Masanori Kanehara
31 - 16 - 5
Featherweight
Height
5'8" (173cm)
Reach
67.5" (171cm)
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Height
5'8" (173cm)
Reach
67.5" (171cm)
Division
Featherweight
Born
1982-11-19
Birthplace
Musashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan
Fighting Out Of
Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
Team(s)
Reversal Gym Tachikawa ALPHA
Overall Record
31 - 16 - 5
Winning Method
25.8%
Dec.
Decision
8 / 31
9.7%
Sub.
Submission
3 / 31
22.6%
KO
KO
7 / 31
Losing Method
18.8%
Dec.
Decision
3 / 16
12.5%
Sub.
Submission
2 / 16
31.3%
KO
KO
5 / 16
Past Fights
July 27, 2025
Super RIZIN 4
Ren Sugiyama
Loss (31-15-5)Punches • Round 3 (2:51)
April 29, 2024
RIZIN 46
Chihiro Suzuki
Loss (31-14-5)Ground & Pound • Round 1 (4:20)
September 24, 2023
RIZIN 44
Kleber Koike
Win (30-14-5)Decision
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July 27, 2025
Super RIZIN 4
Ren Sugiyama
Loss (31-15-5)Punches • Round 3 (2:51)
April 29, 2024
RIZIN 46
Chihiro Suzuki
Loss (31-14-5)Ground & Pound • Round 1 (4:20)
September 24, 2023
RIZIN 44
Kleber Koike
Win (30-14-5)Decision
April 29, 2023
RIZIN LANDMARK 5 in YOYOGI
Sora Yamamoto
Win (29-14-5)Decision
April 16, 2022
RIZIN Trigger 3rd
Kazumasa Majima
Win (28-14-5)Ground & Pound • Round 3 (3:37)
October 24, 2021
RIZIN 31
Takahiro Ashida
Win (27-14-5)Ground & Pound • Round 2 (1:18)
February 22, 2020
RIZIN 21
Victor Henry
Loss (27-13-5)Right Straight • Round 2 (0:45)
April 1, 2018
DEEP Hachioji Chojin Matsuri 2018
Jomhod
Win (26-13-5)Head & Arm Choke • Round 1 (1:55)
December 17, 2016
DEEP Cage Impact 2016
Charlie Alaniz
Win (25-13-5)Doctor Stoppage (Cut) • Round 1 (0:30)
January 2, 2016
UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit
Michael McDonald
Loss (25-12-5)Rear Naked Choke • Round 2 (2:09)
July 15, 2015
UFC Fight Night 71
Rani Yahya
Loss (25-11-5)Decision
September 20, 2014
UFC Fight Night 52
Alex Caceres
Win (24-11-5)Decision
April 29, 2014
DEEP 66 Impact
Toshiaki Kitada
Loss (24-10-5)Disqualification • Round 1 (1:37)
September 29, 2013
Pancrase 252
Joe Pearson
Win (23-10-5)KO/TKO • Round 1 (0:21)
April 26, 2013
DEEP 62 Impact
Wade Choate
Win (22-10-5)Arm Triangle Choke • Round 1 (4:16)
December 22, 2012
DEEP Haleo Impact
Tom McKenna
Win (21-10-5)Punches • Round 1 (2:45)
July 21, 2012
DEEP Tokyo Impact 2012
Tony Reyes
Win (20-10-5)Punches • Round 1 (4:28)
April 8, 2012
HEAT
Jake Hattan
Win (19-10-5)
November 19, 2011
XFS: Hillside Havoc
Brady Harrison
Win (18-10-5)Rear Naked Choke • Round 3 (4:59)
July 7, 2011
Fight Nights Global 4
Rasul Mirzaev
Loss (18-9-5)Punches • Round 1 (1:47)
June 5, 2011
Pancrase
Motoshi Miyaji
Win (17-9-5)
December 30, 2010
Sengoku 16: Soul Of Fight
Yoshiro Maeda
Loss (17-8-5)Punches • Round 1 (1:27)
June 20, 2010
Sengoku 13
Marlon Sandro
Loss (17-7-5)Punch • Round 1 (0:38)
December 31, 2009
K-1: Dynamite 2009
Norifumi Yamamoto
Win (16-7-5)Decision
August 2, 2009
Sengoku 9
Michihiro Omigawa
Win (15-7-5)Decision
August 2, 2009
Sengoku 9
Hatsu Hioki
Loss (15-6-5)Decision
May 2, 2009
Sengoku 8
Chan Sung Jung
Win (14-6-5)Decision
March 20, 2009
Sengoku 7
Jong Man Kim
Win (13-6-5)Decision
February 1, 2009
Pancrase 197
Kenji Arai
Win (12-6-5)Punches • Round 1 (3:14)
October 23, 2008
Deep 38 Impact
Takafumi Otsuka
Loss (12-5-5)Decision
August 24, 2008
Fighting Network ZST
Isamu Sugiuchi
Win (11-5-5)
March 16, 2008
Shooto Europe
Erikas Petraitis
Loss (11-4-5)
February 24, 2008
Fighting Network ZST
Shunichi Shimizu
Win (10-4-5)
November 23, 2007
Fighting Network ZST
Naoyuki Kotani
D (10-4-4)
October 7, 2007
Fighting Network ZST
Yoichiro Karsuyama
Win (9-4-4)
June 10, 2007
Fighting Network ZST
Tashiro Nishiuchi
Loss (9-3-4)
April 14, 2007
Shooto Europe
Arunas Jurgelenas
Win (8-3-4)
March 12, 2007
K-1 HERO'S: Tokoro vs. Yasuhiro
Tetsu Suzuki
Win (7-3-4)Decision
February 12, 2007
Fighting Network ZST
Shinya Sato
Win (6-3-4)
October 1, 2006
Fighting Network ZST
Kenichi Ito
Win (4-3-4)
August 27, 2006
Fighting Network ZST
Hiroyuki Ota
D (4-3-3)
April 23, 2006
Fighting Network ZST
Toshiyuki Saito
Win (2-3-3)
November 23, 2005
Fighting Network ZST
Shinya Sato
Loss (2-2-3)
July 24, 2005
Fighting Network ZST
Hiroyuki Ota
D (2-2-1)
April 17, 2005
Fighting Network ZST
Masayuki Okude
D (2-2)
January 23, 2005
Fighting Network ZST
Satoru Ida
Win (1-2)
November 2, 2004
Fighting Network ZST
Masayuki Okude
Loss (1-1)
September 12, 2004
Fighting Network ZST
Yuki Takaya
Win (0-1)
September 15, 2003
Deep 12 Impact
Isamu Sugiuchi
Loss (0-0)Rear Naked Choke • Round 2 (1:44)
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