Lightweight · Men

Junpei Sasakawa

“JP”
Japan Cave debut 2011
Held by Kenta Iwamoto
Form W W L L L
Elo 1,149 peak 1,366 · 22 Jan 2017 217 below it
Sherdog
5-4-1pro record
3L current streak
1,273best win, Elo
1,163average opponent
-- born 17 Nov 1986
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 lightweight, ages 27–34

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,027 Sub1,086 Dec1,050

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 10 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 10 bouts (2022): 1,149 Elo, 5-4, aged 35, average opponent 1,167.

  1. Jon Zarate then 1,149, 5-5, aged 34 5-8 after peaked 1,231 ▲
  2. Mamour Fall then 1,134, 5-5 7-5 after peaked 1,386 ▲
  3. Angelo Duarte then 1,126, 5-5, aged 34 · Featherweight 1-7 after peaked 1,215 ▲
  4. Randy Smith then 1,142, 5-5, aged 35 · Heavyweight 9-10 after peaked 1,450 ▲
  5. Turbayar Khurelbaatar then 1,076, 5-5, aged 37 3-3 after peaked 1,255 ▲
  6. Josh Weston then 1,214, 5-5, aged 36 · Welterweight 4-16 after peaked 1,306 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Daisuke Tatsumi Submission R1 · 2 Oct 2016 · DEEP 1,273
  2. Shinobu Wakui Decision R2 · 27 Feb 2016 · DEEP 1,226
  3. Kazuki Decision R2 · 23 Apr 2016 · DEEP 1,216
  4. Takayuki Kobayashi Decision R2 · 22 Jan 2017 · DEEP 1,039
  5. Shuya Arimura Decision R2 · 13 Jul 2019 · Fighting Nexus 1,037

Losses

Newest first
  1. Kenta Iwamoto Submission R3 · 23 Jan 2022 · Otokojuku~Keishou~ 1,335
  2. Daryl Lokoku Decision R2 · 20 Jun 2021 · GRACHAN 1,300
  3. Atsushi Kishimoto Decision R2 · 24 Apr 2021 · GRACHAN 1,168
  4. Kaneaki Watanabe Decision R2 · 23 Sep 2015 · Tribe Tokyo Fight 967

Fight history

13 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
13 23 Jan 202235.2 yrs L5-4-1 Kenta Iwamoto 2-0 · 24.9 yrs Lightweight SubFace Crank R314:47 0.00 1,205→1,149 -56 1,335 – Deep - Shintaro Ishiwatari Retirement Event: Otokojuku Succession Otokojuku~Keishou~
12 20 Jun 202134.6 yrs L5-3-1 Daryl Lokoku 11-7-1 · 28.2 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,278→1,205 -73 1,300 – Grachan 48 GRACHAN
11 24 Apr 202134.4 yrs L5-2-1 Atsushi Kishimoto 5-7-2 · 32.0 yrs Lightweight DecisionMajority R210:00 0.37 1,343→1,278 -64 1,168 – Grachan / Brave - Grachan 47 / Brave Fight 23 GRACHAN
10 13 Jul 201932.7 yrs W5-1-1 Shuya Arimura 11-10-2 · 37.7 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,339→1,357 +17 1,037 – Fighting Nexus - Vol. 17: Flyweight Tournament 2nd Round Fighting Nexus
9 22 Jan 201730.2 yrs W4-1-1 Takayuki Kobayashi 9-10-1 · 33.9 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,350→1,366 +16 1,039 – Deep - Osaka Impact 2017: Penetrator Challenge DEEP
8 2 Oct 201629.9 yrs W3-1-1 Daisuke Tatsumi 11-5 · 24.7 yrs Featherweight SubRear-Naked Choke R11:49 1.00 1,259→1,350 +91 1,273 – Deep - Nagoya Impact: Kobudo Fight 18 DEEP
7 23 Apr 201629.4 yrs W2-1-1 Kazuki 4-6-10 · 19.7 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,169→1,259 +90 1,216 – Deep - Cage Impact 2016 DEEP
6 27 Feb 201629.3 yrs W1-1-1 Shinobu Wakui 2-0 · 37.5 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,049→1,169 +120 1,226 – Deep - 75 Impact DEEP
5 20 Dec 201529.1 yrs L1-2 Ryuji Takashio debut · 20.2 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionSplit R210:00 0.44 1,025→1,049 +24 1,208 – DEEP Future King Tournament 2015 DEEP am
4 23 Sep 201528.8 yrs L0-1-1 Kaneaki Watanabe 0-3 · 30.4 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,145→1,025 -120 967 – Tribe Tokyo Fight - TTF Challenge 05 Tribe Tokyo Fight
3 10 Jul 201124.6 yrs W1-1 Go Hishinuma 4-5 · 32.8 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,117→1,173 +56 1,100 – Pancrase Gate 8th Chance Pancrase am
2 10 Jul 201124.6 yrs L0-1 Daryl Lokoku 1-0 · 18.2 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R11:28 0.00 1,193→1,117 -76 1,139 – Pancrase Gate 8th Chance Pancrase am
1 3 May 201124.5 yrs D0-0-1 Kenji Narita 0-0-2 – -- R2 0.50 1,221→1,193 -28 1,106 – Pancrase - Impressive Tour 4 Pancrase