Takashi Sato (15-9, 13) was born in Tokyo, Japan on June 9, 1990. At the age of 23 years on December 31, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut against Joe Proctor, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On April 27, 2019, 28-year old Takashi Sato made his UFC debut on his 16th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson against a 36-year old Ben Saunders, winning the fight in the 2nd round via TKO.
Sato's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Christopher Alvidrez at age 34 on April 30, 2025. He is on a 6-fight losing streak.
He has fought seven times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Takashi Sato's best fights have been against Jason Witt, Ben Saunders, Akihiro Murayama, Joe Proctor, Makoto Kawawa, Genpei Hayashi and Hidetora.
Sato has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 | Apr 30, 2025 34 years, 10 months 15-9 (13) | Christopher Alvidrez | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
23 | Dec 14, 2024 34 years, 6 months 15-8 (13) | Jang Yun-seong | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
22  | May 20, 2023 32 years, 11 months 15-7 (13) | 32 years, 3 months 10-4 (7) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21  | Aug 6, 2022 32 years, 1 months 15-6 (13) | 27 years, 10 months 7-1 (5) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Head kick |
20  | Mar 19, 2022 31 years, 9 months 15-5 (13) | 33 years, 7 months 17-5-1 (16) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
19 | Nov 28, 2020 30 years, 5 months 15-4 (13) | Miguel Baeza | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke |
18  | Jun 27, 2020 30 years 15-3 (13) | 33 years, 7 months 17-5 (10) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
17  | Sep 7, 2019 29 years, 2 months 14-3 (12) | 31 years, 1 months 15-3 (4) | UFC | WL | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
16  | Apr 27, 2019 28 years, 10 months 14-2 (12) | 36 years 22-11-2 (17) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows |
15 | Oct 21, 2018 28 years, 4 months 13-2 (11) | Matt Vaile | Pancrase | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
14 | Jul 1, 2018 28 years 12-2 (10) | Glaico França | Pancrase | WL | 4 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke For Pancrase welterweight title |
13 | Mar 25, 2018 27 years, 9 months 12-1 (10) | Masayuki Hamagishi | 2 | TKO | WIN Elbows and punches | ||
12  | Dec 10, 2017 27 years, 6 months 11-1 (9) | 37 years, 8 months 19-7-9 (11) | Pancrase | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
11 | Aug 20, 2017 27 years, 2 months 10-1 (8) | Kenta Takagi | Pancrase | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Apr 23, 2017 26 years, 10 months 9-1 (7) | Anton Radman | Pancrase | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee | |
9 | Dec 13, 2015 25 years, 6 months 8-1 (6) | Eric Michael Fought | Pancrase | 3 | SD | WIN | |
8 | Aug 8, 2015 25 years, 1 months 7-1 (6) | Kenta Takagi | Pancrase | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punch | |
7 | May 16, 2015 24 years, 11 months 7-0 (6) | Yusaku Tsukumo | DEEP | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
6 | Mar 15, 2015 24 years, 9 months 6-0 (5) | Vyron Phillips | Pancrase | 3 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Dec 31, 2014 24 years, 6 months 5-0 (5) | Hidetora | DEEP | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | Nov 2, 2014 24 years, 4 months 4-0 (4) | Yasuaki Miura | 1 | TKO | WIN Punch | ||
3 | Aug 10, 2014 24 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | Genpei Hayashi | Pancrase | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | May 11, 2014 23 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Makoto Kawawa | Pancrase | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
1 | Dec 31, 2013 23 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Joe Proctor | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
