# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/hayato-sakurai
# Generated: 2026-08-14T15:04:30.503Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/hayato-sakurai"
name: "Hayato Sakurai"
slug: "hayato-sakurai"
description: "Hayato Sakurai  also known as Mach , is a Japanese mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 1996, he has formerly competed for the UFC, PRIDE, DREAM, Shooto, Vale Tudo Japan, DEEP, and participated in the Yarennoka!, Dynamite!! 2008, Dynamite!! 2009, Dynamite!! 2010, and Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 events. Sakurai finished second (Silver) in the Absolute Class ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in 1999 at just under 77 kg. During the height of his career in 2000 and 2001 he was considered to be one of the top pound for pound fighters in MMA. He is the former Shooto Middleweight Champion."
tagline: "Japanese mixed martial artist"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hayato_Sakurai.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Japan"
  isoCode: "JP"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1975-08-24"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           49.99
  momentum:             0
  historical:           11.51084933333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/s_mach_hayato"
    handle:    "s_mach_hayato"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/mach_sakurai/"
    handle:    "mach_sakurai"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2035850/"
    handle:    "nm2035850"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "https://machdojo.com/"
sources:
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%BE_%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%97"
    title: "Хаято Сакураї"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A"
    title: "هاياتو ساكوراي"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%89"
    title: "هاياتو ساكوراى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayato_Sakurai"
    title: "Hayato Sakurai"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88_%D8%B3%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C"
    title: "هایاتو ساکورای"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayato_Sakurai"
    title: "Hayato Sakurai"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayato_Sakurai"
    title: "Hayato Sakurai"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayato_Sakurai"
    title: "Hayato Sakurai"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A1%9C%E4%BA%95%E9%80%9F%E4%BA%BA"
    title: "桜井速人"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayato_Sakurai"
    title: "Hayato Sakurai"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayato_Sakurai"
    title: "Hayato Sakurai"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8%2C_%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%BE"
    title: "Сакураи, Хаято"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3098857"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/83570"
    title: "Hayato Sakurai"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump