Hayato Sakurai
Hayato Sakurai 桜井速人 | |
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Caesar Takeshi | |
Rank | Honorary black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu[2] |
Years active | 1996-present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 53 |
Wins | 38 |
By knockout | 12 |
By submission | 10 |
By decision | 16 |
Losses | 13 |
By knockout | 5 |
By submission | 4 |
By decision | 4 |
Draws | 2 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Submission Wrestling
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ADCC World Championship
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1999 Abu Dhabi | -77kg |
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1999 Abu Dhabi | Open |
Hayato Sakurai (
His nickname, "
Background
Sakurai began training in
Mixed martial arts career
Shooto
Joining Naoki Sakurada's Gutsman team, Sakurai made his professional debut in Shooto on October 4, 1996 by submitting Caol Uno. Over the next five years he would go undefeated in eighteen bouts, representing the promotion in three consecutive victories at the renowned Vale Tudo Japan event, as well as French MMA promotion Golden Trophy 1999. Hayato would also win that organization's Shooto Middleweight Champion from Jutaro Nakao, which he defended before Tetsuji Kato.
In a less official light, he contended with Rumina Sato for the fastest victory at the time, knocking out Ademir Oliveira with a spectacular flying knee in 0:34 seconds moments before Sato beat him with a flying armbar in 0:08 against Charles Diaz.[4]
During his final times on the company, Sakurai also faced future UFC challenger Frank Trigg in an exciting battle. The two brawled in the clinch, with Trigg landing knees while Hayato threw punches and kicks to the body and leg; at one instance, Trigg almost knocked out Sakurai, stunning him and landing multiple undefended punches both standing and on the ground which drew blood. Trigg continued dominating through the second round, until Sakurai finally came back knocking him down with a left hook, and he managed to finish the fight with multiple knee strikes to the face, winning by KO.[5]
In August 2001, Sakurai was finally defeated by future longtime
Ultimate Fighting Championship
On March 22, 2002, Sakurai stepped into
PRIDE
After losing to Hughes, Sakurai fought periodically in Shooto and
Sakurai made an underwhelming debut before Daiju Takase in PRIDE Shockwave 2003. Takase controlled a part of the first round, taking down Sakurai and bloodying his nose with punches. At this point, however, Mach started coming back, hijacking the standing segments with superior striking and negating Takase's submission attempts in order to do damage through his guard. The Shooto fighter ended the fight taking down Takase several times and controlling the action, which gained him a unanimous decision.
In his next apparitions for PRIDE Bushido, Sakurai would face two members of the Gracie family, Rodrigo and Crosley, but he was unsuccessful in both ventures. He fought an uneventful match against the former, stopping him from passing guard for the first round and being stopped himself from passing guard in the second, before receiving some knees to the head which gained Gracie the decision; and he then lost by submission to the latter, despite him showing a better performance until the last minutes.
In 2005 Sakurai regained focus and went to the US to train with legendary
The match with Pulver was specially acclaimed, as it featured high speed and an exciting give and take. Sakurai peppered his opponent with strikes and kicks before receiving a left hand which seemed to put him down. He recovered and injured Pulver's eye with a combo, only to immediately land a front kick directly to the same eye, but then Hayato received another sudden left hook, which anticipated a possible finish. However, for a second time, Sakurai came back and pressed action, finally bringing him down with a body shot and a knee strike for the TKO. The bout was called "awesome" and "Fight of the Year Contender-level" by analyst Scott Newman.[7] Similarly back and forth would be the fight against Hansen: the two fighters exchanged strikes, hip throws and leglocks through the entire bout, while Sakurai landed spinning back kicks and a close armbar attempt. Sakurai got the decision win, and it set off a match in the finals against Takanori Gomi, Sakurai's former colleague and training partner.
