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Alessio Sakara

22-13-0 (2 NC) UFC 6-8-0 (1 NC)
One-Punch Power Finisher KO-Prone Gets Dropped
6'0"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
45Age
4KO wins
0Sub wins
66.7%Finish rate
5:02Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 67.7 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 62.0 of 100 Striking D — Above avg, rated 70.9 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 13.1 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 47.5 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 28.6 of 100 Grappling — Weak, rated 20.4 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 70.3 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Above avg 71
  2. Control Above avg 70
  3. Striking Average 68
  4. Accuracy Average 62
  5. Wrestling Average 48
  6. TD Defense Below avg 29
  7. Grappling Weak 20
  8. Durability Weak 13

Built on 75 minutes of tracked cage time across 15 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

One-Punch Power 4 knockdowns · 0.79 per 15 min
Finisher 67% of wins by knockout or submission (4 KO, 0 sub)
KO-Prone 4 of 8 losses came by knockout
Gets Dropped knocked down 4 times in 75 minutes of cage time
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.96
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.8
Striking accuracy47.8%
Striking defense59.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.79
Takedowns / 15 min2.18
Takedown accuracy78.6%
Takedown defense62.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time27.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-3

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
March 1, 2008 vs Chris Leben — 3.98/min (L) — only 3.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '08 September 17, 2008 vs Joe Vedepo — 4.83/min (W) — only 1.4 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Sep '08 August 8, 2009 vs Thales Leites — 1.6/min (W) Aug '09 March 21, 2010 vs James Irvin — 4.31/min (W) — only 3.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '10 March 3, 2011 vs Chris Weidman — 1.8/min (L) Mar '11 April 14, 2012 vs Brian Stann — 2.88/min (L) — only 2.4 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Apr '12 November 17, 2012 vs Patrick Cote — 16.74/min (L) — only 1.4 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '12 October 26, 2013 vs Nicholas Musoke — 6.42/min (L) — only 3.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '13

Fight history

15 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Nicholas Musoke 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 3:07 — UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz · October 26, 2013
20/27Sig. strikes
12/24Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Patrick Cote 17-8 walk-in DQ · R1 1:26 — UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit · November 17, 2012
24/34Sig. strikes
14/33Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:13Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Brian Stann 11-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:26 — UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva · April 14, 2012
7/14Sig. strikes
18/33Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Chris Weidman 4-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann · March 3, 2011
27/71Sig. strikes
45/105Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W James Irvin 14-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:01 — UFC Live: Vera vs Jones · March 21, 2010
13/29Sig. strikes
6/16Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Thales Leites 14-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 101: Declaration · August 8, 2009
24/83Sig. strikes
22/102Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:34Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Joe Vedepo 8-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:27 — UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer · September 17, 2008
7/10Sig. strikes
7/9Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Chris Leben 17-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:16 — UFC 82: Pride of a Champion · March 1, 2008
13/33Sig. strikes
24/50Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W James Lee 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:30 — UFC 80: Rapid Fire · January 19, 2008
8/10Sig. strikes
0/1Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Houston Alexander 7-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:01 — UFC 75: Champion vs Champion · September 8, 2007
1/5Sig. strikes
18/36Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Victor Valimaki 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:44 — UFC 70: Nations Collide · April 21, 2007
6/23Sig. strikes
0/10Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Drew McFedries 4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:07 — UFC 65: Bad Intentions · November 18, 2006
32/58Sig. strikes
30/57Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:11Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Dean Lister 7-4 walk-in Submission · R1 2:20 — UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie · May 27, 2006
1/3Sig. strikes
1/2Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Elvis Sinosic 5-8-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 · February 4, 2006
70/146Sig. strikes
13/37Absorbed
9/9Takedowns
12:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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NC Ron Faircloth 0-0 walk-in Could Not Continue · R2 0:10 — UFC 55: Fury · October 7, 2005
46/80Sig. strikes
2/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
4:16Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
22-13-0 (2 NC)Pro record
American Top Team (2007–present)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 16
Submission 2
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 3
Decision 3
Other 1

No contests: 2

Fights by organization

UFC 15
Bellator 6
Final Fight Championship 2
CWFC 2
Fight Night 2
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 1
King of the Ring 1
Ring Fight 1

