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Welterweight

Yoshihiro Akiyama

15-7-0 (2 NC) UFC 2-5-0
Takedown-Proof Hard To Take Down Gets Dropped
5'10"Height
75"Reach
OrthodoxStance
51Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
13:04Avg 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 — Weak, rated 24.2 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 17.4 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 19.1 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 20.1 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 53.8 of 100 TD Defense — Strong, rated 89.2 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 37.4 of 100 Control — Average, rated 64.7 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. TD Defense Strong 89
  2. Control Average 65
  3. Wrestling Average 54
  4. Grappling Below avg 37
  5. Striking Weak 24
  6. Durability Weak 20
  7. Striking D Weak 19
  8. Accuracy Weak 17
Takedown-Proof 30 of 34 takedowns stuffed
Hard To Take Down strong td defense — rates 89 of 100 among UFC veterans
Gets Dropped knocked down 4 times in 91 minutes of cage time
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.29
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.96
Striking accuracy39.2%
Striking defense55.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min1.97
Takedown accuracy60.0%
Takedown defense88.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.16
Control time24.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-4

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 7 fights · green = win
July 11, 2009 vs Alan Belcher — 3.67/min (W) Jul '09 July 3, 2010 vs Chris Leben — 1.84/min (L) Jul '10 October 16, 2010 vs Michael Bisping — 3.33/min (L) Oct '10 August 6, 2011 vs Vitor Belfort — 0.54/min (L) — only 1.9 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Aug '11 February 25, 2012 vs Jake Shields — 2.2/min (L) Feb '12 September 20, 2014 vs Amir Sadollah — 3.8/min (W) Sep '14 November 28, 2015 vs Alberto Mina — 5.2/min (L) Nov '15

Fight history

7 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Alberto Mina 11-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal · November 28, 2015
78/142Sig. strikes
69/153Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Amir Sadollah 6-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson · September 20, 2014
57/119Sig. strikes
42/101Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
7:55Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Jake Shields 26-6-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson · February 25, 2012
33/97Sig. strikes
91/201Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
1:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Vitor Belfort 18-9 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:52 — UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2 · August 6, 2011
1/9Sig. strikes
12/25Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Michael Bisping 19-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama · October 16, 2010
50/177Sig. strikes
118/267Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Chris Leben 20-7 walk-in Submission · R3 4:40 — UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin · July 3, 2010
27/68Sig. strikes
46/105Absorbed
5/5Takedowns
8:33Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Alan Belcher 11-5 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 100 · July 11, 2009
55/156Sig. strikes
76/156Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
3:11Control
0Knockdowns
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)
15-7-0 (2 NC)Pro record
Team Cloud, Jackson's Submission FightingGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 7
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 1
Decision 4
Other 0

No contests: 2

Fights by organization

Hero's 8
UFC 7
ONE 3
Dream 2
K-1 Premium 2
Yarennoka! 1
K-1 1
Full career — 24 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Shinya Aoki TKO (punches) ONE: X
March 26, 2022
 ONE 2 1:50
W Sherif Mohamed KO (punch) ONE: King of the Jungle
February 28, 2020
 ONE 1 3:04
L Agilan Thani Decision (unanimous) ONE: Legendary Quest
June 15, 2019
 ONE 3 5:00
L Alberto Mina Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal
November 28, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
W Amir Sadollah Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson
September 20, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
L Jake Shields Decision (unanimous) UFC 144
February 26, 2012
 UFC 3 5:00
L Vitor Belfort KO (punches) UFC 133
August 6, 2011
 UFC 1 1:52
L Michael Bisping Decision (unanimous) UFC 120
October 16, 2010
 UFC 3 5:00
L Chris Leben Submission (triangle choke) UFC 116
July 3, 2010
 UFC 3 4:40
W Alan Belcher Decision (split) UFC 100
July 11, 2009
 UFC 3 5:00
W Masanori Tonooka Submission (armbar) Dream 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round
September 23, 2008
 Dream 1 6:26
W Katsuyori Shibata Technical Submission (Ezekiel choke) Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round
July 21, 2008
 Dream 1 6:34
NC Kazuo Misaki NC (overturned) Yarennoka!
December 31, 2007
 Yarennoka! 1 7:48
W Denis Kang KO (punch) Hero's 2007 in Korea
October 28, 2007
 Hero's 1 4:45
NC Kazushi Sakuraba NC (overturned) K-1 Premium 2006 Dynamite!!
December 31, 2006
 K-1 Premium 1 5:37
W Melvin Manhoef Submission (armbar) Hero's 7
October 9, 2006
 Hero's 1 1:58
W Taiei Kin Technical Submission (armbar) Hero's 6
August 5, 2006
 Hero's 1 2:01
W Katsuhiko Nagata KO (spinning back kick) Hero's 5
May 3, 2006
 Hero's 1 2:25
W Tokimitsu Ishizawa Submission (Ezekiel choke) Hero's 4
March 15, 2006
 Hero's 2 1:41
W Masakatsu Okuda KO (slam and punches) Hero's 2005 in Seoul
November 5, 2005
 Hero's 1 3:31
W Michael Lerma TKO (punches) K-1: World MAX 2005
October 12, 2005
 K-1 1 2:47
W Carl Toomey Submission (armbar) Hero's 2
July 6, 2005
 Hero's 1 0:59
L Jérôme Le Banner KO (knees) Hero's 1
March 26, 2005
 Hero's 1 2:24
W Francois Botha Submission (armbar) K-1 Premium 2004 Dynamite!!
December 31, 2004
 K-1 Premium 1 1:54

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Yoshihiro Akiyama) — 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 3.3 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 5.0 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 39.2% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 55.0% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 2.0 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 60.0% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 88.2% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.2 avg 0.6
Control time 24.2% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 54.1%