Akihiro Gono "The Magic Man"
Akihiro Gono, known as "The Magic Man", is a mixed martial artist from Japan listed in the Lightweight division. Akihiro Gono holds a professional record of 38-24-8, including 1-2-0 inside the UFC. Of those UFC wins, 0 came by knockout or TKO, 1 by submission and 0 by decision. Akihiro Gono stands 5'9", has a 68-inch reach, fights out of a switch stance, and is 52 years old. Akihiro Gono is currently on a 2-fight winning streak and is listed as Not Fighting.
Akihiro Gono profile
| Division | Lightweight |
|---|---|
| Professional record | 38-24-8 |
| UFC record | 1-2-0 |
| Division rank | Unranked |
| Status | Not Fighting |
| Country | Japan |
| Age | 52 |
| Date of birth | 1974-10-07 |
| Height | 5'9" |
| Reach | 68" |
| Stance | Switch |
| Last weigh-in | 156 lbs |
| Current streak | W2 |
| Total octagon time | 38 minutes |
Striking statistics
| Significant strikes landed per minute | 2.35 |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes absorbed per minute | 3.34 |
| Striking accuracy | 52.6% |
| Striking defense | 59.7% |
| Knockdowns per 15 minutes | 0.39 |
| Strikes to the head | 36.7% |
| Strikes to the body | 28.9% |
| Strikes to the legs | 34.4% |
Grappling statistics
| Takedowns per 15 minutes | 1.57 |
|---|---|
| Takedown defense | 42.9% |
| Submission attempts per 15 minutes | 0.39 |
| Average control time per fight (seconds) | 113.67 |
UFC finish breakdown
| UFC wins by KO/TKO | 0 |
|---|---|
| UFC wins by submission | 1 |
| UFC wins by decision | 0 |
Akihiro Gono recorded fight history
Recorded bouts across promotions. This list can be incomplete and is not a substitute for the published full career record.
| Date | Promotion | Event | Opponent | Result | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-15 | Deep | Deep - 127 Impact | Yuki Kondo | win | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2023-08-04 | Gleat MMA | Gleat MMA - Ver.Mega | Tetsuya Izuchi | win | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2019-05-26 | Pancrase | Pancrase - 305 | Yuki Kondo | loss | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2018-04-29 | Rebel FC 7 | Rebel FC 7 - Fight for Honour | Adriano Balby | loss | Decision (Split) |
| 2018-02-04 | Pancrase 293 | Pancrase 293 - Senzo vs. Wakamatsu | Kyohei Wakimoto | win | Decision (Split) |
| 2017-10-08 | Pancrase | Pancrase - 290 | Akira Okada | loss | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2017-04-28 | F2N | F2N - Fight 2 Night 2 | Killys Mota | loss | TKO (Punches) |
| 2016-06-12 | RFC | RFC - Real Fight Championship 5 | Akhmat Akhmedov | win | Decision (Split) |
| 2016-02-07 | WSOF-GC 2 | WSOF-GC 2 - World Series of Fighting Global Championship: Japan 1 | Miroslav Strbak | loss | KO (Punches) |
| 2014-07-12 | THF | THF - The Hill Fighters 2 | Andre Pacheco de Jesus | win | Decision (Split) |
| 2014-05-01 | THF | THF - The Hill Fighters | Eduardo Garvon | win | Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) |
| 2013-11-24 | Deep | Deep - Cage Impact 2013 | Yuki Okano | draw | Draw (Split) |
| 2013-04-26 | Deep | Deep - 62 Impact | Taisuke Okuno | loss | KO (Punch) |
| 2012-05-04 | BFC | BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 67 | Michael Chandler | loss | TKO (Punches) |
| 2012-02-18 | Deep | Deep - 57 Impact | Daisuke Nakamura | loss | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2010-08-22 | SRC | SRC - Sengoku Raiden Championship 14 | Narantungalag Jadambaa | loss | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2010-03-07 | SRC | SRC - Sengoku Raiden Championship 12 | Diego Gonzalez | win | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2009-12-31 | K-1 | K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2009 | Hayato Sakurai | win | Submission (Armbar) |
| 2009-11-07 | Sengoku | Sengoku - Eleventh Battle | Yoon Young Kim | win | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2009-08-02 | Sengoku | Sengoku - Ninth Battle | Dan Hornbuckle | loss | KO (Head Kick) |
| 2009-01-31 | UFC | UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 | Jon Fitch | loss | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2008-10-18 | UFC | UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben | Dan Hardy | loss | Decision (Split) |
| 2007-11-17 | UFC | UFC 78: Validation | Tamdan McCrory | win | Armbar From Mount |
| 2006-12-31 | Pride FC | Pride FC - Shockwave 2006 | Yuki Kondo | win | Decision (Split) |
| 2006-11-05 | Pride | Pride - Bushido 13 | Denis Kang | loss | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2006-08-26 | Pride | Pride - Bushido 12 | Gegard Mousasi | win | Submission (Armbar) |
| 2006-06-04 | Pride | Pride - Bushido 11 | Hector Lombard | win | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2006-04-02 | Pride | Pride - Bushido 10 | Dae Won Kim | win | Submission (Armbar) |
