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“Ten”

Takashi Sato

16-77 UFC
Balanced
Form
· 4L
Inactive
High Variance
5'10"ht·73"reach·Southpawstance·35age
Last fightLThemba Gorimbo·U-DEC·R3·2yr ago
Fighter Context
2–5UFC·
2KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
8.5min/fight
·
59UFC min
vs. Winning-Record Opps
1–4(5 fights)
·
100%finish rate
·
-3.3str diff/min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
-1.52
High Risk
6%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.094
Average
37%ile

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

Durability
65
Average
39%ile

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

Round Win Rate
13%
Passive
1%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking
Sato
Ground & Pound
Head Hunter
Welterweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min2.21
Str. Accuracy41%
131UFC landed/315attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
3.73
Str. Defense44%
KD Rate / fight0.29
2UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / fight0.29
CQ KO Power
Elite90%ile1.53
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
77%
Body
18%
Leg
5%
By Position
Distance58%
/
Clinch13%
/
Ground29%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 17 rounds
Round 25 rounds
Round 33 rounds
Avg. Landed8108
Avg. Absorbed17168
Avg. Net-9-5-1
Grappling
Sato
G&P Threat
·30s ctrlPassive Control
Welterweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.76
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.03
TD Accuracy37%
3UFC landed/8attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
Solid TD Def
TD Defense60%
14UFC defended/23opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Sub Vulnerable
Finishing
Finish Rate
100%
Elite Finisher
div avg 53%
How They Lose
5UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO2 / 2
Submission0 / 2
Decision0 / 2
KD → Finish
2/2Lethal
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO1 / 5
Submission2 / 5
Decision2 / 5
Loss Pattern
Mixed
2 early · 1 late · 2 dec across 5 losses
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3
KO/TKO W
KO/TKO L
SUB L
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
More data needed.
Decision Margin
—
W0 dec
3.5pts
L2 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
2UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
Layoff
sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 11 less in second half of career
0+9+17+26+35avg↵2019202020222023

7 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-0.71.12.9R1R2R3
R1n=7
R2n=5
R3n=3
Outputsig strikes / min
2.1
2.5
1.9
Absorbedsig strikes / min
4.4
3.8
2.1
Diff
-2.3
-1.3
-0.2

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 7 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
▼Absorbed-11%L3
-47%24%96%WLWLLLL

Last 7 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp
Sato — 7 UFC Fights
Result
Method
7 fights
L
Themba Gorimbo
U-DEC R3May '23
-3
·
30 SS (64%)·33 abs·2/6 td·3 td taken·141s ctrl·1 kd taken
L
Bryan Battle
KO/TKO R1 · 0:44Aug '22
-5
·
2 SS (25%)·7 abs·1 kd taken
L
Gunnar NelsonVeteran
U-DEC R3Mar '22
-35
·
9 SS (39%)·44 abs·3 td taken
↵ 16mo layoff
L
Miguel Baeza
SUB R2 · 4:28Nov '20
-25
·
15 SS (26%)·40 abs·1 td taken
W
Jason Witt
KO/TKO R1 · 0:48Jun '20
+16
·
18 SS (86%)·2 abs·11s ctrl·1 kd landed
L
Belal Muhammad
SUB R3 · 1:55Sep '19
-20
·
29 SS (33%)·49 abs·1/2 td·2 td taken·38s ctrl
W
Ben SaundersVeteran
KO/TKO R2 · 1:18Apr '19
-18
·
28 SS (41%)·46 abs·17s ctrl·1 kd landed
All Fighters
Welterweight
“Ten”

Takashi Sato

16-77 UFC
Form
4L
5'10"ht·73"reach·Southpawstance·35age
Last fightLThemba Gorimbo·U-DEC·2yr ago
Fighter Context
2–5UFC·
2KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
8.5min/fight
·
59UFC min
vs. Winning Record1–4
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-1.52
6%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.094
37%ile

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

Durability
65
39%ile

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

Round Win Rate
13%
1%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking
Sato
Welterweight avg
Ground & PoundHead Hunter
Sig. Strikes / Min2.21
Str. Accuracy41%
131UFC landed/315attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
3.73
Str. Defense44%
KD Rate / Fight0.29
2UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / Fight0.29
CQ KO Power
Elite90%ile1.53
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
77%
Body
18%
Leg
5%
By Position
Dist58%
Clinch13%
Ground29%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=7
R2
n=5
R3
n=3
Landed8108
Absorbed17168
Net-9-5-1
Grappling
Sato
Welterweight avg
G&P Threat
30s ctrlPassive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.76
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.03
TD Accuracy37%
3UFC landed/8attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
Solid TD Def
TD Defense60%
14UFC defended/23opp. attempts
Sub Defense2 loss / 3 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
100%
Elite Finisher
Win Methods
2KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
1KO/TKO
2Sub
2Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (W)
KO (L)
Sub (L)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—More data needed.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—
W0 dec
3.5pts
L2 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
2UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-0.71.12.9R1R2R3
R1n=7
R2n=5
R3n=3
Outputsig strikes / min
2.1
2.5
1.9
Absorbedsig strikes / min
4.4
3.8
2.1
Diff
-2.3
-1.3
-0.2

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

Sato — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Themba Gorimbo
U-DEC·R3·May '23
30 SS (64%)·33 abs·2/6 td·3 td taken·141s ctrl·1 kd taken
L
Bryan Battle
KO/TKO·R1·Aug '22
2 SS (25%)·7 abs·1 kd taken
L
Gunnar NelsonVeteran
U-DEC·R3·Mar '22
9 SS (39%)·44 abs·3 td taken
L
Miguel Baeza
SUB·R2·Nov '20
15 SS (26%)·40 abs·1 td taken
W
Jason Witt
KO/TKO·R1·Jun '20
18 SS (86%)·2 abs·11s ctrl·1 kd
L
Belal Muhammad
SUB·R3·Sep '19
29 SS (33%)·49 abs·1/2 td·2 td taken·38s ctrl
W
Ben SaundersVeteran
KO/TKO·R2·Apr '19
28 SS (41%)·46 abs·17s ctrl·1 kd
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