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| Full name | Kaoru Uno |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Not added yet |
| Date of birth | 8 May 1975 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Birthplace | Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Lives in | Tokyo, Japan |
| Division | Featherweight / Lightweight |
| Team | Uno Dojo |
| Height | 170 cm (5′7″) |
| Reach | 180 cm (71″) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Years active | since 1996 |
| Status | Active |
| Pro debut | 4 Oct 1996 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Yoshihiro Koyama, 13 Jul 2026 |
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Titles and honours
- Shooto Lightweight Champion (one time, one defense)
- UFC 41 Lightweight Tournament finalist (draw with B.J. Penn)
- ADCC 1999 silver medal (66–76 kg)
Background
Japanese Shooto veteran who won the Shooto lightweight title, twice fought for UFC lightweight gold, and starred in Hero's and DREAM. He still competes in Shooto in his fifties.
Fight history
64 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Yoshihiro Koyama | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Lemino Shooto Vol.7 | 13 Jul 2026 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Akihiko Mori | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Shooto Torao 37 | 7 Dec 2025 | Yamaguchi, Japan | Catchweight (150 lb) bout |
| Loss | Shota Takagi | KO (knee and punches) | 2 | 0:56 | Shooto 2023 Vol.7 | 19 Nov 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Akira Haraguchi | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Vale Tudo Japan 2021 | 6 Nov 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Taison Naito | KO (punch) | 2 | 4:59 | Shooto 2021 Vol. 3 | 16 May 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Markus Held | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:56 | Shooto: 30th Anniversary Tour 8th Round | 24 Nov 2019 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Duane van Helvoirt | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Shooto: 30th Anniversary Tour 3rd and 4th Round | 6 May 2019 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Yutaka Saito | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | Shooto 4/23 | 23 Apr 2017 | Urayasu, Japan | For the Shooto Featherweight Championship |
| Win | Hwang Jung-ho | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 0:31 | Shooto-Mobstyles Presents: Fight and Mosh | 23 Apr 2016 | Urayasu, Japan | |
| Loss | Shigeki Osawa | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:03 | Shooto 7/26 | 26 Jul 2015 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Yoshifumi Nakamura | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Shooto: 1st Round 2015 | 25 Jan 2015 | Tokyo, Japan | For vacant Shooto Pacific Rim Lightweight (145 lb) title |
| Win | Raja Shippen | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:33 | Vale Tudo Japan 6th | 4 Oct 2014 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Taiki Tsuchiya | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Shooto: 4th Round 2014 | 5 May 2014 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Jesse Brock | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Vale Tudo Japan 4th | 23 Feb 2014 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Daniel Romero | Submission (inverted triangle choke) | 2 | 2:23 | Vale Tudo Japan 3rd | 5 Oct 2013 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Anthony Avila | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 1:53 | Vale Tudo Japan 2nd | 22 Jun 2013 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Kim Kyu-hwa | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:10 | Shooto: 2nd Round 2013 | 16 Mar 2013 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Shintaro Ishiwatari | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Shooto: 10th Round | 30 Sep 2012 | Tokyo, Japan | Lightweight bout |
| Loss | Takeshi Inoue | KO (head kick) | 1 | 4:17 | DREAM 17 | 24 Sep 2011 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | Akiyo Nishiura | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | DREAM: Fight For Japan! | 29 May 2011 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Loss | Kazuyuki Miyata | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Dynamite!! 2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | Saitama, Japan | Featherweight debut |
| Loss | Gleison Tibau | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:13 | UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi | 31 Mar 2010 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
| Draw | Fabrício Camões | Draw (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 106 | 21 Nov 2009 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | Spencer Fisher | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 99 | 13 Jun 2009 | Cologne, Germany | |
| Loss | Shinya Aoki | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | DREAM 5 | 21 Jul 2008 | Osaka, Japan | 2008 DREAM Lightweight Grand Prix semifinal |
| Win | Mitsuhiro Ishida | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:39 | DREAM 3 | 11 May 2008 | Saitama, Japan | 2008 DREAM Lightweight Grand Prix quarterfinal |
| Loss | Andre Amade | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Hero's 10 | 17 Sep 2007 | Yokohama, Japan | 2007 Hero's Lightweight Grand Prix semifinal |
| Win | Katsuhiko Nagata | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Hero's 9 | 16 Jul 2007 | Yokohama, Japan | 2007 Hero's Lightweight Grand Prix quarterfinal |
| Win | Ali Abdelaziz | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:58 | Hero's 8 | 12 Mar 2007 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Loss | Gesias Cavalcante | Decision (majority) | 2 | 5:00 | Hero's 7 | 9 Oct 2006 | Yokohama, Japan | 2006 Hero's Lightweight Grand Prix final |
