Takashi Sato

BIOGRAPHY

Takashi Sato is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional fighter. He currently fights in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Born on February 25, 1987 in Sendai, Japan, Takashi began training in judo at an early age. After graduating from high school, he then trained at Paraestra Sendai under MMA veteran Tatsuya Kawajiri.

In November 2010, Takashi made his professional MMA debut with Shooto and won by submission. He went on to win seven more fights before making his UFC debut against Ben Saunders at UFC Fight Night 104 in Houston on February 4th 2017. In a thrilling fight that went all three rounds, Takashi eventually won by unanimous decision. This win earned him Performance of The Night honors for displaying courage and determination throughout the fight and earning victory despite being outmatched most of the time due to Saunders’ size advantage over him.

After this impressive performance against well known opponent Ben Saunders , Takashi was named one of Sherdog’s Breakout Fighters Of The Year for 2017 .He has since compiled an impressive record inside of two years with the UFC; winning five out seven fights since joining them back in 2017 . Among these wins are notable victories over Jake Matthews , Shinsho Anzai , Daichi Abe as well as former Bellator Welterweight Champion Lyman Good . His only losses have come via split-decisions to Belal Muhammad & Muslim Salikhov respectively ; both controversial decisions which many fans believe should have gone Sato’s way.

Currently ranked #15 in the official UFC rankings , 2020 looks set to be a big year for this talented Japanese fighter who will look forward to make further strides up into contending status within welterweight division while also looking forward to potential title shot propelling his career even further ahead if successful enough

Outside octagon too takashi is an extremely popular personality amongst fans & fellow fighters owing to his humble nature & affable personality .Apart from training hard during camp period rest assured you can find him enjoying some quiet time with family or just chilling out alongside friends doing activities like driving go karts or playing golf or simply going about exploring new places whenever opportunity presents itself allowing him too take much needed break away from grueling hours spent inside gym honing skills leading upto next upcoming fight night