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UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2
Katsuhisa Fujii
Katsuhisa Fujii
1-3 · JPN
VS
Masutatsu Yano
Masutatsu Yano
2-4-1 · JPN
November 19, 1999 · Chiba, Japan
Open Weight · 3 rounds
219.0lb
Weigh-in
203.0lb
Katsuhisa Fujii def. Masutatsu Yano by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 3:12
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Fujii12/200/000:00
Yano17/441/302:02
R2 · 3:12
Fujii6/210/010:03
Yano1/50/000:00
Total
Fujii18/410/010:03
Yano18/491/302:02

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
FujiiWin probabilityYano
55.0%45.0%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
23%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 10.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Fujii55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%26%
Submission12%22%
Decision29%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes63 (3682)act 18
Takedowns1.1 (0.12.7)act 0
Yano45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%21%
Submission10%24%
Decision25%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3377)act 18
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.1)act 1
Combined totals~122 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R217%
R37%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Fujii
52.8%-114
Yano
+11446.3%
Most takedownstie 32.9%
Fujii
43.5%-184
Yano
+18423.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Fujii
Expected: 63.2
63
Over 63
42.2%
+134
Exactly 63
1.1%
push
Under 63
56.7%
-134
080159
Yano
Expected: 59.0
59
Over 59
41.9%
+136
Exactly 59
1.1%
push
Under 59
56.9%
-136
074148
Takedowns — over/under
Fujii
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
45.5%
-824
Exactly 1
49.0%
push
Under 1
5.5%
+824
035
Yano
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
83.6%
-511
Under 0.5
16.4%
+511
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 10.7 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

No market on record for this bout.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1487
Pound-for-pound
1500
1487
Divisional
1500
1485
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1500
1552
Grappling offense
1500
1549
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
27 yrs
Age
24 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'9"
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
0%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
0%
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
0
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Katsuhisa Fujii
No prior UFC fights.
Masutatsu Yano
No prior UFC fights.
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
Yano — win / loss by method
Record: 0-0-0

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, 0 losses
W
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Fujii
Yano
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.

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

Katsuhisa Fujii

No UFC fights on record.

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

Masutatsu Yano

No UFC fights on record.

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