Ryuta Sakurai has 27 losses against 22 opponents on his MMA record. For a list of Sakurai's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Ryuta Sakurai".
On December 4, 2022 Ryuta Sakurai faced off against Hidetaka Arato in a welterweight bout at age 51. He was coming in with a record of 28-27-6 (21). Sakurai lost the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
On June 20, 2021 Ryuta Sakurai faced off against Hiroki Nagaoka in a welterweight bout at age 49. He was coming in with a record of 27-26-6 (20). Sakurai lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On December 22, 2018 Ryuta Sakurai faced off against Tatsuya Mizuno in a middleweight bout at age 47. He was coming in with a record of 25-25-6 (19), and Mizuno was 37 years old and with a record of 18-12-1 (14). Sakurai lost the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On March 18, 2017 Ryuta Sakurai faced off against Yoichiro Sato in a welterweight bout at age 45. He was coming in with a record of 24-24-6 (18). Sakurai lost the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On October 18, 2016 Ryuta Sakurai faced off against Taisuke Okuno in a welterweight bout at age 45. He was coming in with a record of 24-23-6 (18), and Okuno was 39 years old and with a record of 12-10-2 (10). Sakurai lost the fight via 3-round split decision.
On February 27, 2016 Ryuta Sakurai faced off against Yushin Okami in a welterweight bout at age 44. He was coming in with a record of 24-22-6 (18), and Okami was 34 years old and with a record of 31-10 (16). Sakurai lost the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On March 26, 2015 Ryuta Sakurai faced off against Svetlozar Savov in a middleweight bout at age 43. He was coming in with a record of 24-21-6 (18). Sakurai lost the fight via 1st-round submission.
On February 28, 2015 Ryuta Sakurai faced off against Ken Hasegawa in a middleweight bout at age 43. He was coming in with a record of 24-20-6 (18). Sakurai lost the fight via 1st-round submission.
On October 26, 2014 Ryuta Sakurai faced off against Yoshiyuki Nakanishi in a middleweight bout at age 43. He was coming in with a record of 24-19-6 (18). Sakurai lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On December 7, 2013 Ryuta Sakurai faced off against Mamed Khalidov in a middleweight bout at age 42. He was coming in with a record of 24-18-6 (18), and Khalidov was 33 years old and with a record of 27-4-2 (25). Sakurai lost the fight via 1st-round submission.
On October 19, 2012 Ryuta Sakurai faced off against Kazuhiro Nakamura in a middleweight bout at age 41. He was coming in with a record of 22-17-6 (16), and Nakamura was 33 years old and with a record of 15-11 (4). Sakurai lost the fight via 3-round majority decision.
On August 27, 2010 Ryuta Sakurai fought Riki Fukuda in a middleweight title fight for Fukuda's DEEP Championship title. Sakurai was 38 years old and with a record of 20-16-6 (14), and Fukuda was 29 years old and with a record of 16-4 (7). Sakurai lost the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On February 20, 2009 Ryuta Sakurai faced off against Riki Fukuda in a middleweight bout at age 37. He was coming in with a record of 18-15-4 (12), and Fukuda was 28 years old and with a record of 12-4 (6). Sakurai lost the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On February 22, 2008 Ryuta Sakurai faced off against Riki Fukuda in a middleweight bout at age 36. He was coming in with a record of 15-14-4 (11), and Fukuda was 27 years old and with a record of 8-3 (6). Sakurai lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On April 13, 2007 Ryuta Sakurai faced off against Murilo Bustamante in a middleweight bout at age 35. He was coming in with a record of 14-13-4 (10), and Bustamante was 40 years old and with a record of 13-6-1 (10). Sakurai lost the fight via 1st-round KO.
On February 16, 2007 Ryuta Sakurai fought Ryo Chonan in a middleweight title fight for Chonan's DEEP Championship title. Sakurai was 35 years old and with a record of 14-12-4 (10), and Chonan was 30 years old and with a record of 12-7 (6). Sakurai lost the fight via 3-round majority decision.
On February 5, 2006 Ryuta Sakurai met Ryo Chonan in a middleweight (DEEP Championship) title defense fight. Sakurai was 34 years old and with a record of 12-11-4 (9), and Chonan was 29 years old and with a record of 10-6 (5). Sakurai lost the fight via 1st-round TKO and lost the title.
On September 25, 2005 Ryuta Sakurai faced off against Paulo Filho in a welterweight bout at age 34. He was coming in with a record of 12-10-4 (9), and Filho was 27 years old and with a record of 9-0 (4). Sakurai lost the fight via 1st-round submission.
On April 3, 2005 Ryuta Sakurai faced off against Murilo Bustamante in a welterweight bout at age 33. He was coming in with a record of 11-9-4 (8), and Bustamante was 38 years old and with a record of 9-4-1 (8). Sakurai lost the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
On February 15, 2004 Ryuta Sakurai faced off against Yushin Okami in a welterweight bout at age 32. He was coming in with a record of 9-8-4 (7), and Okami was 22 years old and with a record of 8-1 (4). Sakurai lost the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
On May 5, 2003 Ryuta Sakurai faced off against Eiji Ishikawa in a welterweight bout at age 31. He was coming in with a record of 7-7-4 (5). Sakurai lost the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On June 14, 2001 Ryuta Sakurai faced off against Shiko Yamashita in a welterweight bout at age 29. He was coming in with a record of 3-6-2 (2), and Yamashita was 27 years old and with a record of 4-1 (4). Sakurai lost the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
On August 4, 1999 Ryuta Sakurai faced off against Jun Kitagawa in a middleweight bout at age 27. He was coming in with a record of 3-5-1 (2). Sakurai lost the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
On May 27, 1999 Ryuta Sakurai faced off against Yuki Sasaki in a middleweight bout at age 27. He was coming in with a record of 3-4-1 (2), and Sasaki was 22 years old and with a record of 4-0 (2). Sakurai lost the fight via 1st-round submission.
On March 20, 1999 Ryuta Sakurai faced off against Cyrille Diabate in a middleweight bout at age 27. He was coming in with a record of 3-3-1 (2), and Diabate was 25 years old and with a record of . Sakurai lost the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On July 27, 1997 Ryuta Sakurai faced off against Masanori Suda in a middleweight bout at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 1-2 (0), and Suda was 24 years old and with a record of 5-3 (4). Sakurai lost the fight via 1st-round submission.
On March 30, 1996 Ryuta Sakurai faced off against Hiroyuki Yoshioka in a middleweight bout at age 24. He was coming in with a record of 1-1 (0). Sakurai lost the fight via 1st-round submission.
