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Kenji KawaguchiGOAT — 365+ cumulative days at world no.1

GOAT · certified Jul 1991 · 1,178 days at no.1

All-time rank#52of 148,602 rated · by peak
Peak rating1,987May 31, 1991
Current rating1,761after last rated bout
Rated record14–7–425 rated bouts
StatusInactivelast fought Nov 2015 · out of the 18-month window

FIG. 1 Rating trajectoryrating after every rated bout

inactive 83 months since May 29, 1999 (returned May 12, 2006)inactive 114 months since May 12, 2006 (returned Nov 1, 2015)inactive 129 months since Nov 1, 2015 (still out)1,6001,7001,8001,9002,0002,100199319972001200520092013PEAK 1,9871,761May 18, 1989 — 1,763 · world #6Jul 29, 1989 — 1,676 · world #7Oct 19, 1989 — 1,803 · world #4Jan 13, 1990 — 1,884 · world #1Mar 17, 1990 — 1,882 · world #1Nov 28, 1990 — 1,923 · world #1Jan 25, 1991 — 1,957 · world #1May 31, 1991 — 1,987 · world #1Aug 25, 1991 — 1,944 · world #1Oct 17, 1991 — 1,957 · world #1Jul 23, 1992 — 1,981 · world #1Nov 27, 1992 — 1,942 · world #1Mar 18, 1994 — 1,960 · world #4May 6, 1994 — 1,973 · world #4Jul 29, 1994 — 1,909 · world #10Nov 7, 1994 — 1,851 · world #14Apr 20, 1995 — 1,872 · world #20May 7, 1996 — 1,829 · world #64Nov 29, 1997 — 1,864 · world #110Mar 1, 1998 — 1,817 · world #171Jul 29, 1998 — 1,837 · world #180Oct 25, 1998 — 1,815 · world #240May 29, 1999 — 1,784 · world #368May 12, 2006 — 1,840 · world #1000Nov 1, 2015 — 1,761 · world #1000GOAT DESIGNATION — 365th cumulative day at world №1 · 1,178 days total
GOAT Rating (start 1600) after each of 25 rated bouts · shaded bands mark inactive periods (no fight for 18+ months) · every value also appears in the fight record below · run 20260801T134400Z-49696e25

FIG. 2 The fight record25 professional bouts

DateOpponentResMethodRdTimeEventRating
Nov 1, 2015Yuki KondoLKO (Punch)11:53Pancrase - 2711,761
May 12, 2006Deividas PetrauskasWTKO (Punches)12:05Shooto - The Devilock1,840
May 29, 1999Carlos NewtonLSubmission (Armbar)15:00Shooto - 10th Anniversary Event1,784
Oct 25, 1998Vladimir MatyushenkoLKO (Punches)13:10VTJ 1998 - Vale Tudo Japan 19981,815
Jul 29, 1998Ante JurisicWSubmission (Heel Hook)20:35Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 41,837
Mar 1, 1998Masanori SudaLSubmission (Armbar)31:08Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 21,817
Nov 29, 1997Jan LomulderWSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)33:49VTJ 1997 - Vale Tudo Japan 19971,864
May 7, 1996Erik PaulsonLSubmission (Toe Hold)31:23Shooto - Vale Tudo Junction 31,829
Apr 20, 1995Tommy WalkingstickWSubmission (Armbar)16:29VTJ 1995 - Vale Tudo Japan 19951,872
Nov 7, 1994Erik PaulsonLTechnical Submission (Armbar)21:03Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 21,851
Jul 29, 1994Jan LomulderLTKO (Soccer Kick)12:59VTJ 1994 - Vale Tudo Japan 19941,909
May 6, 1994Yasunori OkudaWSubmission (Guillotine Choke)12:55Shooto - Shooto1,973
Mar 18, 1994Yuichi FukayaWSubmission (Kneebar)10:32Shooto - Shooto1,960
Nov 27, 1992Satoshi HonmaDDraw53:00Shooto - Shooto1,942
Jul 23, 1992Manabu YamadaWSubmission (Kneebar)10:36Shooto - Shooto1,981
Oct 17, 1991Satoshi HonmaWDecision (Unanimous)53:00Shooto - Shooto1,957
Aug 25, 1991Kazuhiro KusayanagiDDraw53:00Shooto - Shooto1,944
Jul 31, 1991★ GOAT DESIGNATION EARNED365th cumulative day at world №1
May 31, 1991Manabu YamadaWSubmission (Kneebar)10:58Shooto - Shooto1,987
Jan 25, 1991Naoki SakuradaWSubmission (Guillotine Choke)1N/AShooto - Shooto1,957
Nov 28, 1990Yuji ItoWKO (Punches)30:37Shooto - Shooto1,923
Mar 17, 1990Yasuto SekishimaDDraw53:00Shooto - Shooto1,882
Jan 13, 1990Naoki SakuradaWTKO (Punches)41:29Shooto - Shooto1,884
Oct 19, 1989Mitsuo FujikuraWSubmission (Armbar)20:41Shooto - Shooto1,803
Jul 29, 1989Yuji ItoDDraw43:00Shooto - Shooto1,676
May 18, 1989Tadashi YokoyamaWSubmission (Kneebar)1N/AShooto - Shooto1,763

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