Kazushi Sakuraba

Kazushi Sakuraba is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, currently signed to Rizin Fighting Federation. He has competed in traditional puroresu for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and shoot-style competition for UWFi and Kingdom Pro Wrestling (KPW). He has fought in MMA competition in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Pride Fighting Championships, Hero's and Dream. He is known as the "Gracie Hunter" or the "Gracie Killer" due to his wins over four members of the famed Gracie family: Royler Gracie, Renzo Gracie, Ryan Gracie, and Royce Gracie. In particular, Sakuraba is famous for his initial fight with Royce, which lasted ninety minutes and ended after Royce was unable to continue due to damage received from Sakuraba.

Known For: Acting

Born: Shōwa, Akita, Japan, 1969-07-14

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1996	NJPW Skydiving J		0
2	1997	UFC 15.5: Ultimate Japan 1	Self	61
3	1998	Pride 2	Self	0
4	1998	Pride 3	Self	0
5	1998	Pride 4	Self	0
6	1999	Pride 5	Self	0
7	1999	Pride 6	Self	0
8	1999	Pride 7	Self	0
9	1999	Pride 8	Self	0
10	2000	Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round	Self	0
11	2000	Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals	Self	0
12	2000	Pride 10: Return of the Warriors	Self	60
13	2000	Pride 11: Battle Of The Rising Sun	Self	60
14	2000	Pride 12: Cold Fury	Self	50
15	2001	Pride 13: Collision Course	Self	60
16	2001	Pride 15: Raging Rumble	Self	60
17	2001	Pride 17: Championship Chaos	Self	60
18	2002	Pride Shockwave 2002	Self	60
19	2002	Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2	Self	0
20	2002	K1 Dynamite!!	"The Gracie Hunter"	52
21	2003	Pride 25: Body Blow	Self	60
22	2003	Pride Total Elimination 2003	Self	60
23	2003	Pride Final Conflict 2003	Self	0
24	2003	Pride Shockwave 2003	Self	0
25	2004	Pride Critical Countdown 2004	Self	50
26	2005	Pride Total Elimination 2005	Self	50
27	2005	Pride Critical Countdown 2005		90
28	2005	Pride Critical Countdown 2005	Self	50
29	2005	Nagurimono: Love & Kill		0
30	2005	Pride 30: Fully Loaded	Self	60
31	2005	Pride Shockwave 2005	Self	60
32	2006	K1 Dynamite!!		48
33	2007	K1 Dynamite!! USA		60
34	2007	K1 Dynamite!!	"The Gracie Hunter"	45
35	2008	Dream 2	himself	0
36	2009	Baton	Robot Guard (voice)	40
37	2010	Dream 16		45
38	2012	NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling 2012	Himself	0
39	2013	NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7	Kazushi Sakuraba	0
40	2013	NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final)	Kazushi Sakuraba	0
41	2013	Wrestle-1 Raising An Army Tour - Day 1		0
42	2013	NJPW Destruction 2013		70
43	2013	NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013	Kazushi Sakuraba	0
44	2013	NJPW Power Struggle 2013	Kazushi Sakuraba	0
45	2014	NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8	Kazushi Sakuraba	100
46	2014	NJPW Dominion 6.21		0
47	2014	NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)	Kazushi Sakuraba	0
48	2014	NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014	Kazushi Sakuraba	0
49	2014	NJPW Power Struggle 2014	Kazushi Sakuraba	0
50	2014	Metamoris 5		0
51	2014	NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11	Himself	0
52	2014	NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11		0
53	2014	NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6		0
54	2015	NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9	Kazushi Sakuraba	85
55	2015	Pioneers of MMA: Kazushi Sakuraba	Himself	100
56	2015	NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015	Kazushi Sakuraba	0
57	2015	NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai	Himself	0
58	2015	NJPW Invasion Attack 2015	Himself	0
59	2015	NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015	Himself	0
60	2015	NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall	Kazushi Sakuraba	0
61	2015	NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 17	Kazushi Sakuraba	0
62	2015	NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 18	Kazushi Sakuraba	0
63	2015	NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)	Kazushi Sakuraba	80
64	2015	NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015	Kazushi Sakuraba	0
65	2015	NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015	Kazushi Sakuraba	0
66	2015	NJPW Power Struggle 2015	Kazushi Sakuraba	0
67	2015	NJPW Tag League Finals 2015	Kazushi Sakuraba	100
68	2015	RIZIN SARABA		0
69	2016	NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016	Himself	0
70	2016	NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016	Himself	0
71	2016	NJPW Invasion Attack 2016	Kazushi Sakuraba	0
72	2016	NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016	Kazushi Sakuraba	0
73	2017	RIZIN 7		0
74	2018	Quintet 2	Himself	0
75	2018	Quintet 3		0
76	2019	Quintet Ultra		0
77	2020	NJPW Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall		0
78	2020	NOAH: 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle Vol. 4	Kazushi Sakuraba	0
79	2020	NOAH: The Best - Final Chronicle 2020		0
80	2021	CyberFight Festival 2021	Kazushi Sakuraba	0
81	2022	NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3	Kazushi Sakuraba	0
82		Kazushi Sakuraba Documentary	"The Gracie Hunter"	100
83	2011	Dream 17	as Himself	0
84		Dynamite!! 2010		100
85	2022	NOAH: The New Year 2022	Kazushi Sakuraba	0
86	2023	NOAH: Great Muta Final "BYE-BYE"		0
87	2024	NOAH: Wrestle Magic 2024	Kazushi Sakuraba	0
88	2024	Josh Barnett's Bloodsport Bushido		0
89	2024	NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5	Kazushi Sakuraba	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	2009	Baton	Robot Guard (voice)	40