Akihiro “The Magic Man” Gono is a 47 year old Male fighter from Japan with a 37-24-8 pro MMA record. Gono most recently fought Sosuke Usui at NKB Victory Series vol.2 on Saturday April 24, 2021. Akihiro Gono lost to Sosuke Usui by KO/TKO at 2:09 of Round 1 in the 73 kg division.
Akihiro Gono has 37 wins with a 49% finish rate, including 7 by knockout, 9 by submission, 19 by decision.
Akihiro Gono is currently on a 2 fight losing skid.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 37-23-8 | Yuki Kondo |
DEC
R3 3:00
|
Pancrase 305 | 2019-05-26 | Welterweight | |
| Loss | 37-22-8 | Adriano Balby |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Rebel FC 7 | 2018-04-29 | Welterweight | RFC |
| Win | 36-22-8 | Kyohei Wakimoto |
DEC
R3 3:00
|
Pancrase 293 | 2018-02-04 | Welterweight | |
| Loss | 36-21-8 | Akira Okada |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Pancrase 290 | 2017-10-08 | Lightweight | |
| Loss | 36-20-8 | Killys Mota |
KO/TKO
R3 1:56
|
Fight2Night 2 | 2017-04-28 | Lightweight | F2N |
| Win | 35-20-8 | Akhmat Akhmedov |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Real 5 | 2016-06-12 | Lightweight | RFC |
| Loss | 35-19-8 | Miroslav Štrbák |
KO/TKO
R2 2:42
|
WSOF Global Championship 2 | 2016-02-07 | Lightweight | WSOFGC |
| Win | 34-19-8 | André de Jesus |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
The Hill Fighters 2 | 2014-07-12 | Lightweight | THF |
| Win | 33-19-8 | Eduardo Garvon |
SUB
R3 4:42
|
The Hill Fighters 1 | 2014-05-01 | Lightweight | THF |
| Draw | 33-19-7 | Yuki Okano |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
DEEP Cage Impact 2013 | 2013-11-24 | Welterweight | |
| Loss | 33-18-7 | Taisuke Okuno |
KO/TKO
R2 2:07
|
DEEP 62 Impact | 2013-04-26 | Welterweight | |
| Loss | 33-17-7 | Michael Chandler |
KO/TKO
R1 0:56
|
Bellator 67 | 2012-05-04 | Lightweight | BFC |
| Loss | 33-16-7 | Daisuke Nakamura |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
DEEP 57 Impact | 2012-02-18 | Lightweight | |
| Loss | 33-15-7 | Narantungalag Jadambaa |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Sengoku 14 | 2010-08-22 | Lightweight | SRC |
| Win | 32-15-7 | Diego Gonzalez |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Sengoku 12 | 2010-03-07 | Welterweight | SRC |
| Win | 31-15-7 | Hayato Sakurai |
SUB
R2 3:56
|
K-1 | 2009-12-31 | Welterweight | K-1 |
| Win | 30-15-7 | Yoon Young Kim |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Sengoku 11 | 2009-11-07 | Welterweight | SRC |
| Loss | 30-14-7 | Dan Hornbuckle |
KO/TKO
R3 2:50
|
Sengoku 9 | 2009-08-02 | Welterweight | SRC |
| Loss | 30-13-7 | Jon Fitch |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 94 | 2009-01-31 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Loss | 30-12-7 | Dan Hardy |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 89 | 2008-10-18 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 29-12-7 | Tamdan McCrory |
SUB
R2 3:19
|
UFC 78 | 2007-11-17 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 28-12-7 | Yuki Kondo |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Pride Shockwave 2006 | 2006-12-31 | Welterweight | PFC |
| Loss | 28-11-7 | Denis Kang |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Pride Bushido 13 | 2006-11-05 | Welterweight | PFC |
| Win | 27-11-7 | Gegard Mousasi |
