Middleweight · Men

Masakatsu Funaki

Japan Arms debut 1993
Holds 1 fighter
Form W L L L W
Elo 1,313 peak 1,719 · 6 Feb 1998 406 below it 17 days at No. 1
Tapology Sherdog
40-13-1pro record
1W current streak
1,576best win, Elo
1,201average opponent
-- born 13 Mar 1969
72.0" / -- 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 middleweight, ages 27–37

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,014 Sub1,178 Dec1,022

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of middleweight fighters with five pro bouts (4,235 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
Strikes landed Accuracy Absorbed Strikedefence Takedowns TD defence Subattempts Knockdowns
In the cage: 3 bouts with the UFC's statistics, 8 minutes, against 274 in the class

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 50 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 50 bouts (1999): 1,423 Elo, 39-10, aged 30, average opponent 1,178.

  1. Joe Pearson then 1,391, 35-14, aged 32 · Flyweight 10-17 after peaked 1,465 ▲
  2. Sean Wilson then 1,481, 33-17, aged 30 · Welterweight 8-15 after peaked 1,370 ▼
  3. Travis Wiuff then 1,383, 41-9, aged 28 38-13 after peaked 1,849 ▲
  4. Olly Bradstreet then 1,301, 39-11, aged 29 · Bantamweight 3-2 after peaked 1,480 ▲
  5. Tenglige then 1,514, 37-13, aged 30 · Featherweight 3-4 after peaked 1,607 ▲
  6. José Gomes then 1,493, 37-12, aged 32 · Welterweight 3-6 after peaked 1,471 ▼

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Yuki Kondo Submission R1 · 20 Dec 1997 · Pancrase 1,576
  2. Jason DeLucia KO/TKO R1 · 15 Dec 1996 · Pancrase 1,499
  3. Guy Mezger Submission R1 · 6 Sep 1997 · Pancrase 1,420
  4. Yuki Kondo Submission R1 · 9 Nov 1996 · Pancrase 1,418
  5. Jason Godsey Submission R1 · 16 Nov 1997 · Pancrase 1,391

Losses

The latest 5 of 13
  1. Kiyoshi Tamura KO/TKO R1 · 29 Apr 2008 · DREAM 1,564
  2. Kazushi Sakuraba Submission R1 · 31 Dec 2007 · K-1 1,584
  3. Rickson Gracie Submission R1 · 26 May 2000 · C3 Fights 1,439
  4. Kiuma Kunioku Decision R1 · 26 Oct 1998 · Pancrase 1,174
  5. Semmy Schilt KO/TKO R1 · 14 Sep 1998 · Pancrase 1,528

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Semmy Schilt 3 meetings · 1997, 1998, 1998 2–1
  2. Guy Mezger 3 meetings · 1995, 1997, 1998 2–1
  3. Yuki Kondo 3 meetings · 1996, 1997, 1997 2–1
  4. Jason DeLucia 3 meetings · 1994, 1995, 1996 2–1
  5. Vernon White 3 meetings · 1994, 1994, 1996 3–0
  6. Ken Shamrock 3 meetings · 1993, 1994, 1994 1–2

