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- Name: Ryuta Sakurai
- Professional MMA Record: 24-17-6 (Win-Loss-Draw)
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- Current Streak: 2 Wins
- Age: 41 | Date of Birth: 1971.09.18
- Last Fight: June 15, 2013 in DEEP
- Weight Class: Middleweight | Last Weigh-In: 185.0 lbs
- Career Disclosed Earnings: $0 USD
- Height: 5'10" (178cm) | Reach: N/A
- Gym/Affiliation: N/A
- Born: Japan
- Fighter Pages: Sherdog | The UG
- Fighting out of: Japan
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Ryuta Sakurai MMA Fight Record
| Professional Results | Opponent | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Win | KO/TKO
1:00 Round 1 of 3 |
Yuji Sakuragi
|
DEEP: Cage Impact 2013 in Korakuen Hall
Co-Main Event | Middleweight | 84 kg |
2013.06.15 |
| Weigh-In: 184.968 lbs | |||
|
Win | Submission | Choke
0:46 Round 3 of 3, 6:46 Total |
Hiromitsu Kanehara
Ref: Kenichi Serizawa |
DEEP: Haleo Impact
Main Card | Middleweight | 84 kg |
2012.12.22 |
|
Loss | Decision | Majority
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Kazuhiro Nakamura
|
DEEP: 60 Impact
Main Event | Middleweight | 84 kg |
2012.10.19 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Katsuyori Shibata | DEEP | 2011.08.26 |
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Yoshiyuki Nakanishi | DEEP | 2011.02.24 |
| Loss | KO/TKO | Knees | Riki Fukuda | DEEP | 2010.08.27 |
| Draw | Mamed Khalidov | Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki | 2010.05.07 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punch | Hiroki Sato | DEEP | 2009.12.19 |
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Hosea Ware | DEEP | 2009.10.10 |
| Draw | Hiromitsu Kanehara | DEEP | 2009.06.30 |
| Loss | KO/TKO | Punches | Riki Fukuda | DEEP | 2009.02.20 |
| Win | Decision | Split | Sojiro Orui | DEEP | 2008.10.23 |
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Kozo Urita | DEEP | 2008.08.17 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Young Choi | DEEP | 2008.05.19 |
| Loss | Decision | Unanimous | Riki Fukuda | DEEP | 2008.02.22 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Injury | Eiji Ishikawa | DEEP | 2007.10.10 |
| Loss | KO/TKO | Punch | Murilo Bustamante | DEEP | 2007.04.13 |
| Loss | Decision | Majority | Ryo Chonan | DEEP | 2007.02.16 |
| Win | Submission | Shoulder | Geovani Pereira | DEEP | 2006.12.20 |
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Xavier Foupa-Pokam | DEEP | 2006.08.04 |
| Loss | KO/TKO | Injury | Ryo Chonan | DEEP | 2006.02.05 |
|
Loss | Submission | Armlock
3:49 Round 1 of 2 |
Paulo Filho
Ref: Moritaka Oshiro |
Pride Bushido 9
Main Card | Tournament Alternate | 83 kg |
2005.09.25 |
| Weigh-In: 183.0 lbs | |||
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Yasuhito Namekawa | DEEP | 2005.07.08 |
|
Loss | Decision | Unanimous
2 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Murilo Bustamante
Ref: Moritaka Oshiro |
Pride Bushido 6
Main Card | Welterweight | 83 kg |
2005.04.03 |
| Weigh-In: 180.8 lbs | |||
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Ryuki Ueyama | DEEP | 2004.12.18 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | David Bielkheden | Shooto | 2004.07.16 |
|
Loss | Decision | Unanimous
2 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Yushin Okami
|
Pride Bushido 2
Main Card | Middleweight | 93 kg |
2004.02.15 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Tetsuya Onose | DEEP | 2004.01.22 |
| Win | Submission | Shoulder | Hirohide Fujinuma | DEEP | 2003.09.15 |
| Loss | KO/TKO | Punches | Eiji Ishikawa | DEEP | 2003.05.05 |
| Win | Submission | Shoulder | John Renken | Shooto | 2003.02.23 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Yuichi Nakanishi | Shooto | 2003.01.24 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Injury | Jun Kitagawa | Shooto | 2002.10.27 |
| Draw | Masato Nishiguchi | Shooto | 2002.08.27 |
| Draw | Marcelo Machado | Shooto | 2002.03.13 |
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Nathan Schouteren | Shooto Europe | 2001.11.04 |
| Loss | Decision | Unanimous | Shiko Yamashita | Shooto | 2001.06.14 |
| Draw | Izuru Takeuchi | Shooto | 1999.11.04 |
| Loss | Decision | Unanimous | Jun Kitagawa | Shooto | 1999.08.04 |
| Loss | Submission | Leglock | Yuki Sasaki | Shooto | 1999.05.27 |
| Loss | KO/TKO | Cyrille Diabate | GT | 1999.03.20 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Injury | Nobuhiro Tsurumaki | Shooto | 1999.01.27 |
| Draw | Izuru Takeuchi | Shooto | 1998.11.27 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Masashi Kita | Shooto | 1998.09.18 |
| Loss | Submission | Armlock | Masanori Suda | Lumax Cup | 1997.07.27 |
| Loss | Submission | Armlock | Hiroyuki Yoshioka | Lumax Cup | 1996.03.30 |
| Win | Decision | Katsuhisa Fujii | Lumax Cup | 1996.03.30 |
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