Sanae Kikuta (31-9-3, 21) was born in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan on September 10, 1971. At the age of 24 years on March 30, 1996, he made his professional MMA debut against Saburo Kawakatsu, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On April 14, 2000, 28-year old Sanae Kikuta made his UFC debut on his 18th professional MMA fight at UFC 25 against a 33-year old Eugene Jackson, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
Kikuta's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Song Kenan at age 43 on December 23, 2014. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought once in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 0 losses in the promotion.
Some of Sanae Kikuta's best fights have been against Eugene Jackson, Minoru Suzuki, Kazuo Takahashi, Ryushi Yanagisawa, Kenichi Yamamoto, Masanori Suda and Alexander Otsuka.
Kikuta has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
44  | Dec 23, 2014 43 years, 3 months 31-9-3 (21) | 24 years, 9 months 6-0 (6) | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
43 | Oct 27, 2013 42 years, 1 months 31-8-3 (21) | Masayuki Naruse | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
42  | Oct 27, 2012 41 years, 1 months 30-8-3 (20) | 35 years, 3 months 13-19-2 (11) | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Knee and soccer kick | |
41  | Oct 15, 2011 40 years, 1 months 30-7-3 (20) | 35 years, 4 months 5-9-2 (4) | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
40 | Oct 24, 2010 39 years, 1 months 29-7-3 (19) | Lee Sak Kim | DEEP | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage |
39  | Jun 20, 2010 38 years, 9 months 28-7-3 (18) | 26 years, 6 months 3-1 (1) | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
38  | Jan 4, 2009 37 years, 3 months 28-6-3 (18) | 39 years, 4 months 8-6-1 (7) | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN | |
37 | Jun 8, 2008 36 years, 8 months 27-6-3 (18) | Chris Rice | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
36 | Nov 5, 2006 35 years, 1 months 26-6-3 (17) | Jean-François Lénogue | LHW | 2 | UD | WIN | |
35  | Dec 31, 2005 34 years, 3 months 25-6-3 (17) | 31 years 2-1 (0) | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
34 | Nov 7, 2004 33 years, 1 months 24-6-3 (17) | Webster Dauphiney | Pancrase | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Achilles lock |
33 | Apr 23, 2004 32 years, 7 months 23-6-3 (16) | Keith Rockel | Pancrase | LHW | 3 | MD | WIN |
32  | Nov 30, 2003 32 years, 2 months 22-6-3 (16) | 28 years, 4 months 38-13-5 (25) | Pancrase | LHW | 3 | KO | LOSS Punch Lost Pancrase light-heavyweight title |
31  | Aug 31, 2003 31 years, 11 months 22-5-3 (16) | 32 years, 6 months 4-6-1 (4) | Pancrase | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
30 | May 18, 2003 31 years, 8 months 21-5-3 (16) | 27 years, 10 months 38-12-4 (25) | Pancrase | LHW | 3 | UD | DRAW Defended Pancrase light-heavyweight title |
29 | Nov 20, 2002 31 years, 2 months 21-5-2 (16) | Eduardo Pamplona | Pancrase | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
28  | Aug 8, 2002 30 years, 10 months 20-5-2 (16) | 26 years, 2 months 15-1-1 (8) | LHW | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
27  | Apr 28, 2002 30 years, 7 months 20-4-2 (16) | 30 years, 9 months 2-9 (2) | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
26 | Dec 1, 2001 30 years, 2 months 19-4-2 (16) | Daisuke Watanabe | Pancrase | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
25 | Sep 20, 2001 30 years 18-4-2 (15) | Ikuhisa Minowa | Pancrase | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Cut Won Pancrase light-heavyweight title |
24 | Aug 18, 2001 29 years, 11 months 17-4-2 (14) | Pshemek Wallace | DEEP | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
23 | Jun 26, 2001 29 years, 9 months 16-4-2 (13) | Matt Trihey | Pancrase | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
22  | Feb 4, 2001 29 years, 4 months 15-4-2 (12) | 24 years, 1 months 5-1-1 (4) | Pancrase | HW | 1 | NC | NC Kikuta was cut by an accidental headbutt |
21  | Dec 4, 2000 29 years, 2 months 15-4-2 (12) | 31 years, 8 months 18-14-3 (12) | Pancrase | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
20  | Oct 31, 2000 29 years, 1 months 14-4-2 (11) | 34 years, 3 months 6-0-1 (6) | Pancrase | HW | 1 | UD | LOSS |
19 | Jun 26, 2000 28 years, 9 months 14-3-2 (11) | Ichio Matsubara | Pancrase | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armlock |
18  | Apr 14, 2000 28 years, 7 months 13-3-2 (10) | 33 years, 6 months 11-3-1 (9) | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
17  | Feb 27, 2000 28 years, 5 months 12-3-2 (9) | 27 years, 8 months 22-17-9 (17) | Pancrase | HW | 1 | UD | WIN |
16  | Dec 18, 1999 28 years, 3 months 11-3-2 (9) | 31 years, 6 months 25-18 (21) | Pancrase | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
15  | Oct 25, 1999 28 years, 1 months 10-3-2 (8) | 22 years, 4 months 63-20-5 (60) | Pancrase | HW | 1 | UD | DRAW |
14 | Sep 18, 1999 28 years 10-3-1 (8) | Eddy Millis | Pancrase | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Punches |
13 | Jul 6, 1999 27 years, 9 months 9-3-1 (7) | Takafumi Ito | Pancrase | HW | 2 | UD | WIN |
12 | Jun 11, 1999 27 years, 9 months 8-3-1 (7) | Eric Gedek | Pancrase | HW | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
11  | Nov 27, 1998 27 years, 2 months 7-3-1 (6) | 35 years, 9 months 7-0-1 (4) | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
10  | Oct 11, 1998 27 years, 1 months 7-2-1 (6) | 25 years, 10 months 0-0-1 (0) | HW | 3 | UD | DRAW Time limit | |
9  | Mar 15, 1998 26 years, 6 months 7-2 (6) | 31 years 5-0-1 (5) | HW | 6 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
8  | Jul 27, 1997 25 years, 10 months 7-1 (6) | 24 years 7-3 (6) | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
7 | Jul 27, 1997 25 years, 10 months 6-1 (5) | Toshinobu Komeya | 1 | SUB | WIN Achilles lock | ||
6 | Jul 27, 1997 25 years, 10 months 5-1 (4) | Jun Kitagawa | 1 | SUB | WIN Achilles lock | ||
5 | Jul 7, 1996 24 years, 9 months 4-1 (3) | Mushtaq Abdullah | 1 | SUB | LOSS Forearm choke | ||
4 | Mar 30, 1996 24 years, 6 months 4-0 (3) | 22 years, 8 months 5-0 (4) | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | ||
3 | Mar 30, 1996 24 years, 6 months 3-0 (2) | Hiroyuki Yoshioka | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | ||
2  | Mar 30, 1996 24 years, 6 months 2-0 (1) | 30 years, 9 months 4-1 (4) | 1 | UD | WIN | ||
1  | Mar 30, 1996 24 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | 21 years, 9 months | 1 | SUB | WIN Keylock |
