Akihiro Gono (37-24-8, 15) was born in Higashikurume, Tokyo, Japan on October 7, 1974. At the age of 19 years on April 23, 1994, he made his professional MMA debut against Yasunori Okuda, losing the fight via 1st-round submission.
On November 17, 2007, 33-year old Akihiro Gono made his UFC debut on his 48th professional MMA fight at UFC 78 against a 21-year old Tamdan McCrory, winning the fight in the 2nd round via submission.
Gono's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Tetsuya Izuchi at age 48 on August 4, 2023. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Akihiro Gono's best fights have been against Tamdan McCrory, Ivan Salaverry, Tim McKenzie, Gegard Mousasi, Hayato Sakurai, Keiichiro Yamamiya and Daniel Acacio.
Gono has 24 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
69 | Aug 4, 2023 48 years, 9 months 37-24-8 (15) | Tetsuya Izuchi | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
68  | May 26, 2019 44 years, 7 months 36-24-8 (15) | 43 years, 10 months 60-35-9 (36) | Pancrase | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
67 | Apr 29, 2018 43 years, 6 months 36-23-8 (15) | Adriano Balby | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
66 | Feb 4, 2018 43 years, 3 months 36-22-8 (15) | Kyohei Wakimoto | Pancrase | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
65 | Oct 8, 2017 43 years 35-22-8 (15) | Akira Okada | Pancrase | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
64 | Apr 28, 2017 42 years, 6 months 35-21-8 (15) | Killys Mota | LT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
63 | Jun 12, 2016 41 years, 8 months 35-20-8 (15) | Akhmat Akhmedov | LT | 2 | SD | WIN | |
62 | Feb 7, 2016 41 years, 4 months 34-20-8 (15) | Miroslav Strbak | WSOF | LT | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches |
61 | Jul 12, 2014 39 years, 9 months 34-19-8 (15) | Andre de Jesus | LT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
60 | May 1, 2014 39 years, 6 months 33-19-8 (15) | Eduardo Garvon | LT | 3 | CKO | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
59 | Nov 24, 2013 39 years, 1 months 32-19-8 (15) | Yuki Okano | DEEP | WL | 3 | UD | DRAW Split |
58  | Apr 26, 2013 38 years, 6 months 32-19-7 (15) | 36 years, 1 months 11-7-2 (9) | DEEP | WL | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch |
57  | May 4, 2012 37 years, 6 months 32-18-7 (15) | 26 years 9-0 (6) | Bellator | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
56  | Feb 18, 2012 37 years, 4 months 32-17-7 (15) | 31 years, 8 months 24-13 (19) | DEEP | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
55  | Aug 22, 2010 35 years, 10 months 32-16-7 (15) | 34 years, 8 months 4-2 (3) | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
54 | Mar 7, 2010 35 years, 5 months 32-15-7 (15) | Diego Gonzalez | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
53  | Dec 31, 2009 35 years, 2 months 31-15-7 (15) | 34 years, 4 months 35-9-2 (21) | Dynamite | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
52 | Nov 7, 2009 35 years, 1 months 30-15-7 (14) | Yoon Young Kim | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
51  | Aug 2, 2009 34 years, 9 months 29-15-7 (14) | 28 years, 7 months 17-2 (16) | WL | 3 | KO | LOSS Head kick | |
50  | Jan 31, 2009 34 years, 3 months 29-14-7 (14) | 30 years, 11 months 19-3 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
49  | Oct 18, 2008 34 years 29-13-7 (14) | 26 years, 5 months 19-6 (14) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
48  | Nov 17, 2007 33 years, 1 months 29-12-7 (14) | 21 years 9-0 (8) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
47 | Dec 31, 2006 32 years, 2 months 28-12-7 (13) | 31 years, 5 months 46-18-6 (30) | WL | 2 | SD | WIN | |
46  | Nov 5, 2006 32 years 27-12-7 (13) | 29 years, 1 months 27-7-1 (25) | WL | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
45  | Aug 26, 2006 31 years, 10 months 27-11-7 (13) | 21 years 13-1-1 (13) | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
44  | Jun 4, 2006 31 years, 7 months 26-11-7 (12) | 28 years, 4 months 5-0 (4) | WL | 2 | UD | WIN | |
43 | Apr 2, 2006 31 years, 5 months 25-11-7 (12) | Dae Won Kim | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
42  | Sep 25, 2005 30 years, 11 months 24-11-7 (11) | 35 years, 1 months 17-4 (8) | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
41  | Sep 25, 2005 30 years, 11 months 24-10-7 (11) | 27 years, 8 months 10-1 (8) | WL | 2 | UD | WIN | |
