Kazushi Sakuraba
73.5″ reach · +3.72% reach advantage · 63rd percentile
Kazushi Sakuraba has a reach of 73.5″ against a height of 70.9″ — a reach advantage of +3.72%, above average for light heavyweight MMA and the 63rd percentile of the 88 compared here.
Reach in context
Reach advantage
+3.72%
73.5″ reach on a 70.9″ frame
Compared against 88 light heavyweight MMA fighters. Median 2.68%.
| Reach | 73.5″ (186.7 cm) | 20th pct |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 70.9″ (180 cm) | 15th pct |
| Stance | Southpaw | |
| Division | Light Heavyweight MMA competed at 3: welterweight, middleweight, light heavyweight — compared here against the last | |
| Peak era | 1990s | |
| Country | Japan |
Record
MMA record
26–17
44 bouts on record
Finish rate
88%
of wins ended inside the distance — light heavyweight MMA median 78%, 70th percentile
The career, bout by bout
46 recorded bouts from 1996 to 2015. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.
Career span
20y
1996–2015
Longest unbeaten run
11
without a loss — draws do not break it
Busiest year
2000
5 bouts
Recorded bouts
46
44 with a date
Fights
| Year | Result | Opponent | Method | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | L | Shinya Aoki | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2011 | L | Yan Cabral | Submission | 2 |
| 2010 | L | Marius Žaromskis | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2010 | L | Jason Miller | Submission | 1 |
| 2010 | L | Ralek Gracie | Decision | 3 |
| 2009 | W | Zelg Galešić | Submission | 1 |
| 2009 | W | Rubin Williams | Submission | 1 |
| 2008 | L | Kiyoshi Tamura | Decision | 2 |
| 2008 | L | Melvin Manhoef | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2008 | W | Andrews Nakahara | Submission | 1 |
| 2007 | W | Masakatsu Funaki | Submission | 1 |
| 2007 | W | Katsuyori Shibata | Submission | 1 |
| 2007 | L | Royce Gracie | Decision | 3 |
| 2007 | W | Yurij Kiselov | Submission | 1 |
| 2006 | N | Yoshihiro Akiyama | — | 1 |
| 2006 | W | Kestutis Smirnovas | Submission | 1 |
| 2005 | W | Ikuhisa Minowa | Submission | 1 |
| 2005 | W | Ken Shamrock | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2005 | L | Ricardo Arona | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 2005 | W | Yoon Dong-sik | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2004 | W | Nino Schembri | Decision | 3 |
| 2003 | L | Antônio Rogério Nogueira | Decision | 3 |
| 2003 | W | Kevin Randleman | Submission | 3 |
| 2003 | L | Wanderlei Silva | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2003 | L | Nino Schembri | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2002 | W | Gilles Arsene | Submission | 3 |
| 2002 | L | Mirko Cro Cop | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 2001 | L | Wanderlei Silva | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2001 | W | Quinton Jackson | Submission | 1 |
| 2000 | W | Ryan Gracie | Decision | 1 |
| 2000 | W | Shannon Ritch | Submission | 1 |
| 2000 | W | Renzo Gracie | Submission | 2 |
| 2000 | L | Igor Vovchanchyn | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2000 | W | Guy Mezger | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1999 | W | Royler Gracie | Submission | 2 |
| 1999 | W | Anthony Macias | Submission | 2 |
| 1999 | W | Ebenezer Fontes Braga | Submission | 1 |
| 1999 | W | Vitor Belfort | Decision | 2 |
| 1998 | D | Allan Goes | Draw | 3 |
| 1998 | W | Carlos Newton | Submission | 2 |
| 1998 | W | Vernon White | Submission | 3 |
| 1997 | W | Marcus Silveira | Submission | 1 |
| 1996 | L | Kimo Leopoldo | Submission | 1 |
| 1996 | W | Rene Rooze | Submission | 1 |
| — | W | Royce Gracie | KO/TKO | — |
| — | N | Marcus Silveira | — | — |
31 of these opponents have their own page here.
Closest in build
light heavyweight MMA fighters with the nearest reach advantage.
- Navajo Stirling+3.99% 79″ reach · 64th pct
- Roger Gracie+3.99% 79″ reach · 64th pct
- Jamahal Hill+3.99% 79″ reach · 64th pct
- Emiliano Sordi+4.04% 77″ reach · 67th pct
- Attila Végh+4.04% 77″ reach · 67th pct
- Ricardo Arona+4.05% 72.8″ reach · 69th pct
- İbo Aslan+3.36% 77.5″ reach · 61st pct
- Tomasz Drwal+4.1% 76″ reach · 70th pct
How this is worked out
- Measurements and records are read from the fighter's English Wikipedia infobox; the fight list is parsed from the article's own results table.
- Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage, so fighters of different sizes compare directly.
- Percentiles rank this fighter among the 88 light heavyweight MMA fighters in the dataset — chosen because it is the most specific group of at least 30 that this fighter belongs to.
Reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100
Source: Kazushi Sakuraba on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-08-01. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.