On December 31, 2005 Sakurai fought Gomi for the first ever
Despite the loss to Gomi, Sakurai would continue to impress with his performances. At
Sakurai fought against former
DREAM
After PRIDE's folding, Sakurai joined its offshoot promotion
At
Sakurai was to have a rematch against Marius Žaromskis in DREAM 17 a non-title fight.[10] However, he injured his leg which has forced off of the DREAM 17 card and was replaced by Eiji Ishikawa.[11]
Sakurai returned at Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 where he faced Ryo Chonan. He won the fight via unanimous decision.[12]
He then faced
Post-DREAM
Almost a year later, Sakurai returned to face Jae Suk Lim at Mach Dojo / Gladiator: Mach Festival. Sakurai lost by TKO in the first round.
He competed in the Tokyo International Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship 2009, ranking himself as a
Rizin FF
After not competing in over three years, Sakurai made his MMA return for Rizin Fighting Federation. He faced Wataru Sakata at Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: Final Round on December 31, 2016 and won the fight via TKO in the second round.
Fighting style
Sakurai was renowned for his well rounded set of skills, excelling on every field of the MMA game. On the stand-up, he favored grinding
Championships and accomplishments
- DREAM
- PRIDE Fighting Championships
- 2005 PRIDE Lightweight Grand Prix Runner-Up
- Shooto
- Shooto Welterweight Championship (One Time)
- One successful title defense
- Shooto Welterweight Championship (One Time)
Mixed martial arts record
53 matches | 38 wins | 13 losses |
By knockout | 12 | 5 |
By submission | 10 | 4 |
By decision | 16 | 4 |
Draws | 2 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 38–13–2 | Wataru Sakata | TKO (punches) | Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: Final Round | December 31, 2016 | 2 | 12:37 | Saitama, Japan
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Loss | 37–13–2 | Jae Suk Lim | TKO (punches) | Mach Dojo / Gladiator: Mach Festival | September 29, 2013 | 1 | 5:21 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Win | 37–12–2 | Phil Baroni | Decision (unanimous) | DREAM 18
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December 31, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Win | 36–12–2 | Ryo Chonan | Decision (unanimous) | Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 | December 31, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama , Japan
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Loss | 35–12–2 | Jason High | Decision (split) | Dynamite!! 2010 | December 31, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |
Loss | 35–11–2 | Nick Diaz | Submission (armbar) | DREAM 14 | May 29, 2010 | 1 | 3:54 | Saitama, Japan | Non-title bout. |
Loss | 35–10–2 | Akihiro Gono | Submission (armbar) | Dynamite!! The Power of Courage 2009 | December 31, 2009 | 2 | 3:56 | Saitama, Japan | |
Loss | 35–9–2 | Marius Žaromskis | KO (head kick) | DREAM 10 | July 20, 2009 | 1 | 4:03 | Saitama, Japan | DREAM Welterweight Grand Prix Semifinal Round |
Win | 35–8–2 | Shinya Aoki | KO (knees & punches) | DREAM 8 | April 5, 2009 | 1 | 0:27 | Nagoya, Japan | DREAM Welterweight Grand Prix Opening Round |
Win | 34–8–2 | Katsuyori Shibata | TKO (punches) | Fields Dynamite!! 2008 | December 31, 2008 | 1 | 7:01 | Saitama, Japan | Middleweight bout. |
Win | 33–8–2 | Kuniyoshi Hironaka | Decision (unanimous) | Dream 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round | September 23, 2008 | 2 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |
Loss | 32–8–2 | David Baron | Submission (guillotine choke) | Shooto: Shooto Tradition 1 | May 3, 2008 | 1 | 4:50 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Win | 32–7–2 | Hidetaka Monma | TKO (punches) | Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 First Round | March 15, 2008 | 1 | 4:12 | Saitama, Japan | |
Win | 31–7–2 | Hidehiko Hasegawa | Decision (unanimous) | Yarennoka! | December 31, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | Return to Welterweight. |
Win | 30–7–2 | Mac Danzig | KO (punch) | PRIDE 33
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February 24, 2007 | 2 | 4:01 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Catchweight (164 lb) bout. |
Win | 29–7–2 | Luciano Azevedo | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Pride - Bushido 12
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August 26, 2006 | 1 | 4:35 | Nagoya, Japan | |
Win | 28–7–2 | Olaf Alfonso | KO (punch) | Pride - Bushido 11
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June 4, 2006 | 1 | 1:54 | Saitama, Japan | |
Loss | 27–7–2 | Takanori Gomi | KO (punches) | Pride FC: Shockwave 2005
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December 31, 2005 | 1 | 3:56 | Saitama, Japan | Final of the PRIDE Lightweight Champion .