Fight history

54 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
54 23 Sep 200839.5 yrs W40-13-1 Ikuhisa Minowa 40-28-8 · 32.7 yrs Middleweight SubHeel Hook R10:52 1.00 1,187→1,313 +125 1,347 – Dream 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final DREAM
53 29 Apr 200839.1 yrs L39-13-1 Kiyoshi Tamura 42-19-3 · 38.4 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R10:57 0.00 1,207→1,187 -20 1,564 – Dream 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round DREAM
52 31 Dec 200738.8 yrs L39-12-1 Kazushi Sakuraba 22-10-1 (1) · 38.5 yrs Light Heavyweight SubKimura R16:25 0.00 1,227→1,207 -20 1,584 – K-1: Dynamite 2007 K-1
51 26 May 200031.2 yrs L39-11-1 Rickson Gracie 10-0 · 41.5 yrs Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R112:49 0.00 1,423→1,339 -83 1,439 – C2K - Colosseum 2000 C3 Fights
50 18 Sep 199930.5 yrs W39-10-1 Tony Petarra 1-1-1 · 32.9 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R11:16 1.00 1,404→1,423 +19 1,034 – Pancrase 77 Pancrase
49 18 Apr 199930.1 yrs D38-10-1 Ebenezer Fontes Braga 10-3 · 30.0 yrs Heavyweight -- R115:00 0.50 1,419→1,404 -15 1,358 – Pancrase 70 Pancrase
48 19 Dec 199829.8 yrs W38-10 John Renken 11-8-3 · 26.0 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R15:50 1.00 1,389→1,419 +31 1,120 – Pancrase 66 Pancrase
47 26 Oct 199829.6 yrs L37-10 Kiuma Kunioku 11-11-4 · 22.0 yrs Heavyweight DecisionPoints R115:00 0.20 1,506→1,389 -117 1,174 – Pancrase 64 Pancrase
46 14 Sep 199829.5 yrs L37-9 Semmy Schilt 8-7 · 24.9 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunch to the Body R17:13 0.00 1,615→1,506 -109 1,528 – Pancrase 62 Pancrase
45 26 Jul 199829.4 yrs W37-8 Osami Shibuya 16-17-6 · 22.5 yrs Heavyweight SubArm Triangle Choke R16:07 1.00 1,577→1,615 +38 1,353 – Pancrase 61 Pancrase
44 26 Apr 199829.1 yrs L36-8 Guy Mezger 19-6-2 · 30.3 yrs Heavyweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R130:00 0.03 1,694→1,577 -116 1,551 – Pancrase 56 Pancrase
43 18 Mar 199829.0 yrs W36-7 Semmy Schilt 5-6 · 24.4 yrs Heavyweight DecisionPoints R115:00 0.80 1,719→1,694 -25 1,236 – Pancrase 55 Pancrase
42 6 Feb 199828.9 yrs W35-7 Katsuomi Inagaki 11-15 · 28.4 yrs Heavyweight SubKimura R12:36 1.00 1,710→1,719 +9 1,197 – Pancrase 53 Pancrase
41 20 Dec 199728.8 yrs W34-7 Yuki Kondo 17-4-1 · 22.4 yrs Heavyweighttitle SubTriangle Kimura R12:20 1.00 1,638→1,710 +72 1,576 – Pancrase 51 Pancrase
40 16 Nov 199728.7 yrs W33-7 Jason Godsey 6-2 · 33.9 yrs Heavyweight SubCalf Slicer R17:12 1.00 1,597→1,638 +41 1,391 – Pancrase 50 Pancrase
39 6 Sep 199728.5 yrs W32-7 Guy Mezger 14-5-2 · 29.7 yrs Heavyweight SubTriangle Armbar R13:58 1.00 1,538→1,597 +59 1,420 – Pancrase 48 Pancrase
38 20 Jul 199728.4 yrs W31-7 Osami Shibuya 11-12-4 · 21.5 yrs Heavyweight SubGuillotine Choke R19:30 1.00 1,494→1,538 +44 1,304 – Pancrase 45 Pancrase
