Photo of Masanori Kanehara
Age 42
Gender Male
Height 5' 10"
Weight Class Featherweight

Masanori Kanehara is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 27 wins, 14 losses and 1 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 27-14-1 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 19 years, 7 months, 17 days
Rounds Fought 60.2
Avg. Fights/Year 2.1
Longest Layoff 1 year, 10 months, 21 days
Quickest Turnaround 3 weeks

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 9 9 9
Losses 5 3 4
Finish Rate 66.7%
Finished Rate 57.1%
Win by Decision Rate 33.3%
Loss by Decision Rate 28.6%
Win by KO Rate 33.3%
Loss by KO Rate 35.7%
Win by SUB Rate 33.3%
Loss by SUB Rate 21.4%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

1 Loss

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 00:00
Fastest KO 00:21
Fastest SUB 01:47
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.5
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 07:27
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.3
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 06:25
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 04/29/2024 L
(27-13-1)
Chihiro Suzuki
(11-2-0)
FTW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Punches)
Rizin Fighting Federation 46
1 04:20
NSF 09/24/2023 W
(26-13-1)
Kleber Koike Erbst
(27-5-1)
FTW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Rizin Fighting Federation 44
3 05:00
NSF 04/29/2023 W
(25-13-1)
Sora Yamamoto
(13-6-0)
FTW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Rizin Fighting Federation - Landmark Vol. 5
3 05:00
NSF 04/16/2022 W
(24-13-1)
Kazumasa Majima
(9-3-0)
FTW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Punches)
Rizin Fighting Federation - Trigger 3rd
3 01:23
NSF 10/24/2021 W
(23-13-1)
Takahiro Ashida
(23-9-2)
FTW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Punches)
Rizin Fighting Federation 31
2 01:18
NSF 02/22/2020 L
(23-12-1)
Victor Henry
(19-4-0)
TKO/RSC
Rizin Fighting Federation 21
2 00:45
NSF 04/01/2018 W
(22-12-1)
Jomhod Chuwattana
(0-0-0)
FTW Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Deep - Hachioji Chojin Matsuri 2018
1 01:55
NSF 12/17/2016 W
(21-12-1)
Charlie Alaniz
(6-1-0)
TKO/RSC (Doctor Stoppage)
Deep - Cage Impact 2016 - WSOF vs. Deep
1 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 01/02/2016 L
(21-11-1)
Michael McDonald
(15-3-0)
BW
(135.0 vs. 136.0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC 195: Lawlor vs Condit
2 02:09
Official MMA Fight Results 07/15/2015 L
(21-10-1)
Rani Yahya
(19-8-0)
BW
(136.0 vs. 135.5)
Decision (Split Decision)
UFC Fight Night 71: Duffee vs Mir
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 09/20/2014 W
(20-10-1)
Alex Caceres
(11-6-0)
BW
(135.0 vs. 135.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC Fight Night Tokyo: Hunt vs Nelson
3 05:00
NSF 04/29/2014 L
(20-9-1)
Toshiaki Kitada
(7-6-2)
Disqualification
Deep - 66th Impact
1 01:37
NSF 09/29/2013 W
(19-9-1)
Joe Pearson
(44-17-1)
KO (Strike)
Pancrase 252
1 00:21
NSF 04/26/2013 W
(18-9-1)
Wade Choate
(10-14-0)
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Deep - 62nd Impact
1 04:16
NSF 12/22/2012 W
(17-9-1)
Tom McKenna
(7-2-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
DeepĀ  - Haleo Impact
1 02:45
NSF 07/21/2012 W
(16-9-1)
Tony Reyes
(5-3-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Deep - Tokyo Impact
1 04:28
NSF 04/08/2012 W
(15-9-1)
Jake Hattan
(11-1-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Heat 22
1 03:16
NSF 11/19/2011 W
(14-9-1)
Brad Harrison
(1-1-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Xplode Fight Series - Hillside Havoc
3 00:00
NSF 07/07/2011 L
(14-8-1)
Rasul Mirzaev
(4-0-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Battle of Moscow 4
1 01:47
NSF 06/05/2011 W
(13-8-1)
Motoshi Miyaji
(1-1-0)
KO (Strike)
Pancrase Impressive Tour 5
2 00:09
NSF 12/30/2010 L
(13-7-1)
Yoshiro Maeda
(26-9-2)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Sengoku: Soul of Fight
1 01:27
NSF 06/20/2010 L
(13-6-1)
Marlon Sandro
(16-1-0)
KO (Strike)
Sengoku Raiden Championship 13
1 00:38
NSF 12/31/2009 W
(12-6-1)
Norifumi Yamamoto
(17-2-1)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Dream & Sengoku: Dynamite 2009
3 05:00
NSF 08/02/2009 L
(11-5-1)
Hatsu Hioki
(17-3-2)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Sengoku - Ninth Battle
3 05:00
NSF 08/02/2009 W
(11-5-1)
Michihiro Omigawa
(5-7-0)
Decision (Split Decision)
Sengoku - Ninth Battle
3 05:00
NSF 05/02/2009 W
(10-5-1)
Chan Sung Jung
(9-0-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Sengoku - Eighth Battle
3 05:00
NSF 03/20/2009 W
(9-5-1)
Jong Man Kim
(4-8-3)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Sengoku - Seventh Battle
3 05:00
NSF 02/01/2009 W
(8-5-1)
Kenji Arai
(14-11-3)
FTW KO
Pancrase - Changing Tour 1
1 03:14
NSF 10/23/2008 L
(8-4-1)
Takafumi Otsuka
(2-1-0)
FTW Decision (Split Decision)
Deep - 38th Impact
2 05:00
NSF 08/24/2008 W
(7-4-1)
Isamu Sugiuchi
(2-5-2)
KO
ZST - Battle Hazard 3
1 00:47
NSF 03/16/2008 L
(7-3-1)
Erikas Petraitis
(13-6-1)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bushido Lithuania - The Battle Field
2 05:00
NSF 02/24/2008 W
(6-3-1)
Shunichi Shimizu
(2-0-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
ZST - ZST.16
2 00:42
NSF 11/23/2007 L
(6-2-1)
Naoyuki Kotani
(17-7-4)
Draw
ZST: 5th Anniversary
2 00:00
NSF 10/07/2007 W
(4-2-1)
Yoichiro Karsuyama
(0-0-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
ZST : ZST 14
1 03:45
NSF 10/07/2007 W
(4-2-1)
Yoichiro Toriyama
(0-0-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
ZST14 : Tokyo Differ Ariake
1 03:45
NSF 04/14/2007 W
(3-2-1)
Arunas Jurgelenas
(0-3-0)
Submission (Choke)
Shooto Estonia - Bushido
1 01:47
NSF 03/12/2007 W
(2-2-1)
Tetsu Suzuki
(6-2-2)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
K-1: Olympia Hero's 2007
05:00
NSF 11/23/2005 L
(2-1-1)
Shinya Sato
(6-9-4)
Submission (Arm Lock)
ZST: The Battle Field 8
2 02:47
NSF 09/10/2005 D
(2-1-0)
Norimichi Isozaki
(2-3-0)
Draw
ZST: Battle Hazard 2
2 05:00
NSF 01/23/2005 W
(1-1-0)
Satoru Ida
(0-0-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
ZST: Grand Prix 2 - Finals
5 05:00
NSF 11/03/2004 L
(1-0-0)
Masayuki Okude
(0-1-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
ZST: Grand Prix 2 Tournament
1 04:22
NSF 09/12/2004 W
(0-0-0)
Yuki Takaya
(0-0-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
ZST: The Battle Field 6
1 02:26
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class