Ulka Sasaki (24-10-2, 13) was born in Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan on October 7, 1989. At the age of 20 years on April 11, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Atsushi Masukura, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On August 23, 2014, 24-year old Ulka Sasaki made his UFC debut on his 21st professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le against a 30-year old Roland Delorme, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
Sasaki's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Boyd Allen at Rizin 42 at age 33 on May 6, 2023. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought nine times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Ulka Sasaki's best fights have been against Roland Delorme, Justin Scoggins, Willie Gates, Jenel Lausa, Keisuke Fujiwara, Teruto Ishihara and Manel Kape.
Sasaki has 10 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | May 6, 2023 33 years, 6 months 24-10-2 (13) | Boyd Allen | Rizin | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
35  | Feb 23, 2022 32 years, 4 months 23-10-2 (13) | 32 years, 4 months 28-5-1 (24) | Rizin | FT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
34 | Sep 19, 2021 31 years, 11 months 23-9-2 (13) | Yoshinori Horie | Rizin | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
33 | Dec 31, 2020 31 years, 2 months 23-8-2 (13) | Kenta Takizawa | Rizin | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
32  | Oct 12, 2019 30 years 22-8-2 (13) | 25 years, 11 months 13-1 (9) | Rizin | BT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Broken jaw |
31  | Jul 28, 2019 29 years, 9 months 22-7-2 (13) | 34 years, 5 months 25-7-4 (10) | Rizin | BT | 2 | SUB | LOSS North-south choke |
30  | Dec 31, 2018 29 years, 2 months 22-6-2 (13) | 25 years, 1 months 12-3 (10) | Rizin | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
29  | Nov 17, 2018 29 years, 1 months 21-6-2 (13) | 28 years, 7 months 19-3 (12) | UFC | FL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
28  | Jun 23, 2018 28 years, 8 months 21-5-2 (13) | 29 years, 10 months 7-4 (4) | UFC | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
27  | Sep 23, 2017 27 years, 11 months 20-5-2 (12) | 32 years, 5 months 19-5 (8) | UFC | FL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
26  | Jun 17, 2017 27 years, 8 months 20-4-2 (12) | 25 years, 1 months 11-3 (7) | UFC | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
25  | Feb 11, 2017 27 years, 4 months 19-4-2 (11) | 32 years, 1 months 21-6 (10) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
24  | May 8, 2016 26 years, 7 months 19-3-2 (11) | 29 years, 3 months 12-6 (9) | UFC | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
23  | Jun 20, 2015 25 years, 8 months 18-3-2 (10) | 23 years, 2 months 9-1 (6) | UFC | FT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
22  | Dec 20, 2014 25 years, 2 months 18-2-2 (10) | 31 years, 3 months 12-4 (9) | UFC | FT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Neck crank |
21  | Aug 23, 2014 24 years, 10 months 18-1-2 (10) | 30 years, 8 months 10-4 (9) | UFC | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
20 | May 25, 2014 24 years, 7 months 17-1-2 (9) | Hong Jung-Gi | DEEP | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
19  | Feb 23, 2014 24 years, 4 months 16-1-2 (8) | 22 years, 7 months 6-1-1 (5) | FT | 2 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
18  | Jan 13, 2014 24 years, 3 months 15-1-2 (8) | 31 years, 3 months 15-7-4 (10) | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
17 | Oct 5, 2013 23 years, 11 months 14-1-2 (7) | Geun Do Park | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
16 | Jul 27, 2013 23 years, 9 months 13-1-2 (6) | Kenji Yamamoto | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch Defended Shooto Pacific Rim 132 lbs featherweight title | |
15 | Apr 21, 2013 23 years, 6 months 12-1-2 (5) | Kota Onojima | FT | 3 | MD | WIN | |
14 | Jan 20, 2013 23 years, 3 months 11-1-2 (5) | Tetsu Suzuki | FT | 3 | UD | WIN Won Shooto Pacific Rim 132 lbs featherweight title | |
13 | Nov 11, 2012 23 years, 1 months 10-1-2 (5) | Manabu Inoue | FT | 3 | UD | DRAW Majority | |
12 | Jun 30, 2012 22 years, 8 months 10-1-1 (5) | Teruyuki Matsumoto | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
11 | Apr 14, 2012 22 years, 6 months 9-1-1 (4) | Kazuhiro Ito | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
10 | Jan 29, 2012 22 years, 3 months 8-1-1 (3) | Satoshi Watanabe | DEEP | FT | 2 | UD | WIN |
9 | Sep 23, 2011 21 years, 11 months 7-1-1 (3) | Guy Delumeau | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
8 | Jul 18, 2011 21 years, 9 months 7-0-1 (3) | Kosuke Kindaichi | FT | 2 | MD | WIN | |
7 | Apr 1, 2011 21 years, 5 months 6-0-1 (3) | Yoshifumi Nakamura | FT | 2 | MD | WIN | |
6 | Feb 6, 2011 21 years, 3 months 5-0-1 (3) | Yusuke Kagiyama | DEEP | FT | 2 | UD | DRAW |
5 | Dec 18, 2010 21 years, 2 months 5-0 (3) | Yo Saito | FT | 2 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Sep 17, 2010 20 years, 11 months 4-0 (3) | Motohiro Takenawa | FT | 2 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Jul 25, 2010 20 years, 9 months 3-0 (3) | Keiji Sakuta | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
2 | Jun 13, 2010 20 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | Shinji Maeguchi | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
1 | Apr 11, 2010 20 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Atsushi Masukura | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
