Hayato Sakurai
Mixed martial arts record
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest

Hayato Sakurai

Section Title: Mixed martial arts record
Table Section Text: Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes

Win	38–13–2	Wataru Sakata	TKO (punches)	Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: Final Round	December 31, 2016	2	12:37	Saitama, Japan

Loss	37–13–2	Jae Suk Lim	TKO (punches)	Mach Dojo / Gladiator: Mach Festival	September 29, 2013	1	5:21	Tokyo, Japan

Win	37–12–2	Phil Baroni	Decision (unanimous)	DREAM 18	December 31, 2012	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan

Win	36–12–2	Ryo Chonan	Decision (unanimous)	Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011	December 31, 2011	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan

Loss	35–12–2	Jason High	Decision (split)	Dynamite!! 2010	December 31, 2010	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan

Loss	35–11–2	Nick Diaz	Submission (armbar)	DREAM 14	May 29, 2010	1	3:54	Saitama, Japan	Non-title bout

Loss	35–10–2	Akihiro Gono	Submission (armbar)	Dynamite!! The Power of Courage 2009	December 31, 2009	2	3:56	Saitama, Japan

Loss	35–9–2	Marius Žaromskis	KO (head kick)	DREAM 10	July 20, 2009	1	4:03	Saitama, Japan	DREAM Welterweight Grand Prix Semifinal Round

Win	35–8–2	Shinya Aoki	KO (knees & punches)	DREAM 8	April 5, 2009	1	0:27	Nagoya, Japan	DREAM Welterweight Grand Prix Opening Round

Win	34–8–2	Katsuyori Shibata	TKO (punches)	Fields Dynamite!! 2008	December 31, 2008	1	7:01	Saitama, Japan

Win	33–8–2	Kuniyoshi Hironaka	Decision (unanimous)	Dream 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round	September 23, 2008	2	5:00	Saitama, Japan

Loss	32–8–2	David Baron	Submission (guillotine choke)	Shooto: Shooto Tradition 1	May 3, 2008	1	4:50	Tokyo, Japan

Win	32–7–2	Hidetaka Monma	TKO (punches)	Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 First Round	March 15, 2008	1	4:12	Saitama, Japan

Win	31–7–2	Hidehiko Hasegawa	Decision (unanimous)	Yarennoka!	December 31, 2007	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan

Win	30–7–2	Mac Danzig	KO (punch)	PRIDE 33	February 24, 2007	2	4:01	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Win	29–7–2	Luciano Azevedo	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Pride - Bushido 12	August 26, 2006	1	4:35	Nagoya, Japan

Win	28–7–2	Olaf Alfonso	KO (punch)	Pride - Bushido 11	June 4, 2006	1	1:54	Saitama, Japan

Loss	27–7–2	Takanori Gomi	KO (punches)	Pride FC: Shockwave 2005	December 31, 2005	1	3:56	Saitama, Japan	Final of PRIDE Lightweight Grand Prix to crown inaugural PRIDE Lightweight Champion.

Win	27–6–2	Joachim Hansen	Decision (unanimous)	Pride: Bushido 9	September 25, 2005	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan	Semifinal of PRIDE Lightweight Grand Prix

Win	26–6–2	Jens Pulver	TKO (punches)	Pride: Bushido 9	September 25, 2005	1	8:56	Tokyo, Japan	Opening Round of PRIDE Lightweight Grand Prix

Win	25–6–2	Shinya Aoki	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto: Alive Road	August 20, 2005	3	5:00	Yokohama, Japan

Win	24–6–2	Milton Vieira	Decision (split)	Pride: Bushido 7	May 22, 2005	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan

Loss	23–6–2	Crosley Gracie	Submission (armbar)	PRIDE Bushido 5	October 14, 2004	2	1:02	Osaka, Japan

Win	23–5–2	Brady Fink	Submission (guillotine choke)	PRIDE Bushido 4	July 19, 2004	1	4:08	Nagoya, Japan

Loss	22–5–2	Rodrigo Gracie	Decision (unanimous)	PRIDE Bushido 2	February 15, 2004	2	5:00	Yokohama, Japan

Win	22–4–2	Daiju Takase	Decision (unanimous)	PRIDE Shockwave 2003	December 31, 2003	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan

Loss	21–4–2	Ryo Chonan	TKO (cut)	Deep - 12th Impact	September 15, 2003	3	2:10	Japan

Win	21–3–2	Dave Menne	TKO (cut)	DEEP: 10th Impact	June 25, 2003	2	2:02	Japan

Win	20–3–2	Ryuki Ueyama	Decision (unanimous)	Deep - 8th Impact	March 4, 2003	3	5:00	Japan

Loss	19–3–2	Jake Shields	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto: Year End Show 2002	December 14, 2002	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan

Loss	19–2–2	Matt Hughes	TKO (strikes)	UFC 36	March 22, 2002	4	3:01	Las Vegas, United States	For UFC Welterweight Championship

Win	19–1–2	Dan Gilbert	Submission (heel hook)	Shooto: To The Top Final Act	December 16, 2001	1	1:52	Tokyo, Japan

Loss	18–1–2	Anderson Silva	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto: To The Top 7	August 26, 2001	3	5:00	Japan	Lost Shooto Middleweight Championship

Win	18–0–2	Jean Louis Alberch	Decision	GT: Golden Trophy 2001	March 1, 2001	2	3:00	France

Win	17–0–2	Frank Trigg	KO (knees)	Shooto: R.E.A.D. Final	December 17, 2000	2	2:25	Tokyo, Japan

Win	16–0–2	Luiz Azeredo	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto: R.E.A.D. 8	August 4, 2000	3	5:00	Osaka, Japan

Win	15–0–2	Tetsuji Kato	Decision (split)	Shooto: R.E.A.D. 2	March 17, 2000	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan	Defended Shooto Middleweight Championship

Win	14–0–2	Haroldo Bunn	TKO (punches)	VTJ 1999: Vale Tudo Japan 1999	December 11, 1999	3	1:31	Tokyo, Japan

Win	13–0–2	Brad Aird	Submission (armbar)	Shooto: Renaxis 2	July 16, 1999	1	0:37	Tokyo, Japan

Win	12–0–2	Marcelo Aguiar	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto: 10th Anniversary Event	May 29, 1999	3	5:00	Yokohama, Japan

Win	11–0–2	Jean Louis Alberch	Submission (armbar)	GT: Golden Trophy 1999	March 20, 1999	1	0:33	France

Win	10–0–2	Damien Riccio	Decision	GT: Golden Trophy 1999	March 20, 1999	1	5:00	France

Win	9–0–2	James Schiavo	Submission (toe hold)	GT: Golden Trophy 1999	March 20, 1999	1	0:26	France

Win	8–0–2	Ademir Oliveira	KO (flying knee)	Shooto: Devilock Fighters	January 15, 1999	1	0:34	Tokyo, Japan

Win	7–0–2	Sergei Bytchkov	Submission (armbar)	VTJ 1998: Vale Tudo Japan 1998	October 28, 1998	1	4:59	Japan

Win	6–0–2	Ronny Rivano	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 4	July 29, 1998	1	1:10	Tokyo, Japan

Win	5–0–2	Jutaro Nakao	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 3	May 13, 1998	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan	Won Shooto Middleweight Championship

Draw	4–0–2	Marcelo Aguiar	Draw	VTJ 1997: Vale Tudo Japan 1997	November 29, 1997	3	8:00	Japan

Win	4–0–1	Alex Cook	Submission (rear naked choke)	Shooto: Reconquista 4	October 12, 1997	1	1:09	Tokyo, Japan

Win	3–0–1	Ali Elias	Submission (armbar)	Shooto: Reconquista 3	August 27, 1997	1	1:23	Tokyo, Japan

Win	2–0–1	Hiroyuki Kojima	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto: Gig	June 25, 1997	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan

Draw	1–0–1	Takuya Kuwabara	Draw	Shooto: Reconquista 1	January 18, 1997	3	3:00	Tokyo, Japan

Win	1–0	Caol Uno	Submission (armbar)	Shooto: Let's Get Lost	October 4, 1996	1	2:52	Tokyo, Japan

Sentence(s)

On March 22, 2002, in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Sakurai fought with UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes at UFC 36.

final_sentence: On March 22, 2002, in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Sakurai fought with UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes at UFC 36.