Bantamweight

Masanori Kanehara

29-13-5 UFC 1-2-0
5'7"Height
67"Reach
OrthodoxStance
43Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
12:23Avg fight
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Statistical profile

Percentile vs. UFC veterans · rim = true specialist

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min1.91
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.43
Striking accuracy54.6%
Striking defense66.7%
Takedowns / 15 min1.62
Takedown accuracy66.7%
Takedown defense63.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.21
Control time48.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 3 fights · green = win
September 20, 2014 vs Alex Caceres — 2.13/min (W) Sep '14 July 15, 2015 vs Rani Yahya — 1.6/min (L) Jul '15 January 2, 2016 vs Michael McDonald — 2.1/min (L) Jan '16

Fight history

3 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Michael McDonald 5-2 walk-in Submission · R2 2:09 — UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit · January 2, 2016
15/17Sig. strikes
5/13Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
5:48Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Rani Yahya 5-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee · July 15, 2015
24/44Sig. strikes
24/68Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
4:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Alex Caceres 5-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson · September 20, 2014
32/69Sig. strikes
24/78Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
7:31Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
29-13-5Pro record
Alpha, Paraestra HachiojiGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 11
Submission 10
Decision 8
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 2
Decision 3
Other 1

Draws: 5

Fights by organization

Fighting Network ZST 14
World Victory Road Presents 5
Rizin 4
DEEP 4
UFC 3
Pancrase 3
Super Rizin 1
Rizin Landmark 1

