Strawweight · Men

Rikito Tago

“Tarzan”
Japan NEX-SPORTS debut 2018
Held by Sukai China
Form W L L L L
Elo 1,114 peak 1,351 · 22 Jun 2024 237 below it
Tapology Sherdog
8-12pro record
4L current streak
1,235best win, Elo
1,124average opponent
-- born 14 Nov 1998
64.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men, ages 27–36

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,082 Sub1,124 Dec1,024

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of strawweight fighters with five pro bouts (271 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 20 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 20 bouts (2025): 1,114 Elo, 8-12, aged 27, average opponent 1,133.

  1. Masashi Kimura then 1,074, 8-10, aged 29 1-3 after peaked 1,060 ▼
  2. Yuta Nakamura then 1,142, 8-9, aged 27 · Welterweight 15-18 after peaked 1,433 ▲
  3. Ítalo Freitas then 1,128, 9-11, aged 26 · Flyweight 8-0 after peaked 1,526 ▲
  4. Brian Maulany then 1,147, 9-10, aged 26 · Middleweight 1-6 after peaked 1,125 ▼
  5. Daniyar Ismailov then 1,141, 9-10, aged 27 · Lightweight 4-8 after peaked 1,243 ▲
  6. Marcelo Pontes then 1,104, 7-13, aged 27 · Middleweight 3-14 after peaked 1,275 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Tsuruto Ito Submission R2 · 6 Apr 2024 · DEEP 1,235
  2. Yuri Ezawa Submission R2 · 23 Jul 2023 · DEEP 1,189
  3. Kohei Kubota Decision R2 · 16 Dec 2023 · Grasp the Future Cage 1,155
  4. Akira A-KILLER KO/TKO R1 · 24 Nov 2019 · DEEP 1,145
  5. Ryoma Ishii Submission R2 · 28 May 2022 · DEEP 1,007

Losses

The latest 5 of 12
  1. Sukai China Submission R1 · 22 Nov 2025 · DEEP 1,278
  2. Sora Sugiyama KO/TKO R1 · 13 Apr 2025 · DEEP 1,105
  3. Haruo Ochi Decision R3 · 8 Dec 2024 · DEEP 1,586
  4. Nobuyoshi Nakatsukasa Decision R2 · 16 Sep 2024 · DEEP 1,292
  5. Kotaro Owada Decision R2 · 23 Nov 2022 · DEEP 985

