Takenori Sato (20-12-7, 10) was born in Akita, Akita, Japan on June 8, 1985. At the age of 19 years on December 18, 2004, he made his professional MMA debut against Shichi Maru, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On February 15, 2014, 28-year old Takenori Sato made his UFC debut on his 33rd professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi against a 29-year old Erick Silva but lost the fight via KO in the 1st round.
Sato's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Yuki Kondo at Pancrase 335 at age 38 on July 9, 2023. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought twice in the UFC, and has a record of 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Takenori Sato's best fights have been against Kiichi Kunimoto, Keiichiro Yamamiya, Yuki Kondo, Shichi Maru, Ryo Nakajima, Moriyuki Yamada and Marlon Medeiros.
Sato has 12 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41  | Jul 9, 2023 38 years, 1 months 20-12-7 (10) | 47 years, 11 months 65-38-9 (37) | Pancrase | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
40  | Dec 2, 2017 32 years, 5 months 19-12-7 (10) | 21 years, 1 months 9-1 (8) | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
39 | Jul 22, 2017 32 years, 1 months 19-11-7 (10) | Sung Chan Hong | WL | 5 | NC | NC Accidental groin kick | |
38 | Sep 11, 2016 31 years, 3 months 19-11-7 (10) | Sung Chan Hong | WL | 1 | NC | NC Accidental kick to groin | |
37 | May 22, 2016 30 years, 11 months 19-11-7 (10) | Kyung Soo Park | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
36 | Mar 19, 2016 30 years, 9 months 18-11-7 (9) | Han Seul Kim | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
35 | May 9, 2015 29 years, 11 months 18-10-7 (9) | Chad Reiner | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
34 | Sep 20, 2014 29 years, 3 months 17-10-7 (8) | Hyun Gyu Lim | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Elbows |
33  | Feb 15, 2014 28 years, 8 months 17-9-7 (8) | 29 years, 7 months 15-4 (12) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
32 | Oct 20, 2013 28 years, 4 months 17-8-7 (8) | Islam Galayev | DEEP | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Kimura |
31 | May 19, 2013 27 years, 11 months 16-8-7 (7) | Shingo Suzuki | Pancrase | WL | 3 | SUB | WIN Keylock Defended Pancrase welterweight title |
30  | Mar 17, 2013 27 years, 9 months 15-8-7 (6) | 32 years, 11 months 13-5-7 (9) | Pancrase | WL | 3 | UD | DRAW Unanimous Defended Pancrase welterweight title |
29  | Sep 1, 2012 27 years, 2 months 15-8-6 (6) | 40 years, 1 months 42-27-10 (13) | Pancrase | WL | 3 | UD | WIN Defended Pancrase welterweight title |
28  | Mar 11, 2012 26 years, 9 months 14-8-6 (6) | 30 years, 10 months 10-3-2 (5) | Pancrase | WL | 3 | UD | WIN Defended Pancrase welterweight title |
27 | Oct 2, 2011 26 years, 3 months 13-8-6 (6) | Eiji Ishikawa | Pancrase | WL | 3 | UD | DRAW Split Defended Pancrase welterweight title |
26 | Jun 5, 2011 25 years, 11 months 13-8-5 (6) | Sojiro Orui | Pancrase | WL | 3 | UD | WIN Defended Pancrase welterweight title |
25 | Feb 6, 2011 25 years, 7 months 12-8-5 (6) | Kengo Ura | Pancrase | WL | 1 | CKO | WIN Kimura Won Pancrase welterweight title |
24 | Dec 5, 2010 25 years, 5 months 11-8-5 (6) | Shingo Suzuki | Pancrase | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
23 | Oct 3, 2010 25 years, 3 months 10-8-5 (6) | Yuta Nakamura | Pancrase | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Kimura |
22 | Apr 4, 2010 24 years, 9 months 9-8-5 (5) | 37 years, 8 months 36-25-9 (12) | Pancrase | WL | 2 | MD | LOSS |
21 | Feb 7, 2010 24 years, 7 months 9-7-5 (5) | 34 years, 6 months 50-23-7 (32) | Pancrase | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Sep 23, 2009 24 years, 3 months 9-6-5 (5) | 31 years, 11 months 42-12 (37) | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
19  | Aug 8, 2009 24 years, 2 months 9-5-5 (5) | 35 years 25-10-6 (6) | Pancrase | MD | 3 | UD | DRAW For Pancrase middleweight title |
18 | Jun 7, 2009 23 years, 11 months 9-5-4 (5) | Hoon Kim | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
17 | Apr 5, 2009 23 years, 9 months 8-5-4 (4) | Ichiro Kanai | Pancrase | 2 | MD | WIN | |
16 | Nov 8, 2008 23 years, 5 months 7-5-4 (4) | Rikuhei Fujii | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
15 | Oct 1, 2008 23 years, 3 months 6-5-4 (4) | Yuji Hisamatsu | Pancrase | 2 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Jul 27, 2008 23 years, 1 months 5-5-4 (4) | Young Choi | DEEP | 2 | MD | LOSS | |
13 | Mar 26, 2008 22 years, 9 months 5-4-4 (4) | Masahiro Toryu | Pancrase | 2 | UD | DRAW | |
12 | Dec 1, 2007 22 years, 5 months 5-4-3 (4) | Yukiya Naito | 1 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage | ||
11 | Sep 17, 2007 22 years, 3 months 5-3-3 (4) | Kenji Nagai | K-1 | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
10 | Jun 9, 2007 22 years 4-3-3 (3) | Yuji Hisamatsu | 2 | UD | DRAW | ||
9 | Dec 10, 2006 21 years, 6 months 4-3-2 (3) | Yusaku Tsukumo | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch | ||
8 | Jul 30, 2006 21 years, 1 months 4-2-2 (3) | Tetsuo Seto | 2 | UD | DRAW | ||
7 | Sep 3, 2005 20 years, 2 months 4-2-1 (3) | Ken Hamamura | DEEP | 2 | UD | DRAW | |
6 | May 15, 2005 19 years, 11 months 4-2 (3) | Ken Hamamura | DEEP | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
5 | Apr 17, 2005 19 years, 10 months 4-1 (3) | Marlon Medeiros | DEEP | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | Feb 12, 2005 19 years, 8 months 3-1 (2) | Kosuke Umeda | DEEP | 1 | TKO | LOSS Corner stoppage | |
3 | Dec 18, 2004 19 years, 6 months 3-0 (2) | Moriyuki Yamada | DEEP | 2 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Dec 18, 2004 19 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Ryo Nakajima | DEEP | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Dec 18, 2004 19 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Shichi Maru | DEEP | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