SUB
R2 4:24
|
Pride Bushido 12 | 2006-08-26 | Welterweight | PFC |
| Win | 26-11-7 | Hector Lombard |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Pride Bushido 11 | 2006-06-04 | Welterweight | PFC |
| Win | 25-11-7 | Dae Won Kim |
SUB
R1 9:00
|
Pride Bushido 10 | 2006-04-02 | Welterweight | PFC |
| Loss | 25-10-7 | Dan Henderson |
KO/TKO
R1 7:58
|
Pride Bushido 9 | 2005-09-25 | Welterweight | PFC |
| Win | 24-10-7 | Daniel Acácio |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Pride Bushido 9 | 2005-09-25 | Welterweight | PFC |
| Win | 23-10-7 | Crosley Gracie |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Pride Bushido 7 | 2005-05-22 | Welterweight | PFC |
| Win | 22-10-7 | Tim McKenzie |
KO/TKO
R2 2:53
|
Pancrase 141 | 2004-11-07 | Light Heavyweight | |
| Win | 21-10-7 | Tsuyoshi Kurihara |
KO/TKO
R1 2:15
|
Pancrase 135 | 2004-06-22 | Light Heavyweight | |
| Loss | 21-9-7 | Maurício Rua |
KO/TKO
R1 9:04
|
Pride Bushido 2 | 2004-02-15 | Middleweight | PFC |
| Win | 20-9-7 | Nilson de Castro |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Pancrase 127 | 2003-11-30 | Light Heavyweight | |
| Win | 19-9-7 | Daisuke Watanabe |
KO/TKO
R2 3:49
|
Pancrase 126 | 2003-10-31 | Light Heavyweight | |
| Win | 18-9-7 | Nilson de Castro |
Disqualificaton
R1 0:29
|
Pancrase 124 | 2003-08-31 | Light Heavyweight | |
| Win | 17-9-7 | Flavio Luiz Moura |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Pancrase 119 | 2003-05-18 | Light Heavyweight | |
| Win | 16-9-7 | Chris Haseman |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
ZST 2 | 2003-03-09 | Heavyweight | ZST |
| Draw | 16-9-6 | Chael Sonnen |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Pancrase 116 | 2003-02-16 | Light Heavyweight | |
| Win | 15-9-6 | Keiichiro Yamamiya |
KO/TKO
R3 3:49
|
Pancrase 114 | 2002-12-21 | Light Heavyweight | |
| Draw | 15-9-5 | Osami Shibuya |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Pancrase 110 | 2002-08-25 | Light Heavyweight | |
| Win | 14-9-5 | Kosei Kubota |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Pancrase 106 | 2002-05-11 | Light Heavyweight | |
| Loss | 14-8-5 | Yuki Kondo |
KO/TKO
R3 0:52
|
Pancrase 102 | 2001-12-01 | Light Heavyweight | |
| Win | 13-8-5 | Keiichiro Yamamiya |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Pancrase 101 | 2001-10-30 | Light Heavyweight | |
| Draw | 13-8-4 | Dustin Denes |
R3 5:00
|
Deep 2 Impact | 2001-08-18 | ||
| Win | 12-8-4 | Daisuke Watanabe |
KO/TKO
R2 0:52
|
Pancrase 96 | 2001-06-26 | Light Heavyweight | |
| Draw | 12-8-3 | Murilo Rua |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Shooto | 2001-05-01 | Middleweight | |
| Win | 11-8-3 | Ivan Salaverry |
KO/TKO
R1 3:06
|
Shooto | 2001-01-19 | Middleweight | |
| Win | 10-8-3 | Masanori Suda |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Shooto | 2000-11-12 | Middleweight | |
| Win | 9-8-3 | Andy Wang |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Shooto | 2000-05-22 | Welterweight | |
| Draw | 9-8-2 | Larry Papadopoulos |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Shooto | 2000-01-14 | Middleweight | |
| Loss | 9-7-2 | Lance Gibson Sr. |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Superbrawl 13 | 1999-09-07 | Middleweight | IS |
