Rumina Sato (26-17-2, 19) was born in Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan on December 29, 1973. At the age of 20 years on November 7, 1994, he made his professional MMA debut against Michael McAuliffe, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
Sato's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Hideo Tokoro at age 38 on December 24, 2012. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
Some of Rumina Sato's best fights have been against Rafael Cordeiro, Bao Quach, Katsuya Toida, Ryota Matsune, Yves Edwards, Makoto Ishikawa and John Lewis.
Sato has 17 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45  | Dec 24, 2012 38 years, 11 months 26-17-2 (19) | 35 years, 4 months 30-25-2 (21) | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches & elbows | |
44 | Nov 5, 2011 37 years, 10 months 26-16-2 (19) | Nico Verresen | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
43 | Jul 18, 2011 37 years, 6 months 26-15-2 (19) | Masakatsu Ueda | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Kick to the body | |
42  | May 30, 2010 36 years, 5 months 26-14-2 (19) | 28 years, 2 months 15-1-1 (3) | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Knee & punches | |
41 | Oct 30, 2009 35 years, 10 months 25-14-2 (18) | Corey Grant | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
40  | May 10, 2009 35 years, 4 months 24-14-2 (17) | 29 years, 1 months 8-10 (6) | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
39  | Nov 29, 2008 34 years, 11 months 24-13-2 (17) | 25 years, 4 months 16-3-2 (9) | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
38  | May 3, 2008 34 years, 4 months 24-12-2 (17) | 27 years, 11 months 12-6-2 (4) | LT | 3 | SUB | LOSS North-south choke | |
37  | Sep 22, 2007 33 years, 8 months 24-11-2 (17) | 31 years, 3 months 11-7-2 (5) | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
36 | Mar 16, 2007 33 years, 2 months 24-10-2 (17) | Augusto Frota | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Cut | |
35  | Feb 17, 2006 32 years, 1 months 23-10-2 (16) | 26 years, 8 months 8-1 (7) | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
34  | Aug 20, 2005 31 years, 7 months 23-9-2 (16) | 23 years, 4 months 7-0 (6) | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Cut | |
33  | Mar 11, 2005 31 years, 2 months 23-8-2 (16) | 30 years, 4 months 11-5-1 (3) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN For Shooto Pacific Rim lightweight title | |
32  | Dec 14, 2004 30 years, 11 months 22-8-2 (16) | 27 years, 11 months 8-4 (2) | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
31  | Jul 9, 2004 30 years, 6 months 21-8-2 (15) | 24 years, 10 months 6-6 (1) | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
30 | May 3, 2004 30 years, 4 months 20-8-2 (14) | Erikas Petraitis | WL | 2 | CKO | WIN Triangle choke | |
29  | Dec 14, 2003 29 years, 11 months 19-8-2 (14) | 25 years, 10 months 9-2-2 (4) | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
28 | Jun 27, 2003 29 years, 5 months 19-7-2 (14) | Ryan Ackerman | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | |
27  | Mar 18, 2003 29 years, 2 months 18-7-2 (13) | 23 years, 9 months 4-1-1 (2) | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
26  | Nov 15, 2002 28 years, 10 months 18-6-2 (13) | 29 years 9-2-2 (2) | WL | 3 | UD | DRAW | |
25  | Jun 29, 2002 28 years, 6 months 18-6-1 (13) | 25 years, 2 months 7-1 (6) | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
24  | Dec 16, 2001 27 years, 11 months 18-5-1 (13) | 23 years, 2 months 9-0 (3) | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS For Shooto World | |
23 | Aug 26, 2001 27 years, 7 months 18-4-1 (13) | Marcio Ramos Barbosa | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
22  | Dec 17, 2000 26 years, 11 months 17-4-1 (13) | 25 years, 7 months 11-3-2 (6) | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch For Shooto World | |
21 | Aug 27, 2000 26 years, 7 months 17-3-1 (13) | Takuya Kuwabara | WL | 2 | UD | WIN | |
20  | Apr 15, 2000 26 years, 3 months 16-3-1 (13) | 23 years, 6 months 9-3 (8) | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
19  | Dec 11, 1999 25 years, 11 months 15-3-1 (12) | 26 years, 6 months 4-1 (3) | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar | |
18 | Oct 29, 1999 25 years, 10 months 14-3-1 (11) | Phil Johns | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Toe hold | |
17 | May 29, 1999 25 years, 5 months 13-3-1 (10) | 24 years 8-2-1 (4) | WL | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke For Shooto World | |
16 | Jan 15, 1999 25 years 13-2-1 (10) | Charles Diaz | 1 | SUB | WIN Flying armbar | ||
15  | Oct 25, 1998 24 years, 9 months 12-2-1 (9) | 31 years, 7 months | 1 | KO | LOSS Soccer kick & punches | ||
14 | Apr 26, 1998 24 years, 3 months 12-1-1 (9) | Michael Buell | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
13 | Mar 1, 1998 24 years, 2 months 11-1-1 (8) | Joel Gerson | 1 | CKO | LOSS Armbar | ||
12 | Nov 29, 1997 23 years, 11 months 11-0-1 (8) | John Lewis | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
11 | Oct 12, 1997 23 years, 9 months 10-0-1 (7) | Maurice Corty | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | ||
10 | Aug 27, 1997 23 years, 7 months 9-0-1 (6) | Alan Fried | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
9 | Apr 6, 1997 23 years, 3 months 8-0-1 (5) | Ali Mihoubi | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | ||
8 | Jan 18, 1997 23 years 7-0-1 (4) | Ricardo Botelho | 3 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | ||
7 | Jul 7, 1996 22 years, 6 months 6-0-1 (3) | John Lewis | 3 | UD | DRAW | ||
6 | Mar 5, 1996 22 years, 2 months 6-0 (3) | Kyuhei Ueno | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
5 | Jan 20, 1996 22 years 5-0 (2) | Masato Suzuki | 1 | CKO | WIN Armbar | ||
4 | Sep 26, 1995 21 years, 8 months 4-0 (2) | Isamu Osugi | 1 | CKO | WIN Flying inverted triangle choke | ||
3 | Jul 29, 1995 21 years, 7 months 3-0 (2) | Ron Balicki | 1 | CKO | WIN Armbar | ||
2 | Jun 4, 1995 21 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Katsuaki Yano | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Nov 7, 1994 20 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Michael McAuliffe | 2 | SUB | WIN Calf slicer |