Fight history

25 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
25 22 Nov 202527.0 yrs L8-12 Sukai China 4-0 · 19.3 yrs Strawweight SubReverse Triangle Armbar R13:22 0.00 1,177→1,114 -63 1,278 – Deep - Tokyo Impact 2025 5th Round DEEP
24 13 Apr 202526.4 yrs L8-11 Sora Sugiyama debut · 20.2 yrs Strawweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R13:21 0.00 1,312→1,177 -134 1,105 – Deep - Tokyo Impact 2025 2nd Round DEEP
23 8 Dec 202426.1 yrs L8-10 Haruo Ochi 25-11-2 (1) · 40.8 yrs Strawweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,258→1,312 +54 1,586 – Deep - 123 Impact DEEP
22 16 Sep 202425.8 yrs L8-9 Nobuyoshi Nakatsukasa 10-5 · 38.2 yrs Strawweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,351→1,258 -94 1,292 – Deep - 121 Impact DEEP
21 22 Jun 202425.6 yrs W8-8 Do Han Jung 2-5 · 30.0 yrs Flyweight KO/TKORight Hook R11:13 1.00 1,335→1,351 +17 943 – Black Combat RISE 03 Black Combat
20 6 Apr 202425.4 yrs W7-8 Tsuruto Ito 2-0 · 22.6 yrs Strawweight SubRear Naked Choke R26:56 1.00 1,251→1,335 +83 1,235 – Deep - Nagoya Impact 2024: Kobudo Fight 1st Round DEEP
19 16 Dec 202325.1 yrs W6-8 Kohei Kubota 1-0 · 27.2 yrs Flyweight DecisionUnanimous R215:00 0.95 1,178→1,251 +73 1,155 – MCCS Fight Night 2023 Grasp the Future Cage
18 3 Sep 202324.8 yrs W5-8 Daito Nozaki debut Flyweight SubArmbar R14:05 1.00 1,119→1,178 +59 1,004 – Nariagari - Vol. 2 Nariagari MMA
17 23 Jul 202324.7 yrs W4-8 Yuri Ezawa debut · 31.3 yrs Flyweight SubArmbar R28:23 1.00 985→1,119 +134 1,189 – Deep vs. Nariagari Tournament DEEP
16 2 Apr 202324.4 yrs W3-8 Ryoma Kamimura 0-2 · 32.3 yrs Strawweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 920→985 +65 866 – Deep - Osaka Impact 2023 1st Round DEEP
15 23 Nov 202224.0 yrs L2-8 Kotaro Owada 0-1 · 21.5 yrs Strawweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,004→920 -83 985 – Deep - Tokyo Impact 2022 6th Round DEEP
14 11 Sep 202223.8 yrs L2-7 Yusuke Uehara 17-14-3 · 32.4 yrs Strawweight SubArmbar R26:23 0.00 1,061→1,004 -57 1,187 – Deep - Tokyo Impact 2022 5th Round DEEP
13 28 May 202223.5 yrs W2-6 Ryoma Ishii 0-2 · 22.9 yrs Strawweight SubFront Choke R25:35 1.00 962→1,061 +99 1,007 – Deep - Tokyo Impact 2022 3rd Round DEEP
12 25 Jul 202122.7 yrs L1-6 Hiroki Kidowaki 3-0 · 31.1 yrs Strawweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 991→962 -30 1,212 – Deep - Nagoya Impact: Kobudo Fight 26 DEEP
11 18 Jun 202122.6 yrs L1-5 Genta Nemoto 1-0 · 20.2 yrs Strawweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,024→991 -33 1,226 – Deep - Tokyo Impact 2021 1st Round DEEP
10 1 Mar 202021.3 yrs L1-4 Masato Nakamura 2-3 · 23.0 yrs Strawweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,149→1,025 -124 948 – Deep - 94 Impact DEEP
9 24 Nov 201921.0 yrs W1-3 Akira A-KILLER debut Strawweight KO/TKOPunches R11:28 1.00 1,034→1,149 +114 1,145 – Deep - Nagoya Impact: Kobudo Fight 25 DEEP
8 8 Sep 201920.8 yrs L0-3 Yutaka Hayashi 1-1 · 27.4 yrs Strawweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,149→1,034 -114 998 – Deep - 91 Impact DEEP
7 26 May 201920.5 yrs L0-2 Ayumu Kawai debut Strawweight DecisionSplit R210:00 0.44 1,172→1,149 -23 1,120 – Deep - Nagoya Impact: Kobudo Fight 24 DEEP
6 13 Oct 201819.9 yrs L3-2 Koyuru Tanoue 5-0 · 16.7 yrs Strawweight DecisionDecision R14:00 0.20 1,182→1,172 -10 1,350 – The 25th All Japan Amateur Shooto Championship Shooto am
5 13 Oct 201819.9 yrs W3-1 Daiji Koenuma 1-1 Strawweight SubHeel Hook R1 1.00 1,122→1,182 +60 1,093 – The 25th All Japan Amateur Shooto Championship Shooto am
4 13 Oct 201819.9 yrs W2-1 Takatsugu Kusumi 1-2 · 31.7 yrs Strawweight SubArmbar R1 1.00 1,062→1,122 +59 1,029 – The 25th All Japan Amateur Shooto Championship Shooto am
3 22 Sep 201819.9 yrs L0-1 Oscar Sanchez debut Strawweight DecisionMajority R2 0.37 1,056→1,062 +6 1,178 – Deep - Nagoya Impact: Kobudo Fight 23 DEEP
2 21 Jul 201819.7 yrs W1-1 Kosuke Horiuchi debut · 33.4 yrs Catchweight SubArmbar R11:47 1.00 976→1,056 +81 1,057 – Rings - The Outsider 51: 10th Anniversary Road to Las Vegas Fighting Network RINGS am
1 1 Jul 201819.6 yrs L0-1 Takuma Satomi 1-3 · 17.2 yrs Strawweight -- -- 0.00 1,070→976 -94 908 – 7th Tokai Amateur Shooto Championship Shooto am