.63 1,547→1,509 -38 1,247 – Deep - 88 Impact DEEP
32 22 Dec 201833.4 yrs W20-9-2 Seung Dae Baek 1-2 · 32.1 yrs Welterweight KO/TKORight Straight R10:27 1.00 1,527→1,547 +20 1,170 – Deep - 87 Impact DEEP
31 28 Apr 201832.8 yrs L19-9-2 Ryuichiro Sumimura 12-5-1 · 32.2 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,555→1,527 -28 1,688 – Deep - 83 Impact DEEP
30 16 Sep 201732.1 yrs W19-8-2 Yoshiyuki Katahira 7-5-2 · 29.1 yrs Welterweight SubNo Arm Guillotine Choke R28:59 1.00 1,508→1,555 +47 1,332 – Deep - 79 Impact DEEP
29 18 Mar 201731.6 yrs W18-8-2 Ryuta Sakurai 24-23-7 · 45.5 yrs Welterweight SubGuillotine Choke R26:22 1.00 1,420→1,508 +88 1,421 – Deep - 78 Impact DEEP
28 18 Oct 201631.2 yrs L17-8-2 Ken Hasegawa 13-1-1 · 29.6 yrs Welterweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,370→1,420 +50 1,670 – Deep - Cage Impact 2016 in Korakuen Hall DEEP
27 24 May 201630.8 yrs L17-7-2 Tahar Hadbi 12-6 · 28.8 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R12:29 0.00 1,479→1,370 -109 1,390 – Abu Dhabi Warriors 4 UAE Warriors
26 12 Dec 201530.4 yrs W17-6-2 Carlos Andres Moyano Herrera 11-2 Welterweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,506→1,479 -27 1,346 – MFP - Eastern Rubicon Far Eastern Modern Pankration Federation
25 26 Apr 201529.7 yrs W16-6-2 Toshikazu Suzuki 8-3-1 · 26.2 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,486→1,506 +19 1,314 – Pancrase - 266 Pancrase
24 2 Nov 201429.3 yrs W15-6-2 Shigeaki Kusayanagi 6-4-2 · 33.3 yrs Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R38:16 1.00 1,443→1,486 +43 1,250 – Pancrase - 262 Pancrase
23 8 Jun 201428.9 yrs L14-6-2 Kenta Takagi 10-8 (1) · 28.1 yrs Welterweighttitle KO/TKOReferee Stoppage R14:59 0.00 1,600→1,443 -157 1,228 – Heat 32 HEAT
22 30 Mar 201428.7 yrs W14-5-2 Eiji Ishikawa 26-18-3 · 34.5 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R312:26 1.00 1,522→1,600 +78 1,484 – Pancrase 257 Pancrase
21 15 Dec 201328.4 yrs W13-5-2 Fumitoshi Ishikawa 8-1 · 35.3 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,515→1,522 +6 1,270 – Heat 29 HEAT
20 20 Oct 201328.2 yrs W12-5-2 Hiroshi Takahashi 7-5-1 · 27.2 yrs Welterweight SubGuillotine Choke R14:00 1.00 1,481→1,515 +34 1,234 – Deep - Tribe Tokyo Fight Tribe Tokyo Fight
19 16 Mar 201327.6 yrs W11-5-2 Kenta Takagi 8-6 (1) · 26.8 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,463→1,481 +19 1,170 – Shooto - 2nd Round 2013 Shooto
18 16 Jul 201227.0 yrs W10-5-2 Yusaku Inoue 7-0-1 · 23.5 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,404→1,463 +58 1,399 – Shooto - 8th Round Shooto
17 1 Apr 201226.7 yrs W9-5-2 Sojiro Orui 7-4-5 · 28.9 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,307→1,404 +97 1,466 – Pancrase - Progress Tour 4 Pancrase
16 8 Jan 201226.5 yrs L8-5-2 Keita Nakamura 21-5-2 · 27.6 yrs Welterweight DecisionMajority R315:00 0.38 1,280→1,307 +27 1,496 – Shooto: Survivor Tournament Final Shooto
15 11 Jun 201125.9 yrs L8-4-2 Akihiro Murayama 10-5-6 · 31.2 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,351→1,280 -71 1,308 – Shooto - Shooting Disco 15: Try Hard, Japan! Shooto
14 26 Feb 201125.6 yrs D8-3-2 Akihiro Murayama 10-5-5 · 30.9 yrs – DecisionSplit R315:00 0.50 1,372→1,351 -21 1,286 – Shooto - Shooting Disco 14: 365-Step March Shooto
13 28 Nov 201025.3 yrs L8-3-1 Kenta Takagi 6-3 · 24.6 yrs Welterweight KO/TKODoctor Stoppage (Cut) R10:42 0.00 1,502→1,372 -130 1,320 – GCM - Cage Force 20 Greatest Common Multiple
12 7 Aug 201025.0 yrs W8-2-1 Takasuke Kume 6-1-3 · 25.3 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,463→1,502 +38 1,377 – Shooto - Gig Tokyo 5 Shooto
11 22 Mar 201024.7 yrs W7-2-1 Jung Min Kang 1-0 · 24.2 yrs – SubGuillotine Choke R12:13 1.00 1,396→1,463 +67 1,314 – Shooto - The Way of Shooto 2: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon Shooto
10 23 Jan 201024.5 yrs W6-2-1 Takuya Sato 5-2-2 · 24.0 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R12:25 1.00 1,275→1,396 +121 1,415 – Shooto - The Way of Shooto 1: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon Shooto
9 30 Oct 200924.3 yrs L5-2-1 Jung Min Kang debut · 23.8 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R12:48 0.00 1,415→1,275 -140 1,174 – Vale Tudo Japan 2009 Vale Tudo Japan
8 20 Sep 200924.2 yrs W5-1-1 Yoshitaro Niimi 7-4-2 · 30.2 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,345→1,415 +71 1,277 – Shooto - Shooting Disco 10: Twist and Shooto Shooto
7 6 Jun 200923.9 yrs W4-1-1 Akihiro Murayama 9-3-5 · 29.2 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,237→1,345 +108 1,356 – Shooto - Shooting Disco 9: Superman Shooto
6 10 Apr 200923.7 yrs W3-1-1 Naoki Hirayama 1-2 · 25.5 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,154→1,237 +84 1,174 – Shooto - Shooting Disco 8: We Are Tarzan! Shooto
5 31 Jan 200923.5 yrs W2-1-1 Hiroaki Sakuma 0-1 · 24.1 yrs – KO/TKOSubmission to Punches R2 1.00 1,078→1,154 +75 1,030 – Shooto - Shooting Disco 7: Young Man Shooto
4 5 Oct 200823.2 yrs L1-1-1 Taisuke Okuno 5-2-1 · 31.6 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,111→1,078 -33 1,312 – Shooto - Shooting Disco 6: Glory Shines In You Shooto
3 3 Aug 200823.0 yrs D1-0-1 Takasuke Kume 3-0-1 · 23.3 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.50 1,057→1,111 +55 1,312 – Shooto - Gig Central 15 Shooto
2 21 Mar 200822.7 yrs W1-0 Noboru Ishinaka 0-3-2 · 27.0 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,002→1,057 +55 904 – Shooto - 3/21 in Kitazawa Town Hall Shooto
1 23 Nov 200722.3 yrs L0-1 Osuma Ishizuka debut – Sub -- 0.00 1,068→1,002 -66 1,068 – Fighting Network ZST Fighting Network ZST am