Takashi Sato

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Takashi Satō
Born (1990-06-09) June 9, 1990 (age 34)
Tokyo, Japan[1]
Other names Ten
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 170.5 lb (77 kg; 12 st 3 lb)
Division Welterweight
Reach 73 in
Stance Southpaw
Fighting out of Tokyo, Japan
Team Tribe Tokyo MMA
Sanford MMA[2]
Trainer Henri Hooft
Rank 2nd dan black belt in Judo[3]
Years active 2013–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 21
Wins 15
By knockout 11
By submission 2
By decision 2
Losses 6
By knockout 2
By submission 3
By decision 1
University Senshu University[4]
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Takashi Satō (佐藤天 Satō Takashi?, born June 9, 1990) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. A professional since 2013, he currently competes in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Early life

Born to a Japanese father and Taiwanese mother,[5] Sato grew up in Shinjuku, Tokyo, with his parents and older brother. He was a big fan of reading comics just like many other Japanese children. However one day, his older brother accidentally threw them all out. Sato says he cried the whole day until the following day his father felt very bad and came home from work with a new comic based on a kid becoming a judo champion. This then inspired Sato to pursue Judo and he used to train at the local police station.[6]

Mixed martial arts career

Japan

Sato started his MMA career fighting in various promotions in Japan. Sato then fought for Pancrase and Deep promotions in Japan.[7] He earned a Pancrase title shot but lost to Glaico França. Sato earned the opportunity to fight in the UFC after beating former UFC fighter Matt Vaile.[8]

Ultimate Fighter Championship

Sato signed with the UFC on April 2, 2019 and made his UFC debut on April 27, 2019 against Ben Saunders at UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson.[9] After being tagged by Saunders early, Sato won the fight by knockout.[10]

Sato's next Fight was against Belal Muhammad on September 7, 2019 in the United Emirates at UFC 242.[11] Sato lost by rear-naked choke in the third round.[12]

Sato was scheduled to face Maki Pitolo at UFC Fight Night 168 on February 23, 2020. However, Pitolo was unable to make weight and the bout was scrapped from the card.[13]

Sato was scheduled to face Ramiz Brahimaj on June 27, 2020[14] at UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker but the fight was scratched due to one of Brahimaj's cornermen testing positive for COVID-19.[15] Two days before the fight, Sato's opponent was switched to UFC newcomer Jason Witt.[16] Sato won the fight via knock out in 48 seconds in round one.[1][17]

Sato was scheduled to face Daniel Rodriguez on August 22, 2020 at UFC on ESPN 15.[18] However, despite making the required weight, Sato was not cleared to fight by Nevada State Athletic Commission medical personnel and was removed from the card.[19] Later, Sato revealed that a skin infection in his torso was the reason for the removal.[20]

As the last fight of his contract, Sato faced Miguel Baeza on November 28, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark.[21][20] He lost the fight via second round arm-triangle choke.[22]

Sato returned after more than a one year hiatus and faced Gunnar Nelson, replacing injured Cláudio Silva, on 19 March 2022 at UFC Fight Night 204.[23] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[24]

Sato faced Bryan Battle on August 6, 2022 at UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill.[25] He lost the fight via knockout in round one.[26]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 15–6 Bryan Battle KO (head kick) UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill August 6, 2022 1 0:44 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 15–5 Gunnar Nelson Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall March 19, 2022 3 5:00 London, England
Loss 15–4 Miguel Baeza Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark November 28, 2020 2 4:28 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 15–3 Jason Witt TKO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker June 27, 2020 1 0:48 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 14–3 Belal Muhammad Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 242 September 7, 2019 3 1:55 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win 14–2 Ben Saunders TKO (punches and elbows) UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson April 27, 2019 2 1:18 Sunrise, Florida, United States
Win 13–2 Matt Vaile TKO (punches) Pancrase 300 October 21, 2018 2 3:35 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 12–2 Glaico França Submission (rear-naked choke) Pancrase 297 July 1, 2018 4 1:15 Tokyo, Japan For the vacant Pancrase Welterweight Championship.
Win 12–1 Masayuki Hamagishi TKO (elbows and punches) GRANDSLAM 7 March 25, 2018 2 3:59 Tokyo, Japan
Win 11–1 Akihiro Murayama TKO (punches) Pancrase 292 December 10, 2017 1 0:52 Tokyo, Japan
Win 10–1 Kenta Takagi TKO (punches) Pancrase 289 August 20, 2017 1 4:15 Tokyo, Japan
Win 9–1 Anton Radman TKO (knee) Pancrase 286 April 23, 2017 1 3:43 Tokyo, Japan
Win 8–1 Eric Michael Fought Decision (split) Pancrase 273 December 13, 2015 3 3:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 7–1 Kenta Takagi TKO (punch) Pancrase 269 August 8, 2015 1 2:27 Tokyo, Japan
Win 7–0 Yusaku Tsukumo TKO (doctor stoppage) DEEP 72 Impact May 16, 2015 1 2:09 Tokyo, Japan
Win 6–0 Vyron Phillips Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 265 March 15, 2015 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 5–0 Hidetora TKO (punches) DEEP DREAM Impact December 31, 2014 1 4:21 Saitama, Japan
Win 4–0 Yasuaki Miura TKO (punch) TTF Challenge 03 November 2, 2014 1 0:29 Tokyo, Japan
Win 3–0 Genpei Hayashi TKO (punches) Pancrase 260 August 10, 2014 1 2:51 Tokyo, Japan
Win 2–0 Makoto Kawawa Submission (rear-naked choke) Pancrase 258 May 11, 2014 3 2:36 Tokyo, Japan
Win 1–0 Joe Proctor Submission (arm-triangle choke) Pancrase Bayside Fight 2 December 31, 2013 1 2:31 Yokohama, Japan

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