Takenori Sato

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-present)
Middleweight
Reach 71.0 in (180 cm)
Style Catch Wrestling, Judo, Sumo
Stance Southpaw
Team Laughter7
Rank 2nd dan black belt in Judo[2]
Mixed martial arts record
Total 37
Wins 19
By knockout 3
By submission 8
By decision 8
Losses 11
By knockout 7
By submission 0
By decision 4
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.[3]

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.[4]

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 six times before joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Sato made his UFC debut against Erick Silva on February 15, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 36, replacing an injured Nate Loughran.[5] He lost the fight via TKO early in the first round.

Sato faced Hyun Gyu Lim on September 20, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 52.[6] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round and was subsequently released from the organization.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 19–11–7 Kyung Soo Park Submission (armbar) TOP FC 11 May 22, 2016 1 1:30 Seoul, South Korea
Loss 18–11–7 Han Seul Kim Decision (unanimous) TOP FC 10 March 19, 2016 3 5:00 Seoul, South Korea
Win 18–10–7 Chad Reiner Submission (armlock) PRO Fighting 10 May 9, 2015 1 2:20 Taipei, Taiwan
Loss 17–10–7 Hyun Gyu Lim TKO (elbows) UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson September 20, 2014 1 1:18 Saitama, Japan
Loss 17–9–7 Erick Silva TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi February 15, 2014 1 0:52 Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil
Win 17–8–7 Islam Galayev Submission (kimura) Deep: Tribe Tokyo Fight October 20, 2013 2 2:08 Tokyo, Japan
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
Draw 15–8–7 Akihiro Murayama Draw (unanimous) Pancrase: 246 March 17, 2013 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Defended the Welterweight King of Pancrase title
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
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
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
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
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[3]
Win 11–8–5 Shingo Suzuki Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Passion Tour 11 December 5, 2010 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 10–8–5 Yuta Nakamura Submission (kimura) Pancrase: Passion Tour 9 October 3, 2010 2 0:34 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 9–8–5 Keiichiro Yamamiya Decision (majority) Pancrase: Passion Tour 3 April 4, 2010 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Welterweight debut
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
Loss 9–6–5 Joe Doerksen TKO (punches) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 10 September 23, 2009 2 4:27 Saitama, Japan
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
Win 9–5–4 Hoon Kim Submission (armbar) Pancrase: Changing Tour 3 June 7, 2009 1 4:26 Tokyo, Japan
Win 8–5–4 Ichiro Kanai Decision (majority) Pancrase: Changing Tour 2 April 5, 2009 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 7–5–4 Rikuhei Fujii Decision (unanimous) Cage Force EX Eastern Bound November 8, 2008 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 6–5–4 Yuji Hisamatsu Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Shining 8 October 1, 2008 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 5–5–4 Young Choi Decision (majority) Deep: 36 Impact July 27, 2008 2 5:00 Osaka, Japan
Draw 5–4–4 Masahiro Toryu Draw Pancrase: Shining 2 March 26, 2008 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 5–4–3 Yukiya Naito TKO (doctor stoppage) Cage Force 5 December 1, 2007 1 4:45 Tokyo, Japan
Win 5–3–3 Kenji Nagai Submission (armbar) K-1 HERO's: Tournament Final September 17, 2007 1 2:46 Kanagawa, Japan
Draw 4–3–3 Yuji Hisamatsu Draw Cage Force 3 June 9, 2007 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 4–3–2 Yusaku Tsukumo KO (punch) Demolition December 10, 2006 2 0:18 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 4–2–2 Tetsuo Seto Draw Demolition July 30, 2006 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 4–2–1 Ken Hamamura Draw Deep: 20th Impact September 3, 2005 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 4–2 Ken Hamamura TKO (punches) Deep: clubDeep Toyama: Barbarian Festival 2 May 15, 2005 1 0:21 Toyama, Japan
Win 4–1 Marlon Medeiros TKO (punches) Deep: Hero 1 April 17, 2005 1 4:21 Aichi, Japan
Loss 3–1 Kosuke Umeda TKO (corner stoppage) Deep: 18th Impact February 12, 2005 1 0:35 Tokyo, Japan
Win 3–0 Moriyuki Yamada Decision (unanimous) Deep: 17th Impact December 18, 2004 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Deep 2004 Future King tournament final
Win 2–0 Ryo Nakajima TKO (punches) Deep: 17th Impact December 18, 2004 2 2:03 Tokyo, Japan Deep 2004 Future King tournament Semifinal
Win 1–0 Shichi Maru Submission (Flying Keylock) Deep: 17th Impact December 18, 2004 2 1:00 Tokyo, Japan Deep 2004 Future King tournament Quarterfinal

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