Kazuo Takahashi (30-27-3, 19) was born in Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan on March 13, 1969. At the age of 24 years on September 21, 1993, he made his professional MMA debut against George Weingeroff, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On February 7, 1997, 27-year old Kazuo Takahashi made his UFC debut on his 18th professional MMA fight at UFC 12 against Wallid Ismail, winning the fight via 1-round unanimous decision.
Takahashi's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Duško Todorović at RINGS The Outsider 51: 10th Anniversary Road to Las Vegas at age 49 on July 21, 2018. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought once in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 0 losses in the promotion.
Some of Kazuo Takahashi's best fights have been against Katsuhisa Fujii, Minoru Suzuki, Ryushi Yanagisawa, Masutatsu Yano, Wallid Ismail, Yuji Sakuragi and Kenichi Yamamoto.
Takahashi has 27 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
61  | Jul 21, 2018 49 years, 4 months 30-27-3 (19) | 24 years, 2 months 6-0 (6) | RINGS | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
60  | Sep 29, 2013 44 years, 6 months 30-26-3 (19) | 32 years, 3 months 15-8-4 (8) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
59  | Mar 9, 2013 43 years, 11 months 30-25-3 (19) | 36 years, 8 months 5-11-2 (4) | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Knee | |
58  | Aug 5, 2012 43 years, 4 months 29-25-3 (18) | 35 years 12-19-2 (10) | Pancrase | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
57 | Oct 30, 2010 41 years, 7 months 29-24-3 (18) | Chang Seob Lee | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Scarf hold armlock | |
56 | May 21, 2010 41 years, 2 months 28-24-3 (17) | Antony Rea | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
55  | Aug 24, 2008 39 years, 5 months 28-23-3 (17) | 32 years 27-24 (24) | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Flying knee | |
54  | Jun 8, 2008 39 years, 2 months 28-22-3 (17) | 26 years, 2 months 10-5 (7) | LHW | 2 | KO | LOSS Knee | |
53 | Jul 14, 2007 38 years, 4 months 28-21-3 (17) | Mark Burch | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Knee | |
52 | Mar 12, 2007 37 years, 11 months 28-20-3 (17) | Melvin Manhoef | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
51 | Feb 18, 2007 37 years, 11 months 28-19-3 (17) | Mark Burch | LHW | 1 | NC | NC Accidental eye gouge | |
50  | Jul 1, 2006 37 years, 3 months 28-19-3 (17) | 29 years, 3 months 13-7 (10) | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
49 | Oct 2, 2005 36 years, 6 months 28-18-3 (17) | Kestutis Arbocius | Pancrase | LHW | 3 | MD | WIN |
48 | Jul 10, 2005 36 years, 3 months 27-18-3 (17) | 27 years, 11 months 2-1 (2) | Pancrase | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Armlock |
47 | Feb 20, 2005 35 years, 11 months 26-18-3 (16) | Igor Vovchanchyn | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
46  | Apr 25, 2004 35 years, 1 months 26-17-3 (16) | 26 years, 1 months 23-9 (20) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
45 | Oct 13, 2003 34 years, 7 months 26-16-3 (16) | Josh Barnett | HW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Triangle/armbar For Pancrase Openweight heavyweight title | |
44 | Jul 27, 2003 34 years, 4 months 26-15-3 (16) | Tsuyoshi Ozawa | Pancrase | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage Defended Pancrase heavyweight title |
43 | Aug 25, 2002 33 years, 5 months 25-15-3 (15) | Hideki Tadao | Pancrase | HW | 3 | MD | WIN |
42  | Dec 1, 2001 32 years, 8 months 24-15-3 (15) | 29 years, 3 months 5-6-1 (4) | Pancrase | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Pancrase heavyweight title |
41 | Sep 30, 2001 32 years, 6 months 23-15-3 (14) | Marcelo Tigre | Pancrase | HW | 1 | DQ | WIN Eye gouging |
40 | Sep 30, 2001 32 years, 6 months 22-15-3 (14) | Hiroya Takada | Pancrase | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
39 | Aug 25, 2001 32 years, 5 months 21-15-3 (13) | Katsuomi Inagaki | Pancrase | HW | 1 | CKO | WIN Arm triangle choke |
38 | Jun 26, 2001 32 years, 3 months 20-15-3 (13) | David Frendin | Pancrase | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
37 | Feb 4, 2001 31 years, 10 months 19-15-3 (12) | Mitsuyoshi Sato | Pancrase | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
36  | Dec 4, 2000 31 years, 8 months 18-15-3 (12) | 29 years, 2 months 14-4-2 (11) | Pancrase | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Arm triangle choke |
