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Japan
Nara, Nara
Satoru Kitaoka
AGE
44
/
Feb 4, 1980
HEIGHT
5'6"
/
167.64 cm
WEIGHT
156 lbs
/
70.76 kg
ASSOCIATION
Lotus Setagaya
/
Pancraseism Yokohama
CLASS
Lightweight
Wins
45
KO
/
TKO
0
0%
SUBMISSIONS
22
49%
DECISIONS
23
51%
Draws
10
Losses
27
KO
/
TKO
13
48%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
14
52%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Daigo Kuramoto
Deep - 119 Impact
May / 03 / 2024
TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches)
Minoru Toyonaga
1
4:55
loss
Takeshi Izumi
Deep - 116 Impact
Nov / 11 / 2023
Decision (Split)
Ryosuke Uchida
3
5:00
win
Ryota Oki
Deep - Deep vs. Nariagari Tournament
Jul / 23 / 2023
Decision (Split)
Naoya Uematsu
3
5:00
win
Takuya Oyama
Deep - 113 Impact
May / 07 / 2023
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Minoru Toyonaga
3
2:24
win
Yuki Takano
Deep - 112 Impact
Feb / 11 / 2023
Submission (North-South Choke)
Ryosuke Uchida
3
3:47
loss
Kimihiro Eto
Deep - 110 Impact
Nov / 12 / 2022
Decision (Unanimous)
Minoru Toyonaga
3
5:00
loss
Hiroto Uesako
Deep - 108 Impact
Jul / 10 / 2022
Decision (Split)
Tomoki Matsumiya
3
5:00
loss
Takumi Suzuki
Deep - 104 Impact
Oct / 23 / 2021
KO (Knee)
Ryogaku Wada
3
0:27
loss
Juri Ohara
Deep - 100 Impact: 20th Anniversary
Feb / 21 / 2021
KO (Stomp and Punches)
Masato Fukuda
1
4:43
loss
Takasuke Kume
Rizin FF - Rizin 24
Sep / 27 / 2020
Decision (Split)
Ryogaku Wada
3
5:00
draw
Sho Kogane
Ismos 1 - Kitaoka vs. Kogane
Jul / 31 / 2020
Draw
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
loss
Johnny Case
Rizin FF - Rizin 17
Jul / 28 / 2019
TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Tomoki Matsumiya
1
5:00
loss
Roberto Satoshi de Souza
Rizin FF - Rizin 15
Apr / 21 / 2019
TKO (Punches)
Hirokazu Takamoto
2
3:56
win
Tatsuya Kawajiri
Rizin FF - Heisei's Last Yarennoka!
Dec / 31 / 2018
Decision (Split)
Tomoki Matsumiya
3
5:00
loss
Koji Takeda
Deep - 86 Impact
Oct / 27 / 2018
Decision (Unanimous)
Masato Fukuda
3
5:00
loss
Diego Brandao
Rizin FF - Rizin 11
Jul / 29 / 2018
KO (Punches)
Hirokazu Takamoto
1
1:30
win
Taras Sapa
Pancrase 295 - Sunabe vs. Murofushi
Apr / 15 / 2018
Submission (Heel Hook)
Tomoki Matsumiya
1
4:44
loss
Kiichi Kunimoto
Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: 2nd Round
Dec / 29 / 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
Jason Herzog
2
5:00
loss
Yusuke Yachi
Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: 1st Round
Jul / 30 / 2017
TKO (Punches)
Minoru Toyonaga
2
4:48
win
Daron Cruickshank
Rizin 3 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round
Dec / 29 / 2016
Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Jason Herzog
1
8:19
win
Leonardo Mafra Teixeira
Pancrase - 281
Oct / 02 / 2016
Submission (Heel Hook)
Masato Fukuda
1
1:05
win
Kota Shimoishi
Deep - 76 Impact
Jun / 26 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Masato Fukuda
3
5:00
loss
Kazuki Tokudome
Pancrase - 271
Nov / 01 / 2015
KO (Punches)
Tomoki Matsumiya
4
1:24
win
Yuki Okano
Deep - Cage Impact 2015
Jul / 20 / 2015
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Masato Fukuda
2
0:54
win
Akira Okada
Pancrase - 265
Mar / 15 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenichi Serizawa
3
5:00
win
Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Deep - Dream Impact 2014: Omisoka Special
Dec / 31 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Masato Fukuda
3
5:00
win
Richie Whitson
Pancrase - 261
Oct / 05 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenichi Serizawa
3
5:00
win
Naoto Miyazaki
Deep - 66 Impact
Apr / 29 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenichi Serizawa
3
5:00
loss
Ramazan Esenbaev
IGF - Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2013
Dec / 31 / 2013
KO (Punches)
Minoru Toyonaga
2
0:19
win
Dom O'Grady
Pancrase 252 - 20th Anniversary
Sep / 29 / 2013
Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Tomoki Matsumiya
1
1:19
win
Daisuke Nakamura
Deep - 62 Impact
Apr / 26 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenichi Serizawa
3
5:00
loss
Will Brooks
Dream 18 - Special NYE 2012
Dec / 31 / 2012
TKO (Punches)
Yuji Shimada
2
3:46
win
Katsunori Kikuno
Deep - 58 Impact
Jun / 15 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenichi Serizawa
3
5:00
loss
Shinya Aoki
Dream - Fight for Japan: Genki Desu Ka! New Year! 2011
Dec / 31 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Moritaka Oshiro
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
5:00
win
Willamy Freire
Dream - Dream 17
Sep / 24 / 2011
Decision (Split)
Kenichi Serizawa
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Jutaro Nakao
Deep - 53 Impact
Apr / 22 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
win
Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Pancrase - Passion Tour 9
Oct / 03 / 2010
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Tomoki Matsumiya
2
4:22
win
Jorge Rodrigues Silva
Pancrase - Passion Tour 5
Jun / 05 / 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
Tomoki Matsumiya
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Jorge Masvidal
Sengoku - Eleventh Battle
Nov / 07 / 2009
KO (Punches)
Kenichi Serizawa
2
3:23
loss
Mizuto Hirota
Sengoku - Ninth Battle
Aug / 02 / 2009
TKO (Knees)
Kenichi Serizawa
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
4
2:50
win
Yukio Sakaguchi
Pancrase - Changing Tour 3
Jun / 07 / 2009
Submission (Achilles Lock)
Ryogaku Wada
1
1:26
win
Takanori Gomi
Sengoku - No Ran 2009
Jan / 04 / 2009
Submission (Achilles Lock)
Hiromi Okamoto
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:41
win
Kazunori Yokota
Sengoku - Sixth Battle
Nov / 01 / 2008
Decision (Unanimous)
Samio Kimura
3
5:00
win
Eiji Mitsuoka
Sengoku - Sixth Battle
Nov / 01 / 2008
Submission (Heel Hook)
Samio Kimura
1
1:16
win
Clay French
Sengoku - Fourth Battle
Aug / 24 / 2008
Submission (Achilles Lock)
Kenichi Serizawa
1
0:31
win
Ian James Schaffa
Sengoku - Second Battle
May / 18 / 2008
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Tomoki Matsumiya
1
0:50
loss
Katsuya Inoue
Pancrase - Shining 1
Jan / 30 / 2008
Decision (Split)
Soichi Hiroto
3
5:00
win
Jason Palacios
Pancrase - Rising 6
Sep / 05 / 2007
Decision (Split)
Soichi Hiroto
3
5:00
win
Fabricio Monteiro
Deep - 29 Impact
Apr / 13 / 2007
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
2:37
win
Gustavo Picone
Pancrase - Rising 2
Feb / 28 / 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
Soichi Hiroto
3
5:00
win
Ju Pyo Hong
Pancrase - Blow 9
Oct / 25 / 2006
Submission (Achilles Lock)
Soichi Hiroto
