Ryuta Sakurai (28-27-6, 21) was born in Japan on September 18, 1971. At the age of 24 years on March 30, 1996, he made his professional MMA debut against Katsuhisa Fujii, winning the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
Sakurai's last fight was a 2-round unanimous decision loss to Hidetaka Arato at age 51 on December 4, 2022. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
Some of Ryuta Sakurai's best fights have been against Ryuki Ueyama, Yuji Sakuragi, Yasuhito Namekawa, Hikaru Sato, Katsuyori Shibata, Hiromitsu Kanehara and David Bielkheden.
Sakurai has 27 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
61 | Dec 4, 2022 51 years, 2 months 28-27-6 (21) | Hidetaka Arato | WL | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
60 | Sep 4, 2022 50 years, 11 months 28-26-6 (21) | Radek Hecl | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
59 | Jun 20, 2021 49 years, 9 months 27-26-6 (20) | Hiroki Nagaoka | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
58 | Dec 21, 2019 48 years, 3 months 27-25-6 (20) | Daryl Lokoku | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
57 | Mar 10, 2019 47 years, 5 months 26-25-6 (19) | Akihito Mamiya | WL | 2 | UD | WIN | |
56  | Dec 22, 2018 47 years, 3 months 25-25-6 (19) | 37 years, 6 months 18-12-1 (14) | DEEP | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear naked choke |
55  | Aug 20, 2017 45 years, 11 months 25-24-6 (19) | 37 years, 1 months 24-23-4 (15) | Pancrase | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
54 | Mar 18, 2017 45 years, 6 months 24-24-6 (18) | Yoichiro Sato | DEEP | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
53  | Oct 18, 2016 45 years, 1 months 24-23-6 (18) | 39 years, 7 months 12-10-2 (10) | DEEP | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
52  | Feb 27, 2016 44 years, 5 months 24-22-6 (18) | 34 years, 7 months 31-10 (16) | DEEP | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Corner stoppage |
51 | Mar 26, 2015 43 years, 6 months 24-21-6 (18) | Svetlozar Savov | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
50 | Feb 28, 2015 43 years, 5 months 24-20-6 (18) | Ken Hasegawa | DEEP | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Keylock |
49 | Oct 26, 2014 43 years, 1 months 24-19-6 (18) | Yoshiyuki Nakanishi | DEEP | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
48  | Dec 7, 2013 42 years, 2 months 24-18-6 (18) | 33 years, 4 months 27-4-2 (25) | KSW | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke |
47  | Jun 15, 2013 41 years, 8 months 24-17-6 (18) | 35 years, 10 months 14-20-2 (12) | DEEP | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch and flying knee |
46  | Dec 22, 2012 41 years, 3 months 23-17-6 (17) | 42 years, 2 months 21-25-5 (13) | DEEP | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
45  | Oct 19, 2012 41 years, 1 months 22-17-6 (16) | 33 years, 3 months 15-11 (4) | DEEP | MD | 3 | MD | LOSS |
44  | Aug 26, 2011 39 years, 11 months 22-16-6 (16) | 31 years, 9 months 4-10-1 (3) | DEEP | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
43 | Feb 25, 2011 39 years, 5 months 21-16-6 (15) | Yoshiyuki Nakanishi | DEEP | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
42  | Aug 27, 2010 38 years, 11 months 20-16-6 (14) | 29 years, 7 months 16-4 (7) | DEEP | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Knees For DEEP middleweight title |
41 | May 7, 2010 38 years, 7 months 20-15-6 (14) | 29 years, 9 months 20-4-1 (19) | KSW | LHW | 4 | UD | DRAW Unanimous For KSW light-heavyweight title |
40 | Dec 19, 2009 38 years, 3 months 20-15-5 (14) | Hiroki Sato | DEEP | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
39 | Oct 10, 2009 38 years 19-15-5 (13) | Hosea Ware | DEEP | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Straight armbar |
38 | Jun 30, 2009 37 years, 9 months 18-15-5 (12) | 38 years, 8 months 19-22-1 (12) | DEEP | MD | 2 | UD | DRAW Majority |
37 | Feb 20, 2009 37 years, 5 months 18-15-4 (12) | 28 years, 1 months 12-4 (6) | DEEP | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
36 | Oct 23, 2008 37 years, 1 months 18-14-4 (12) | Sojiro Orui | DEEP | MD | 2 | SD | WIN |
35 | Aug 17, 2008 36 years, 10 months 17-14-4 (12) | Kozo Urita | DEEP | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
