Hayato Sakurai has 13 losses against 13 opponents on his MMA record. For a list of Sakurai's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Hayato Sakurai".
On September 29, 2013 Hayato Sakurai faced off against Jae Suk Lim in a welterweight bout at age 38. He was coming in with a record of 37-13-2 (21). Sakurai lost the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On December 31, 2010 Hayato Sakurai faced off against Jason High in a welterweight bout at age 35. He was coming in with a record of 35-12-2 (21), and High was 29 years old and with a record of 11-3 (8). Sakurai lost the fight via 3-round split decision.
On May 29, 2010 Hayato Sakurai faced off against Nick Diaz in a welterweight bout at age 34. He was coming in with a record of 35-11-2 (21), and Diaz was 26 years old and with a record of 21-7 (18). Sakurai lost the fight via 1st-round submission.
On December 31, 2009 Hayato Sakurai faced off against Akihiro Gono in a welterweight bout at age 34. He was coming in with a record of 35-10-2 (21), and Gono was 35 years old and with a record of 30-15-7 (14). Sakurai lost the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On July 20, 2009 Hayato Sakurai faced off against Marius Žaromskis in a welterweight bout at age 33. He was coming in with a record of 35-9-2 (21), and Žaromskis was 28 years old and with a record of 11-3 (10). Sakurai lost the fight via 1st-round KO.
On May 3, 2008 Hayato Sakurai faced off against David Baron in a welterweight bout at age 32. He was coming in with a record of 32-8-2 (19), and Baron was 35 years old and with a record of 16-2 (14). Sakurai lost the fight via 1st-round submission.
On December 31, 2005 Hayato Sakurai faced off against Takanori Gomi in a lightweight bout at age 30. He was coming in with a record of 27-7-2 (15), and Gomi was 27 years old and with a record of 23-2 (11). Sakurai lost the fight via 1st-round KO.
On October 14, 2004 Hayato Sakurai faced off against Crosley Gracie in a middleweight bout at age 29. He was coming in with a record of 23-6-2 (14). Sakurai lost the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On February 15, 2004 Hayato Sakurai faced off against Rodrigo Gracie in a welterweight bout at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 22-5-2 (13), and Gracie was 29 years old and with a record of 4-0 (1). Sakurai lost the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
On September 15, 2003 Hayato Sakurai faced off against Ryo Chonan in a welterweight bout at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 21-4-2 (13), and Chonan was 26 years old and with a record of 4-3 (2). Sakurai lost the fight via 3rd-round TKO.
On December 14, 2002 Hayato Sakurai faced off against Jake Shields in a welterweight bout at age 27. He was coming in with a record of 19-3-2 (12), and Shields was 23 years old and with a record of 7-3 (4). Sakurai lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On March 22, 2002 Hayato Sakurai fought Matt Hughes in a welterweight title fight for Hughes' UFC Championship title. Sakurai was 26 years old and with a record of 19-2-2 (12), and Hughes was 28 years old and with a record of 30-3 (24). Sakurai lost the fight via 4th-round TKO.
On August 26, 2001 Hayato Sakurai met Anderson Silva in a middleweight (Shooto Championship) title defense fight. Sakurai was 26 years old and with a record of 18-1-2 (11), and Silva was 26 years old and with a record of 6-1 (5). Sakurai lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision and lost the title.
