Wataru Sakata (13-14, 11) was born in Inazawa, Aichi, Japan on March 11, 1973. At the age of 21 years on January 25, 1995, he made his professional MMA debut against Tsuyoshi Kosaka, losing the fight via 2nd-round submission.
Sakata's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Hayato Sakurai at Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: Final Round at age 43 on December 31, 2016. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
Some of Wataru Sakata's best fights have been against Dick Vrij, Willie Peeters, Borislav Jeliazkov, Branden Lee Hinkle, Valentijn Overeem, Kenichi Yamamoto and Chris Haseman.
Sakata has 14 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27  | Dec 31, 2016 43 years, 9 months 13-14 (11) | 41 years, 4 months 37-13-2 (21) | Rizin | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
26  | Dec 31, 2003 30 years, 9 months 13-13 (11) | 31 years, 6 months 2-1 (1) | Pride | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
25  | Aug 8, 2002 29 years, 4 months 13-12 (11) | 35 years, 10 months 8-2 (6) | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
24 | Mar 30, 2002 29 years 13-11 (11) | Toro Irison | DEEP | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
23 | Dec 23, 2001 28 years, 9 months 12-11 (10) | Kosei Kubota | DEEP | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
22 | Aug 18, 2001 28 years, 5 months 11-11 (9) | Adrian Serrano | DEEP | 1 | TKO | WIN Eye injury | |
21  | Feb 24, 2001 27 years, 11 months 10-11 (8) | 28 years, 8 months 23-20-9 (18) | 2 | SD | LOSS | ||
20  | Oct 9, 2000 27 years, 6 months 10-10 (8) | 26 years, 2 months 25-6-2 (15) | 2 | UD | LOSS | ||
19  | Sep 5, 2000 27 years, 5 months 10-9 (8) | 25 years, 3 months | 1 | TKO | LOSS Cut | ||
18 | May 13, 2000 27 years, 2 months 10-8 (8) | Mansour Heidari | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
17  | Apr 20, 2000 27 years, 1 months 9-8 (8) | 26 years, 8 months 2-3 (2) | 1 | SUB | WIN Leg lock | ||
16  | Dec 22, 1999 26 years, 9 months 8-8 (7) | 32 years, 9 months 7-0-1 (6) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | ||
15 | Oct 3, 1999 26 years, 6 months 8-7 (7) | Chris Watts | 1 | SUB | WIN Achilles lock | ||
14  | Aug 19, 1999 26 years, 5 months 7-7 (6) | 28 years, 10 months 7-3 (4) | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
13  | Jun 24, 1999 26 years, 3 months 7-6 (6) | 28 years, 5 months 1-1 (1) | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
12 | Mar 20, 1999 26 years 6-6 (5) | 28 years, 2 months 0-1 (0) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Scarf hold | ||
11  | Feb 21, 1999 25 years, 11 months 6-5 (5) | 27 years, 7 months 2-1 (1) | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
10  | Dec 23, 1998 25 years, 9 months 6-4 (5) | 33 years, 7 months 5-5 (5) | 1 | TKO | WIN | ||
9 | Sep 21, 1998 25 years, 6 months 5-4 (4) | Chris Haseman | 1 | TKO | WIN | ||
8 | Aug 28, 1998 25 years, 5 months 4-4 (3) | Kenichi Yamamoto | 1 | UD | WIN | ||
7  | Jun 27, 1998 25 years, 3 months 3-4 (3) | 32 years, 8 months 8-5 (6) | 1 | SUB | WIN | ||
6 | Feb 8, 1998 24 years, 10 months 2-4 (2) | 32 years, 3 months 7-5 (6) | Rings | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
5  | Sep 26, 1997 24 years, 6 months 2-3 (2) | 21 years, 1 months 4-2 (4) | Rings | 1 | SUB | WIN Ankle lock | |
4 | Jan 22, 1997 23 years, 10 months 1-3 (1) | Sean McCully | Rings | 1 | SUB | WIN | |
3 | Aug 24, 1996 23 years, 5 months 0-3 (0) | 30 years, 9 months 4-2 (3) | Rings | 1 | SUB | LOSS Neck lock | |
2  | Jan 24, 1996 22 years, 10 months 0-2 (0) | 29 years, 2 months 10-1 (10) | Rings | 2 | SUB | LOSS | |
1  | Jan 25, 1995 21 years, 10 months 0-1 (0) | 24 years, 10 months | Rings | 2 | SUB | LOSS |
