Welterweight

Hayato Sakurai

Last fought: Dec 2012

RECORD

Pro

38-13-2

UFC

0-1-0

Age

Height

5'7"

Weight

168 lbs

Reach

—

Stance

Orthodox

Career Stats

Statistic	Hayato Sakurai
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	0.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.0
Strike Differential	-1.7/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	18.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	0:00
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	0.0%
Avg Fight Time	18:01
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.8
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	0.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.0
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	18.2%
Control Time/Fight	0:00

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Matt Hughes

UFC 36: Worlds Collide • Mar 2002WelterweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 4, 3:01

Hayato Sakurai5/1242%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Matt Hughes36/5862%TD 9/11Ctrl 15:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hayato Sakurai	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matt Hughes	4/10	40%	3/3	4:22	—

R2	Hayato Sakurai	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	1
	Matt Hughes	7/12	58%	2/3	4:25	—

R3	Hayato Sakurai	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matt Hughes	9/13	69%	3/4	4:19	—

R4	Hayato Sakurai	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—
	Matt Hughes	16/23	70%	1/1	2:46	—

Prior to UFC

DREAM (7 fights)

WIN

vs. Phil Baroni

DREAM 18 • Dec 2012

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Hayato Sakurai56/10752%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00

Phil Baroni51/11843%TD 2/6Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hayato Sakurai	17/27	63%	0/0	0:00	—
	Phil Baroni	16/38	42%	1/1	0:00	—

R2	Hayato Sakurai	7/12	58%	1/1	0:00	—
	Phil Baroni	13/25	52%	1/3	0:00	—

R3	Hayato Sakurai	32/68	47%	0/1	0:00	—
	Phil Baroni	22/55	40%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ryo Chonan

DREAM - New Year! 2011 • Dec 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Hayato Sakurai51/9952%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:00

Ryo Chonan38/10536%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hayato Sakurai	21/34	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ryo Chonan	10/28	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Hayato Sakurai	14/23	61%	1/1	0:00	—
	Ryo Chonan	11/24	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Hayato Sakurai	16/42	38%	1/1	0:00	—
	Ryo Chonan	17/53	32%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Nick Diaz

DREAM 14 • May 2010

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 3:54

Hayato Sakurai7/1164%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Nick Diaz8/2236%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hayato Sakurai	7/11	64%	1/1	0:00	—
	Nick Diaz	8/22	36%	1/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Marius Zaromskis

DREAM 10: Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round • Jul 2009

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 4:03

Hayato Sakurai21/4646%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00

Marius Zaromskis17/5929%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hayato Sakurai	21/46	46%	1/2	0:00	—
	Marius Zaromskis	17/59	29%	0/0	0:00	1

WIN

vs. Shinya Aoki

DREAM 8: Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 1st Round • Apr 2009

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:27

Hayato Sakurai7/888%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Shinya Aoki0/0—TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hayato Sakurai	7/8	88%	0/0	0:00	—
	Shinya Aoki	0/0	—	1/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka

DREAM 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round • Sep 2008

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Hayato Sakurai61/12947%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Kuniyoshi Hironaka39/11733%TD 2/8Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hayato Sakurai	29/71	41%	0/1	0:00	—
	Kuniyoshi Hironaka	18/66	27%	1/3	0:00	—

R2	Hayato Sakurai	32/58	55%	1/1	0:00	1
	Kuniyoshi Hironaka	21/51	41%	1/5	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Hidetaka Monma

DREAM 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round • Mar 2008

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:12

Hayato Sakurai41/6365%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Hidetaka Monma7/2726%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hayato Sakurai	41/63	65%	1/1	0:00	1
	Hidetaka Monma	7/27	26%	0/0	0:00	—

Other (5 fights)

LOSS

vs. Jason High

Dynamite!! 2010 • Dec 2010

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Hayato Sakurai13/2650%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:00

Jason High22/4055%TD 2/6Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hayato Sakurai	3/9	33%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jason High	4/7	57%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Hayato Sakurai	2/2	100%	1/1	0:00	—
	Jason High	13/26	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Hayato Sakurai	8/15	53%	1/1	0:00	—
	Jason High	5/7	71%	2/5	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Akihiro Gono

Dynamite!! 2009 • Dec 2009

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 3:56

Hayato Sakurai9/3724%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Akihiro Gono15/3938%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hayato Sakurai	6/21	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Akihiro Gono	8/19	42%	1/1	0:00	—

R2	Hayato Sakurai	3/16	19%	0/0	0:00	—
	Akihiro Gono	7/20	35%	1/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Katsuyori Shibata

Dynamite!! 2008 • Dec 2008

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 7:01

Hayato Sakurai30/4862%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Katsuyori Shibata8/1942%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hayato Sakurai	30/48	62%	1/1	0:00	—
	Katsuyori Shibata	8/19	42%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Hidehiko Hasegawa

