Masanori Kanehara (29-13-5, 21) was born in Musashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan on November 18, 1982. At the age of 22 years on April 17, 2005, he made his professional MMA debut against Masayuki Okude, losing the fight via 2-round draw.
On September 20, 2014, 31-year old Masanori Kanehara made his UFC debut on his 37th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson against a 26-year old Alex Caceres, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Kanehara's last fight was a featherweight title fight against Chihiro Suzuki for Suzuki's Rizin Championship title on April 29, 2024. He lost the fight via 1st-round TKO. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Masanori Kanehara's best fights have been against Alex Caceres, Michihiro Omigawa, Norifumi Yamamoto, Kleber Koike Erbst, Tetsu Suzuki, Shunichi Shimizu and Kenji Arai.
Kanehara has 13 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47  | Apr 29, 2024 41 years, 5 months 29-13-5 (21) | 24 years, 11 months 12-3 (7) | Rizin | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches For Rizin featherweight title |
46  | Sep 24, 2023 40 years, 10 months 29-12-5 (21) | 33 years, 11 months 31-6-1 (27) | Rizin | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
45 | Apr 29, 2023 40 years, 5 months 28-12-5 (21) | Sora Yamamoto | Rizin | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
44 | Apr 16, 2022 39 years, 4 months 27-12-5 (21) | Kazumasa Majima | Rizin | BT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
43 | Oct 24, 2021 38 years, 11 months 26-12-5 (20) | Takahiro Ashida | Rizin | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows |
42  | Feb 22, 2020 37 years, 3 months 25-12-5 (19) | 32 years, 9 months 19-4 (12) | Rizin | BT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
41 | Apr 1, 2018 35 years, 4 months 25-11-5 (19) | Jomhod Chuwattana | DEEP | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
40 | Dec 17, 2016 34 years 24-11-5 (18) | Charlie Alaniz | DEEP | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
39  | Jan 2, 2016 33 years, 1 months 23-11-5 (17) | 24 years, 11 months 16-3 (14) | UFC | BT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
38  | Jul 15, 2015 32 years, 7 months 23-10-5 (17) | 30 years, 10 months 20-8 (15) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
37  | Sep 20, 2014 31 years, 10 months 23-9-5 (17) | 26 years, 3 months 10-6 (7) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
36 | Apr 29, 2014 31 years, 5 months 22-9-5 (17) | Toshiaki Kitada | DEEP | BT | 1 | DQ | LOSS Fighter thrown from ring |
35 | Sep 29, 2013 30 years, 10 months 22-8-5 (17) | Joe Pearson | Pancrase | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
34 | Apr 26, 2013 30 years, 5 months 21-8-5 (16) | Wade Choate | DEEP | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
33 | Dec 22, 2012 30 years, 1 months 20-8-5 (15) | Tom McKenna | DEEP | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch to the body |
32 | Jul 21, 2012 29 years, 8 months 19-8-5 (14) | Tony Reyes | DEEP | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
31 | Apr 8, 2012 29 years, 4 months 18-8-5 (13) | Jake Hattan | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
30 | Nov 19, 2011 29 years 17-8-5 (12) | Brady Harrison | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
29  | Jul 7, 2011 28 years, 7 months 16-8-5 (11) | 25 years, 3 months 4-0 (3) | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
28 | Jun 5, 2011 28 years, 6 months 16-7-5 (11) | Motoshi Miyaji | Pancrase | FT | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
27  | Dec 30, 2010 28 years, 1 months 15-7-5 (10) | 29 years, 1 months 27-9-2 (16) | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
26  | Jun 20, 2010 27 years, 7 months 15-6-5 (10) | 33 years, 3 months 16-1 (9) | FT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
25  | Dec 31, 2009 27 years, 1 months 15-5-5 (10) | 32 years, 9 months 17-2 (14) | Dynamite | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
24  | Aug 2, 2009 26 years, 8 months 14-5-5 (10) | 33 years, 7 months 7-7-1 (3) | FT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
23  | Aug 2, 2009 26 years, 8 months 13-5-5 (10) | 26 years 19-3-2 (12) | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
22  | May 2, 2009 26 years, 5 months 13-4-5 (10) | 22 years, 1 months 9-0 (7) | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
21  | Mar 20, 2009 26 years, 4 months 12-4-5 (10) | 31 years 21-8-3 (17) | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
20 | Feb 1, 2009 26 years, 2 months 11-4-5 (10) | Kenji Arai | Pancrase | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
19  | Oct 23, 2008 25 years, 11 months 10-4-5 (9) | 22 years, 2 months 6-3-1 (5) | DEEP | FT | 2 | SD | LOSS |
18 | Aug 24, 2008 25 years, 9 months 10-3-5 (9) | Isamu Sugiuchi | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
17 | Mar 16, 2008 25 years, 3 months 9-3-5 (8) | Erikas Petraitis | LT | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
16  | Feb 24, 2008 25 years, 3 months 9-2-5 (8) | 23 years 6-2-4 (5) | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
15  | Nov 23, 2007 25 years 8-2-5 (7) | 25 years, 11 months 17-7-5 (13) | LT | 2 | UD | DRAW Time limit | |
14 | Oct 7, 2007 24 years, 10 months 8-2-4 (7) | Yoichiro Karsuyama | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
13 | Jun 10, 2007 24 years, 6 months 7-2-4 (6) | Tashiro Nishiuchi | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Head kick and punch | |
12 | Apr 14, 2007 24 years, 4 months 7-1-4 (6) | Arunas Jurgelenas | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Choke | |
11 | Mar 12, 2007 24 years, 3 months 6-1-4 (5) | Tetsu Suzuki | K-1 | LT | 2 | MD | WIN |
10 | Feb 12, 2007 24 years, 2 months 5-1-4 (5) | Shinya Sato | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
9 | Dec 17, 2006 24 years 4-1-4 (4) | Taro Himura | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
8 | Oct 1, 2006 23 years, 10 months 3-1-4 (3) | Kenichi Ito | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
7 | Aug 27, 2006 23 years, 9 months 2-1-4 (2) | Hiroyuki Ota | LT | 2 | UD | DRAW Time limit | |
6 | Jun 4, 2006 23 years, 6 months 2-1-3 (2) | Hisashi Hiyama | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
5 | Apr 23, 2006 23 years, 5 months 1-1-3 (1) | Toshiyuki Saito | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee | |
4 | Nov 23, 2005 23 years 0-1-3 (0) | Shinya Sato | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Kimura | |
3 | Sep 10, 2005 22 years, 9 months 0-0-3 (0) | Norimasa Isozaki | LT | 2 | UD | DRAW Time limit | |
2 | Jul 24, 2005 22 years, 8 months 0-0-2 (0) | Hiroyuki Ota | LT | 2 | UD | DRAW Time limit | |
1 | Apr 17, 2005 22 years, 4 months 0-0-1 (0) | Masayuki Okude | LT | 2 | UD | DRAW Time limit |