40 | May 22, 2005 30 years, 7 months 23-10-7 (11) | Crosley Gracie | MD | 2 | UD | WIN | |
39  | Nov 7, 2004 30 years, 1 months 22-10-7 (11) | 22 years, 3 months 7-1 (6) | Pancrase | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
38 | Jun 22, 2004 29 years, 8 months 21-10-7 (10) | Tsuyoshi Kurihara | Pancrase | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
37  | Feb 15, 2004 29 years, 4 months 20-10-7 (9) | 22 years, 2 months 5-1 (5) | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Soccer kick | |
36 | Nov 30, 2003 29 years, 1 months 20-9-7 (9) | Nilson de Castro | Pancrase | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
35 | Oct 31, 2003 29 years 19-9-7 (9) | Daisuke Watanabe | Pancrase | HW | 2 | KO | WIN Punch |
34 | Aug 31, 2003 28 years, 10 months 18-9-7 (8) | Nilson de Castro | Pancrase | HW | 1 | DQ | WIN Groin strike |
33 | May 18, 2003 28 years, 7 months 17-9-7 (8) | Flavio Luiz Moura | Pancrase | HW | 2 | MD | WIN |
32  | Mar 9, 2003 28 years, 5 months 16-9-7 (8) | 33 years, 9 months 19-14 (15) | HW | 3 | MD | WIN | |
31  | Feb 16, 2003 28 years, 4 months 15-9-7 (8) | 25 years, 10 months 6-1 (2) | Pancrase | 2 | UD | DRAW | |
30  | Dec 21, 2002 28 years, 2 months 15-9-6 (8) | 30 years, 5 months 29-16-5 (11) | Pancrase | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
29 | Aug 25, 2002 27 years, 10 months 14-9-6 (7) | Osami Shibuya | Pancrase | 3 | UD | DRAW | |
28 | May 11, 2002 27 years, 7 months 14-9-5 (7) | Kousei Kubota | Pancrase | 3 | UD | WIN | |
27 | Dec 1, 2001 27 years, 1 months 13-9-5 (7) | 26 years, 4 months 31-11-3 (19) | Pancrase | 3 | TKO | LOSS Corner stoppage | |
26 | Oct 30, 2001 27 years 13-8-5 (7) | 29 years, 3 months 25-14-5 (8) | Pancrase | 3 | UD | WIN | |
25 | Aug 18, 2001 26 years, 10 months 12-8-5 (7) | Dustin Denes | DEEP | 3 | UD | DRAW | |
24 | Jun 26, 2001 26 years, 8 months 12-8-4 (7) | Daisuke Watanabe | Pancrase | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
23  | May 1, 2001 26 years, 6 months 11-8-4 (6) | 20 years, 11 months 4-0 (4) | 3 | UD | DRAW | ||
22  | Jan 19, 2001 26 years, 3 months 11-8-3 (6) | 30 years 4-1 (3) | 1 | KO | WIN Spinning back kick | ||
21  | Nov 12, 2000 26 years, 1 months 10-8-3 (5) | 27 years, 3 months 16-7 (12) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
20 | May 22, 2000 25 years, 7 months 9-8-3 (5) | Andy Wang | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
19 | Jan 14, 2000 25 years, 3 months 8-8-3 (5) | Larry Papadopoulos | 3 | UD | DRAW | ||
18  | Sep 7, 1999 24 years, 11 months 8-8-2 (5) | 28 years, 9 months 1-3 (1) | 3 | MD | LOSS | ||
17  | May 29, 1999 24 years, 7 months 8-7-2 (5) | 25 years, 7 months 7-1 (6) | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
16 | Jan 15, 1999 24 years, 3 months 8-6-2 (5) | Marcos da Silva | 3 | UD | DRAW | ||
15 | Nov 27, 1998 24 years, 1 months 8-6-1 (5) | Adriano de Souza | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
14 | Apr 26, 1998 23 years, 6 months 7-6-1 (4) | Matt Rocca | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
13 | Oct 12, 1997 23 years 6-6-1 (3) | Larry Papadopoulos | 3 | SD | LOSS | ||
12  | Jun 25, 1997 22 years, 8 months 6-5-1 (3) | 26 years, 6 months 2-2 (2) | 3 | UD | DRAW | ||
11 | Mar 11, 1997 22 years, 5 months 6-5 (3) | Tsunemichi Nagano | 5 | UD | WIN | ||
10  | Jan 18, 1997 22 years, 3 months 5-5 (3) | 20 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | 4 | UD | WIN | ||
9  | Oct 4, 1996 21 years, 11 months 4-5 (3) | 29 years, 5 months 8-13-1 (8) | 4 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | ||
8 | Jul 28, 1996 21 years, 9 months 4-4 (3) | 23 years 5-1 (4) | 4 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
7  | May 7, 1996 21 years, 7 months 3-4 (2) | 30 years, 8 months 3-4 (1) | 3 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | ||
6 | Mar 30, 1996 21 years, 5 months 3-3 (2) | Kazunari Murakami | 2 | UD | LOSS | ||
5 | Mar 30, 1996 21 years, 5 months 3-2 (2) | Yasushi Warita | 1 | SUB | WIN Achilles lock | ||
4 | Feb 17, 1996 21 years, 4 months 2-2 (1) | Tatsuharu Doi | 2 | MD | WIN | ||
3  | Oct 13, 1995 21 years 1-2 (1) | 30 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | ||
2 | Oct 13, 1995 21 years 1-1 (1) | Kazunari Murakami | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick | ||
1  | Apr 23, 1994 19 years, 6 months 0-1 (0) | 21 years, 8 months 1-1 (1) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Toe hold |