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Win | 27–6–2 | Joachim Hansen | Decision (unanimous) | Pride: Bushido 9
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September 25, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Semifinal of the PRIDE Lightweight Grand Prix
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Win | 26–6–2 | Jens Pulver | TKO (punches) | Pride: Bushido 9
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September 25, 2005 | 1 | 8:56 | Tokyo, Japan | Opening Round of the PRIDE Lightweight Grand Prix
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Win | 25–6–2 | Shinya Aoki | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Alive Road | August 20, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
Win | 24–6–2 | Milton Vieira | Decision (split) | Pride: Bushido 7
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May 22, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Lightweight debut. |
Loss | 23–6–2 | Crosley Gracie | Submission (armbar) | PRIDE Bushido 5
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October 14, 2004 | 2 | 1:02 | Osaka, Japan | Middleweight debut.[14] |
Win | 23–5–2 | Brady Fink | Submission (guillotine choke) | PRIDE Bushido 4
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July 19, 2004 | 1 | 4:08 | Nagoya, Japan | |
Loss | 22–5–2 | Rodrigo Gracie | Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE Bushido 2
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February 15, 2004 | 2 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
Win | 22–4–2 | Daiju Takase | Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE Shockwave 2003
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December 31, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |
Loss | 21–4–2 | Ryo Chonan | TKO (cut) | Deep - 12th Impact | September 15, 2003 | 3 | 2:10 | Japan | |
Win | 21–3–2 | Dave Menne | TKO (cut) | DEEP: 10th Impact | June 25, 2003 | 2 | 2:02 | Japan | |
Win | 20–3–2 | Ryuki Ueyama | Decision (unanimous) | Deep - 8th Impact | March 4, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Japan | |
Loss | 19–3–2 | Jake Shields | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Year End Show 2002 | December 14, 2002 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Loss | 19–2–2 | Matt Hughes | TKO (strikes) | UFC 36 | March 22, 2002 | 4 | 3:01 | Las Vegas, United States | For the UFC Welterweight Championship
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Win | 19–1–2 | Dan Gilbert | Submission (heel hook) | Shooto: To The Top Final Act
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December 16, 2001 | 1 | 1:52 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Loss | 18–1–2 | Anderson Silva | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: To The Top 7
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August 26, 2001 | 3 | 5:00 | Japan | Lost the Shooto Middleweight Championship
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Win | 18–0–2 | Jean Louis Alberch | Decision | GT: Golden Trophy 2001 | March 1, 2001 | 2 | 3:00 | France | |
Win | 17–0–2 | Frank Trigg | KO (knees) | Shooto: R.E.A.D. Final
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December 17, 2000 | 2 | 2:25 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Win | 16–0–2 | Luiz Azeredo | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: R.E.A.D. 8
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August 4, 2000 | 3 | 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | |
Win | 15–0–2 | Tetsuji Kato | Decision (split) | Shooto: R.E.A.D. 2
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March 17, 2000 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Defended the Shooto Middleweight Championship
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Win | 14–0–2 | Haroldo Bunn | TKO (punches) | VTJ 1999: Vale Tudo Japan 1999 | December 11, 1999 | 3 | 1:31 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Win | 13–0–2 | Brad Aird | Submission (armbar) | Shooto: Renaxis 2 | July 16, 1999 | 1 | 0:37 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Win | 12–0–2 | Marcelo Aguiar | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: 10th Anniversary Event | May 29, 1999 | 3 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
