Kazushi Sakuraba has 17 losses against 15 opponents on his MMA record. For a list of Sakuraba's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Kazushi Sakuraba".
On December 29, 2015 Kazushi Sakuraba faced off against Shinya Aoki in a welterweight bout at age 46. He was coming in with a record of 26-17-1 (20), and Aoki was 32 years old and with a record of 38-6 (23). Sakuraba lost the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On September 24, 2011 Kazushi Sakuraba faced off against Yan Cabral in a welterweight bout at age 42. He was coming in with a record of 26-16-1 (20), and Cabral was 28 years old and with a record of 9-0 (9). Sakuraba lost the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On December 31, 2010 Kazushi Sakuraba faced off against Marius Žaromskis in a welterweight bout at age 41. He was coming in with a record of 26-15-1 (20), and Žaromskis was 30 years old and with a record of 14-5 (13). Sakuraba lost the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On September 25, 2010 Kazushi Sakuraba faced off against Jason Miller in a middleweight bout at age 41. He was coming in with a record of 26-14-1 (20), and Miller was 29 years old and with a record of 22-7 (17). Sakuraba lost the fight via 1st-round submission.
On May 29, 2010 Kazushi Sakuraba faced off against Ralek Gracie in a middleweight bout at age 40. He was coming in with a record of 26-13-1 (20). Sakuraba lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On December 31, 2008 Kazushi Sakuraba faced off against Kiyoshi Tamura in a middleweight bout at age 39. He was coming in with a record of 24-12-1 (18), and Tamura was 39 years old and with a record of 31-13-3 (23). Sakuraba lost the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
On June 15, 2008 Kazushi Sakuraba faced off against Melvin Manhoef in a middleweight bout at age 38. He was coming in with a record of 24-11-1 (18), and Manhoef was 32 years old and with a record of 21-4-1 (20). Sakuraba lost the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On June 2, 2007 Kazushi Sakuraba faced off against Royce Gracie in a middleweight bout at age 37. He was coming in with a record of 21-10-1 (15), and Gracie was 40 years old and with a record of 13-2-3 (12). Sakuraba lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On June 26, 2005 Kazushi Sakuraba faced off against Ricardo Arona in a middleweight bout at age 35. He was coming in with a record of 17-9-1 (12), and Arona was 26 years old and with a record of 10-2 (3). Sakuraba lost the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On December 31, 2003 Kazushi Sakuraba faced off against Antônio Rogério Nogueira in a middleweight bout at age 34. He was coming in with a record of 15-8-1 (11), and Nogueira was 27 years old and with a record of 6-1 (3). Sakuraba lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On August 10, 2003 Kazushi Sakuraba faced off against Wanderlei Silva in a middleweight bout at age 34. He was coming in with a record of 14-7-1 (10), and Silva was 27 years old and with a record of 21-3-1 (18). Sakuraba lost the fight via 1st-round KO.
On March 16, 2003 Kazushi Sakuraba faced off against Nino Schembri in a heavyweight bout at age 33. He was coming in with a record of 14-6-1 (10), and Schembri was 28 years old and with a record of 2-0 (1). Sakuraba lost the fight via 1st-round KO.
On August 28, 2002 Kazushi Sakuraba faced off against Mirko Cro Cop in a heavyweight bout at age 33. He was coming in with a record of 13-5-1 (9), and Cop was 27 years old and with a record of 2-0-2 (2). Sakuraba lost the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On November 3, 2001 Kazushi Sakuraba fought Wanderlei Silva in a middleweight title fight for Silva's Pride Championship title. Sakuraba was 32 years old and with a record of 13-4-1 (9), and Silva was 25 years old and with a record of 16-3 (13). Sakuraba lost the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On March 25, 2001 Kazushi Sakuraba faced off against Wanderlei Silva in a heavyweight bout at age 31. He was coming in with a record of 12-3-1 (8), and Silva was 24 years old and with a record of 14-3 (11). Sakuraba lost the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On May 1, 2000 Kazushi Sakuraba faced off against Igor Vovchanchyn in a heavyweight bout at age 30. He was coming in with a record of 9-2-1 (7), and Vovchanchyn was 26 years old and with a record of 41-2 (36). Sakuraba lost the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On July 14, 1996 Kazushi Sakuraba faced off against Kimo Leopoldo at age 27. He was coming in with a record of 0-1 (0), and Leopoldo was 28 years old and with a record of 3-2 (3). Sakuraba lost the fight via 1st-round submission.