| Win | Ivan Menjivar | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | Hero's 7 | 9 Oct 2006 | Yokohama, Japan | 2006 Hero's Lightweight Grand Prix semifinal |
| Win | Kultar Gill | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:30 | Hero's 6 | 5 Aug 2006 | Tokyo, Japan | 2006 Hero's Lightweight Grand Prix quarterfinal |
| Win | Ole Laursen | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:36 | Hero's 5 | 3 May 2006 | Tokyo, Japan | 2006 Hero's Lightweight Grand Prix opening round |
| Win | Rich Clementi | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | Hero's 4 | 15 Mar 2006 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Norifumi Yamamoto | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 4:04 | Hero's 3 | 7 Sep 2005 | Tokyo, Japan | 2005 Hero's Lightweight Grand Prix semifinal |
| Win | Hideo Tokoro | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | Hero's 3 | 7 Sep 2005 | Tokyo, Japan | 2005 Hero's Lightweight Grand Prix quarterfinal |
| Loss | Joachim Hansen | KO (knee) | 3 | 4:48 | Hero's 1 | 26 Mar 2005 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | Serkan Yılmaz | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:59 | K-1 World MAX 2005 Japan Grand Prix | 23 Feb 2005 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Chandet Sorpantrey | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 0:19 | K-1 Premium 2004 Dynamite!! | 31 Dec 2004 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Draw | Tatsuya Kawajiri | Draw (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | Shooto: 3/22 in Korakuen Hall | 22 Mar 2004 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Hermes França | KO (punch) | 2 | 2:46 | UFC 44 | 26 Sep 2003 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Draw | B.J. Penn | Draw (split) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 41 | 28 Feb 2003 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | UFC Lightweight tournament final for vacant title |
| Win | Din Thomas | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 39 | 27 Sep 2002 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | UFC Lightweight tournament semifinal |
| Win | Yves Edwards | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 37 | 10 May 2002 | Bossier City, Louisiana, United States | |
| Loss | B.J. Penn | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:11 | UFC 34 | 2 Nov 2001 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | UFC Lightweight title eliminator |
| Win | Fabiano Iha | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:48 | UFC 32 | 29 Jun 2001 | East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | Jens Pulver | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 30 | 23 Feb 2001 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | For inaugural UFC Lightweight Championship |
| Win | Rumina Sato | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:21 | Shooto: R.E.A.D. Final | 17 Dec 2000 | Urayasu, Japan | Defended Shooto Lightweight Championship |
| Loss | Marcio Ramos Barbosa | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 1:49 | Shooto: R.E.A.D. 9 | 27 Aug 2000 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | Dennis Hallman | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Shooto: R.E.A.D. 3 | 2 Apr 2000 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Draw | André Pederneiras | Draw | 3 | 8:00 | Vale Tudo Japan 1999 | 11 Dec 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Din Thomas | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:16 | Shooto: Renaxis 4 | 5 Sep 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Rumina Sato | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 4:02 | Shooto: 10th Anniversary Event | 29 May 1999 | Yokohama, Japan | Won vacant Shooto Lightweight Championship |
| Win | Ricardo Botelho | TKO (submission to punches) | 3 | 2:03 | Vale Tudo Japan 1998 | 25 Oct 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Zvonko Jakovcevic | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 3:15 | Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 4 | 29 Jul 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Ian James Schaffa | Technical Submission (armbar) | 3 | 3:13 | Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 3 | 13 May 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Yuji Fujita | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 2 | 1 Mar 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Naoya Uematsu | Submission (Achilles lock) | 1 | 0:23 | Lumax Cup: Tournament of J '97 | 20 Dec 1997 | Tokyo, Japan | Lumax Cup lightweight tournament final |
| Win | Hiroki Kotani | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 3:00 | Lumax Cup: Tournament of J '97 | 20 Dec 1997 | Tokyo, Japan | Lumax Cup lightweight tournament semifinal |
| Win | Masahito Wachi | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 3:00 | Lumax Cup: Tournament of J '97 | 20 Dec 1997 | Tokyo, Japan | Lumax Cup lightweight tournament quarterfinal |
| Draw | Takuya Kuwabara | Draw (split) | 2 | 5:00 | Shooto: Reconquista 4 | 12 Oct 1997 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Yuzo Tateishi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:14 | Shooto: Gig | 25 Jun 1997 | Tokyo, Japan | Lightweight debut |
| Win | Patrick Tapels | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:20 | Japan Extreme Challenge Vale Tudo Open | 28 May 1997 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Hayato Sakurai | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:52 | Shooto: Let's Get Lost | 4 Oct 1996 | Tokyo, Japan |