Record & Stats
Record29-14-5 (21 finishes)Born
Nov 18, 1982
Age
43Y, 9M
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
21 (44%)
KO/TKO
11 (23%)
Submissions
10 (21%)
Analytics
Masanori Kanehara MMA record
Masanori "Kincyan" Kanehara's professional MMA record stands at 29-14-5 (21 finishes). The complete fight record below covers all 48 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Kanehara's most recent fight was a loss to YA-MAN on Jul 27, 2025.
Kanehara has gone 0-1 in major title fights.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Technique | Title | Weight | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Jul 27, 2025 | 42 | YA-MAN | L | KO | 3 | Punches | — | Featherweight | RIZIN |
| 47 | Apr 29, 2024 | 41 | Chihiro Suzuki | L | TKO | 1 | Punches | ~ Rizin Championship | Featherweight | RIZIN |
| 46 | Sep 24, 2023 | 40 | Kleber Koike Erbst | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Featherweight | RIZIN |
| 45 | Apr 29, 2023 | 40 | Sora Yamamoto | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Bantamweight | RIZIN |
| 44 | Apr 16, 2022 | 39 | Kazumasa Majima | W | TKO | 3 | Punches | — | Bantamweight | RIZIN |
| 43 | Oct 24, 2021 | 38 | Takahiro Ashida | W | TKO | 2 | Punches and elbows | — | Bantamweight | RIZIN |
| 42 | Feb 22, 2020 | 37 | Victor Henry | L | TKO | 2 | Punches | — | Bantamweight | RIZIN |
| 41 | Apr 1, 2018 | 35 | Jomhod Chuwattana | W | SUB | 1 | Arm-triangle choke | — | Featherweight | DEEP |
| 40 | Dec 17, 2016 | 34 | Charlie Alaniz | W | TKO | 1 | Doctor stoppage | — | Bantamweight | DEEP |
| 39 | Jan 2, 2016 | 33 | Michael McDonald | L | SUB | 2 | Rear-naked choke | — | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 38 | Jul 15, 2015 | 32 | Rani Yahya | L | SD | 3 | — | — | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 37 | Sep 20, 2014 | 31 | Alex Caceres | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 36 | Apr 29, 2014 | 31 | Toshiaki Kitada | L | DQ | 1 | Fighter thrown from ring | — | Bantamweight | DEEP |
| 35 | Sep 29, 2013 | 30 | Joe Pearson | W | KO | 1 | Punch | — | Bantamweight | Pancrase |
| 34 | Apr 26, 2013 | 30 | Wade Choate | W | SUB | 1 | Arm-triangle choke | — | Bantamweight | DEEP |
| 33 | Dec 22, 2012 | 30 | Tom McKenna | W | KO | 1 | Punch to the body | — | Bantamweight | DEEP |
| 32 | Jul 21, 2012 | 29 | Tony Reyes | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | — | Bantamweight | DEEP |
| 31 | Apr 8, 2012 | 29 | Jake Hattan | W | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | — | Lightweight | Heat |
| 30 | Nov 19, 2011 | 29 | Brady Harrison | W | SUB | 3 | Rear-naked choke | — | Featherweight | Xplode Fight Series |
| 29 | Jul 7, 2011 | 28 | Rasul Mirzaev | L | TKO | 1 | Punches | — | Featherweight | Fight Nights Global |
| 28 | Jun 5, 2011 | 28 | Motoshi Miyaji | W | KO | 2 | Punches | — | Featherweight | Pancrase |
| 27 | Dec 30, 2010 | 28 | Yoshiro Maeda | L | TKO | 1 | Punches | — | Featherweight | Sengoku |
| 26 | Jun 20, 2010 | 27 | Marlon Sandro | L | KO | 1 | Punch | − Sengoku Championship | Featherweight | Sengoku |
| 25 | Dec 31, 2009 | 27 | Norifumi Yamamoto | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Featherweight | Dynamite!! |
| 24 | Aug 2, 2009 | 26 | Michihiro Omigawa | W | SD | 3 | — | + 2009 Sengoku Grand Prix+ Sengoku Fearweight Championship | Featherweight | Sengoku |
| 23 | Aug 2, 2009 | 26 | Hatsu Hioki | L | UD | 3 | — | — | Featherweight | Sengoku |
| 22 | May 2, 2009 | 26 | The Korean Zombie | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Featherweight | Sengoku |
| 21 | Mar 20, 2009 | 26 | Kim Jong-man | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Featherweight | Sengoku |
| 20 | Feb 1, 2009 | 26 | Kenji Arai | W | KO | 1 | Punches | — | Featherweight | Pancrase |
| 19 | Oct 23, 2008 | 25 | Takafumi Otsuka | L | SD | 2 | — | — | Featherweight | DEEP |
| 18 | Aug 24, 2008 | 25 | Isamu Sugiuchi | W | KO | 1 | Punches | — | Lightweight | ZST |
| 17 | Mar 16, 2008 | 25 | Erikas Petraitis | L | UD | 2 | — | — | Lightweight | Shooto |
| 16 | Feb 24, 2008 | 25 | Shunichi Shimizu | W | SUB | 2 | Armbar | — | Lightweight | ZST |
| 15 | Nov 23, 2007 | 25 | Naoyuki Kotani | D | UD | 2 | Time limit | — | Lightweight | ZST |
| 14 | Oct 7, 2007 | 24 | Yoichiro Karsuyama | W | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | — | Lightweight | ZST |
| 13 | Jun 10, 2007 | 24 | Tashiro Nishiuchi | L | KO | 1 | Head kick and punch | — | Lightweight | ZST |
| 12 | Apr 14, 2007 | 24 | Arunas Jurgelenas | W | SUB | 1 | Choke | — | Lightweight | Shooto |
| 11 | Mar 12, 2007 | 24 | Tetsu Suzuki | W | MD | 2 | — | — | Lightweight | K-1 |
| 10 | Feb 12, 2007 | 24 | Shinya Sato | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | — | Lightweight | ZST |
| 9 | Dec 17, 2006 | 24 | Taro Himura | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | — | Lightweight | ZST |
| 8 | Oct 1, 2006 | 23 | Kenichi Ito | W | KO | 2 | Punch | — | Lightweight | ZST |
| 7 | Aug 27, 2006 | 23 | Hiroyuki Ota | D | UD | 2 | Time limit | — | Lightweight | ZST |
| 6 | Jun 4, 2006 | 23 | Hisashi Hiyama | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | — | Lightweight | ZST |
| 5 | Apr 23, 2006 | 23 | Toshiyuki Saito | W | TKO | 1 | Knee | — | Lightweight | ZST |
| 4 | Nov 23, 2005 | 23 | Shinya Sato | L | SUB | 2 | Kimura | — | Lightweight | ZST |
| 3 | Sep 10, 2005 | 22 | Norimasa Isozaki | D | UD | 2 | Time limit | — | Lightweight | ZST |
| 2 | Jul 24, 2005 | 22 | Hiroyuki Ota | D | UD | 2 | Time limit | — | Lightweight | ZST |
| 1 | Apr 17, 2005 | 22 | Masayuki Okude | D | UD | 2 | Time limit | — | Lightweight | ZST |