Hiromitsu Kanehara (21-27-5, 13) was born in Owariasahi, Aichi, Japan on October 5, 1970. At the age of 27 years on April 16, 1998, he made his professional MMA debut against Sander Thonhauser, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
Kanehara's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Yuki Kondo at age 42 on March 9, 2013. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of Hiromitsu Kanehara's best fights have been against Valentijn Overeem, Tommy Sauer, Hans Nijman, Lee Hasdell, Alexandre Ferreira, Dave Menne and Jeremy Horn.
Kanehara has 27 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
53  | Mar 9, 2013 42 years, 5 months 21-27-5 (13) | 37 years, 7 months 54-27-8 (33) | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
52  | Dec 22, 2012 42 years, 2 months 21-26-5 (13) | 41 years, 3 months 22-17-6 (16) | DEEP | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
51  | Oct 27, 2012 42 years 21-25-5 (13) | 36 years, 1 months 23-20-1 (16) | LHW | 3 | UD | DRAW Unanimous | |
50 | Apr 7, 2012 41 years, 6 months 21-25-4 (13) | Yusuke Sakashita | DEEP | LHW | 2 | UD | LOSS |
49 | Feb 8, 2012 41 years, 4 months 21-24-4 (13) | Daijiro Matsui | DEEP | LHW | 2 | UD | DRAW Majority |
48 | Jun 24, 2011 40 years, 8 months 21-24-3 (13) | Hideto Tatsumi | DEEP | MD | 2 | UD | LOSS |
47 | Dec 11, 2010 40 years, 2 months 21-23-3 (13) | Hiroki Sato | DEEP | MD | 2 | UD | WIN |
46 | Aug 27, 2010 39 years, 10 months 20-23-3 (13) | Yong Choi | DEEP | MD | 2 | UD | DRAW |
45  | Feb 28, 2010 39 years, 4 months 20-23-2 (13) | 29 years, 1 months 15-4 (7) | DEEP | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
44 | Oct 10, 2009 39 years 20-22-2 (13) | Makoto Miyazawa | DEEP | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
43 | Jun 30, 2009 38 years, 8 months 19-22-2 (12) | 37 years, 9 months 18-15-4 (12) | DEEP | MD | 2 | UD | DRAW |
42 | Apr 16, 2009 38 years, 6 months 19-22-1 (12) | Kenji Nagai | DEEP | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
41 | Oct 1, 2008 37 years, 11 months 18-22-1 (11) | Ichiro Kanai | Pancrase | MD | 2 | UD | LOSS |
40  | Jun 1, 2008 37 years, 7 months 18-21-1 (11) | 35 years, 10 months 34-22-9 (11) | Pancrase | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
39  | Mar 26, 2008 37 years, 5 months 18-20-1 (11) | 33 years, 7 months 23-9-6 (5) | Pancrase | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
38  | Mar 18, 2007 36 years, 5 months 18-19-1 (11) | 25 years, 8 months 5-0-2 (3) | Pancrase | MD | 3 | KO | LOSS Punches |
37 | Oct 28, 2006 36 years 18-18-1 (11) | Marcelo Brito | MD | 1 | CKO | LOSS Armbar | |
36 | Aug 15, 2006 35 years, 10 months 18-17-1 (11) | Ruslan Abdulkhamidov | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | |
35 | Apr 9, 2006 35 years, 6 months 17-17-1 (10) | Kestutis Arbocius | Pancrase | HW | 2 | UD | LOSS |
34 | Nov 5, 2005 35 years, 1 months 17-16-1 (10) | Chalid Arrab | HW | 2 | MD | LOSS | |
33 | Oct 2, 2005 34 years, 11 months 17-15-1 (10) | 30 years, 2 months 43-16-5 (29) | Pancrase | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
32  | Aug 20, 2005 34 years, 10 months 17-14-1 (10) | 40 years 1-5 (1) | RINGS | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS |
31  | Feb 20, 2005 34 years, 4 months 17-13-1 (10) | 23 years, 2 months 7-1 (7) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Stomp | |
30  | Oct 31, 2004 34 years 17-12-1 (10) | 24 years, 5 months 18-4 (18) | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage | |
29  | May 23, 2004 33 years, 7 months 17-11-1 (10) | 29 years, 8 months 9-2-2 (8) | HW | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
28  | Nov 24, 2002 32 years, 1 months 17-10-1 (10) | 26 years, 4 months 20-3-1 (17) | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Corner stoppage For PRIDE middleweight title | |
27  | Feb 15, 2002 31 years, 4 months 17-9-1 (10) | 35 years, 2 months 27-11 (24) | RINGS | MD | 3 | UD | DRAW |
26 | Dec 21, 2001 31 years, 2 months 17-9 (10) | Paul Cahoon | RINGS | MD | 3 | SD | WIN |
25 | Oct 20, 2001 31 years 16-9 (10) | Kelly Jacobs | RINGS | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Lost points |
24  | Aug 11, 2001 30 years, 10 months 15-9 (9) | 27 years, 9 months 27-3 (22) | RINGS | MD | 3 | MD | LOSS |
23  | Jun 15, 2001 30 years, 8 months 15-8 (9) | 22 years, 10 months 2-1 (0) | RINGS | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Kneebar |
22  | Feb 24, 2001 30 years, 4 months 15-7 (9) | 24 years, 8 months 9-1-1 (4) | RINGS | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
21  | Feb 24, 2001 30 years, 4 months 15-6 (9) | 26 years, 6 months 30-6-2 (15) | RINGS | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
20  | Dec 22, 2000 30 years, 2 months 14-6 (8) | 30 years, 1 months 12-5 (11) | RINGS | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
19  | Dec 22, 2000 30 years, 2 months 13-6 (7) | 21 years, 10 months 8-1 (7) | RINGS | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Kimura |
18 | Jul 22, 2000 29 years, 9 months 12-6 (6) | Josh Hall | RINGS | MD | 2 | SD | WIN |
17 | Jul 22, 2000 29 years, 9 months 11-6 (6) | Adrian Serrano | RINGS | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armlock |
16  | Jun 15, 2000 29 years, 8 months 10-6 (5) | 24 years, 9 months 14-1 (12) | RINGS | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
15  | May 26, 2000 29 years, 7 months 10-5 (5) | 33 years, 7 months 6-1 (5) | 2 | MD | LOSS | ||
14  | Feb 6, 2000 29 years, 4 months 10-4 (5) | 23 years, 5 months 9-6 (8) | RINGS | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
13  | Oct 28, 1999 29 years 9-4 (4) | 29 years, 2 months 5-0 (2) | RINGS | 2 | MD | LOSS | |
12  | Oct 28, 1999 29 years 9-3 (4) | 24 years, 2 months 34-4-4 (31) | RINGS | 2 | MD | WIN | |
11  | Aug 19, 1999 28 years, 10 months 8-3 (4) | 26 years, 5 months 7-6 (6) | RINGS | 3 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Jun 24, 1999 28 years, 8 months 7-3 (4) | Masayuki Naruse | RINGS | 3 | UD | WIN | |
9 | May 22, 1999 28 years, 7 months 6-3 (4) | 22 years, 9 months 8-5 (7) | RINGS | 1 | TKO | LOSS Corner stoppage | |
8  | Mar 20, 1999 28 years, 5 months 6-2 (4) | 29 years, 3 months 14-3-1 (13) | RINGS | 3 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
7 | Feb 21, 1999 28 years, 4 months 6-1 (4) | Ricardo Morais | RINGS | 5 | UD | LOSS | |
6  | Dec 23, 1998 28 years, 2 months 6-0 (4) | 39 years, 3 months 8-2 (7) | RINGS | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
5  | Oct 11, 1998 28 years 5-0 (3) | 31 years, 9 months 6-5-1 (6) | 1 | UD | WIN | ||
4 | Jul 20, 1998 27 years, 9 months 4-0 (3) | Dick Vrij | RINGS | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
3 | Jun 27, 1998 27 years, 8 months 3-0 (2) | Sander MacKilljan | RINGS | 1 | SUB | WIN Armlock | |
2 | May 29, 1998 27 years, 7 months 2-0 (1) | 31 years, 5 months 4-4-1 (4) | RINGS | 1 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Apr 16, 1998 27 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Sander Thonhauser | RINGS | 1 | SUB | WIN Achilles lock |