| 2005-09-25 | Pride | Pride - Bushido 9 | Daniel Acacio | win | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2005-09-25 | Pride | Pride - Bushido 9 | Dan Henderson | loss | KO (Punch) |
| 2005-05-22 | Pride | Pride - Bushido 7 | Crosley Gracie | win | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2004-11-07 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Brave 10 | Tim McKenzie | win | TKO (Punches) |
| 2004-06-22 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Brave 6 | Tsuyoshi Kurihara | win | KO (Punch) |
| 2004-02-15 | Pride | Pride - Bushido 2 | Mauricio Rua | loss | KO (Punches and Soccer Kick) |
| 2003-11-30 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Hybrid 10 | Nilson de Castro | win | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2003-10-31 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Hybrid 9 | Daisuke Watanabe | win | KO (Punch) |
| 2003-08-31 | Pancrase | Pancrase - 10th Anniversary Show | Nilson de Castro | win | Disqualification (Groin Kick) |
| 2003-05-18 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Hybrid 5 | Flavio Luiz Moura | win | Decision (Majority) |
| 2003-03-09 | Zst | Zst - The Battlefield 2 | Chris Haseman | win | Decision (Majority) |
| 2003-02-16 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Hybrid 2 | Chael Sonnen | draw | Draw (Unanimous) |
| 2002-12-21 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Spirit 9 | Keiichiro Yamamiya | win | TKO (Punches) |
| 2002-08-25 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Spirit 6 | Osami Shibuya | draw | Draw (Unanimous) |
| 2002-05-11 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Spirit 4 | Kosei Kubota | win | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2001-12-01 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Proof 7 | Yuki Kondo | loss | TKO (Corner Stoppage) |
| 2001-10-30 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Proof 6 | Keiichiro Yamamiya | win | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2001-08-18 | Deep | Deep - 2nd Impact | Dustin Denes | draw | Draw (Majority) |
| 2001-06-26 | Pancrase | Pancrase - Proof 4 | Daisuke Watanabe | win | TKO (Corner Stoppage) |
| 2001-05-01 | Shooto | Shooto - To The Top 4 | Murilo Rua | draw | Draw (Majority) |
| 2001-01-19 | Shooto | Shooto - To The Top 1 | Ivan Salaverry | win | KO (Spinning Back Kick) |
| 2000-11-12 | Shooto | Shooto - R.E.A.D. 12 | Masanori Suda | win | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2000-05-22 | Shooto | Shooto - R.E.A.D. 5 | Andy Wang | win | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 2000-01-14 | Shooto | Shooto - R.E.A.D. 1 | Larry Papadopoulos | draw | Draw |
| 1999-09-07 | SB 13 | SB 13 - SuperBrawl 13 | Lance Gibson | loss | Decision (Majority) |
| 1999-05-29 | Shooto | Shooto - 10th Anniversary Event | Matt Hughes | loss | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 1999-01-15 | Shooto | Shooto - Devilock Fighters | Marcos da Silva | draw | Draw (Majority) |
| 1998-11-27 | Shooto | Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 6 | Adriano de Souza | win | Submission (Armbar) |
| 1998-04-26 | Shooto | Shooto - Shoot the Shooto XX | Matt Rocca | win | Submission (Armbar) |
| 1997-10-12 | Shooto | Shooto - Reconquista 4 | Larry Papadopoulos | loss | Decision (Split) |
| 1997-06-25 | Shooto | Shooto - Gig | Jutaro Nakao | draw | Draw |
| 1997-03-11 | Daidojuku | Daidojuku - WARS 4 | Tsunemichi Nagano | win | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 1997-01-18 | Shooto | Shooto - Reconquista 1 | Masato Fujiwara | win | Decision (Unanimous) |
| 1996-10-04 | Shooto | Shooto - Let's Get Lost | Kazuhiro Kusayanagi | loss | Submission (Armbar) |
| 1996-07-28 | Shooto | Shooto - Free Fight Kawasaki | Masanori Suda | win | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) |
| 1996-05-07 | Shooto | Shooto - Vale Tudo Junction 3 | Todd Bjornethun | loss | Submission (Armbar) |
| 1996-03-30 | Lumax Cup | Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '96 | Yasushi Warita | win | Submission (Achilles Lock) |
| 1996-03-30 | Lumax Cup | Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '96 | Kazunari Murakami | loss | Decision |
| 1996-02-17 | Daidojuku | Daidojuku - WARS 3 | Tatsuharu Doi | win | Decision (Majority) |
| 1995-10-13 | Lumax Cup | Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '95 | Kazunari Murakami | win | KO (Kick) |
| 1995-10-13 | Lumax Cup | Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '95 | Egan Inoue | loss | Submission (Armbar) |
| 1994-04-23 | Lumax Cup | Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '94 | Yasunori Okuda | loss | Submission (Toe Hold) |
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Sources and methodology
Career records and bout history are compiled from published MMA records. UFC performance metrics use published bout statistics; percentiles and derived metrics are calculated by Verdikt AI. Data can change after official corrections.
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