Hikaru Sato
Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
佐藤 光留 · 佐藤光留
- Born
- 8 July 1980, Okayama
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Sport
- mixed martial arts, professional wrestling
- Occupation
- mixed martial arts fighter, professional wrestler
- Team / club
- Pancrase
Hiroaki Sato (佐藤 弘明, Satō Hiroaki; born July 8, 1980) is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, better known by the ring name Hikaru Sato (佐藤 光留, Satō Hikaru). Sato started his MMA career in February 2000, fighting for Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling. During the next eight years, Sato fought, on average, five times a year, compiling a record of 18 wins, 19 losses and four draws, which included fights against the likes of Keiichiro Yamamiya, Nathan Marquardt, Ryo Chonan and Yushin Okami.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.