Jo Arai (13-12-1, 10) was born in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan on February 10, 1998. At the age of 18 years on March 21, 2016, he made his professional MMA debut against Ryosuke Ogawa, losing the fight via 2-round draw.
Arai's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Nkazimulo Zulu at Rizin 48 at age 26 on September 29, 2024. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
Jo Arai's best fight was against Junji Ito.
Arai has 12 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Jo Arai Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | Sep 29, 2024 26 years, 7 months 13-12-1 (10) | Nkazimulo Zulu | Rizin | FL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Spinning wheel kick and punches |
25 | Dec 31, 2023 25 years, 10 months 13-11-1 (10) | Hiroya Kondo | Rizin | FL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Head kick and punches |
24 | Nov 19, 2023 25 years, 9 months 13-10-1 (10) | Wataru Yamauchi | FL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Shooto flyweight title | |
23 | Jul 23, 2023 25 years, 5 months 12-10-1 (9) | Shuto Aki | ST | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended Shooto strawweight title | |
22 | Mar 19, 2023 25 years, 1 months 11-10-1 (8) | Yuto Sekiguchi | FL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
21 | Nov 27, 2022 24 years, 9 months 10-10-1 (8) | Yo Otake | FL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
20  | Sep 19, 2022 24 years, 7 months 9-10-1 (7) | 36 years 17-10-2 (12) | ST | 1 | TKO | WIN Punch Won Shooto strawweight title | |
19 | May 22, 2022 24 years, 3 months 8-10-1 (6) | Ryohei Kurosawa | FL | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
18 | Jan 16, 2022 23 years, 11 months 7-10-1 (5) | Takamasa Kiuchi | FL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
17 | Jun 26, 2021 23 years, 4 months 6-10-1 (4) | Tateo Iino | FL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
16 | Nov 23, 2020 22 years, 9 months 5-10-1 (3) | Yuya Tsumura | FL | 2 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Mar 21, 2020 22 years, 1 months 4-10-1 (3) | Atsushi Makigaya | FL | 2 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Oct 20, 2019 21 years, 8 months 3-10-1 (3) | Yo Otake | FL | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
13 | Jul 15, 2019 21 years, 5 months 2-10-1 (2) | Takeru Uchida | ST | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
12 | Feb 24, 2019 21 years 2-9-1 (2) | Simon Tse | ST | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
11 | Dec 15, 2018 20 years, 10 months 1-9-1 (1) | Tomoharu Umezawa | ST | 2 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke | |
10 | Jul 15, 2018 20 years, 5 months 1-8-1 (1) | Yohei Komaki | ST | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
9 | Apr 22, 2018 20 years, 2 months 1-7-1 (1) | Sho Nishida | ST | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke | |
8 | Mar 25, 2018 20 years, 1 months 1-6-1 (1) | Koha Minowa | ST | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
7 | Oct 28, 2017 19 years, 8 months 1-5-1 (1) | Qing Wang | ST | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
6 | Jun 18, 2017 19 years, 4 months 1-4-1 (1) | Atsushi Makigaya | ST | 2 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
5 | Feb 24, 2017 19 years 1-3-1 (1) | Tomoaki Ota | ST | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
4 | Oct 15, 2016 18 years, 8 months 1-2-1 (1) | Satoru Date | FL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
3 | Sep 28, 2016 18 years, 7 months 1-1-1 (1) | Gexi Sanlanggexi | ST | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
2 | May 28, 2016 18 years, 3 months 1-0-1 (1) | Tomoharu Umezawa | ST | 2 | KO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Mar 21, 2016 18 years, 1 months 0-0-1 (0) | Ryosuke Ogawa | ST | 2 | UD | DRAW Majority |
