Sanae Kikuta has nine losses against nine opponents on his MMA record. For a list of Kikuta's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Sanae Kikuta".
On December 23, 2014 Sanae Kikuta faced off against Song Kenan in a welterweight bout at age 43. He was coming in with a record of 31-9-3 (21), and Kenan was 24 years old and with a record of 6-0 (6). Kikuta lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On October 27, 2012 Sanae Kikuta faced off against Yuji Sakuragi in a light-heavyweight bout at age 41. He was coming in with a record of 30-8-3 (20), and Sakuragi was 35 years old and with a record of 13-19-2 (11). Kikuta lost the fight via 1st-round KO.
On June 20, 2010 Sanae Kikuta faced off against Yasubey Enomoto in a light-heavyweight bout at age 38. He was coming in with a record of 28-7-3 (18), and Enomoto was 26 years old and with a record of 3-1 (1). Kikuta lost the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On November 30, 2003 Sanae Kikuta met Yuki Kondo in a light-heavyweight (Pancrase Championship) title defense fight. Kikuta was 32 years old and with a record of 22-6-3 (16), and Kondo was 28 years old and with a record of 38-13-5 (25). Kikuta lost the fight via 3rd-round KO and lost the title.
On August 8, 2002 Sanae Kikuta faced off against Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira in a light-heavyweight bout at age 30. He was coming in with a record of 20-5-2 (16), and Nogueira was 26 years old and with a record of 15-1-1 (8). Kikuta lost the fight via 2nd-round KO.
On October 31, 2000 Sanae Kikuta faced off against Murilo Bustamante in a heavyweight bout at age 29. He was coming in with a record of 14-4-2 (11), and Bustamante was 34 years old and with a record of 6-0-1 (6). Kikuta lost the fight via 1-round unanimous decision.
On November 27, 1998 Sanae Kikuta faced off against Paul Jones in a heavyweight bout at age 27. He was coming in with a record of 7-3-1 (6), and Jones was 35 years old and with a record of 7-0-1 (4). Kikuta lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On March 15, 1998 Sanae Kikuta faced off against Renzo Gracie in a heavyweight bout at age 26. He was coming in with a record of 7-2 (6), and Gracie was 31 years old and with a record of 5-0-1 (5). Kikuta lost the fight via 6th-round submission.
On July 7, 1996 Sanae Kikuta faced off against Mushtaq Abdullah at age 24. He was coming in with a record of 4-1 (3). Kikuta lost the fight via 1st-round submission.
