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Welterweight

Takenori Sato

20-12-7 (2 NC) UFC 0-2-0
5'10"Height
—Reach
SouthpawStance
41Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
1:05Avg 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 — Below avg, rated 32.8 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 41.4 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 15.9 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 5.4 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 34.2 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 41.4 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 35.0 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 41.4 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Accuracy Below avg 41
  2. TD Defense Below avg 41
  3. Control Below avg 41
  4. Grappling Below avg 35
  5. Wrestling Below avg 34
  6. Striking Below avg 33
  7. Striking D Weak 16
  8. Durability Weak 5

Built on 2 minutes of tracked cage time across 2 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min0.46
Sig. strikes absorbed / min12.92
Striking accuracy33.3%
Striking defense9.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense—
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time1.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1

Fight history

2 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Hyun Gyu Lim 2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:18 — UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson · September 20, 2014
1/3Sig. strikes
10/13Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Full event page › Deep dive vs Hyun Gyu Lim › Simulate vs Hyun Gyu Lim ›
L Erick Silva 15-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:52 — UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi · February 15, 2014
0/0Sig. strikes
18/18Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Full event page › Deep dive vs Erick Silva › Simulate vs Erick Silva ›

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)
20-12-7 (2 NC)Pro record
Laughter7Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 8
Decision 9
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 0
Decision 5
Other 0

Draws: 7 · No contests: 2

Fights by organization

Pancrase 17
Deep 9
TFC 2
UFC 2
Cage Force 2
Demolition 2
MFP 1
Kunlun Fight - Cage Fight Series 1

+ 5 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 41 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Yuki Kondo Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 335
July 9, 2023
 Pancrase 3 5:00
L Arman Tsarukyan Decision (unanimous) MFP 214 - Governor's Cup 2017
December 2, 2017
 MFP 3 5:00
NC Sung Chan Hong NC (accidental groin kick) TFC 15 - Top FC 15
July 22, 2017
 TFC 5 —
NC Sung Chan Hong NC (accidental kick to groin) TFC 12 - Top FC 12
September 11, 2016
 TFC 1 —
W Kyung Soo Park Submission (armbar) Kunlun Fight - Cage Fight Series 5 / Top FC 11
May 22, 2016
 Kunlun Fight - Cage Fight Series 1 1:30
L Han Seul Kim Decision (unanimous) TOP FC 10
March 19, 2016
 TOP FC 3 5:00
W Chad Reiner Submission (armbar) PRO Fighting 10
May 9, 2015
 PRO Fighting 1 2:20
L Hyun Gyu Lim KO (elbows) UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson
September 20, 2014
 UFC 1 1:18
L Erick Silva KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi
February 15, 2014
 UFC 1 0:52
W Islam Galayev Submission (kimura) Deep: Tribe Tokyo Fight
October 20, 2013
 Deep 2 2:08
W Shingo Suzuki Submission (keylock) Pancrase: 247
May 19, 2013
 Pancrase 3 2:36
D Akihiro Murayama Draw (unanimous) Pancrase: 246
March 17, 2013
 Pancrase 3 5:00
W Keiichiro Yamamiya Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Progress Tour 10
September 1, 2012
 Pancrase 3 5:00
W Kiichi Kunimoto Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Progress Tour 3
March 11, 2012
 Pancrase 3 5:00
D Eiji Ishikawa Draw (split) Pancrase: Impressive Tour 10
October 2, 2011
 Pancrase 3 5:00
W Sojiro Orui Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Impressive Tour 5
June 5, 2011
 Pancrase 3 5:00
W Kengo Ura Technical Submission (kimura) Pancrase: Impressive Tour 1
February 6, 2011
 Pancrase 1 4:40
W Shingo Suzuki Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Passion Tour 11
December 5, 2010
 Pancrase 3 5:00
W Yuta Nakamura Submission (kimura) Pancrase: Passion Tour 9
October 3, 2010
 Pancrase 2 0:34
L Keiichiro Yamamiya Decision (majority) Pancrase: Passion Tour 3
April 4, 2010
 Pancrase 2 5:00
L Yuki Kondo Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Passion Tour 1
February 7, 2010
 Pancrase 3 5:00
L Joe Doerksen TKO (punches) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 10
September 23, 2009
 World Victory Road Presents 2 4:27
D Izuru Takeuchi Draw Pancrase: Changing Tour 4
August 8, 2009
 Pancrase 3 5:00
W Hoon Kim Submission (armbar) Pancrase: Changing Tour 3
June 7, 2009
 Pancrase 1 4:26
W Ichiro Kanai Decision (majority) Pancrase: Changing Tour 2
April 5, 2009
 Pancrase 2 5:00
W Rikuhei Fujii Decision (unanimous) Cage Force EX Eastern Bound
November 8, 2008
 Cage Force EX Eastern Bound 3 5:00
W Yuji Hisamatsu Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Shining 8
October 1, 2008
 Pancrase 2 5:00
L Young Choi Decision (majority) Deep: 36 Impact
July 27, 2008
 Deep 2 5:00
D Masahiro Toryu Draw Pancrase: Shining 2
March 26, 2008
 Pancrase 2 5:00
L Yukiya Naito TKO (doctor stoppage) Cage Force 5
December 1, 2007
 Cage Force 1 4:45
W Kenji Nagai Submission (armbar) K-1 HERO's: Tournament Final
September 17, 2007
 K-1 HERO's 1 2:46
D Yuji Hisamatsu Draw Cage Force 3
June 9, 2007
 Cage Force 2 5:00
L Yusaku Tsukumo KO (punch) Demolition
December 10, 2006
 Demolition 2 0:18
D Tetsuo Seto Draw Demolition
July 30, 2006
 Demolition 2 5:00
D Ken Hamamura Draw Deep: 20th Impact
September 3, 2005
 Deep 2 5:00
L Ken Hamamura TKO (punches) Deep: clubDeep Toyama: Barbarian Festival 2
May 15, 2005
 Deep 1 0:21
W Marlon Medeiros TKO (punches) Deep: Hero 1
April 17, 2005
 Deep 1 4:21
L Kosuke Umeda TKO (corner stoppage) Deep: 18th Impact
February 12, 2005
 Deep 1 0:35
W Moriyuki Yamada Decision (unanimous) Deep: 17th Impact
December 18, 2004
 Deep 2 5:00
W Ryo Nakajima TKO (punches) Deep: 17th Impact
December 18, 2004
 Deep 2 2:03
W Shichi Maru TKO (punches) Deep: 17th Impact
December 18, 2004
 Deep 2 1:00

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

Division context

vs. 190 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 0.5 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 12.9 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 33.3% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 9.7% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 0.0% avg 40.2%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 1.5% avg 21.4%