Biography
Sato was born in Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan on December 29, 1973. He made his professional debut in Shooto on December 7, 1994. He won 10 straight matches, finally losing a highly publicized match to Canadian Jiu Jitsu Champion Joel Gerson via submission (arm bar) in the first round of a non-title event in 1998. This demonstrated the vulnerability of the talented fighter, as Sato would eventually lose the Shooto Welterweight championship to Caol Uno by KO at 2:21 in the first round on December 17, 2000.
Sato is also thought to have had the fastest submission victory in MMA history when he submitted Charles Diaz in a mere 5 seconds with a flying armbar.
He won the Shooto Pacific Rim Lightweight tournament on March 11, 2005.
On July 10, 2009 Sato competed in a grappling superfight at the UFC 100 Fan Expo Grappler's Quest against Ulysses Gomez, winning by submission.
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