1
0:24
win
Paul Daley
Pancrase - Blow 6
Aug / 27 / 2006
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
2:54
loss
Daizo Ishige
Pancrase - Blow 4
May / 02 / 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
Soichi Hiroto
3
5:00
win
Tatsunori Tanaka
Pancrase - Blow 2
Mar / 19 / 2006
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Soichi Hiroto
2
0:53
draw
Katsuya Inoue
Pancrase - Blow 1
Jan / 26 / 2006
Draw (Majority)
Soichi Hiroto
3
5:00
win
Carlos Condit
Pancrase - Spiral 8
Oct / 02 / 2005
Submission (Heel Hook)
Ryogaku Wada
1
3:57
win
Thomas Schulte
Pancrase - Spiral 5
Jul / 10 / 2005
Submission (Heel Hook)
Soichi Hiroto
1
1:11
win
Hidehiko Hasegawa
Pancrase - Spiral 2
Mar / 06 / 2005
Decision (Split)
Hiromi Okamoto
3
5:00
loss
Katsuya Inoue
Pancrase - Brave 10
Nov / 07 / 2004
Decision (Unanimous)
Ryogaku Wada
3
5:00
draw
Heath Sims
Pancrase - Brave 8
Sep / 24 / 2004
Draw (Majority)
Soichi Hiroto
3
5:00
win
Kurt Pellegrino
Pancrase - 2004 Neo-Blood Tournament Semifinals
Jul / 25 / 2004
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Soichi Hiroto
2
0:34
win
Takaichi Hirayama
Pancrase - Brave 5
May / 28 / 2004
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
4:05
loss
Eiji Ishikawa
Pancrase - Brave 3
Mar / 29 / 2004
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
draw
Tadahiro Hosaka
Pancrase - Brave 2
Feb / 15 / 2004
Draw (Unanimous)
Kenji Kosuge
2
5:00
win
Naoki Seki
Pancrase - Hybrid 9
Oct / 31 / 2003
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
draw
Yuji Hoshino
Pancrase - Hybrid 7
Jun / 22 / 2003
Draw (Majority)
Hiromi Okamoto
3
5:00
draw
Takuya Wada
Pancrase - Hybrid 4
Apr / 12 / 2003
Draw (Unanimous)
Kenji Kosuge
2
5:00
win
Hiroki Nagaoka
Pancrase - Hybrid 1
Jan / 26 / 2003
Decision (Unanimous)
Hiromi Okamoto
2
5:00
win
Taro Minato
Pancrase - Spirit 7
Oct / 29 / 2002
Decision (Majority)
Hiromi Okamoto
2
5:00
loss
Hidetaka Monma
Pancrase - 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round
Jul / 28 / 2002
KO (Knee)
Soichi Hiroto
1
0:05
win
Kenji Arai
Pancrase - 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round
Jul / 28 / 2002
Submission (Ankle Lock)
Kenji Kosuge
3
2:08
win
Hiroyuki Nozawa
Pancrase - 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round
Jul / 28 / 2002
Decision (Unanimous)
Soichi Hiroto
2
5:00
win
Kenji Arai
Pancrase - Spirit 4
May / 11 / 2002
Decision (Majority)
Soichi Hiroto
2
5:00
loss
Koji Oishi
Pancrase - Spirit 3
Mar / 25 / 2002
Decision (Majority)
Hiromi Okamoto
2
5:00
draw
Hiroki Nagaoka
Pancrase - Proof 7
Dec / 01 / 2001
Draw (Majority)
Kenji Kosuge
2
5:00
win
Yohei Ota
GCM - The Contenders 6
Oct / 08 / 2001
Decision (39-38)
2
5:00
draw
Junya Miyakawa
Pancrase - Proof 5
Aug / 25 / 2001
Draw (Unanimous)
Hiromi Okamoto
2
5:00
draw
Kenichi Serizawa
GCM - Club Contenders 1
Aug / 15 / 2001
Draw
2
3:00
loss
Yuji Hoshino
Pancrase - Proof 4
Jun / 26 / 2001
Decision (Unanimous)
Soichi Hiroto
2
5:00
draw
Kosei Kubota
Pancrase - Proof 2
Mar / 31 / 2001
Draw (Majority)
Kenji Kosuge
2
5:00
win
Kazuhito Kikuchi
Pancrase - Trans 8
Dec / 09 / 2000
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
10:00
loss
Yoshinori Kawasaki
Pancrase - Trans 6
Oct / 31 / 2000
Decision (Majority)
Kenji Kosuge
1
10:00
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