Kanako Murata
Age: 31 | Aug 10, 1993
Nationality: Japan
Weight Class: Strawweight
Height: 5'1"
Weight: 115 lbs
Reach: 62.0"
Professional Record
| 15 fights | 12 wins | 3 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 2 | 1 |
| Submissions | 4 | 1 |
| Decisions | 6 | 1 |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | 12 - 3 - 0 | Vanessa Demopoulos | UFC Fight Night 229 - Dawson vs. Green | October 07, 2023 | Decision (Unanimous) | Mark Smith | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 12 - 2 - 0 | Virna Jandiroba | UFC on ESPN 25 - Korean Zombie vs. Ige | June 19, 2021 | TKO (Arm Injury) | Chris Tognoni | 2 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 12 - 1 - 0 | Randa Markos | UFC Fight Night 182 - Felder vs. dos Anjos | November 14, 2020 | Decision (Unanimous) | Mark Smith | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 11 - 1 - 0 | Emily Ducote | Invicta FC 38 - Murata vs. Ducote | November 01, 2019 | Decision (Split) | Nick Berens | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 10 - 1 - 0 | Liana Ferreira Pirosin | Invicta FC 35 - Bennett vs. Rodriguez | June 07, 2019 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Marcio Laselva | 1 | 2:10 |
| WIN | 9 - 1 - 0 | Saray Orozco | Rizin FF - Rizin 15 | April 21, 2019 | Technical Submission (Shoulder Choke) | Minoru Toyonaga | 2 | 2:12 |
| WIN | 8 - 1 - 0 | Angela Magana | Rizin FF - Rizin 12 | August 12, 2018 | Submission (Shoulder Choke) | Hirokazu Takamoto | 2 | 3:53 |
| WIN | 7 - 1 - 0 | Lanchana Green | Rizin FF - Rizin 10 | May 06, 2018 | Submission (Anaconda Choke) | Hirokazu Takamoto | 1 | 4:54 |
| WIN | 6 - 1 - 0 | Yukari Nabe | Deep - 79 Impact | September 16, 2017 | Decision (Unanimous) | Masato Fukuda | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 5 - 1 - 0 | Claire Fryer | Pancrase - 288 | July 02, 2017 | Decision (Unanimous) | Minoru Toyonaga | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 4 - 1 - 0 | Rin Nakai | Rizin 3 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round | December 29, 2016 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Jason Herzog | 3 | 1:16 |
| WIN | 4 - 0 - 0 | Kyra Batara | Rizin 2 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: Opening Round | September 25, 2016 | Decision (Unanimous) | Masato Fukuda | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 3 - 0 - 0 | Ilona Wijmans | Shoot Boxing - Girls S-Cup 2016 | July 08, 2016 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:17 | |
| WIN | 2 - 0 - 0 | Maia Kahaunaele | KOTC - Firefight | June 04, 2016 | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 3:43 | |
| WIN | 1 - 0 - 0 | Natalia Denisova | Rizin 1 - Rizin Fighting Federation 1 | April 17, 2016 | Decision (Unanimous) | Kosuke Umeda | 3 | 5:00 |
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