Kenji Kato
 
              | Gender | Male | 
|---|---|
| Height | 5' 7" | 
| Weight Class | Bantamweight | 
Kenji Kato is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 13 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws
Professional Career Statistics
| Pro Record | 13-12-0 (Win-Loss-Draw) | 
|---|---|
| Career Length | 6 months, 19 days | 
| Rounds Fought | 41.2 | 
| Avg. Fights/Year | 2.0 | 
| Longest Layoff | 1 year, 9 months, 1 day | 
| Quickest Turnaround | 1 month, 29 days | 
Record BreakDown
| - | KO/TKO | SUB | DEC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 8 | 1 | 4 | |
| Losses | 6 | 1 | 5 | 
| Finish Rate | 69.2% | 
|---|---|
| Finished Rate | 58.3% | 
| Win by Decision Rate | 30.8% | 
| Loss by Decision Rate | 41.7% | 
| Win by KO Rate | 61.5% | 
| Loss by KO Rate | 50.0% | 
| Win by SUB Rate | 7.7% | 
| Loss by SUB Rate | 8.3% | 
Win Method
Loss Method
Quick Hits
| Fastest Win | 03:30 | 
|---|---|
| Fastest KO | 03:30 | 
| Fastest SUB | 04:21 | 
| Ave. Rounds (Ws) | 1.6 | 
|---|---|
| Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) | 07:46 | 
| Ave. Rounds (Ls) | 1.8 | 
| Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) | 08:45 | 
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds
Official Professional MMA Fight Record
| Date | Opponent | Weightclass | Method | Round | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRB | 05/11/2025 | L (13-11-0) | Shohei Nose (14-7-2) | BW | Submission
              
                (Arm Triangle Choke) Shooto - Torao 35 | 1 | 03:35 | |
| NRB | 07/21/2024 | L (13-10-0) | Reo Hitomi (3-2-1) | BW | KO
              
                (Punch) Shooto - Professional Shooto 2024 Vol. 5 | 1 | 00:34 | |
| NRB | 05/12/2024 | L (13-9-0) | Teppei Suwabe (11-10-1) | BW | Decision
              
                (Unanimous Decision) Deep - Hamamatsu Impact 2024 | 2 | 05:00 | |
| NRB | 07/23/2023 | L (13-8-0) | Su Sung Cho (5-2-0) | BW | KO Shooto - Professional Shooto 2023 Vol. 5 | 3 | 04:17 | |
| NRB | 01/15/2023 | L (13-7-0) | Loibe Neto (6-5-0) | CW | TKO/RSC
              
                (Referee Stoppage from Punches) Shooto - Professional Shooto 2023 Vol. 1 | 2 | 04:37 | |
| NRB | 09/19/2022 | L (13-6-0) | Joji Goto (14-7-0) | BW | TKO/RSC
              
                (Referee Stoppage) Shooto - Professional Shooto 2022 Vol. 6 | 2 | 02:52 | |
| NRB | 07/03/2022 | W (12-6-0) | Daiki Tsubota (10-11-3) | BW | KO Shooto - Professional Shooto 2022 Vol. 4 | 1 | 03:35 | |
| NRB | 02/23/2022 | L (12-5-0) | Kazuma Kuramoto (11-3-0) | BW | TKO/RSC
              
                (Referee Stoppage from Punches) Rizin Fighting Federation - Trigger 2nd | 1 | 04:16 | |
| NRB | 11/28/2021 | W (11-5-0) | Katsuya Fujiwara (1-6-0) | BW | TKO/RSC
              
                (Referee Stoppage from a Cut) Rizin Fighting Federation - Trigger 1st | 2 | 01:21 | |
| NRB | 05/16/2021 | W (10-5-0) | Kaito Sakamaki (12-10-1) | BW | TKO/RSC
              
                (Referee Stoppage from Punches) Shooto - Professional Shooto 2021 Vol. 3 | 3 | 04:43 | |
| NRB | 01/31/2021 | L (10-4-0) | Nobuki Fujii (22-14-3) | Decision
              
                (Unanimous Decision) Shooto - Professional Shooto 2021 | 3 | 05:00 | ||
| NRB | 08/09/2020 | W (9-4-0) | Erson Yamamoto (7-6-0) | KO
              
                (Strike) Rizin Fighting Federation 22 | 1 | 03:32 | ||
| NRB | 02/22/2020 | W (8-4-0) | Yuto Kintaro (11-15-2) | Submission
              