35  | Aug 27, 2000 31 years, 5 months 18-14-3 (12) | 25 years, 1 months 0-2 (0) | Pancrase | HW | 1 | UD | WIN |
34  | Apr 30, 2000 31 years, 1 months 17-14-3 (12) | 26 years, 6 months 14-9 (12) | Pancrase | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Strikes For Pancrase Openweight heavyweight title |
33 | Dec 18, 1999 30 years, 9 months 17-13-3 (12) | John Cronk | Pancrase | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Elbows and headbutts |
32 | Sep 18, 1999 30 years, 6 months 16-13-3 (11) | Osami Shibuya | Pancrase | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
31  | Jun 11, 1999 30 years, 2 months 15-13-3 (10) | 31 years, 3 months 4-6-3 (3) | Pancrase | HW | 2 | UD | DRAW |
30 | Apr 18, 1999 30 years, 1 months 15-13-2 (10) | Omar Bouiche | Pancrase | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
29  | Sep 14, 1998 29 years, 6 months 14-13-2 (9) | 30 years, 2 months 25-15 (21) | Pancrase | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Lost points |
28 | Jun 21, 1998 29 years, 3 months 13-13-2 (8) | Katsuomi Inagaki | Pancrase | HW | 2 | UD | DRAW |
27 | May 12, 1998 29 years, 1 months 13-13-1 (8) | 24 years, 6 months 6-7 (5) | Pancrase | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS |
26 | Mar 18, 1998 29 years 13-12-1 (8) | Leon Dijk | Pancrase | HW | 2 | UD | WIN |
25 | Feb 6, 1998 28 years, 10 months 12-12-1 (8) | Osami Shibuya | Pancrase | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS |
24  | Nov 16, 1997 28 years, 8 months 12-11-1 (8) | 22 years, 3 months 16-4-1 (8) | Pancrase | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Arm triangle choke |
23 | Oct 29, 1997 28 years, 7 months 12-10-1 (8) | Kim Jong Wang | Pancrase | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Knees |
22 | Sep 6, 1997 28 years, 5 months 11-10-1 (7) | Jason Godsey | Pancrase | HW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear naked choke |
21  | May 24, 1997 28 years, 2 months 11-9-1 (7) | 27 years, 10 months 18-10 (13) | Pancrase | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
20 | Apr 27, 1997 28 years, 1 months 11-8-1 (7) | Satoshi Hasegawa | Pancrase | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN |
19 | Mar 22, 1997 28 years 10-8-1 (6) | 23 years, 4 months 2-4 (1) | Pancrase | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS |
18 | Feb 7, 1997 27 years, 10 months 10-7-1 (6) | Wallid Ismail | UFC | LT | 1 | UD | WIN |
17 | Nov 9, 1996 27 years, 7 months 9-7-1 (6) | Keiichiro Yamamiya | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN | |
16  | Sep 7, 1996 27 years, 5 months 8-7-1 (5) | 25 years, 9 months 7-16-1 (5) | Pancrase | 1 | KO | LOSS Kick | |
15  | Jul 22, 1996 27 years, 4 months 8-6-1 (5) | 24 years, 1 months 10-9-1 (8) | Pancrase | 1 | UD | WIN | |
14  | Jun 25, 1996 27 years, 3 months 7-6-1 (5) | 27 years, 1 months 18-11-2 (18) | Pancrase | 1 | UD | DRAW | |
13 | May 16, 1996 27 years, 2 months 7-6 (5) | Takafumi Ito | Pancrase | 1 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Apr 7, 1996 27 years 6-6 (5) | 25 years, 4 months 5-14 (5) | Pancrase | 1 | UD | LOSS | |
11 | Mar 2, 1996 26 years, 11 months 6-5 (5) | 26 years, 7 months 11-8 (9) | Pancrase | 1 | KO | LOSS | |
10  | Jan 28, 1996 26 years, 10 months 6-4 (5) | 31 years, 11 months 20-4-2 (18) | Pancrase | 1 | UD | LOSS | |
9 | Nov 4, 1995 26 years, 7 months 6-3 (5) | Scott Bessac | Pancrase | 1 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Sep 1, 1995 26 years, 5 months 5-3 (4) | Osami Shibuya | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN | |
7  | May 31, 1994 25 years, 2 months 4-3 (3) | 29 years, 3 months 3-1 (3) | Pancrase | 1 | TKO | LOSS | |
6 | Apr 21, 1994 25 years, 1 months 4-2 (3) | Andre Van Den Oetelaar | Pancrase | 1 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Jan 19, 1994 24 years, 10 months 3-2 (3) | Katsuomi Inagaki | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke | |
4  | Dec 8, 1993 24 years, 8 months 2-2 (2) | 24 years, 8 months 2-1 (2) | Pancrase | 1 | TKO | LOSS | |
3 | Nov 8, 1993 24 years, 7 months 2-1 (2) | James Mathews | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN | |
2 | Oct 14, 1993 24 years, 7 months 1-1 (1) | Ken Shamrock | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook | |
1 | Sep 21, 1993 24 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | George Weingeroff | Pancrase | 1 | KO | WIN High kick |
