Welterweight

Yushin Okami

Last fought: Dec 2018

RECORD

Pro

34-12-0

UFC

14-7-0

Age

Height

6'2"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

75"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:00
Fight Completion Rate	75.3%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.40
% Fights Inside the Distance	42.9%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	85-32 (72.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	47-20 (70.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	38-12 (76.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	48.7%
% Time in Control	38.0%
% Time Controlled	13.3%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	74.1%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.32
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.94
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.62
Distance Strike Accuracy	28.5%
Distance Strike Defense	69.6%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.25
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.48
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	3.51
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.65
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.41
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.06

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

Yushin Okami 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	Yushin Okami
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	38.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.2
Strike Differential	-0.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	37.9%
Takedown Defense	84.6%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.5
Control Time/15min	5:42
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	35.7%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	64.3%
Avg Fight Time	12:00
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	36.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1
Takedown Accuracy	26.5%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Control Time/Fight	3:55

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Aleksei Kunchenko

UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa • Dec 2018Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yushin Okami10/5618%TD 0/15Ctrl 2:47

Aleksei Kunchenko72/12956%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yushin Okami	3/25	12%	0/2	0:42	—
	Aleksei Kunchenko	20/38	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Yushin Okami	4/13	31%	0/6	1:03	—
	Aleksei Kunchenko	19/36	53%	0/0	0:30	—

R3	Yushin Okami	3/18	17%	0/7	1:02	—
	Aleksei Kunchenko	33/55	60%	0/0	0:47	—

WIN

vs. Dhiego Lima

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje • Apr 2018Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yushin Okami15/1979%TD 6/13Ctrl 12:30

Dhiego Lima11/2446%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yushin Okami	4/6	67%	1/4	4:10	—
	Dhiego Lima	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Yushin Okami	1/2	50%	2/5	3:47	—
	Dhiego Lima	9/18	50%	0/0	0:02	—

R3	Yushin Okami	10/11	91%	3/4	4:33	—
	Dhiego Lima	0/2	0%	0/0	0:03	—

LOSS

vs. Ovince Saint Preux

UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami • Sep 2017Light Heavyweight

Submission (Von Flue Choke) • Rd 1, 1:50

Yushin Okami0/0—TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Ovince Saint Preux0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 1:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yushin Okami	0/0	—	0/1	0:00	—
	Ovince Saint Preux	0/0	—	0/0	1:42	—

LOSS

vs. Jacare Souza

UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader • Sep 2013Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:47

Yushin Okami1/119%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Jacare Souza28/4858%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:27KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yushin Okami	1/11	9%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jacare Souza	28/48	58%	0/1	0:27	1

WIN

vs. Hector Lombard

UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann • Mar 2013Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yushin Okami37/8942%TD 3/5Ctrl 4:21

Hector Lombard45/8951%TD 0/3Ctrl 3:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yushin Okami	14/33	42%	2/2	2:01	—
	Hector Lombard	13/26	50%	0/2	0:22	—

R2	Yushin Okami	19/36	53%	1/1	2:20	—
	Hector Lombard	10/22	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Yushin Okami	4/20	20%	0/2	0:00	—
	Hector Lombard	22/41	54%	0/1	3:28	—

WIN

vs. Alan Belcher

UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II • Dec 2012Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yushin Okami20/4445%TD 1/5Ctrl 8:01

Alan Belcher6/2821%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yushin Okami	8/16	50%	0/1	1:03	—
	Alan Belcher	3/13	23%	0/0	2:28	—

R2	Yushin Okami	5/13	38%	1/3	3:38	—
	Alan Belcher	1/8	12%	0/0	0:06	—

R3	Yushin Okami	7/15	47%	0/1	3:20	—
	Alan Belcher	2/7	29%	0/0	0:51	—

WIN

vs. Buddy Roberts

UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II • Aug 2012Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:05

Yushin Okami26/6838%TD 3/6Ctrl 5:29

Buddy Roberts15/3543%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yushin Okami	19/55	35%	1/4	3:11	—
	Buddy Roberts	13/27	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Yushin Okami	7/13	54%	2/2	2:18	—
	Buddy Roberts	2/8	25%	0/0	0:03	—