                (Rear Naked Choke) Rizin Fighting Federation 21 | 1 | 04:21 | ||
| NRB | 12/22/2019 | W (7-4-0) | Yo Saito (12-12-3) | KO Shooto - Gig Tokyo 29 | 3 | 01:51 | ||
| NRB | 10/10/2019 | W (6-4-0) | Guts Takahashi (5-10-1) | BW | Decision
              
                (Unanimous Decision) Shooto - Gig Tokyo 28 | 2 | 05:00 | |
| NRB | 07/15/2019 | L (6-3-0) | Kota Onojima (16-6-3) | Decision
              
                (Unanimous Decision) Shooto - 30th Anniversary Tour 6 | 3 | 05:00 | ||
| NRB | 05/05/2019 | L (6-2-0) | Mamoru Uoi (22-13-2) | KO
              
                (Strike) Shooto - 30th Anniversary Tour | 2 | 05:00 | ||
| NRB | 07/15/2018 | W (5-2-0) | Kunihisa Sasa (9-5-1) | Decision Shooto - Professional Shooto | 3 | 05:00 | ||
| NRB | 04/22/2018 | W (4-2-0) | Hideto Okada (7-14-6) | Decision
              
                (Split Decision) Shooto - Gig Tokyo 25 | 2 | 05:00 | ||
| NRB | 02/24/2018 | W (3-2-0) | Yusuke Matsushita (7-13-2) | KO Shooto - Gig Tokyo 24 | 1 | 04:23 | ||
| NRB | 12/17/2017 | W (2-2-0) | Yoshizumi Kobayashi (6-5-2) | KO
              
                (Strike) Shooto - Infinity League 2017 Featherweight Final | 2 | 00:47 | ||
| NRB | 10/01/2017 | W (1-2-0) | Yusaku Hayashi (10-6-0) | BW | TKO/RSC Deep - Hamamatsu Impact 2017 | 1 | 03:30 | |
| NRB | 02/27/2016 | L (1-1-0) | Yusuke Kamata (6-4-0) | FLY | Decision
              
                (Majority Decision) Shooto - Gig Tokyo 20 | 2 | 05:00 | |
| NRB | 05/25/2014 | L (1-0-0) | Daisuke Endo (16-9-1) | BW | Decision
              
                (Unanimous Decision) Deep - Fujisan Matsuri | 2 | 05:00 | |
| NRB | 10/21/2012 | W (0-0-0) | Shinya Tanamori (2-5-1) | Decision
              
                (Majority Decision) Battle Code - Gate Challenge 10 | 2 | 04:00 | 
| * Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts. * 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 | 
Amateur Career Statistics
| AM Record | 1-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw) | 
|---|---|
| Career Length | 8 months, 7 days | 
| Rounds Fought | 1.8 | 
| Avg. Fights/Year | 0.3 | 
| Longest Layoff | 6 years, 8 months, 7 days | 
| Quickest Turnaround | 6 years, 8 months, 7 days | 
Record BreakDown
| - | KO/TKO | SUB | DEC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Losses | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| Finish Rate | 0.0% | 
|---|---|
| Finished Rate | 100.0% | 
| Win by Decision Rate | 100.0% | 
| Loss by Decision Rate | 0.0% | 
| Win by KO Rate | 0.0% | 
| Loss by KO Rate | 0.0% | 
| Win by SUB Rate | 0.0% | 
| Loss by SUB Rate | 100.0% | 
Win Method
Loss Method
Quick Hits
| Fastest Win | - | 
|---|---|
| Fastest KO | - | 
| Fastest SUB | - | 
| Ave. Rounds (Ws) | 0.0 | 
|---|---|
| Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) | - | 
| Ave. Rounds (Ls) | 1.8 | 
| Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) | 05:30 | 
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds
Official Amateur MMA Fight Record
| Date | Opponent | Weightclass | Method | Round | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRB | 11/08/2015 | W (0-1-0) | Yohei Kondo (0-1-0) | Decision
              
                (Unanimous Decision) Shooto - Hardball | 1 | 05:00 | ||
| NRB | 03/01/2009 | L (0-0-0) | Ryusaku Mishina (2-0-0) | Submission
              
                (Arm Bar) Battle Code - Gate Challenge 2 | 2 | 02:30 | 
| * Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts. * 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 |