Yarrenoka! - New Year's Eve 2007 • Dec 2007

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Hayato Sakurai0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

LOSS

vs. Anderson Silva

Shooto - To the Top 7 • Aug 2001

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Hayato Sakurai10/3727%TD 2/4Ctrl 0:00

Anderson Silva52/7668%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hayato Sakurai	4/18	22%	1/1	0:00	—
	Anderson Silva	7/13	54%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Hayato Sakurai	2/5	40%	0/1	0:00	—
	Anderson Silva	25/36	69%	1/1	0:00	—

R3	Hayato Sakurai	4/14	29%	1/2	0:00	—
	Anderson Silva	20/27	74%	0/0	0:00	—

PRIDE (11 fights)

WIN

vs. Mac Danzig

PRIDE 33: The Second Coming • Feb 2007

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 4:01

Hayato Sakurai38/8346%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Mac Danzig16/5231%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hayato Sakurai	18/48	38%	1/1	0:00	—
	Mac Danzig	5/21	24%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Hayato Sakurai	20/35	57%	1/1	0:00	1
	Mac Danzig	11/31	35%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Luciano Azevedo

PRIDE Bushido 12 • Aug 2006

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 6:35

Hayato Sakurai13/1872%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Luciano Azevedo5/1145%TD 1/9Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hayato Sakurai	13/18	72%	0/0	0:00	—
	Luciano Azevedo	5/11	45%	1/9	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Olaf Alfonso

PRIDE Bushido 11 • Jun 2006

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:54

Hayato Sakurai6/875%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Olaf Alfonso4/1429%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hayato Sakurai	6/8	75%	0/0	0:00	1
	Olaf Alfonso	4/14	29%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Takanori Gomi

PRIDE Shockwave 2005 • Dec 2005

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:56

Hayato Sakurai10/3330%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Takanori Gomi21/3462%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hayato Sakurai	10/33	30%	0/1	0:00	—
	Takanori Gomi	21/34	62%	0/0	0:00	1

WIN

vs. Jens Pulver

PRIDE Bushido 9: The Tournament • Sep 2005

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 8:56

Hayato Sakurai64/12352%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Jens Pulver23/8128%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hayato Sakurai	64/123	52%	1/1	0:00	1
	Jens Pulver	23/81	28%	0/0	0:00	1

WIN

vs. Joachim Hansen

PRIDE Bushido 9: The Tournament • Sep 2005

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Hayato Sakurai26/5349%TD 5/8Ctrl 0:00

Joachim Hansen26/6242%TD 3/5Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hayato Sakurai	15/31	48%	3/5	0:00	—
	Joachim Hansen	13/34	38%	2/4	0:00	—

R2	Hayato Sakurai	11/22	50%	2/3	0:00	—
	Joachim Hansen	13/28	46%	1/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Milton Vieira

PRIDE Bushido 7 • May 2005

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Hayato Sakurai32/6152%TD 5/5Ctrl 0:00

Milton Vieira4/3013%TD 2/6Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hayato Sakurai	16/39	41%	3/3	0:00	—
	Milton Vieira	3/21	14%	1/3	0:00	—

R2	Hayato Sakurai	16/22	73%	2/2	0:00	—
	Milton Vieira	1/9	11%	1/3	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Crosley Gracie

PRIDE Bushido 5 • Oct 2004

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 1:02

Hayato Sakurai15/3444%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00

Crosley Gracie15/4038%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hayato Sakurai	14/33	42%	1/2	0:00	—
	Crosley Gracie	12/36	33%	1/2	0:00	—

R2	Hayato Sakurai	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Crosley Gracie	3/4	75%	1/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Brady Fink

PRIDE Bushido 4 • Jul 2004

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 4:08

Hayato Sakurai7/1839%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Brady Fink7/1741%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hayato Sakurai	7/18	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brady Fink	7/17	41%	1/4	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Rodrigo Gracie

PRIDE Bushido 2 • Feb 2004

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Hayato Sakurai12/3040%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Rodrigo Gracie26/5250%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hayato Sakurai	7/18	39%	0/1	0:00	—
	Rodrigo Gracie	11/27	41%	2/3	0:00	—

R2	Hayato Sakurai	5/12	42%	0/1	0:00	—
	Rodrigo Gracie	15/25	60%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Daiju Takase

PRIDE Shockwave 2003 • Dec 2003

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Hayato Sakurai35/5959%TD 3/3Ctrl 0:00

Daiju Takase11/3631%TD 1/7Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hayato Sakurai	13/21	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daiju Takase	6/15	40%	1/4	0:00	—

R2	Hayato Sakurai	9/16	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daiju Takase	1/4	25%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Hayato Sakurai	13/22	59%	3/3	0:00	—
	Daiju Takase	4/17	24%	0/2	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-24 | Data source: UFCStats.com