Kanako Murata

Strawweight Division

12-3-0-0

Career Statistics

Wins Breakdown

KO/TKO 2 (17%)

Submission 4 (33%)

Decision 6 (50%)

Career Information

Career: 2742 days

Debut: 2016-04-04

Current Streak: 2L

Physical Stats

Height: 5'1" (1.56m)

Weight: 115lbs (52kg)

Reach: 5'1" (1.56m)

Style: Wrestling, Brazilian Jiujitsu, Judo

Age: 31

Trainer: Kazunori Yokota

Personal Information

Birthdate: 1993-08-10

Birthplace: Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan

Resides: -

Trains out of: Dublin, California, United States

Fight Record

2023-10-07 Strawweight	Kanako Murata 12-2-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	Vanessa Demopoulos WIN \| 9-5-0-0	UFC Fight Night Las Vegas, United States
UFC Fight Night Dawson Vs Green • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2021-06-19 Strawweight	Kanako Murata 12-1-0-0 \| LOSS	TKO R2 5:00 Arm Injury	Virna Jandiroba WIN \| 16-2-0-0	UFC On ESPN Las Vegas, United States
UFC On ESPN The Korean Zombie Vs Ige • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2020-11-14 Strawweight	Kanako Murata 11-1-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	Randa Markos LOSS \| 10-9-1-0	UFC Fight Night Las Vegas, United States
UFC Fight Night Felder Vs Dos Anjos • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2019-11-01 Strawweight	Kanako Murata 10-1-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R5 5:00 Split (48-47, 47-48, 49-46)	Emily Ducote LOSS \| 7-5-0-0	Invicta FC 38 Kansas City, United States
Invicta FC 38 Murata Vs Ducote • Kansas City, Kansas, United States • Memorial Hall
2019-06-07 Strawweight	Kanako Murata 9-1-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 2:10 Rear-Naked Choke	Liana Pirosin LOSS \| 1-2-0-0	Invicta FC 35 Kansas City, United States
Invicta FC 35 Bennett Vs Rodriguez Ii • Kansas City, Kansas, United States • Memorial Hall
2019-04-21	Kanako Murata 8-1-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R2 2:12 Von Flue Choke	Saray Orozco LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Rizin 15 Yokohama, Japan
Rizin 15 • Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
2018-08-12	Kanako Murata 7-1-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R2 3:53 Von Flue Choke	Angela Magana LOSS \| 11-9-0-0	Rizin 12 Nagoya, Japan
Rizin 12 • Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
2018-05-06	Kanako Murata 6-1-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 4:52 Anaconda Choke	Lanchana Green LOSS \| 0-1-0-0	Rizin 10 Fukuoka, Japan
Rizin 10 • Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
2017-09-16	Kanako Murata 5-1-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous	Yukari Nabe LOSS \| 0-1-0-0	DEEP 79 Tokyo, Japan
DEEP 79 Impact • Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
2017-07-02	Kanako Murata 4-1-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous	Claire Fryer LOSS \| 0-1-0-0	Pancrase 288 Tokyo, Japan
Pancrase 288 288 • Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
2016-12-29	Kanako Murata 4-0-0-0 \| LOSS	SUB R3 1:16 Rear-Naked Choke	Rin Nakai WIN \| 18-2-1-0	Rizin World Grand Prix 2016 Saitama, Japan
Rizin World Grand Prix 2016 2 Nd Round • Saitama, Saitama, Japan • None
2016-09-25	Kanako Murata 3-0-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous	Kyra Batara LOSS \| 2-0-0-0	Rizin World Grand Prix 2016 Saitama, Japan
Rizin World Grand Prix 2016 1 St Round • Saitama, Saitama, Japan
2016-07-07	Kanako Murata 2-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 1:17 Punches	Ilona Wijmans LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Shoot Box Girls S-Cup 2016 Tokyo, Japan
Shoot Box Girls S-Cup 2016 Cup 2016 • Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
2016-06-04	Kanako Murata 1-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R3 3:43 Punches	Maia Kahaunaele-Stevenson LOSS \| 0-1-0-0	KOTC Lincoln City, United States
KOTC Wipeout • Lincoln City, Oregon, United States • Chinook Winds Casino Resort
2016-04-04 Strawweight	Kanako Murata 0-0-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous	Natalia Denisova LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Rizin 1 Nagoya, Japan
Rizin 1 • Nagoya, Aichi, Japan