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Welterweight
Takashi Sato
Last fought: May 2023
RECORD
Pro
16-7-0
UFC
2-5-0
Age
36
Height
5'10"
Weight
170 lbs
Reach
73"
Stance
Southpaw
Career Analytics
| Advanced Metric | Career |
|---|---|
| Fight Shape | |
| Avg Fight Time | 8:27 |
| Fight Completion Rate | 56.4% |
| Avg Rounds per Fight | 1.69 |
| % Fights Inside the Distance | 71.4% |
| Strength of Schedule | |
| Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time) | 27-17 (61.4%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among wins) | 9-8 (52.9%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among losses) | 18-9 (66.7%) |
| Positional Profile | |
| % Time at Distance (approx.) | 54.4% |
| % Time in Control | 5.9% |
| % Time Controlled | 39.7% |
| Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time | 12.9% |
| Distance Striking | |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min | 2.36 |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min | 4.13 |
| Distance Striking Differential / Min | -1.77 |
| Distance Strike Accuracy | 31.5% |
| Distance Strike Defense | 54.3% |
| Power & Pressure | |
| KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed | 2.33 |
| Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed | 1.41 |
| TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min | 1.24 |
| TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min | 3.57 |
| Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min | 0.00 |
| Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace) | 0.91 |
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 Welterweight field
Takashi Sato
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 | Takashi Sato |
|---|---|
| Striking | |
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 41.6% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 2.2 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 3.7 |
| Strike Differential | -1.5/min |
| Grappling | |
| Takedown Accuracy | 37.5% |
| Takedown Defense | 60.9% |
| Takedowns Landed/15min | 0.8 |
| Submission Attempts/15min | 0.0 |
| Control Time/15min | 0:52 |
| Finishing Ability | |
| KO/TKO % of Wins | 100.0% |
| Submission % of Wins | 0.0% |
| Decision % of Wins | 0.0% |
| Avg Fight Time | 8:27 |
| Secondary Stats | |
| Knockdowns/15min | 0.5 |
| Reversals/15min | 0.3 |
Last 5 Averages
| Statistic | Last 5 Fights |
|---|---|
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 47.1% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 1.8 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 3.1 |
| Takedown Accuracy | 33.3% |
| Takedown Defense | 50.0% |
| Control Time/Fight | 0:30 |
Fight History
LOSS
vs. Themba Gorimbo
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill • May 2023Welterweight
Takashi Sato30/4764%TD 2/6Ctrl 2:21
Themba Gorimbo33/5659%TD 3/8Ctrl 11:15KD 1
LOSS
vs. Bryan Battle
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill • Aug 2022Welterweight
Takashi Sato2/825%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Bryan Battle7/1070%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1
LOSS
vs. Gunnar Nelson
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall • Mar 2022Welterweight
Takashi Sato9/2339%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Gunnar Nelson44/5580%TD 3/3Ctrl 8:09
LOSS
vs. Miguel Baeza
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark • Nov 2020Welterweight
Takashi Sato15/5826%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02
Miguel Baeza40/7355%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:09
WIN
vs. Jason Witt
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker • Jun 2020Welterweight
Takashi Sato18/2186%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11KD 1
Jason Witt2/540%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00
LOSS
vs. Belal Muhammad
UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier • Sep 2019Welterweight
Takashi Sato29/8933%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:38
Belal Muhammad49/10646%TD 2/9Ctrl 2:30
WIN
vs. Ben Saunders
UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson • Apr 2019Welterweight
Takashi Sato28/6941%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17KD 1
Ben Saunders46/9051%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:25