34 | May 19, 2008 36 years, 8 months 16-14-4 (11) | Young Choi | DEEP | MD | 2 | UD | WIN |
33 | Feb 22, 2008 36 years, 5 months 15-14-4 (11) | 27 years, 1 months 8-3 (6) | DEEP | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
32 | Oct 9, 2007 36 years 15-13-4 (11) | Eiji Ishikawa | DEEP | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Cut |
31  | Apr 13, 2007 35 years, 6 months 14-13-4 (10) | 40 years, 8 months 13-6-1 (10) | DEEP | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
30  | Feb 16, 2007 35 years, 4 months 14-12-4 (10) | 30 years, 4 months 12-7 (6) | DEEP | MD | 3 | MD | LOSS For DEEP middleweight title |
29 | Dec 20, 2006 35 years, 3 months 14-11-4 (10) | Geovani Pereira | DEEP | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura |
28 | Aug 4, 2006 34 years, 10 months 13-11-4 (9) | Xavier Foupa-Pokam | DEEP | MD | 1 | CKO | WIN Armbar |
27 | Feb 5, 2006 34 years, 4 months 12-11-4 (9) | 29 years, 3 months 10-6 (5) | DEEP | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Cut Lost DEEP middleweight title |
26  | Sep 25, 2005 34 years 12-10-4 (9) | 27 years, 4 months 9-0 (4) | Pride | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
25  | Jul 8, 2005 33 years, 9 months 12-9-4 (9) | 30 years, 8 months 20-13-2 (14) | DEEP | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
24 | Apr 3, 2005 33 years, 6 months 11-9-4 (8) | 38 years, 8 months 9-4-1 (8) | Pride | WL | 2 | UD | LOSS |
23  | Dec 18, 2004 33 years, 3 months 11-8-4 (8) | 28 years, 8 months 9-8-4 (7) | DEEP | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won DEEP middleweight title |
22  | Jul 16, 2004 32 years, 9 months 10-8-4 (7) | 25 years, 1 months 5-1 (4) | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
21 | Feb 15, 2004 32 years, 4 months 9-8-4 (7) | 22 years, 6 months 8-1 (4) | Pride | WL | 2 | UD | LOSS |
20 | Jan 22, 2004 32 years, 4 months 9-7-4 (7) | Tetsuya Onose | DEEP | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
19 | Sep 15, 2003 31 years, 11 months 8-7-4 (6) | Hirohide Fujinuma | DEEP | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura |
18 | May 5, 2003 31 years, 7 months 7-7-4 (5) | Eiji Ishikawa | DEEP | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
17 | Feb 23, 2003 31 years, 5 months 7-6-4 (5) | John Renken | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
16 | Jan 24, 2003 31 years, 4 months 6-6-4 (4) | Yuichi Nakanishi | WL | 2 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Oct 27, 2002 31 years, 1 months 5-6-4 (4) | Jun Kitagawa | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Cut | |
14 | Aug 27, 2002 30 years, 11 months 4-6-4 (3) | Masato Nishiguchi | MD | 2 | UD | DRAW Unanimous | |
13 | Mar 13, 2002 30 years, 5 months 4-6-3 (3) | Marcelo Machado | MD | 2 | UD | DRAW Unanimous | |
12 | Nov 4, 2001 30 years, 1 months 4-6-2 (3) | Nathan Schouteren | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
11  | Jun 14, 2001 29 years, 8 months 3-6-2 (2) | 27 years, 5 months 4-1 (4) | WL | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
10  | Nov 4, 1999 28 years, 1 months 3-5-2 (2) | 25 years, 2 months 3-2-1 (0) | MD | 2 | UD | DRAW | |
9 | Aug 4, 1999 27 years, 10 months 3-5-1 (2) | Jun Kitagawa | MD | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
8  | May 27, 1999 27 years, 8 months 3-4-1 (2) | 22 years, 8 months 4-0 (2) | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook | |
7  | Mar 20, 1999 27 years, 6 months 3-3-1 (2) | 25 years, 5 months | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS | |
6 | Jan 27, 1999 27 years, 4 months 3-2-1 (2) | Nobuhiro Tsurumaki | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Cut | |
5 | Nov 27, 1998 27 years, 2 months 2-2-1 (1) | 24 years, 3 months 1-2 (0) | MD | 2 | UD | DRAW Majority | |
4 | Sep 18, 1998 27 years 2-2 (1) | Masashi Kita | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3  | Jul 27, 1997 25 years, 10 months 1-2 (0) | 24 years 5-3 (4) | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
2 | Mar 30, 1996 24 years, 6 months 1-1 (0) | Hiroyuki Yoshioka | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
1  | Mar 30, 1996 24 years, 6 months 1-0 (0) | 23 years, 7 months | MD | 2 | UD | WIN |