| Loss | 9-6-2 | Matt Hughes |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Shooto | 1999-05-29 | Welterweight | |
| Draw | 9-6-1 | Marcos Da Silva |
R3 5:00
|
Shooto | 1999-01-15 | Middleweight | |
| Win | 8-6-1 | Adriano de Souza |
SUB
R1 2:46
|
Shooto | 1998-11-27 | Welterweight | |
| Win | 7-6-1 | Matt Rocca |
SUB
R1 3:12
|
Shoot Boxing | 1998-04-26 | Welterweight | SB |
| Win | 6-6-1 | Tatsuya Kurahashi |
R1
|
Rings Japan | 1998-03-03 | Lightweight | RINGS |
| Loss | 6-5-1 | Larry Papadopoulos |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Shooto | 1997-10-12 | Middleweight | |
| Draw | 6-5-0 | Jutaro Nakao |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Shooto | 1997-06-25 | Welterweight | |
| Win | 5-5-0 | Tsunemichi Nagano |
DEC
R5 3:00
|
Regional circuit | 1997-03-11 | ||
| Win | 4-5-0 | Masato Fujiwara |
DEC
R4 3:00
|
Shooto | 1997-01-18 | Middleweight | |
| Loss | 4-4-0 | Kazuhiro Kusayanagi |
SUB
R4 2:52
|
Shooto | 1996-10-04 | Middleweight | |
| Win | 3-4-0 | Masanori Suda |
SUB
R4 0:33
|
Shooto | 1996-07-28 | Middleweight | |
| Loss | 3-3-0 | Todd Bjornethun |
SUB
R3 1:12
|
Shooto | 1996-05-07 | Middleweight | |
| Win | 2-2-0 | Yasushi Warita |
SUB
R1 0:54
|
Regional circuit | 1996-03-30 | ||
| Loss | 2-2-0 | Kazunari Murakami |
DEC
R2 3:00
|
Regional circuit | 1996-03-30 | ||
| Win | 1-2-0 | Ryusei Doi |
DEC
R2 3:00
|
Regional circuit | 1996-02-17 | ||
| Loss | 0-1-0 | Egan Inoue |
SUB
R1 1:33
|
Regional circuit | 1995-10-13 | ||
| Win | 0-1-0 | Kazunari Murakami |
KO/TKO
R1 2:25
|
Regional circuit | 1995-10-13 | ||
| Loss | 0-0-0 | Yasunori Okuda |
SUB
R1 1:51
|
Regional circuit | 1994-04-23 |
Gono made his professional debut against Yasunori Okuda on April 23, 1994, fighting on the regional circuit.
He lost his first MMA fight, losing to Yasunori Okuda who carried a 1-2-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Akihiro Gono lost to Yasunori Okuda by Submission at 1:51 of Round 1.
Gono made his debut in the UFC against Tamdan McCrory on November 17, 2007, fighting on the preliminary card of UFC 78: Validation having compiled a 29-12-7 professional MMA record.
Akihiro Gono beat Tamdan McCrory by Submission at 3:19 of Round 2.
Since his debut, Gono has gone on to fight a total of 3 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 1-2-0.
Gono defeated the previously unbeaten Tamdan McCrory on November 17, 2007, at UFC 78: Validation. Tamdan McCrory came into the fight with a 9-0-0 record. Gono was a -213 betting favorite going into the fight. Akihiro Gono beat Tamdan McCrory by Submission at 3:19 of Round 2.
After his UFC stint, Gono took his next fight at SRC on August 2, 2009, fighting against Dan Hornbuckle on the main card of Sengoku 9.
Akihiro Gono lost to Dan Hornbuckle by KO/TKO at 2:50 of Round 3.
Gono's last win came against Kyohei Wakimoto at Pancrase 293 on Sunday February 4, 2018. Akihiro Gono beat Kyohei Wakimoto by Decision at 3:00 of Round 3.
Gono is not currently booked for any fights.
Gono's last loss came against Yuki Kondo at Pancrase 305 on Sunday May 26, 2019. Akihiro Gono lost to Yuki Kondo by Decision at 3:00 of Round 3.
Gono has fought 3 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 1-2-0.
Gono has knocked out 7 opponents.
Gono has submitted 9 opponents.
Gono has been knocked out 8 times.
Gono has been submitted 4 times.
