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Kazushi Sakuraba

Fighter profile

Kazushi Sakuraba

HW26-17-1
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Skill ratings

No skill ratings computed for this fighter yet.

Profile
Age57
Height6'0"
Reach—
StanceSouthpaw
Style—
CountryJPN
Pro debut1996
UFC record1-0-0
Last fight2015-12-29
Octagon time5.6 min
Avg fight2.8 min
Career length30y 0m
Elo trajectory

Not enough rated fights to chart a trend yet.

Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the HW division (263 fighters).

Striking offense—
0th
HW avg 1502
Striking defense—
0th
HW avg 1500
Grappling offense1495
44th
HW avg 1496
Grappling defense1490
12th
HW avg 1505
Momentum75
93rd
HW avg 25
Win / loss by method
Record: 26-16-1, 2 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
4 wins, 9 losses
W
15% of wins
L
56% of losses
Submission
19 wins, 3 losses
W
73% of wins
L
19% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
12% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(—) 0
1 (100%)Submission(—) 0
0 (0%)Decision(—) 0
Non-UFC
25win16loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (16%)KO/TKO(56%) 9
18 (72%)Submission(19%) 3
3 (12%)Decision(25%) 4
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes1
Sig. accuracy33%
Sig. attempted3
Total strikes2
Total attempted5
Knockdowns0
Head1
Body0
Leg0
Distance0
Clinch0
Ground1

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed5
Sig. defense58%
KDs absorbed0
Head abs.5
Body abs.0
Leg abs.0
Distance abs.0
Clinch abs.5
Ground abs.0

Grappling · offense

Takedowns1
TD accuracy50%
TD attempted2
Sub att.2
Reversals0
Control time0:00

Grappling · defense

TD defense0%
TDs absorbed2
TD att. faced2
Sub att. faced2
Controlled time0:00

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 2 UFC fights · 5:35 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Kazushi has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
3W–1Lwin 75.0%div #119/167pct 29th
WinsAverage
3W–1Lwin 75.0%div #95/150pct 37th
Losses
0W–0Lwin —pct —

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
1503 elodiv #165/167pct 2nd
WinsSoft
1503 elodiv #139/151pct 9th
Losses
— elopct —

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall481W–167L74.2%
Wins258W–116L69.0%
Losses223W–51L81.4%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.