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Yuta Sasaki
Yuta Sasaki
18-3-2 · JPN
VS
Willie Gates
Willie Gates
12-6 · USA
May 8, 2016 · Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Flyweight · 3 rounds
125.0lb
Weigh-in
125.0lb
Yuta Sasaki def. Willie Gates by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 3:30
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sasaki2/152/600:37
Gates7/210/003:07
R2 · 3:30
Sasaki5/82/400:08
Gates6/110/002:55
Total
Sasaki7/234/1000:45
Gates13/320/006:02

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
SasakiWin probabilityGates
79.1%20.9%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
30%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 8.7 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Sasaki, blue toward Gates. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Sasaki79%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%29%
Submission26%33%
Decision30%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 7
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.5)act 4
Gates21%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%49%
Submission5%22%
Decision6%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1433)act 13
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~55 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R220%
R36%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Sasaki
55.0%-128
Gates
+12843.1%
Most takedownstie 32.8%
Sasaki
48.7%-262
Gates
+26218.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sasaki
Expected: 29.2
29
Over 29
41.8%
+134
Exactly 29
2.3%
push
Under 29
55.9%
-134
03773
Gates
Expected: 25.6
25.5
Over 25.5
42.7%
+134
Under 25.5
57.3%
-134
03264
Takedowns — over/under
Sasaki
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
39.7%
+103
Exactly 1
19.2%
push
Under 1
41.1%
-103
035
Gates
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.0%
+213
Under 0.5
68.0%
-213
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 8.7 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Sasaki79.1%44.7%+34.4+115
Gates20.9%55.3%−34.4-135

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
52.0Striking40.0
Sasaki +12.0
55.3Grappling26.6
Sasaki +28.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SasakiGates
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1535
Pound-for-pound
1501
1555
Divisional
1501
1492
Striking offense
1505
1496
Striking defense
1498
1539
Grappling offense
1496
1521
Grappling defense
1499
Physical
26 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.73
Strikes landed / min
1.88
43%
Strike accuracy
39%
3.40
Strikes absorbed / min
5.30
44%
Strike defense
36%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.79
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
22%
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
72%
1.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
33%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
33%
Last-5 win rate
33%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
323
Days since last fight
274
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Yuta Sasaki
  • LTaylor LapilusKO/TKO R2
    Close -28011mo before
  • LLeandro IssaSUB R2
    Close -5001y 5mo before
  • WRoland DelormeSUB R1
    Close -1501y 8mo before
Willie Gates
  • LDustin OrtizKO/TKO R3
    Close +3839mo before
  • WDarrell MontagueKO/TKO R1
    Close -13010mo before
  • LJohn MoragaSUB R3
    Close +4801y 5mo before
Sasaki — win / loss by method
Record: 18-3-2

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
39% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (100%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
17win1loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (12%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (47%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (41%)Decision(100%) 1
Gates — win / loss by method
Record: 12-6-0

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
5 wins, 2 losses
W
42% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 3 losses
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
4 (36%)Submission(50%) 2
3 (27%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Sasaki
Gates
3
UFC fights
3
16.8 min · 5.6 avg
Octagon time
28.7 min · 9.6 avg
16y 4m
Career length
17y 9m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Sasaki
Gates
30W–8L · 78.9%
Overall
42W–11L · 79.2%
9W–3L · 75.0%
Wins
13W–4L · 76.5%
21W–5L · 80.8%
Losses
29W–7L · 80.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sasaki
Gates
90W–58L · 60.8%
Overall
37W–45L · 45.1%
81W–52L · 60.9%
Wins
21W–35L · 37.5%
9W–6L · 60.0%
Losses
16W–10L · 61.5%
Distance striking
Sasaki
Gates
5.78
Landed / min
3.71
41.3%
Accuracy
28.9%
58.9%
Defense
69.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.05
26.8%
Time at distance
31.0%
Grappling & control
Sasaki
Gates
1.79
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
22.2%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
72.2%
1.79
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.52
17.8%
Control share
3.4%
Strike target map
Sasaki
  • Head41%(12)div 61%
  • Body14%(4)div 24%
  • Legs45%(13)div 15%
Gates
  • Head54%(29)div 61%
  • Body33%(18)div 24%
  • Legs13%(7)div 15%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Yuta Sasaki
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Willie Gates
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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