37 30 Jun 199728.3 yrs W30-7 Wes Gassaway 6-3 · 27.9 yrs Heavyweight SubAnkle Lock R11:05 1.00 1,472→1,494 +23 1,139 – Pancrase 44 Pancrase
36 27 Apr 199728.1 yrs L29-7 Yuki Kondo 10-3-1 · 21.8 yrs Heavyweighttitle SubTriangle Armbar R115:12 0.00 1,609→1,472 -138 1,383 – Pancrase 41 Pancrase
35 22 Mar 199728.0 yrs W29-6 Paul Lazenby 0-1 · 28.7 yrs Heavyweight SubWrist Lock R14:36 1.00 1,601→1,609 +8 1,069 – Pancrase 40 Pancrase
34 22 Feb 199727.9 yrs W28-6 Semmy Schilt 2-3 · 23.3 yrs Heavyweight SubToe Hold R15:47 1.00 1,586→1,601 +15 1,177 – Pancrase 39 Pancrase
33 15 Dec 199627.8 yrs W27-6 Jason DeLucia 17-9 · 27.4 yrs Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOLeg Injury R17:49 1.00 1,499→1,586 +88 1,499 – Pancrase 37 Pancrase
32 9 Nov 199627.7 yrs W26-6 Yuki Kondo 7-1-1 · 21.3 yrs Heavyweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R11:43 1.00 1,409→1,499 +90 1,418 – Pancrase 36 Pancrase
31 7 Sep 199627.5 yrs L25-6 Bas Rutten 18-4 · 31.5 yrs Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOKnee R117:05 0.00 1,452→1,409 -44 1,643 – Pancrase 33 Pancrase
30 23 Jul 199627.4 yrs W25-5 Takafumi Ito 7-7 · 24.1 yrs Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:01 1.00 1,445→1,452 +8 908 – Pancrase 32 Pancrase
29 25 Jun 199627.3 yrs W24-5 Vernon White 6-15-1 · 24.6 yrs Heavyweight SubAnkle Lock R12:34 1.00 1,433→1,445 +12 978 – Pancrase 30 Pancrase
28 16 May 199627.2 yrs W23-5 August Smisl debut · 28.2 yrs Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:01 1.00 1,398→1,433 +35 1,157 – Pancrase 29 Pancrase
27 2 Mar 199627.0 yrs W22-5 Katsuomi Inagaki 8-13 · 26.4 yrs Heavyweight SubKneebar R11:14 1.00 1,383→1,398 +14 964 – Pancrase 26 Pancrase
26 28 Jan 199626.9 yrs W21-5 Ryushi Yanagisawa 6-6-1 · 23.6 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOArmlock R18:42 1.00 1,354→1,383 +30 1,078 – Pancrase 25 Pancrase
25 14 Dec 199526.8 yrs W20-5 Takaku Fuke 10-10 · 26.9 yrs Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R10:31 1.00 1,322→1,354 +32 1,062 – Pancrase 24 Pancrase
24 4 Nov 199526.6 yrs L19-5 Frank Shamrock 5-3-1 · 22.9 yrs Heavyweight SubToe Hold R110:31 0.00 1,424→1,322 -102 1,365 – Pancrase 23 Pancrase
23 1 Sep 199526.5 yrs W19-4 Guy Mezger 3-0 · 27.7 yrs Heavyweight SubAchilles Lock R16:46 1.00 1,359→1,424 +65 1,268 – Pancrase 22 Pancrase
22 23 Jul 199526.4 yrs W18-4 Leon Van Dijk 0-2 · 20.9 yrs Heavyweight SubAchilles Lock R11:01 1.00 1,339→1,359 +20 980 – Pancrase 21 Pancrase
21 13 Jun 199526.3 yrs W17-4 Gregory Smit 1-8 · 24.7 yrs Heavyweight SubAchilles Lock R17:30 1.00 1,334→1,339 +5 723 – Pancrase 19 Pancrase
20 13 May 199526.2 yrs W16-4 Alex Cook 1-2 · 22.0 yrs Heavyweight SubHeel Hook R17:14 1.00 1,297→1,334 +37 1,067 – Pancrase 18 Pancrase
19 8 Apr 199526.1 yrs L15-4 Manabu Yamada 14-8-2 · 25.9 yrs Heavyweight SubHeel Hook R14:43 0.00 1,445→1,297 -147 1,154 – Pancrase 17 Pancrase