+ 12 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 47 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L YA-MAN KO (punches) Super Rizin 4
July 27, 2025
 Super Rizin 3 2:51
L Chihiro Suzuki TKO (punches) Rizin 46
April 29, 2024
 Rizin 1 4:20
W Kleber Koike Erbst Decision (unanimous) Rizin 44
September 24, 2023
 Rizin 3 5:00
W Sora Yamamoto Decision (unanimous) Rizin Landmark 5
April 29, 2023
 Rizin Landmark 3 5:00
W Kazumasa Majima TKO (punches) Rizin Trigger 3
April 16, 2022
 Rizin Trigger 3 3:37
W Takahiro Ashida TKO (punches and elbows) Rizin 31
October 24, 2021
 Rizin 2 1:18
L Victor Henry TKO (punches) Rizin 21
February 22, 2020
 Rizin 2 0:45
W Jomhod Chuwattana Submission (arm-triangle choke) DEEP Hachioji Chojin Matsuri 2018
April 1, 2018
 DEEP Hachioji Chojin Matsuri 1 1:55
W Charlie Alaniz TKO (doctor stoppage) DEEP Cage Impact 2016
December 17, 2016
 DEEP Cage Impact 1 0:30
L Michael McDonald Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 195
January 2, 2016
 UFC 2 2:09
L Rani Yahya Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee
July 15, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
W Alex Caceres Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson
September 20, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
L Toshiaki Kitada DQ (fighter thrown from ring) DEEP 66 Impact
April 29, 2014
 DEEP 1 1:37
W Joe Pearson KO (punch) Pancrase 252
September 29, 2013
 Pancrase 1 0:21
W Wade Choate Submission (arm-triangle choke) DEEP 62 Impact
April 26, 2013
 DEEP 1 4:16
W Tom McKenna KO (punch to the body) DEEP: Haleo Impact
December 22, 2012
 DEEP 1 2:45
W Tony Reyes TKO (punches) DEEP Tokyo Impact 2012
July 21, 2012
 DEEP Tokyo Impact 1 4:28
W Jake Hattan Submission (rear-naked choke) HEAT 22
April 8, 2012
 HEAT 1 3:16
W Brady Harrison Submission (rear-naked choke) Xplode Fight Series: Hillside Havoc
November 19, 2011
 Xplode Fight Series 3 3:59
L Rasul Mirzaev TKO (punches) Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 4
July 7, 2011
 Fight Nights 1 1:44
W Motoshi Miyaji KO (punches) Pancrase: Impressive Tour 5
June 5, 2011
 Pancrase 2 0:09
L Yoshiro Maeda TKO (punches) World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight
December 30, 2010
 World Victory Road Presents 1 1:27
L Marlon Sandro KO (punch) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 13
June 20, 2010
 World Victory Road Presents 1 0:38
W Norifumi Yamamoto Decision (unanimous) Dynamite!! 2009
December 31, 2009
 Dynamite!! 3 5:00
W Michihiro Omigawa Decision (split) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 9
August 2, 2009
 World Victory Road Presents 3 5:00
W Jung Chan-sung Decision (unanimous) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 8
May 2, 2009
 World Victory Road Presents 3 5:00
W Kim Jong-man Decision (unanimous) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 7
March 20, 2009
 World Victory Road Presents 3 5:00
W Kenji Arai KO (punches) Pancrase: Changing Tour 1
February 1, 2009
 Pancrase 1 3:14
L Takafumi Otsuka Decision (split) DEEP 38 Impact
October 23, 2008
 DEEP 2 5:00
W Isamu Sugiuchi KO (punches) Fighting Network ZST: Battle Hazard 03
August 24, 2008
 Fighting Network ZST 1 0:47
L Erikas Petraitis Decision (unanimous) Shooto Lithuania: Bushido 2008
March 16, 2008
 Shooto Lithuania 2 5:00
W Shunichi Shimizu Submission (armbar) Fighting Network ZST 16
February 24, 2008
 Fighting Network ZST 2 0:42
D Naoyuki Kotani Draw (time limit) Fighting Network ZST 15
November 23, 2007
 Fighting Network ZST 2 5:00
W Yoichiro Karsuyama Submission (rear-naked choke) Fighting Network ZST 14
October 7, 2007
 Fighting Network ZST 1 3:45
L Tashiro Nishiuchi KO (head kick and punch) Fighting Network ZST 13
June 10, 2007
 Fighting Network ZST 1 3:59
W Arunas Jurgelenas Submission (choke) Shooto Estonia: Bushido
April 14, 2007
 Shooto Estonia 1 1:47
W Tetsu Suzuki Decision (majority) K-1 Hero's 8
March 12, 2007
 K-1 Hero's 2 5:00
W Shinya Sato Submission (armbar) Fighting Network ZST 12
February 12, 2007
 Fighting Network ZST 1 0:56
W Taro Himura Submission (armbar) Fighting Network ZST: Swat! 08
December 17, 2006
 Fighting Network ZST 1 2:20
W Kenichi Ito KO (punch) Fighting Network ZST: Swat! 07
October 1, 2006
 Fighting Network ZST 2 1:00
D Hiroyuki Ota Draw (time limit) Fighting Network ZST: Swat! 06
August 27, 2006
 Fighting Network ZST 2 5:00
W Hisashi Hiyama Submission (armbar) Fighting Network ZST: Swat! 05
June 4, 2006
 Fighting Network ZST 1 0:56
W Toshiyuki Saito TKO (knee) Fighting Network ZST: Swat! 04
April 23, 2006
 Fighting Network ZST 1 1:37
L Shinya Sato Submission (kimura) Fighting Network ZST 8
November 23, 2005
 Fighting Network ZST 2 2:47
D Norimasa Isozaki Draw (time limit) ZST: Battle Hazard 2
September 10, 2005
 ZST 2 5:00
D Hiroyuki Ota Draw (time limit) Fighting Network ZST: Swat! 02
July 24, 2005
 Fighting Network ZST 2 5:00
D Masayuki Okude Draw (time limit) Fighting Network ZST: Swat! 01
April 17, 2005
 Fighting Network ZST 2 5:00

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Masanori Kanehara) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 118 qualified Bantamweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.9 avg 3.7
Strikes absorbed /min 1.4 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 54.6% avg 43.9%
Striking defense 66.7% avg 56.6%
Takedowns /15 min 1.6 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 66.7% avg 37.2%
Takedown defense 63.6% avg 63.6%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.2 avg 0.5
Control time 48.5% avg 19.4%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 47.4%