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Masanori Kanehara
Japan
31-16-5W-L-D
- Age
- 43
- Height
- 5'7"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 67"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- FeatherweightFeatherweight: 136 to 145 lb (62 to 66 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1606
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- W
- W
- W
Lost 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Kanehara's finishing is split evenly, with 11 wins by KO/TKO, 11 by submission and 10 by decision. That works out to a 69% finish rate, so he ends fights early and taps people as often as he puts them out.
- Recent Form
- Most recent was Ren Sugiyama (2-3-0), a loss by KO from punches in round 3. Before that, Chihiro Suzuki (13-7-0), a loss by KO/TKO in round 1. Before that, Kleber Koike Erbst (36-10-1), a unanimous decision win.
- Style
- Orthodox at 5'7" with a 67" reach. He lands 2.19 significant strikes a minute at 55% accuracy and absorbs 1.92. He defends 67% of strikes, attempts 1.78 takedowns per 15 minutes, and stops 62% of takedowns against him.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 9 KO/TKO (35%)
- 8 Submission (31%)
- 9 Decision (34%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 65%
- Streak
- 2-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 16 months ago
26 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 67-31-3 (4 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1689
- Lossvs Ren Sugiyama2-3-0 · Power Index 1593KO (Punches) · R3 · 2:51Jul 27, 2025 · Super RIZIN 4
Fight stats
Stat Masanori Kanehara Ren Sugiyama Sig. strikes 19 27 Takedowns 4/9 0/0 Control time 7:49 1:12 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 10 2 Round 2 sig. strikes 5 4 Round 3 sig. strikes 4 21 - Lossvs Chihiro Suzuki13-7-0 · Power Index 1736KO/TKO · R1 · 4:20Apr 29, 2024 · RIZIN 46
Fight stats
Stat Masanori Kanehara Chihiro Suzuki Sig. strikes 3 53 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:00 0:23 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 3 53 - Winvs Kleber Koike Erbst36-10-1 · Power Index 1830Decision (Unanimous) · R3 · 5:00Sep 24, 2023 · RIZIN 44
Fight stats
Stat Masanori Kanehara Kleber Koike Erbst Sig. strikes 23 7 Takedowns 2/2 1/1 Control time 6:25 2:32 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 7 4 Round 2 sig. strikes 10 1 Round 3 sig. strikes 6 2 - Winvs Kleber KoikeDecision · UnanimousSep 24, 2023 · RIZIN 44
- Winvs Sora Yamamoto16-11-2 · Power Index 1598Decision (Unanimous) · R3 · 5:00Apr 29, 2023 · RIZIN LANDMARK 5
Fight stats
Stat Masanori Kanehara Sora Yamamoto Sig. strikes 69 22 Takedowns 0/0 0/1 Control time 6:56 0:52 Knockdowns 2 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 20 14 Round 2 sig. strikes 15 8 Round 3 sig. strikes 34 0
Career Stats
Based on 7 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 2.19
- Striking accuracy
- 55%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 1.92
- Striking defense
- 67%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.78
- Takedown accuracy
- 59%
- Takedown defense
- 62%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.70