Akihiro Gono

OctagonStats Rating 1553

8-5-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 7" (170 cm)

Weight170 lbs. (77 kg)

Reach68" (173 cm)

StanceSwitch

BornOct 07, 1974

Age52

DivisionWelterweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.18

Str. Acc48%

SApM2.67

Str. Def63%

TD Avg1.01

TD Acc84%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.5

Recent form

W L L W W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

13 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

0 KO/TKO wins · 4 sub wins · 4 decision wins

Losses by method

2 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 3 decision losses

Finish rate50%

Times finished40%

StreakW1

Best streak4

Avg fight10:12

Octagon time2h 12m

Opp win%66%

ActiveFeb. 15, 2004 – Dec. 31, 2009 (6y)

Bonus awards

Submission of the Night1

Total bonuses1

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Akihiro Gono is a 35-21-8 submission specialist.

Akihiro debuted Feb. 15, 2004 vs Mauricio Rua (loss). Longest win streak: 4. 6 years active (Feb. 15, 2004–Dec. 31, 2009).

Best wins: Gegard Mousasi (SUB Armbar R2, Aug. 27, 2006); Yuki Kondo (S-DEC R2, Dec. 31, 2006); Hayato Sakurai (SUB Armbar R2, Dec. 31, 2009).

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Decision grinder

Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Dec. 31, 2009	Dynamite!! 2009	W Hayato Sakurai	SUB Armbar	2	3:56	0 0	15 9	2 0	1 0
Jan. 31, 2009	UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2	L Jon Fitch	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	7 40	0 4	0 2
Oct. 18, 2008	UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben	L Dan Hardy	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	56 57	3 0	0 0
Nov. 17, 2007	UFC 78: Validation	W Tamdan McCrory	SUB Armbar	2	3:19	1 0	27 31	1 0	1 0
Dec. 31, 2006	PRIDE Shockwave 2006	W Yuki Kondo	S-DEC	2	5:00	0 0	48 31	2 0	0 0
Nov. 05, 2006	PRIDE Bushido 13	L Denis Kang	U-DEC	2	5:00	0 0	24 27	0 1	0 0
Aug. 27, 2006	PRIDE Bushido 12	W Gegard Mousasi	SUB Armbar	2	4:24	0 0	15 29	2 0	2 1
Jun. 04, 2006	PRIDE Bushido 11	W Hector Lombard	U-DEC	2	5:00	0 0	39 33	0 2	0 1
Apr. 02, 2006	PRIDE Bushido 10	W Dae Won Kim	SUB Armbar	1	9:00	0 0	23 16	0 2	1 0
Sep. 25, 2005	PRIDE Bushido 9: The Tournament	L Dan Henderson	KO/TKO Punch	1	7:58	0 2	9 23	0 1	0 0
Sep. 25, 2005	PRIDE Bushido 9: The Tournament	W Daniel Acacio	U-DEC	2	5:00	0 1	55 47	0 0	0 0
May. 22, 2005	PRIDE Bushido 7	W Crosley Gracie	U-DEC	2	5:00	1 0	25 29	0 4	0 0
Feb. 15, 2004	PRIDE Bushido 2	L Mauricio Rua	KO/TKO Punches	1	9:04	0 1	11 63	1 0	0 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.