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Welterweight Division
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"Mach"
Hayato Sakurai
Welterweight Division
16-3-2 (W-L-D)
Last fight
UFC 36
36
Win
Hughes
vs
Sakurai
Mar. 22, 2002
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Matt Hughes vs. Hayato Sakurai UFC® 36
Stats
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy 42%
42%
Striking accuracy
Sig. Strikes Landed
5
Sig. Strikes Attempted
12
0.28
Sig. Str. Landed
Per Min
25.03
Sig. Str. Absorbed
Per Min
0.00
Takedown avg
Per 15 Min
0.00
Submission avg
Per 15 Min
Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
59
%
Sig. Str. Defense
57
%
Takedown Defense
0.83
Knockdown Avg
18:01
Average fight time
Sig. Str. By Position
Standing
5 (100%)
Clinch
0 (0%)
Ground
0 (0%)
Sig. Str. by target
80%
4
Head
0%
0
Body
20%
1
Leg
Win by Method
KO/TKO
0 (0 %)
DEC
0 (0 %)
SUB
0 (0 %)
athlete record
Event Results
Win
Hughes
vs
Sakurai
Mar. 22, 2002
Round
4
Time
00:03:01
Method
KO/TKO
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Bio
Status
Not Fighting
Place of Birth
Tokyo, United States
Age
47
Height
68.00
Weight
170.00
Octagon Debut
Mar. 22, 2002