+ 7 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 37 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Prince McLean TKO (shoulder injury) Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 8
November 15, 2024
 Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 1 5:00
W Canaan Grigsby TKO (punches) Bellator 230
October 12, 2019
 Bellator 1 0:23
L Kent Kauppinen KO (punch) Bellator 211
December 1, 2018
 Bellator 1 1:10
W Jamie Sloane TKO (punches) Bellator 203
July 14, 2018
 Bellator 1 1:19
L Rafael Carvalho KO (elbow) Bellator 190
December 9, 2017
 Bellator 1 0:45
W Joey Beltran TKO (punches) Bellator 168
December 10, 2016
 Bellator 1 1:20
W Brian Rogers KO (punches) Bellator 152
April 16, 2016
 Bellator 2 2:29
W Dib Akil TKO (punches) Final Fight Championship 19
September 18, 2015
 Final Fight Championship 1 1:32
NC Maciej Browarski NC (overturned) Final Fight Championship 16
December 6, 2014
 Final Fight Championship 1 1:21
L Nico Musoke Submission (armbar) UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Munoz
October 26, 2013
 UFC 1 3:07
L Patrick Côté DQ (punches to back of head) UFC 154
November 17, 2012
 UFC 1 1:26
L Brian Stann KO (punches) UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva
April 14, 2012
 UFC 1 2:26
L Chris Weidman Decision (unanimous) UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann
March 3, 2011
 UFC 3 5:00
W James Irvin TKO (punch) UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones
March 21, 2010
 UFC 1 3:01
W Thales Leites Decision (split) UFC 101
August 8, 2009
 UFC 3 5:00
W Joe Vedepo KO (head kick) UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer
September 17, 2008
 UFC 1 1:27
L Chris Leben TKO (punches) UFC 82
March 1, 2008
 UFC 1 3:16
W James Lee TKO (punches) UFC 80
January 19, 2008
 UFC 1 1:30
L Houston Alexander TKO (knee and punches) UFC 75
September 8, 2007
 UFC 1 1:01
W Victor Valimaki TKO (punches) UFC 70
April 21, 2007
 UFC 1 1:44
L Drew McFedries TKO (punches) UFC 65
November 18, 2006
 UFC 1 4:07
L Dean Lister Submission (triangle choke) UFC 60
May 27, 2006
 UFC 1 1:20
W Elvis Sinosic Decision (unanimous) UFC 57
February 4, 2006
 UFC 3 5:00
NC Ron Faircloth NC (Sakara kicked in the groin) UFC 55
October 7, 2005
 UFC 2 0:10
W Frank Amaugou Decision (unanimous) King of the Ring
February 19, 2005
 King of the Ring 3 —
W Tihamer Brunner TKO (punches) Ring Fight
November 20, 2004
 Ring Fight — —
L Assuério Silva Decision (unanimous) Jungle Fight 3
October 23, 2004
 Jungle Fight 3 5:00
W Eduardo Maiorino KO (punches) Real Fight 1
July 30, 2004
 Real Fight 1 0:30
W Yeon Jung KO (punches) WXF: X-Impact World Championships 2003
December 3, 2003
 WXF 1 2:02
W Rafael Tatu TKO (doctor stoppage) Meca 9: Meca World Vale Tudo 9
August 1, 2003
 Meca 2 4:18
W Damien Riccio Decision (unanimous) Martial Arts Day
May 11, 2003
 Martial Arts Day 2 6:00
W David Mortelette TKO (punches) Resa Dei Conti 6
December 20, 2002
 Resa Dei Conti 1 1:12
L Roman Zentsov Decision (unanimous) M-1 MFC: Russia vs. the World 4
November 15, 2002
 M-1 MFC 2 5:00
L Simon Holmes Submission (rear-naked choke) CWFC 1: Armageddon
July 27, 2002
 CWFC 1 4:50
W Adam Woolmer Submission (kimura) CWFC 1: Armageddon
July 27, 2002
 CWFC 1 0:21
W Mastioli Submission (armbar) Fight Night
June 21, 2002
 Fight Night 1 0:20
W Di Clementi KO (punches) Fight Night
June 21, 2002
 Fight Night 1 0:13

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Alessio Sakara) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 167 qualified Middleweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 4.0 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 2.8 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 47.8% avg 46.9%
Striking defense 59.2% avg 53.5%
Takedowns /15 min 2.2 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 78.6% avg 40.5%
Takedown defense 62.9% avg 61.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.7
Control time 27.2% avg 21.7%
Finish rate 66.7% avg 60.7%