Hikaru Sato (24-26-4, 15) was born in Okayama, Okayama, Japan on July 8, 1980. At the age of 19 years on February 27, 2000, he made his professional MMA debut against Daisuke Watanabe, losing the fight via 1-round unanimous decision.
Sato's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Kanto Fuchigami at Pancrase: 322 at age 40 on June 27, 2021. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
Some of Hikaru Sato's best fights have been against Daisuke Nakamura, Ryo Chonan, Ryuji Ohori, Yuichi Nakanishi, Kentaro Abe, Seiji Ogura and Shinya Sato. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Hikaru Sato".
Sato has 26 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Hikaru Sato Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
54 | Jun 27, 2021 40 years, 11 months 24-26-4 (15) | Kanto Fuchigami | Pancrase | HW | 1 | TKO | Loss Punches |
53 | May 25, 2018 37 years, 10 months 24-25-4 (15) | Doo Hwan Kim | LHW | 1 | SUB | Loss Arm-triangle choke | |
52  | Aug 20, 2017 37 years, 1 months 24-24-4 (15) | 45 years, 11 months 24-24-6 (18) | Pancrase | LHW | 2 | TKO | Loss Punches |
51 | Feb 5, 2017 36 years, 6 months 24-23-4 (15) | Johnathan Ivey | Pancrase | LHW | 1 | TKO | Win Punch |
50 | Jan 31, 2016 35 years, 6 months 23-23-4 (14) | Sergei Martynov | Pancrase | LHW | 1 | SUB | Loss Armbar |
49  | Aug 9, 2015 35 years, 1 months 23-22-4 (14) | 44 years, 10 months 53-78 (50) | Pancrase | LHW | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar |
48 | Dec 31, 2014 34 years, 5 months 22-22-4 (13) | Hirohide Fujinuma | DEEP | LHW | 1 | SUB | Win Scarf hold armlock |
47  | Mar 9, 2013 32 years, 8 months 21-22-4 (12) | 46 years, 5 months 0-5 (0) | LHW | 1 | KO | Loss Slam | |
46 | Jan 28, 2012 31 years, 6 months 21-21-4 (12) | Ikkei Nagamura | Pancrase | LHW | 2 | UD | Loss |
45 | Jul 3, 2010 29 years, 11 months 21-20-4 (12) | Osami Shibuya | LHW | 1 | SUB | Win Scarf hold armlock | |
44 | Feb 1, 2009 28 years, 6 months 20-20-4 (11) | Ryuji Ohori | Pancrase | LHW | 1 | SUB | Win Heel hook |
43 | Aug 16, 2008 28 years, 1 months 19-20-4 (10) | Min Suk Heo | DEEP | LHW | 1 | TKO | Loss Corner stoppage |
42 | Jun 29, 2008 27 years, 11 months 19-19-4 (10) | Jerry Nelson | Pancrase | LHW | 1 | SUB | Win Heel hook |
41 | Mar 26, 2008 27 years, 8 months 18-19-4 (9) | Alavutdin Gadjiev | Pancrase | MD | 1 | KO | Loss Punch |
40 | Nov 25, 2007 27 years, 4 months 18-18-4 (9) | Takeshi Sato | MD | 2 | UD | Draw | |
39 | Oct 14, 2007 27 years, 3 months 18-18-3 (9) | Kentaro Abe | Pancrase | MD | 2 | SUB | Win Rear naked choke |
38  | Jul 27, 2007 27 years 17-18-3 (8) | 26 years, 6 months 7-2 (5) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | KO | Loss Punches |
37 | Apr 27, 2007 26 years, 9 months 17-17-3 (8) | Bryan Rafiq | Pancrase | MD | 2 | TKO | Loss Punches |
36 | Feb 28, 2007 26 years, 7 months 17-16-3 (8) | Rikuhei Fujii | Pancrase | MD | 2 | MD | Win |
35 | Dec 10, 2006 26 years, 5 months 16-16-3 (8) | Sviatoslav Matafonov | Pancrase | MD | 2 | UD | Win |
34 | Oct 25, 2006 26 years, 3 months 15-16-3 (8) | Tomoyoshi Iwamiya | Pancrase | MD | 2 | UD | Win |
33  | Aug 27, 2006 26 years, 1 months 14-16-3 (8) | 32 years 19-7-6 (5) | Pancrase | MD | 3 | UD | Loss |
32 | Mar 19, 2006 25 years, 8 months 14-15-3 (8) | Daisuke Hanazawa | Pancrase | LT | 2 | SUB | Win Toe hold |
