Mitsuhisa Sunabe (29-13-4, 14) was born in Naha, Okinawa, Japan on August 4, 1979. At the age of 21 years on June 26, 2001, he made his professional MMA debut against Naoki Deguchi, winning the fight via 2-round split decision.
Sunabe's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Ryusei Tokida at Pancrase 350 at age 45 on December 15, 2024. He is on a 6-fight losing streak.
Some of Mitsuhisa Sunabe's best fights have been against Shinya Murofushi, Daichi Kitakata, Noboru Tahara, Rambaa Somdet, Naoki Deguchi, Masahito Wachi and Kunihiro Watanabe.
Sunabe has 13 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | Dec 15, 2024 45 years, 4 months 29-13-4 (14) | Ryusei Tokida | Pancrase | FL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
45 | Apr 29, 2024 44 years, 8 months 29-12-4 (14) | Kohei Maeda | Pancrase | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
44 | Jul 2, 2022 42 years, 10 months 29-11-4 (14) | Nobuyoshi Nakatsuka | Rizin | ST | 1 | TKO | LOSS Knee and punches |
43  | Nov 20, 2021 42 years, 3 months 29-10-4 (14) | 40 years 38-19-3 (22) | Rizin | ST | 3 | UD | LOSS |
42  | Jul 21, 2019 39 years, 11 months 29-9-4 (14) | 28 years, 3 months 17-8-1 (8) | Pancrase | ST | 5 | TKO | LOSS Punches Lost Pancrase strawweight title |
41  | Sep 30, 2018 39 years, 1 months 29-8-4 (14) | 34 years, 7 months 17-7-2 (10) | Rizin | ST | 3 | KO | LOSS Soccer kicks |
40  | Apr 15, 2018 38 years, 8 months 29-7-4 (14) | 34 years, 9 months 13-5-1 (7) | Pancrase | ST | 2 | KO | WIN Slam Defended Pancrase strawweight title |
39 | Dec 18, 2016 37 years, 4 months 28-7-4 (13) | 25 years, 8 months 13-7-1 (6) | Pancrase | ST | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke Defended Pancrase strawweight title |
38 | Jun 12, 2016 36 years, 10 months 27-7-4 (12) | Ryo Hatta | Pancrase | ST | 3 | TKO | WIN Elbows |
37 | Nov 1, 2015 36 years, 2 months 26-7-4 (11) | Hiroyuki Abe | Pancrase | ST | 5 | SD | WIN Won Pancrase strawweight title |
36 | Jul 5, 2015 35 years, 11 months 25-7-4 (11) | Takafumi Ito | Pancrase | LFL | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke |
35 | Mar 15, 2015 35 years, 7 months 24-7-4 (10) | Seiji Ozuka | Pancrase | LFL | 2 | KO | WIN Head kick |
34 | Dec 14, 2014 35 years, 4 months 23-7-4 (9) | Tatsuya So | LFL | 3 | SD | WIN | |
33 | Jun 29, 2014 34 years, 10 months 22-7-4 (9) | Hiroaki Ijima | Pancrase | LFL | 3 | UD | WIN |
32 | Mar 2, 2014 34 years, 6 months 21-7-4 (9) | Ho Yong Jang | LFL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
31  | Sep 29, 2013 34 years, 1 months 20-7-4 (8) | 30 years 12-6-1 (6) | Pancrase | LFL | 3 | UD | WIN Defended Pancrase light-flyweight title |
30 | Jul 28, 2013 33 years, 11 months 19-7-4 (8) | Chikara Shimabukuro | Pancrase | LFL | 2 | UD | WIN |
29 | Apr 21, 2013 33 years, 8 months 18-7-4 (8) | Shingo Yakul | Pancrase | LFL | 1 | KO | WIN Flying knee |
28 | Nov 10, 2012 33 years, 3 months 17-7-4 (7) | Masakazu Utsugi | Pancrase | LFL | 3 | UD | WIN Defended Pancrase light-flyweight title |