18 10 Mar 199526.0 yrs W15-3 Frank Shamrock 2-1 · 22.3 yrs Heavyweight SubHeel Hook R15:11 1.00 1,414→1,445 +30 1,143 – Pancrase 16 Pancrase
17 26 Jan 199525.9 yrs W14-3 Jason DeLucia 5-4 · 25.5 yrs Heavyweight SubHeel Hook R19:04 1.00 1,384→1,414 +30 1,109 – Pancrase 15 Pancrase
16 17 Dec 199425.8 yrs L13-3 Ken Shamrock 13-3 · 30.8 yrs Heavyweighttitle SubArm Triangle Choke R15:50 0.00 1,482→1,384 -97 1,443 – Pancrase 14 Pancrase
15 16 Dec 199425.8 yrs W13-2 Todd Bjornethun 2-2 · 29.3 yrs Heavyweighttitle SubArmbar R12:20 1.00 1,467→1,482 +15 1,050 – Pancrase 13 Pancrase
14 16 Dec 199425.8 yrs W12-2 Vernon White 3-8 · 23.0 yrs Heavyweighttitle SubArmlock R15:37 1.00 1,458→1,467 +9 954 – Pancrase 13 Pancrase
13 15 Oct 199425.6 yrs W11-2 Minoru Suzuki 9-1 · 26.3 yrs Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:51 1.00 1,381→1,458 +77 1,338 – Pancrase 12 Pancrase
12 1 Sep 199425.5 yrs W10-2 Ken Shamrock 8-2 · 30.6 yrs Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:30 1.00 1,275→1,381 +107 1,352 – Pancrase 11 Pancrase
11 26 Jul 199425.4 yrs W9-2 Scott Sullivan debut · 26.6 yrs Heavyweight SubHeel Hook R10:56 1.00 1,227→1,275 +48 1,056 – Pancrase 10 Pancrase
10 6 Jul 199425.3 yrs L8-2 Jason DeLucia 2-1 · 25.0 yrs Heavyweight SubKneebar R11:01 0.00 1,366→1,227 -139 1,134 – Pancrase 9 Pancrase
9 31 May 199425.2 yrs W8-1 Gregory Smit debut · 23.7 yrs Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:58 1.00 1,342→1,366 +23 1,018 – Pancrase 8 Pancrase
8 21 Apr 199425.1 yrs W7-1 Takaku Fuke 3-3 · 25.2 yrs Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R16:55 1.00 1,309→1,342 +33 1,059 – Pancrase 7: Pancrash! 3 Pancrase
7 12 Mar 199425.0 yrs W6-1 Vernon White 1-4 · 22.3 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPalm Strike R11:13 1.00 1,300→1,309 +9 794 – Pancrase 6: Pancrash! 2 Pancrase
6 19 Jan 199424.9 yrs W5-1 Bas Rutten 2-0 · 28.9 yrs Heavyweight SubToe Hold R12:58 1.00 1,225→1,300 +75 1,175 – Pancrase 5: Pancrash! 1 Pancrase
5 8 Dec 199324.7 yrs W4-1 Kazuo Takahashi 2-1 · 24.7 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPalm Strikes, Knees R13:09 1.00 1,154→1,225 +71 1,088 – Pancrase 4 Pancrase
4 27 Nov 199324.7 yrs W3-1 Maurice Smith debut · 32.0 yrs Heavyweight SubChoke R11:50 1.00 1,088→1,154 +66 1,000 – AJKF: Evolution 8 All Japan Kickboxing Federation
3 8 Nov 199324.7 yrs W2-1 Cees Bezems debut · 28.4 yrs Heavyweight SubKeylock R11:42 1.00 1,000→1,088 +88 1,002 – Pancrase 3 Pancrase
2 14 Oct 199324.6 yrs W1-1 Ryushi Yanagisawa 0-1 · 21.3 yrs Heavyweight SubKneebar R11:35 1.00 912→1,000 +88 912 – Pancrase 2 Pancrase
1 21 Sep 199324.5 yrs L0-1 Ken Shamrock debut · 29.6 yrs Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R16:15 0.00 1,000→912 -88 1,000 – Pancrase 1 Pancrase