31  | Jan 26, 2006 25 years, 6 months 13-15-3 (7) | 28 years, 6 months 5-3 (4) | Pancrase | HW | 1 | TKO | Loss Soccer kicks |
30 | Dec 4, 2005 25 years, 4 months 13-14-3 (7) | Kyosuke Sasaki | Pancrase | HW | 1 | UD | Draw |
29 | Oct 2, 2005 25 years, 2 months 13-14-2 (7) | Po'ai Suganuma | Pancrase | HW | 2 | UD | Loss |
28 | Sep 3, 2005 25 years, 1 months 13-13-2 (7) | Tenshin Matsumoto | Pancrase | HW | 1 | SUB | Win Rear naked choke |
27 | Jul 10, 2005 25 years 12-13-2 (6) | Seiji Ogura | Pancrase | HW | 1 | SUB | Win Rear naked choke |
26 | Feb 4, 2005 24 years, 6 months 11-13-2 (5) | Sumio Koyano | Pancrase | HW | 1 | TKO | Win Corner stoppage |
25 | Nov 26, 2004 24 years, 4 months 10-13-2 (4) | Yuji Hisamatsu | Pancrase | MD | 2 | UD | Loss |
24 | Oct 12, 2004 24 years, 3 months 10-12-2 (4) | Kyosuke Sasaki | Pancrase | MD | 2 | UD | Draw |
23 | Jun 22, 2004 23 years, 11 months 10-12-1 (4) | Katsuya Inoue | Pancrase | MD | 1 | TKO | Loss Punches |
22 | Mar 29, 2004 23 years, 8 months 10-11-1 (4) | Yuichi Nakanishi | Pancrase | MD | 3 | MD | Win |
21  | Jan 18, 2004 23 years, 6 months 9-11-1 (4) | 23 years, 7 months 6-3 (6) | MD | 2 | UD | Win | |
20 | Sep 23, 2003 23 years, 2 months 8-11-1 (4) | Shinpei Sotoyama | LHW | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
19 | Jun 22, 2003 22 years, 11 months 7-11-1 (3) | Hidehiko Hasegawa | Pancrase | LHW | 2 | SD | Loss |
18 | May 5, 2003 22 years, 9 months 7-10-1 (3) | Electroshock | DEEP | LHW | 2 | SUB | Win Heel hook |
17 | Mar 23, 2003 22 years, 8 months 6-10-1 (2) | Hiroshi Shibata | MD | 1 | SUB | Win Toe hold | |
16  | Jan 26, 2003 22 years, 6 months 5-10-1 (1) | 21 years, 6 months 4-0 (2) | Pancrase | MD | 2 | UD | Loss |
15 | Oct 29, 2002 22 years, 3 months 5-9-1 (1) | Susumu Yamasaki | Pancrase | MD | 2 | UD | Draw Unanimous |
14 | Jul 23, 2002 22 years 5-9 (1) | Masaya Kojima | MD | 3 | UD | Loss | |
13 | May 11, 2002 21 years, 10 months 5-8 (1) | Takaku Fuke | Pancrase | MD | 2 | MD | Win |
12 | Feb 17, 2002 21 years, 7 months 4-8 (1) | Kazuki Okubo | Pancrase | MD | 2 | MD | Win |
11 | Oct 30, 2001 21 years, 3 months 3-8 (1) | Hideaki Iwasaki | Pancrase | MD | 2 | KO | Loss Punch |
10  | Aug 30, 2001 21 years, 1 months 3-7 (1) | 29 years, 1 month 24-14-5 (8) | MD | 2 | UD | Loss | |
9 | May 5, 2001 20 years, 9 months 3-6 (1) | Kazuo Misaki | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | Loss Rear naked choke |
8  | May 5, 2001 20 years, 9 months 3-5 (1) | 24 years, 6 months | Pancrase | HW | 3 | UD | Win |
7 | Mar 31, 2001 20 years, 8 months 2-5 (1) | Nathan Marquardt | Pancrase | LHW | 1 | SUB | Loss Rear naked choke |
6 | Dec 9, 2000 20 years, 5 months 2-4 (1) | Shinya Sato | Pancrase | LHW | 1 | UD | Win |
5 | Oct 31, 2000 20 years, 3 months 1-4 (1) | Hiroshi Shibata | Pancrase | MD | 1 | UD | Loss |
4 | Aug 27, 2000 20 years, 1 months 1-3 (1) | Eiji Ishikawa | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | Loss Rear naked choke |
3 | Jul 23, 2000 20 years 1-2 (1) | Yuji Hoshino | Pancrase | MD | 2 | UD | Loss |
2 | Apr 30, 2000 19 years, 9 months 1-1 (1) | Michael Sa Jin Kwok | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar |
1 | Feb 27, 2000 19 years, 7 months 0-1 (0) | Daisuke Watanabe | Pancrase | 1 | UD | Loss |
