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Bantamweight

Masanori Kanehara

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

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 20.2 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 60.0 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 64.8 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 64.8 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 33.8 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 46.1 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 64.8 of 100 Control — Average, rated 64.8 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Average 65
  2. Durability Average 65
  3. Grappling Average 65
  4. Control Average 65
  5. Accuracy Average 60
  6. TD Defense Average 46
  7. Wrestling Below avg 34
  8. Striking Weak 20

Built on 37 minutes of tracked cage time across 3 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Smothering Control 48% of every fight spent in control position
Defensive Striker average striking d — rates 65 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.91
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.43
Striking accuracy54.6%
Striking defense66.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
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 18-8 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 10-6 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
Full event page › Deep dive vs Alex Caceres › Simulate vs Alex Caceres ›

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. 124 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 44.0%
Striking defense 66.7% avg 56.4%
Takedowns /15 min 1.6 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 66.7% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 63.6% avg 62.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.2 avg 0.5
Control time 48.5% avg 19.4%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 48.2%