Heavyweight

Augusto Sakai

Last fought: Feb 2023

RECORD

Pro

16-5-1

UFC

5-4-0

Age

Height

6'3"

Weight

265 lbs

Reach

77"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:03
Fight Completion Rate	64.2%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.21
% Fights Inside the Distance	66.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	50-40 (55.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	24-24 (50.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	26-16 (61.9%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	63.1%
% Time in Control	17.2%
% Time Controlled	19.7%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	46.6%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.14
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.54
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.40
Distance Strike Accuracy	39.3%
Distance Strike Defense	53.3%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.28
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.67
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.40
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.27
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	2.11

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Heavyweight field

Augusto Sakai League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Augusto Sakai
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.3
Strike Differential	0.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	40.0%
Takedown Defense	37.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.3
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	2:34
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	40.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	60.0%
Avg Fight Time	11:03
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	55.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.7
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%
Takedown Defense	30.8%
Control Time/Fight	2:25

Fight History

WIN

vs. Don'Tale Mayes

UFC Fight Night: Muniz vs. Allen • Feb 2023Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Augusto Sakai53/9556%TD 1/2Ctrl 8:51

Don'Tale Mayes29/6247%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Augusto Sakai	19/38	50%	0/0	2:58	—
	Don'Tale Mayes	13/20	65%	0/1	0:53	—

R2	Augusto Sakai	16/27	59%	0/1	2:52	—
	Don'Tale Mayes	4/15	27%	0/0	1:06	—

R3	Augusto Sakai	18/30	60%	1/1	3:01	—
	Don'Tale Mayes	12/27	44%	0/0	0:47	—

LOSS

vs. Serghei Spivac

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill • Aug 2022Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:42

Augusto Sakai8/2335%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:23

Serghei Spivac33/4967%TD 6/8Ctrl 6:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Augusto Sakai	7/11	64%	0/0	0:00	—
	Serghei Spivac	10/13	77%	4/5	4:09	—

R2	Augusto Sakai	1/12	8%	0/0	0:23	—
	Serghei Spivac	23/36	64%	2/3	2:28	—

LOSS

vs. Tai Tuivasa

UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier • Dec 2021Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 0:26

Augusto Sakai21/2972%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:33

Tai Tuivasa34/5265%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:58KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Augusto Sakai	19/26	73%	0/1	0:33	—
	Tai Tuivasa	24/37	65%	0/1	1:57	—

R2	Augusto Sakai	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tai Tuivasa	10/15	67%	0/0	0:01	1

LOSS

vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai • Jun 2021Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:59

Augusto Sakai3/1421%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Jairzinho Rozenstruik16/2955%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Augusto Sakai	3/14	21%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	16/29	55%	0/0	0:02	1

LOSS

vs. Alistair Overeem

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai • Sep 2020Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 5, 0:26

Augusto Sakai99/17357%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:22

Alistair Overeem92/11481%TD 3/3Ctrl 5:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Augusto Sakai	22/36	61%	0/0	0:45	—
	Alistair Overeem	11/18	61%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Augusto Sakai	24/40	60%	0/0	0:58	—
	Alistair Overeem	13/16	81%	0/0	1:12	—

R3	Augusto Sakai	34/54	63%	0/0	0:38	—
	Alistair Overeem	23/27	85%	1/1	1:44	—

R4	Augusto Sakai	19/43	44%	0/0	0:01	—
	Alistair Overeem	40/48	83%	1/1	2:18	—

R5	Augusto Sakai	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—
	Alistair Overeem	5/5	100%	1/1	0:15	—

WIN

vs. Blagoy Ivanov

UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns • May 2020Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Augusto Sakai78/16148%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:46

Blagoy Ivanov66/12553%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Augusto Sakai	12/38	32%	0/0	0:18	—
	Blagoy Ivanov	15/27	56%	0/0	0:29	—

R2	Augusto Sakai	34/61	56%	0/0	1:02	—
	Blagoy Ivanov	30/49	61%	1/2	0:39	—

R3	Augusto Sakai	32/62	52%	0/0	0:26	—
	Blagoy Ivanov	21/49	43%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Marcin Tybura

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje • Sep 2019Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:59

Augusto Sakai15/2756%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Marcin Tybura6/786%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Augusto Sakai	15/27	56%	0/0	0:03	1
	Marcin Tybura	6/7	86%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Andrei Arlovski

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson • Apr 2019Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Augusto Sakai42/13232%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:02

Andrei Arlovski75/17543%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Augusto Sakai	9/32	28%	0/0	0:32	—
	Andrei Arlovski	19/47	40%	0/0	0:08	—

R2	Augusto Sakai	17/47	36%	0/0	0:22	—
	Andrei Arlovski	25/70	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Augusto Sakai	16/53	30%	0/1	1:08	—
	Andrei Arlovski	31/58	53%	0/0	0:18	—

WIN

vs. Chase Sherman

UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders • Sep 2018Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:03

Augusto Sakai111/21851%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:09

Chase Sherman79/17844%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Augusto Sakai	23/60	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chase Sherman	32/76	42%	0/0	0:01	—

R2	Augusto Sakai	28/66	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chase Sherman	23/59	39%	0/0	0:47	—

R3	Augusto Sakai	60/92	65%	1/1	1:09	—
	Chase Sherman	24/43	56%	0/0	0:23	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Marcos Conrado Jr.

DWCS Brazil 1.1 • Aug 2018

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:09

Augusto Sakai79/12364%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 2

Marcos Conrado Jr.13/3834%TD 1/7Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Augusto Sakai	44/78	56%	0/0	0:00	1
	Marcos Conrado Jr.	11/32	34%	1/6	0:00	—

R2	Augusto Sakai	35/45	78%	0/0	0:00	1
	Marcos Conrado Jr.	2/6	33%	0/1	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com