Wataru Sakata has 14 losses against 13 opponents on his MMA record. For a list of Sakata's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Wataru Sakata".
On December 31, 2016 Wataru Sakata faced off against Hayato Sakurai at age 43. He was coming in with a record of 13-14 (11), and Sakurai was 41 years old and with a record of 37-13-2 (21). Sakata lost the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On December 31, 2003 Wataru Sakata faced off against Daniel Gracie at age 30. He was coming in with a record of 13-13 (11), and Gracie was 31 years old and with a record of 2-1 (1). Sakata lost the fight via 1st-round submission.
On August 8, 2002 Wataru Sakata faced off against Mario Sperry at age 29. He was coming in with a record of 13-12 (11), and Sperry was 35 years old and with a record of 8-2 (6). Sakata lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On February 24, 2001 Wataru Sakata faced off against Ryushi Yanagisawa at age 27. He was coming in with a record of 10-11 (8), and Yanagisawa was 28 years old and with a record of 23-20-9 (18). Sakata lost the fight via 2-round split decision.
On October 9, 2000 Wataru Sakata faced off against Dave Menne at age 27. He was coming in with a record of 10-10 (8), and Menne was 26 years old and with a record of 25-6-2 (15). Sakata lost the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
On September 5, 2000 Wataru Sakata faced off against Gustavo Machado at age 27. He was coming in with a record of 10-9 (8), and Machado was 25 years old and with a record of . Sakata lost the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On December 22, 1999 Wataru Sakata faced off against Renzo Gracie at age 26. He was coming in with a record of 8-8 (7), and Gracie was 32 years old and with a record of 7-0-1 (6). Sakata lost the fight via 1st-round submission.
On August 19, 1999 Wataru Sakata faced off against Hiromitsu Kanehara at age 26. He was coming in with a record of 7-7 (6), and Kanehara was 28 years old and with a record of 7-3 (4). Sakata lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On March 20, 1999 Wataru Sakata faced off against Borislav Jeliazkov at age 26. He was coming in with a record of 6-6 (5), and Jeliazkov was 28 years old and with a record of 0-1 (0). Sakata lost the fight via 1st-round submission.
On February 21, 1999 Wataru Sakata faced off against Sean Alvarez at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 6-5 (5), and Alvarez was 27 years old and with a record of 2-1 (1). Sakata lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On February 8, 1998 Wataru Sakata faced off against Willie Peeters at age 24. He was coming in with a record of 2-4 (2), and Peeters was 32 years old and with a record of 7-5 (6). Sakata lost the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
On August 24, 1996 Wataru Sakata faced off against Willie Peeters at age 23. He was coming in with a record of 0-3 (0), and Peeters was 30 years old and with a record of 4-2 (3). Sakata lost the fight via 1st-round submission.
On January 24, 1996 Wataru Sakata faced off against Mikhail Ilyukhin at age 22. He was coming in with a record of 0-2 (0), and Ilyukhin was 29 years old and with a record of 10-1 (10). Sakata lost the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On January 25, 1995 Wataru Sakata faced off against Tsuyoshi Kosaka at age 21. He was coming in with a record of 0-1 (0), and Kosaka was 24 years old and with a record of . Sakata lost the fight via 2nd-round submission.
