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Masanori Kanehara

Fighter profile

Masanori Kanehara

BW29-14-5
Form
 
 
 
 
 
73
Overall
SoS 75
Skill ratings
Striking
71
Boxing
69
Kicking
54
Clinch
74
Striking def.
74
Wrestling off.
64
Wrestling def.
71
Ground game
76
Submissions
82
Grappling def.
60
Profile
Age43
Height5'7"
Reach67"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryJPN
Pro debut2005
UFC record1-2-0
Last fight2025-07-27
Octagon time37.2 min
Avg fight12.4 min
Career length21y 3m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the BW division (261 fighters).

Striking offense1496
40th
BW avg 1500
Striking defense1503
70th
BW avg 1500
Grappling offense1507
80th
BW avg 1496
Grappling defense1496
35th
BW avg 1504
Momentum13
40th
BW avg 23
Win / loss by method
Record: 29-14-5

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
11 wins, 7 losses
W
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 2 losses
W
34% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 4 losses
W
28% of wins
L
29% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
7% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
28win12loss5draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (39%)KO/TKO(58%) 7
10 (36%)Submission(8%) 1
7 (25%)Decision(25%) 3
0 (0%)DQ / other(8%) 1
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes71
Sig. accuracy55%
Sig. attempted130
Total strikes315
Total attempted383
Knockdowns0
Head45
Body21
Leg5
Distance46
Clinch12
Ground13

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed53
Sig. defense67%
KDs absorbed0
Head abs.32
Body abs.7
Leg abs.14
Distance abs.46
Clinch abs.7
Ground abs.0

Grappling · offense

Takedowns4
TD accuracy67%
TD attempted6
Sub att.3
Reversals1
Control time18:01

Grappling · defense

TD defense64%
TDs absorbed4
TD att. faced11
Sub att. faced4
Controlled time6:08

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 3 UFC fights · 37:09 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opp
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Peers
3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Masanori has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
46W–17Lwin 73.0%div #172/203pct 16th
WinsSoft
10W–6Lwin 62.5%div #174/176pct 2nd
LossesSoft
36W–11Lwin 76.6%div #143/199pct 29th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
1557 elodiv #43/203pct 79th
WinsStrong
1533 elodiv #65/176pct 64th
LossesStrong
1569 elodiv #42/199pct 79th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall422W–185L69.5%
Wins279W–133L67.7%
Losses143W–52L73.3%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Masanori, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+0.65u+21.7% ROI

over 3 close-line bets

Average odds
+191

34% implied

As favorite
0W–1L

ROI −100.0%

Avg -135

As underdog
1W–1L

ROI +82.5%

Avg +339

Based on 3 of 3 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.