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Kazushi Sakuraba absorbs 2.0 and lands 1.3 significant strikes per minute. Concedes more than outputs. Negative striking margin.

Kazushi Sakuraba has minimal takedown activity on record.

Kazushi Sakuraba's last fight was over 343 months ago.

Kazushi Sakuraba is 56 years old.

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Fighter Profile›Heavyweight
“The Gracie Hunter”

Kazushi Sakuraba

26-17-1 (2 NC)2 UFC
Form
Inactive
6'0"ht·Southpawstance·56age
Last fightNCMarcus Silveira·Overturned·R1·28yr ago
Fighter Context
1–0UFC1 NC·
0KO
·
1Sub
·
0Dec
·
2.8min/fight
·
6UFC min
CQ Key Stats
◈2 UFC Fights
Striking Differential
-0.77

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.156

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

Durability
Unrated

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
25-17-1
Last fight: Dec 1997
Physical
Height
6'0"
−2.5"div avg 6'3"
Stance
Southpaw
Tactical edge vs orthodox
Sub Artist
Win Methods
KO / TKO
416%
Sub
1872%
Decision
312%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
1059%
Sub
318%
Decision
424%
Striking

Kazushi Sakuraba — 1.26 significant strikes per minute, 41% striking accuracy, absorbs 2.03 strikes per minute.

Sakuraba
Ground & Pound
Leg Kicker
Heavyweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min1.26
Str. Accuracy41%
1UFC landed/3attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−1.6 vs avg2.03
Str. Defense51%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
47%
Body
19%
Leg
34%
By Position
Distance51%
/
Clinch11%
/
Ground38%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 12 rounds
Round 2
Round 3
Avg. Landed1——
Avg. Absorbed3——
Avg. Net-2——
Grappling

Kazushi Sakuraba — 1.3 takedowns per 15 minutes, 31% takedown accuracy, 1.7 submission attempts per 15 minutes, 48% takedown defense.

Sakuraba·0s ctrlPassive Control
Heavyweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.26
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY—
TD Accuracy31%
1UFC landed/2attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.70
1UFC wins/2attempted
Defense
TD Defense48%
0UFC defended/2opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Sub Proof
Finishing

Kazushi Sakuraba — 1 UFC win (1 submission), 100% finish rate.

Finish Rate
100%
div avg 68%
UFC Record
1-0Unbeaten in UFC
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 1
Submission1 / 1
Decision0 / 1
Recent Wins
Marcus SilveiraDEC
Marcus SilveiraSUB
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsR1R2R3
SUB W
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
0+0+1+1+1avgNC1997

2 UFC fights · hover for details

Sakuraba — 2 UFC Fights

Kazushi Sakuraba — UFC fight record: 1 win, 0 losses.

Result
Method
2 fights
NC
Marcus Silveira
HW
Overturned R1 · 1:51Dec '97
-4
·
4 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken
W
Marcus Silveira
HW
SUB R1 · 3:44Dec '97
0
·
1 SS (50%)·1 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·2 sub att
Sakuraba — Prior Tracked Fights (42)
LWanderlei SilvaPrideKO/TKOR1—
WDong Sik YoonPrideKO/TKOR1—
WAntonio SchembriPrideU-DECR3—
LWanderlei SilvaPrideKO/TKOR1—
LAntonio SchembriPrideKO/TKOR1—
LWanderlei SilvaPrideKO/TKOR1—
LIgor VovchanchynPrideKO/TKOR1—
WVernon WhitePrideSUBR3—
WKestutis SmirnovasK-1SUBR1—
WKen ShamrockPrideKO/TKOR1—
All Fighters
Heavyweight
“The Gracie Hunter”

Kazushi Sakuraba

26-17-1 (2 NC)2 UFC
Form
6'0"ht·Southpawstance·56age
Last fightNCMarcus Silveira·Overturned·28yr ago
Fighter Context
1–0UFC1 NC·
0KO
·
1Sub
·
0Dec
·
2.8min/fight
·
6UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-0.77

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.156

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

Durability
Unrated

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
25-17-1
Last fight: Dec 1997
Physical
Height
6'0"
−2.5"div avg 6'3"
Stance
Southpaw
Edge vs orthodox
Sub Artist
Win Methods
KO / TKO
416%
Sub
1872%
Decision
312%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
1059%
Sub
318%
Decision
424%
Striking
Sakuraba
Heavyweight avg
Ground & PoundLeg Kicker
Sig. Strikes / Min1.26
Str. Accuracy41%
1UFC landed/3attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−1.6 vs avg2.03
Str. Defense51%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / FightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
47%
Body
19%
Leg
34%
By Position
Dist51%
Clinch11%
Ground38%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=2
R2
R3
Landed1——
Absorbed3——
Net-2——
Grappling
Sakuraba
Heavyweight avg
0s ctrlPassive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.26
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY—
TD Accuracy31%
1UFC landed/2attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.70
1UFC wins/2attempted
Defense
TD Defense48%
0UFC defended/2opp. attempts
Sub Defense0 loss / 2 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
100%
Elite Finisher
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
1Sub
0Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
Sub (W)
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
0.41.72.9R1R2R3
R1n=2
R2
R3
Outputsig strikes / min
0.2
—
—
Absorbedsig strikes / min
0.9
—
—
Diff
-0.7
—
—

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

Sakuraba — UFC Fight Log
|
NC
Marcus SilveiraHW
Overturned·R1·Dec '97
4 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken
W
Marcus SilveiraHW
SUB·R1·Dec '97
1 SS (50%)·1 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·2 sub
Sakuraba — Prior Tracked Fights (42)
LWanderlei SilvaPrideKO/TKOR1
WDong Sik YoonPrideKO/TKOR1
WAntonio SchembriPrideU-DECR3
LWanderlei SilvaPrideKO/TKOR1
LAntonio SchembriPrideKO/TKOR1
LWanderlei SilvaPrideKO/TKOR1
LIgor VovchanchynPrideKO/TKOR1
WVernon WhitePrideSUBR3
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