Daichi Abe (13-10, 8) was born in Niigata Prefecture, Japan on November 27, 1991. At the age of 24 years on April 24, 2016, he made his professional MMA debut against Ryosuke Igarashi, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On September 22, 2017, 25-year old Daichi Abe made his UFC debut on his 6th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami against Lim Hyun-gyu, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Abe's last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Jang Yun-seong at age 33 on April 5, 2025. He is on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Daichi Abe's best fights have been against Hiromitsu Miura, Lim Hyun-gyu, Kiichi Kunimoto, Yukinari Tamura, Ryosuke Igarashi, Yuta Nakamura and Kenta Takagi.
Abe has 10 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | Apr 5, 2025 33 years, 4 months 13-10 (8) | Jang Yun-seong | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
22 | Oct 19, 2024 32 years, 10 months 13-9 (8) | Yoon Tae-young | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage | |
21 | Jul 14, 2024 32 years, 7 months 13-8 (8) | Ibuki Shimada | DEEP | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
20 | Feb 24, 2024 32 years, 2 months 13-7 (8) | Kota Shirakawa | Rizin | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
19 | Jul 30, 2023 31 years, 8 months 12-7 (7) | Igor Tanabe | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Inverted heel hook | |
18 | Feb 11, 2023 31 years, 2 months 12-6 (7) | Shingo Suzuki | DEEP | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke Lost DEEP welterweight title |
17  | Oct 23, 2022 30 years, 10 months 12-5 (7) | 41 years, 5 months 16-13-9 (7) | Rizin | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
16 | Jul 31, 2022 30 years, 8 months 11-5 (7) | Marcos Yoshio de Souza | Rizin | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Punch and soccer kick |
15  | Mar 20, 2022 30 years, 3 months 10-5 (6) | 40 years, 10 months 20-8-2 (10) | Rizin | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
14 | Oct 24, 2021 29 years, 10 months 9-5 (6) | Akira Okada | Rizin | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS North-south choke |
13 | Feb 21, 2021 29 years, 2 months 9-4 (6) | Gota Yamashita | DEEP | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Finger injury Won DEEP welterweight title Interim |
12 | Nov 1, 2020 28 years, 11 months 8-4 (5) | Yuta Watanabe | DEEP | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
11 | Aug 23, 2020 28 years, 8 months 7-4 (4) | Yoichiro Sato | DEEP | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
10 | Jul 12, 2019 27 years, 7 months 6-4 (4) | Ev Ting | ONE | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
9  | Oct 26, 2018 26 years, 10 months 6-3 (4) | 38 years, 9 months 64-11-1 (47) | ONE | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Body kick |
8  | Jun 23, 2018 26 years, 6 months 6-2 (4) | 30 years, 3 months 14-5 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
7 | Feb 10, 2018 26 years, 2 months 6-1 (4) | Luke Jumeau | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
6 | Sep 22, 2017 25 years, 9 months 6-0 (4) | Lim Hyun-gyu | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
5  | Jul 2, 2017 25 years, 7 months 5-0 (4) | 35 years, 9 months 12-6 (8) | Pancrase | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Pancrase welterweight title |
4 | Feb 17, 2017 25 years, 2 months 4-0 (3) | Bryson Kamaka | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Nov 13, 2016 24 years, 11 months 3-0 (2) | Kenta Takagi | Pancrase | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
2 | Sep 11, 2016 24 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Yuta Nakamura | Pancrase | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
1 | Apr 24, 2016 24 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | Ryosuke Igarashi | Pancrase | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
