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UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2
VS
Katsuhisa Fujii
Katsuhisa Fujii
1-3 · JPN
November 19, 1999 · Chiba, Japan
Open Weight · 3 rounds
204.0lb
Weigh-in
219.0lb
Kenichi Yamamoto def. Katsuhisa Fujii by SUB (Kneebar), R2 4:15
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Yamamoto0/10/000:00
Fujii22/542/204:53
R2 · 4:15
Yamamoto1/30/000:00
Fujii5/90/103:53
Total
Yamamoto1/40/000:00
Fujii27/632/308:46

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
YamamotoWin probabilityFujii
41.3%58.7%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
19%
Decision
55%
Expected fight time: 11.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Yamamoto41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%22%
Submission9%23%
Decision23%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes58 (3375)act 1
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.0)act 0
Fujii59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%28%
Submission10%17%
Decision33%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (3172)act 27
Takedowns1.1 (0.12.8)act 2
Combined totals~113 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R210%
R311%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Yamamoto
51.7%-109
Fujii
+10947.3%
Most takedownstie 32.9%
Yamamoto
21.7%+209
Fujii
-20945.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Yamamoto
Expected: 58.0
58
Over 58
41.9%
+136
Exactly 58
1.2%
push
Under 58
56.9%
-136
073146
Fujii
Expected: 55.4
55.5
Over 55.5
42.3%
+136
Under 55.5
57.7%
-136
070139
Takedowns — over/under
Yamamoto
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
83.6%
-511
Under 0.5
16.4%
+511
035
Fujii
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
47.4%
-1126
Exactly 1
48.4%
push
Under 1
4.2%
+1126
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 11.0 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

No market on record for this bout.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1508
Pound-for-pound
1504
1509
Divisional
1504
Striking offense
Striking defense
1503
Grappling offense
1548
1511
Grappling defense
1548
Physical
23 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
0
Days since last fight
0
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kenichi Yamamoto
No prior UFC fights.
Katsuhisa Fujii
No prior UFC fights.
Yamamoto — win / loss by method
Record: 1-2-0

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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
100% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (100%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Fujii — win / loss by method
Record: 1-3-0

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
1 win, 2 losses
W
100% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
1win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Yamamoto
Fujii
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Yamamoto
Fujii
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Yamamoto
Fujii
17W–15L · 53.1%
Overall
7W–0L · 100.0%
4W–4L · 50.0%
Wins
0W–0L
13W–11L · 54.2%
Losses
7W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Yamamoto
Fujii
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Yamamoto
Fujii
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Yamamoto
  • Head0%(0)div 69%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 13%
  • No strike data on record.
Fujii
  • Head0%(0)div 69%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 13%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Kenichi Yamamoto

No UFC fights on record.

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

Katsuhisa Fujii

No UFC fights on record.

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