Here is a list of Kikuta's best fights. For a list of Kikuta's losses, refer to "Sanae Kikuta Losses".
On April 14, 2000 Sanae Kikuta faced off against Eugene Jackson in a heavyweight bout at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 13-3-2 (10), and Jackson was 33 years old and with a record of 11-3-1 (9). Kikuta stopped Eugene Jackson via submission.
On December 18, 1999 Sanae Kikuta faced off against Minoru Suzuki in a heavyweight bout at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 11-3-2 (9), and Suzuki was 31 years old and with a record of 25-18 (21). Kikuta stopped Minoru Suzuki via TKO.
On December 4, 2000 Sanae Kikuta faced off against Kazuo Takahashi in a heavyweight bout at age 29. He was coming in with a record of 15-4-2 (12), and Takahashi was 31 years old and with a record of 18-14-3 (12). Kikuta stopped Kazuo Takahashi via submission.
On July 27, 1997 Sanae Kikuta faced off against Masanori Suda in a heavyweight bout at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 7-1 (6), and Suda was 24 years old and with a record of 7-3 (6). Kikuta stopped Masanori Suda via submission.
On October 15, 2011 Sanae Kikuta faced off against Kenichi Yamamoto in a light-heavyweight bout at age 40. He was coming in with a record of 30-7-3 (20), and Yamamoto was 35 years old and with a record of 5-9-2 (4). Kikuta stopped Kenichi Yamamoto via TKO.
On February 27, 2000 Sanae Kikuta faced off against Ryushi Yanagisawa in a heavyweight bout at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 12-3-2 (9), and Yanagisawa was 27 years old and with a record of 22-17-9 (17). Kikuta won the fight via 1-round unanimous decision.
On December 1, 2001 Sanae Kikuta faced off against Daisuke Watanabe in a light-heavyweight bout at age 30. He was coming in with a record of 19-4-2 (16). Kikuta stopped Daisuke Watanabe via submission.
On April 28, 2002 Sanae Kikuta faced off against Alexander Otsuka in a light-heavyweight bout at age 30. He was coming in with a record of 20-4-2 (16), and Otsuka was 30 years old and with a record of 2-9 (2). Kikuta won the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On August 31, 2003 Sanae Kikuta faced off against Elvis Sinosic in a light-heavyweight bout at age 31. He was coming in with a record of 22-5-3 (16), and Sinosic was 32 years old and with a record of 4-6-1 (4). Kikuta won the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On September 20, 2001 Sanae Kikuta fought Ikuhisa Minowa in a light-heavyweight title fight for the Pancrase Championship title. Kikuta was 30 years old and with a record of 18-4-2 (15). Kikuta stopped Ikuhisa Minowa via 2nd-round TKO and is crowned the new Pancrase light-heavyweight champion.