LOSS

vs. Tim Boetsch

UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson • Feb 2012Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 0:54

Yushin Okami29/7539%TD 1/2Ctrl 4:02

Tim Boetsch42/9345%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:06KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yushin Okami	14/42	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tim Boetsch	21/53	40%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Yushin Okami	15/28	54%	1/2	4:02	—
	Tim Boetsch	0/13	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Yushin Okami	0/5	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tim Boetsch	21/27	78%	0/0	0:06	1

LOSS

vs. Anderson Silva

UFC 134: Silva vs Okami • Aug 2011MiddleweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:04

Yushin Okami16/4337%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:51

Anderson Silva43/6170%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:33KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yushin Okami	12/27	44%	0/1	1:51	—
	Anderson Silva	18/27	67%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Yushin Okami	4/16	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anderson Silva	25/34	74%	0/0	0:33	2

WIN

vs. Nate Marquardt

UFC 122: Marquardt vs Okami • Nov 2010Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yushin Okami25/8330%TD 1/9Ctrl 4:09

Nate Marquardt21/6134%TD 3/4Ctrl 2:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yushin Okami	3/5	60%	1/4	2:25	—
	Nate Marquardt	2/9	22%	0/0	1:31	—

R2	Yushin Okami	6/19	32%	0/5	1:40	—
	Nate Marquardt	6/17	35%	2/3	0:53	—

R3	Yushin Okami	16/59	27%	0/0	0:04	—
	Nate Marquardt	13/35	37%	1/1	0:29	—

WIN

vs. Mark Munoz

UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko • Aug 2010Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yushin Okami22/8327%TD 1/1Ctrl 5:02KD 1

Mark Munoz16/4436%TD 1/15Ctrl 1:27KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yushin Okami	3/18	17%	0/0	0:16	—
	Mark Munoz	4/10	40%	1/4	0:55	—

R2	Yushin Okami	3/22	14%	1/1	2:04	—
	Mark Munoz	6/18	33%	0/5	0:28	1

R3	Yushin Okami	16/43	37%	0/0	2:42	1
	Mark Munoz	6/16	38%	0/6	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Lucio Linhares

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi • Mar 2010Middleweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 2:47

Yushin Okami50/7269%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:31KD 1

Lucio Linhares8/4418%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yushin Okami	28/36	78%	0/0	2:31	1
	Lucio Linhares	5/27	19%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Yushin Okami	22/36	61%	0/0	0:00	—
	Lucio Linhares	3/17	18%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Chael Sonnen

UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun • Oct 2009Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yushin Okami25/15416%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19

Chael Sonnen91/28132%TD 4/7Ctrl 5:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yushin Okami	8/36	22%	0/0	0:19	—
	Chael Sonnen	33/81	41%	3/4	2:02	—

R2	Yushin Okami	11/63	17%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chael Sonnen	28/116	24%	0/1	0:39	—

R3	Yushin Okami	6/55	11%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chael Sonnen	30/84	36%	1/2	2:28	—

WIN

vs. Dean Lister

UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 • Dec 2008Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yushin Okami39/7751%TD 0/0Ctrl 8:54

Dean Lister6/3915%TD 0/11Ctrl 0:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yushin Okami	11/16	69%	0/0	2:47	—
	Dean Lister	2/11	18%	0/3	0:00	—

R2	Yushin Okami	13/25	52%	0/0	3:06	—
	Dean Lister	1/9	11%	0/5	0:15	—

R3	Yushin Okami	15/36	42%	0/0	3:01	—
	Dean Lister	3/19	16%	0/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Evan Tanner

UFC 82: Pride of a Champion • Mar 2008Middleweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 2, 3:00

Yushin Okami26/5845%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:36KD 2

Evan Tanner19/4443%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yushin Okami	14/34	41%	0/0	0:28	1
	Evan Tanner	12/25	48%	1/2	1:20	—

R2	Yushin Okami	12/24	50%	0/0	0:08	1
	Evan Tanner	7/19	37%	0/1	0:36	—

WIN

vs. Jason MacDonald

UFC 77: Hostile Territory • Oct 2007Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yushin Okami41/8250%TD 1/1Ctrl 8:51