Win | 11–0–2 | Jean Louis Alberch | Submission (armbar) | GT: Golden Trophy 1999 | March 20, 1999 | 1 | 0:33 | France | |
Win | 10–0–2 | Damien Riccio | Decision | GT: Golden Trophy 1999 | March 20, 1999 | 1 | 5:00 | France | |
Win | 9–0–2 | James Schiavo | Submission (toe hold) | GT: Golden Trophy 1999 | March 20, 1999 | 1 | 0:26 | France | |
Win | 8–0–2 | Ademir Oliveira | KO (flying knee) | Shooto: Devilock Fighters | January 15, 1999 | 1 | 0:34 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Win | 7–0–2 | Sergei Bytchkov | Submission (armbar) | VTJ 1998: Vale Tudo Japan 1998 | October 28, 1998 | 1 | 4:59 | Japan | |
Win | 6–0–2 | Ronny Rivano | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 4 | July 29, 1998 | 1 | 1:10 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Win | 5–0–2 | Jutaro Nakao | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 3 | May 13, 1998 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the Shooto Middleweight Championship
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Draw | 4–0–2 | Marcelo Aguiar | Draw | VTJ 1997: Vale Tudo Japan 1997 | November 29, 1997 | 3 | 8:00 | Japan | |
Win | 4–0–1 | Alex Cook | Submission (rear naked choke) | Shooto: Reconquista 4 | October 12, 1997 | 1 | 1:09 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Win | 3–0–1 | Ali Elias | Submission (armbar) | Shooto: Reconquista 3 | August 27, 1997 | 1 | 1:23 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Win | 2–0–1 | Hiroyuki Kojima | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Gig | June 25, 1997 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Draw | 1–0–1 | Takuya Kuwabara | Draw | Shooto: Reconquista 1 | January 18, 1997 | 3 | 3:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Win | 1–0 | Caol Uno | Submission (armbar) | Shooto: Let's Get Lost | October 4, 1996 | 1 | 2:52 | Tokyo, Japan |
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest
Mixed martial arts exhibition record
Exhibition record breakdown | ||
1 match | 0 wins | 0 losses |
By knockout | 0 | 0 |
By submission | 0 | 0 |
By decision | 0 | 0 |
Draws | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Draw | 0-0-1 | Rumina Sato | Technical Draw | World&Wild 1 | April 4, 2008 | 1 | 3:00 | Tokyo, Japan |
Kickboxing record
1 wins (0 KOs), 0 loss | ||||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | Record |
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October 28, 2007 | Win | ![]() |
Shootboxing Battle Summit Ground Zero Tokyo 2007 | Tokyo, Japan
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Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 1-0 |
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest |
Submission grappling record
KO PUNCHESReferences
- ^ "Fight Finder: "Mach" Sakurai". Sherdog. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
- ^ "Male Adult Black Meio-Pesado". TOKYO INTERNATIONAL JIU-JITSU OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 2009. Archived from the original on December 2, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ Scientific Wrestling - Catch Wrestling. "MACH Revival Go".
- ^ Japan's MMA Roots: An Interview With Rumina Sato
- ^ Forgotten Fights, Volume 1 - Hayato Sakurai Vs. Frank Trigg, Bloodyelbow.com
- ^ a b c d Snowden, Jonathan. MMA Encyclopedia, ECW Press, 2010
- ^ Scott Newman (2013-10-06). "MMA Review: #74: PRIDE Bushido Vol.9 The Tournament". The Oratory. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ^ Greatest Pride Fighting Knockouts, video of Sakurai's match with Olaf Alfonso, retrieved on February 16, 2007
- ^ "Aoki Likely For DEEP: 50th Impact, Sakurai In Talks". MMARising.com. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
- ^ [1] Archived June 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Daniel Herbertson (14 July 2011). "Hayato 'Mach' Sakurai Injured, Pulls Out of Zaromskis Fight at DREAM". MMA Fighting.
- ^ Anton Tabuena (31 December 2012). "DREAM 18 - Glory 4 Results and Gifs: Hayato Sakurai Defeats Phil Baroni by Decision". Bloody Elbow.
- ^ Anton Tabuena (26 November 2012). "DREAM 18 - GLORY 4 NYE Card: Phil Baroni vs. Hayato Sakurai, 16-man HW tourney set". Bloody Elbow.
- ^ https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/hayato-sakurai-mach
External links
- Official website
(in Japanese)
- Official blog
- ^ PRIDE profile
- Professional MMA record for Hayato Sakurai from Sherdog
- Hayato Sakurai at UFC