Takenori Sato

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Takenori Sato
佐藤 豪則
Born (1985-06-08) June 8, 1985
Akita, Akita, Japan[1]
Native name 佐藤 豪則
Nationality Japanese
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division Welterweight(2010 - )
Middleweight
Style Catch wrestling, Judo, Sumo
Stance Southpaw
Team Laughter7
Mixed martial arts record
Total 32
Wins 17
By knockout 3
By submission 6
By decision 8
Losses 8
By knockout 5
By submission 0
By decision 3
Draws 7
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Takenori Sato (佐藤豪則 Satō Takenori, born June 8, 1985) is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and current Welterweight King Of Pancrase.[2]

Mixed martial arts career

Japan

Sato has been a follower of Kazushi Sakuraba. Sato left the Takada Dojo with Sakuraba in April 2006, and was one of the initial members of the gym Laughter7 that was founded by Sakuraba in September 2007.[3]

Sato made his professional MMA debut in December 2004 when he fought and won three times in the Deep 2004 Future King tournament. Over the next five years, he fought in several organizations in Japan including Cage Force, Demolition, K-1 Hero's, Pancrase and Sengoku, where he faced Joe Doerksen at Sengoku 10.

In 2009 and 2010, Sato fought against Izuru Takeuchi and Yuki Kondo for the Pancrase middleweight championship, resulting in a draw and loss respectively. A year later in 2011, he faced Kengo Ura for the title again and won. He successfully defended the belt three times before joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Sato is expected to face Erick Silva on February 15, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 36, replacing an injured Nate Loughran.[4]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 17–8–7 Islam Galayev Submission (Kimura) Deep - Tribe Tokyo Fight October 20, 2013 2 2:09 Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 16–8–7 Shingo Suzuki Submission (Keylock) Pancrase - 247 May 19, 2013 3 2:36 Tokyo, Japan Defended the Welterweight King of Pancrase title
style="background:#c5d2ea; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-draw" |Draw 15–8–7 Akihiro Murayama Draw Pancrase - 246 March 17, 2013 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Defended the Welterweight King of Pancrase title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 15–8–6 Keiichiro Yamamiya Decision (Unanimous) Pancrase - Progress Tour 10 September 1, 2012 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Defended the Welterweight King of Pancrase title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 14–8–6 Kiichi Kunimoto Decision (Unanimous) Pancrase - Progress Tour 3 March 11, 2012 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Defended the Welterweight King of Pancrase title
style="background:#c5d2ea; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-draw" |Draw 13–8–6 Eiji Ishikawa Draw (Split) Pancrase - Impressive Tour 10 October 2, 2011 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Defended the Welterweight King of Pancrase title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 13–8–5 Sojiro Orui Decision (Unanimous) Pancrase - Impressive Tour 5 June 5, 2011 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Defended the Welterweight King of Pancrase title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 12–8–5 Kengo Ura Technical Submission (Kimura) Pancrase - Impressive Tour 1 February 6, 2011 1 4:40 Tokyo, Japan Won the Welterweight King of Pancrase title[2]
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 11–8–5 Shingo Suzuki Decision (Unanimous) Pancrase - Passion Tour 11 December 5, 2010 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10–8–5 Yuta Nakamura Submission (Kimura) Pancrase - Passion Tour 9 October 3, 2010 2 0:34 Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 9–8–5 Keiichiro Yamamiya Decision (Majority) Pancrase - Passion Tour 3 April 4, 2010 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Welterweight debut
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 9–7–5 Yuki Kondo Decision (Unanimous) Pancrase - Passion Tour 1 February 7, 2010 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan For the Interim Middleweight King of Pancrase title
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 9–6–5 Joe Doerksen TKO (Punches) Sengoku 10 September 23, 2009 2 4:27 Saitama, Japan
style="background:#c5d2ea; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-draw" |Draw 9–5–5 Izuru Takeuchi Draw Pancrase - Changing Tour 4 August 8, 2009 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan For the Middleweight King of Pancrase title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9–5–4 Hoon Kim Submission (Armbar) Pancrase - Changing Tour 3 June 7, 2009 1 4:26 Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8–5–4 Ichiro Kanai Decision (Majority) Pancrase - Changing Tour 2 April 5, 2009 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7–5–4 Rikuhei Fujii Decision (Unanimous) Cage Force EX Eastern Bound November 8, 2008 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6–5–4 Yuji Hisamatsu Decision (Unanimous) Pancrase - Shining 8 October 1, 2008 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 5–5–4 Young Choi Decision (Majority) Deep 36 Impact July 27, 2008 2 5:00 Osaka, Japan
style="background:#c5d2ea; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-draw" |Draw 5–4–4 Masahiro Toryu Draw Pancrase - Shining 2 March 26, 2008 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 5–4–3 Yukiya Naito TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Cage Force 5 December 1, 2007 1 4:45 Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5–3–3 Kenji Nagai Submission (Armbar) K-1 HERO's - Tournament Final September 17, 2007 1 2:46 Kanagawa, Japan
style="background:#c5d2ea; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-draw" |Draw 4–3–3 Yuji Hisamatsu Draw Cage Force 3 June 9, 2007 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 4–3–2 Yusaku Tsukumo KO (Punch) Demolition December 10, 2006 2 0:18 Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#c5d2ea; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-draw" |Draw 4–2–2 Tetsuo Seto Draw Demolition July 30, 2006 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#c5d2ea; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-draw" |Draw 4–2–1 Ken Hamamura Draw Deep - 20th Impact September 3, 2005 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 4–2 Ken Hamamura TKO (Punches) Deep - clubDeep Toyama: Barbarian Festival 2 May 15, 2005 1 0:21 Toyama, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4–1 Marlon Medeiros TKO (Punches) Deep - Hero 1 April 17, 2005 1 4:21 Aichi, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 3–1 Kosuke Umeda TKO (Corner Stoppage) Deep - 18th Impact February 12, 2005 1 0:35 Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3–0 Moriyuki Yamada Decision (Unanimous) Deep - 17th Impact December 18, 2004 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Deep 2004 Future King tournament final
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2–0 Ryo Nakajima TKO Deep - 17th Impact December 18, 2004 2 2:03 Tokyo, Japan Deep 2004 Future King tournament Semifinal
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1–0 Shichi Maru TKO (Punches) Deep - 17th Impact December 18, 2004 2 1:00 Tokyo, Japan Deep 2004 Future King tournament Quarterfinal

References

  1. ↑ "Sato, The profile of Pancrase Official site" (in Japanese). 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Welterweight King Of Pancrase" (in Japanese). 
  3. ↑ "Sato, The interview from "God Bless the Ring(Japanese Martial Arts news site)"" (in Japanese). 
  4. ↑ Ivan Raupp (2013-12-11). "Campeão do Pancrase é contratado pelo UFC e estreia contra Erick Silva (Brazilian Portuguese)". sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 2013-12-11. 

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