Jason MacDonald25/4951%TD 0/9Ctrl 2:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yushin Okami	13/24	54%	0/0	1:17	—
	Jason MacDonald	18/32	56%	0/4	1:49	—

R2	Yushin Okami	22/49	45%	1/1	3:02	—
	Jason MacDonald	6/13	46%	0/4	0:23	—

R3	Yushin Okami	6/9	67%	0/0	4:32	—
	Jason MacDonald	1/4	25%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Rich Franklin

UFC 72: Victory • Jun 2007Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yushin Okami17/5929%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:57

Rich Franklin36/10235%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yushin Okami	5/20	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rich Franklin	15/44	34%	0/0	0:42	—

R2	Yushin Okami	7/28	25%	0/1	0:00	—
	Rich Franklin	14/47	30%	0/1	0:34	—

R3	Yushin Okami	5/11	45%	1/1	1:57	—
	Rich Franklin	7/11	64%	1/2	1:42	—

WIN

vs. Mike Swick

UFC 69: Shootout • Apr 2007Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yushin Okami28/5551%TD 4/9Ctrl 7:11

Mike Swick28/9928%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yushin Okami	6/18	33%	1/2	2:22	—
	Mike Swick	8/34	24%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Yushin Okami	7/16	44%	2/5	2:25	—
	Mike Swick	16/45	36%	0/0	0:02	—

R3	Yushin Okami	15/21	71%	1/2	2:24	—
	Mike Swick	4/20	20%	0/0	0:56	—

WIN

vs. Rory Singer

UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2 • Dec 2006Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:03

Yushin Okami35/8342%TD 3/4Ctrl 6:49

Rory Singer28/9330%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yushin Okami	8/38	21%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rory Singer	9/57	16%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Yushin Okami	11/18	61%	2/3	3:37	—
	Rory Singer	16/28	57%	0/1	0:30	—

R3	Yushin Okami	16/27	59%	1/1	3:12	—
	Rory Singer	3/8	38%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kalib Starnes

UFC 64: Unstoppable • Oct 2006Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 1:40

Yushin Okami39/7651%TD 3/4Ctrl 4:08

Kalib Starnes19/3653%TD 0/4Ctrl 2:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yushin Okami	12/33	36%	1/1	1:41	—
	Kalib Starnes	4/15	27%	0/2	0:44	—

R2	Yushin Okami	12/20	60%	1/2	1:30	—
	Kalib Starnes	13/17	76%	0/2	1:19	—

R3	Yushin Okami	15/23	65%	1/1	0:57	—
	Kalib Starnes	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Alan Belcher

UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral • Aug 2006Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yushin Okami12/4726%TD 5/9Ctrl 6:27

Alan Belcher8/5515%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yushin Okami	5/23	22%	1/2	1:15	—
	Alan Belcher	2/32	6%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Yushin Okami	5/17	29%	2/3	2:50	—
	Alan Belcher	5/16	31%	0/0	0:06	—

R3	Yushin Okami	2/7	29%	2/4	2:22	—
	Alan Belcher	1/7	14%	0/1	1:34	—

Prior to UFC

Other (2 fights)

LOSS

vs. Jake Shields

ROTR 9 • Apr 2006

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yushin Okami22/6136%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Jake Shields23/9325%TD 2/11Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yushin Okami	4/10	40%	1/1	0:00	—
	Jake Shields	9/31	29%	1/3	0:00	—

R2	Yushin Okami	5/15	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jake Shields	4/15	27%	1/5	0:00	—

R3	Yushin Okami	13/36	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jake Shields	10/47	21%	0/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Anderson Silva

ROTR 8 • Jan 2006

DQ • Rd 1, 2:33

Yushin Okami0/80%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:00

Anderson Silva16/2080%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yushin Okami	0/8	0%	1/4	0:00	—
	Anderson Silva	16/20	80%	0/0	0:00	—

PRIDE (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Ryuta Sakurai

PRIDE Bushido 2 • Feb 2004

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Yushin Okami42/9843%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:00

Ryuta Sakurai22/3171%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yushin Okami	20/47	43%	1/1	0:00	—
	Ryuta Sakurai	16/25	64%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Yushin Okami	22/51	43%	1/1	0:00	—
	Ryuta Sakurai	6/6	100%	0/0	0:00	—

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