27 | May 20, 2012 32 years, 9 months 16-7-4 (7) | Toshio Mitani | Pancrase | LFL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
26 | Dec 3, 2011 32 years, 3 months 15-7-4 (6) | Hiroyuki Abe | Pancrase | LFL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Pancrase Light Flyweight light-flyweight title |
25 | Aug 7, 2011 32 years 14-7-4 (5) | Yoshihiro Matsunaga | Pancrase | LFL | 2 | UD | WIN |
24 | Jun 5, 2011 31 years, 10 months 13-7-4 (5) | Kiyotaka Shimizu | Pancrase | FL | 3 | MD | LOSS For Pancrase flyweight title |
23 | Dec 5, 2010 31 years, 4 months 13-6-4 (5) | Kiyotaka Shimizu | Pancrase | FL | 3 | UD | DRAW Majority For Pancrase flyweight title |
22 | Sep 5, 2010 31 years, 1 months 13-6-3 (5) | Shinpei Tahara | Pancrase | FL | 3 | KO | WIN Slam |
21 | Apr 29, 2010 30 years, 8 months 12-6-3 (4) | Hayato Sato | Pancrase | FL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
20 | Feb 7, 2010 30 years, 6 months 11-6-3 (3) | Kiyotaka Shimizu | Pancrase | FL | 3 | MD | LOSS Lost Pancrase flyweight title |
19 | Oct 25, 2009 30 years, 2 months 11-5-3 (3) | Isao Hirose | Pancrase | FL | 3 | UD | WIN Defended Pancrase flyweight title |
18 | Jun 7, 2009 29 years, 10 months 10-5-3 (3) | Takuya Eizumi | Pancrase | FL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch Won Pancrase flyweight title |
17 | Jun 29, 2008 28 years, 10 months 9-5-3 (2) | Kiyotaka Shimizu | Pancrase | FL | 2 | UD | WIN |
16 | Sep 30, 2007 28 years, 1 months 8-5-3 (2) | Daichi Fujiwara | Pancrase | BT | 2 | KO | LOSS Head kick |
15 | Sep 5, 2007 28 years, 1 months 8-4-3 (2) | Koji Yoshimoto | Pancrase | BT | 3 | UD | DRAW Majority |
14 | Apr 8, 2007 27 years, 8 months 8-4-2 (2) | Takumi Murata | Pancrase | BT | 2 | MD | WIN |
13 | Feb 4, 2007 27 years, 6 months 7-4-2 (2) | Naoji Fujimoto | Pancrase | BT | 2 | UD | DRAW |
12 | Nov 25, 2006 27 years, 3 months 7-4-1 (2) | Roberto Matsumoto | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee injury | |
11 | Sep 16, 2006 27 years, 1 months 6-4-1 (1) | Manabu Inoue | Pancrase | FT | 2 | UD | LOSS |
10 | Jan 26, 2006 26 years, 5 months 6-3-1 (1) | Russ Miura | Pancrase | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
9 | Sep 3, 2005 26 years 5-3-1 (1) | Minoru Tsuiki | Pancrase | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
8 | Aug 22, 2004 25 years 4-3-1 (0) | Masashi Kameda | Pancrase | FT | 2 | UD | DRAW |
7 | Jun 22, 2004 24 years, 10 months 4-3 (0) | Masashi Kameda | Pancrase | FT | 1 | DQ | LOSS Accidental headbutt |
6 | Feb 6, 2004 24 years, 6 months 4-2 (0) | Miki Shida | Pancrase | FT | 2 | UD | LOSS |
5 | May 18, 2003 23 years, 9 months 4-1 (0) | 21 years, 6 months 1-0 (0) | Pancrase | FT | 2 | UD | LOSS |
4 | Nov 30, 2002 23 years, 3 months 4-0 (0) | Kunihiro Watanabe | Pancrase | FT | 2 | CKO | WIN Guillotine choke |
3 | Jul 28, 2002 22 years, 11 months 3-0 (0) | Masahito Wachi | Pancrase | FT | 3 | SD | WIN |
2  | Mar 30, 2002 22 years, 7 months 2-0 (0) | 27 years, 7 months 1-0 (0) | DEEP | BT | 3 | MD | WIN |
1 | Jun 26, 2001 21 years, 10 months 1-0 (0) | Naoki Deguchi | Pancrase | BT | 2 | SD | WIN |
