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“Mach”

Hayato Sakurai

38-13-21 UFC
Form
Inactive
Title Fight
5'7"ht·Orthodoxstance·50age
Last fightLMatt Hughes·KO/TKO·R4·24yr ago
Fighter Context
0–1UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
18.0min/fight
·
18UFC min
CQ Key Stats
◈1 UFC Fight
Striking Differential
+0.51

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.430

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
65

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Pre-UFC Background
Pre-UFC Record
38-12-2
Last fight: Mar 2002
Physical
Height
5'7"
−4.2"div avg 5'11"
Stance
Orthodox
Win Methods
KO / TKO
1232%
Sub
1026%
Decision
1642%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
433%
Sub
433%
Decision
433%
Striking
Sakurai
Ground & Pound
Welterweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min2.45
Str. Accuracy49%
5UFC landed/12attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−1.8 vs avg1.94
Str. Defense59%
KD Rate / fight1.00
1UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / fightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
62%
Body
19%
Leg
20%
By Position
Distance57%
/
Clinch14%
/
Ground30%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 11 round
Round 21 round
Round 31 round
Avg. Landed221
Avg. Absorbed479
Avg. Net-2-5-8
Grappling
Sakurai·0s ctrlPassive Control
Welterweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.87
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.00
TD Accuracy69%
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30
Defense
TD Defense56%
2UFC defended/11opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Not Sub Tested
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
div avg 53%
How They Lose
1UFC loss
Win Breakdown
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO1 / 1
Submission0 / 1
Decision0 / 1
Loss Pattern
Stopped by KO/TKO in R4
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
0+1+3+4+6avg2002

1 UFC fights · hover for details

Sakurai — 1 UFC Fight
Result
Method
1 fight
L
Matt Hughes
TITLE
KO/TKO R4 · 3:01Mar '02
-31
·
5 SS (42%)·36 abs·9 td taken·1 kd landed
Sakurai — Prior Tracked Fights (23)
LMarius ZaromskisDreamKO/TKOR1—
WKatsuyori ShibataDynamite!!KO/TKOR1—
WMilton VieiraPrideU-DECR2—
WDaiju TakasePrideU-DECR3—
LAnderson SilvaOtherU-DECR3—
WJens PulverPrideKO/TKOR1—
WHidetaka MonmaDreamKO/TKOR1—
WKuniyoshi HironakaDreamU-DECR2—
LJason HighDynamite!!S-DECR3—
WHidehiko HasegawaOtherU-DECR2—
All Fighters
Welterweight
“Mach”

Hayato Sakurai

38-13-21 UFC
Form
5'7"ht·Orthodoxstance·50age
Last fightLMatt Hughes·KO/TKO·24yr ago
Fighter Context
0–1UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
18.0min/fight
·
18UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
+0.51

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.430

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
65

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Pre-UFC Background
Pre-UFC Record
38-12-2
Last fight: Mar 2002
Physical
Height
5'7"
−4.2"div avg 5'11"
Stance
Orthodox
Win Methods
KO / TKO
1232%
Sub
1026%
Decision
1642%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
433%
Sub
433%
Decision
433%
Striking
Sakurai
Welterweight avg
Ground & Pound
Sig. Strikes / Min2.45
Str. Accuracy49%
5UFC landed/12attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−1.8 vs avg1.94
Str. Defense59%
KD Rate / Fight1.00
1UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / FightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
62%
Body
19%
Leg
20%
By Position
Dist57%
Clinch14%
Ground30%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=1
R2
n=1
R3
n=1
Landed221
Absorbed479
Net-2-5-8
Grappling
Sakurai
Welterweight avg
0s ctrlPassive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.87
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.00
TD Accuracy69%
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30
Defense
TD Defense56%
2UFC defended/11opp. attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
Decision Fighter
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
1KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
KO (L)
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-0.31.22.7R1R2R3
R1n=1
R2n=1
R3n=1
Outputsig strikes / min
0.4
0.4
0.2
Absorbedsig strikes / min
0.8
1.4
1.8
Diff
-0.4
-1.0
-1.6

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Sakurai — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Matt HughesTITLE
KO/TKO·R4·Mar '02
5 SS (42%)·36 abs·9 td taken·1 kd
Sakurai — Prior Tracked Fights (23)
LMarius ZaromskisDreamKO/TKOR1
WKatsuyori ShibataDynamite!!KO/TKOR1
WMilton VieiraPrideU-DECR2
WDaiju TakasePrideU-DECR3
LAnderson SilvaOtherU-DECR3
WJens PulverPrideKO/TKOR1
WHidetaka MonmaDreamKO/TKOR1
WKuniyoshi HironakaDreamU-DECR2
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