Flyweight · “Ulka”
Yuta Sasaki
24-10-2 UFC 4-5-0
5'10"Height
71"Reach
SouthpawStance
36Age
0KO wins
4Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
7:09Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min2.16
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.5
Striking accuracy41.4%
Striking defense50.0%
Takedowns / 15 min3.03
Takedown accuracy43.3%
Takedown defense41.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.16
Control time20.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-4
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
9 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Alexandre Pantoja 3-1 walk-in Submission · R1 2:18 — UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio · 2018-11-17
7/11Sig. strikes
4/7Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:24Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jenel Lausa 1-2 walk-in Submission · R2 4:04 — UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards · 2018-06-23
25/56Sig. strikes
7/14Absorbed
5/7Takedowns
6:51Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Jussier Formiga 5-4 walk-in Submission · R1 4:30 — UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami · 2017-09-22
16/32Sig. strikes
9/22Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Justin Scoggins 4-3 walk-in Submission · R2 3:19 — UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia · 2017-06-17
21/41Sig. strikes
37/62Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
1:07Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Wilson Reis 5-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie · 2017-02-11
34/105Sig. strikes
34/84Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Willie Gates 1-2 walk-in Submission · R2 3:30 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · 2016-05-08
7/23Sig. strikes
13/32Absorbed
4/10Takedowns
0:45Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Taylor Lapilus 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:26 — UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs Penne · 2015-06-20
16/41Sig. strikes
31/60Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
0:53Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Leandro Issa 1-1 walk-in Submission · R2 4:13 — UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway · 2014-12-20
8/19Sig. strikes
25/37Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:35Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Roland Delorme 3-2 walk-in Submission · R1 1:06 — UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Le · 2014-08-23
5/8Sig. strikes
1/4Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:32Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Ulka Sasaki) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
12
Decision
10
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
5
Decision
3
Other
0
Draws: 2
Fights by organization
Shooto
13
UFC
9
Rizin
6
Deep
3
Vale Tudo Japan
2
GCM
2
Rizin Trigger
1
Full career — 36 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Boyd Allen | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 42
2023-05-06 |
Rizin | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Kleber Koike Erbst | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Rizin Trigger 2
2022-02-23 |
Rizin Trigger | 2 | 3:22 |
| L | Yoshinori Horie | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 30
2021-09-19 |
Rizin | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kenta Takizawa | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 26
2020-12-31 |
Rizin | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Kai Asakura | TKO (broken jaw) | Rizin 19
2019-10-12 |
Rizin | 1 | 0:54 |
| L | Shintaro Ishiwatari | Submission (north-south choke) | Rizin 17
2019-07-28 |
Rizin | 2 | 8:58 |
| W | Manel Kape | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 14
2018-12-31 |
Rizin | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Alexandre Pantoja | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio
2018-11-17 |
UFC | 1 | 2:18 |
| W | Jenel Lausa | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards
2018-06-23 |
UFC | 2 | 4:04 |
| L | Jussier Formiga | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami
2017-09-23 |
UFC | 1 | 4:30 |
| W | Justin Scoggins | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia
2017-06-17 |
UFC | 2 | 3:19 |
| L | Wilson Reis | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 208
2017-02-11 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Willie Gates | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski
2016-05-08 |
UFC | 2 | 2:30 |
| L | Taylor Lapilus | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne
2015-06-20 |
UFC | 2 | 1:26 |
| L | Leandro Issa | Submission (neck crank) | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway
2014-12-20 |
UFC | 2 | 4:13 |
| W | Roland Delorme | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le
2014-08-23 |
UFC | 1 | 1:06 |
| W | Hong Jung-Gi | KO (punches) | Deep: Fujisan Festival
2014-05-25 |
Deep | 1 | 0:38 |
| W | Teruto Ishihara | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | Vale Tudo Japan 4th
2014-02-23 |
Vale Tudo Japan | 2 | 1:46 |
| W | Keisuke Fujiwara | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shooto: 1st Round 2014
2014-01-13 |
Shooto | 1 | 4:35 |
| W | Geun Do Park | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Vale Tudo Japan 3rd
2013-10-05 |
Vale Tudo Japan | 1 | 1:36 |
| W | Kenji Yamamoto | KO (punch) | Shooto: 3rd Round 2013
2013-07-27 |
Shooto | 1 | 0:11 |
| W | Kota Onojima | Decision (majority) | Shooto: Gig Tokyo 14
2013-04-21 |
Shooto | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Tetsu Suzuki | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: 1st Round 2013
2013-01-20 |
Shooto | 3 | 5:00 |
| D | Manabu Inoue | Draw (majority) | Shooto: 12th Round
2012-11-11 |
Shooto | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Teruyuki Matsumoto | Submission (guillotine choke) | Shooto: Gig Tokyo 10
2012-06-30 |
Shooto | 1 | 0:42 |
| W | Kazuhiro Ito | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shooto: Gig Tokyo 9
2012-04-14 |
Shooto | 2 | 3:34 |
| W | Satoshi Watanabe | Decision (unanimous) | Deep: Fujisan Festival
2012-01-29 |
Deep | 2 | 5:00 |
| L | Guy Delumeau | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Shootor's Legacy 4
2011-09-23 |
Shooto | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kosuke Kindaichi | Decision (majority) | Shooto: Shootor's Legacy 3
2011-07-18 |
Shooto | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Yoshifumi Nakamura | Decision (majority) | Shooto: Shootor's Legacy 2
2011-04-01 |
Shooto | 2 | 5:00 |
| D | Yusuke Kagiyama | Draw | Deep: Shizuoka Impact 2011
2011-02-06 |
Deep | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Yo Saito | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: The Rookie Tournament 2010 Final
2010-12-18 |
Shooto | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Motohiro Takenawa | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Kitazawa Shooto Vol. 4
2010-09-17 |
Shooto | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Keiji Sakuta | Submission (rear-naked choke) | GCM: Cage Force Preliminary Festival 1
2010-07-25 |
GCM | 3 | 1:03 |
| W | Shinji Maeguchi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shooto: Gig Central 20
2010-06-13 |
Shooto | 2 | 1:24 |
| W | Atsushi Masukura | Submission (rear-naked choke) | GCM: Cage Force 16
2010-04-11 |
GCM | 1 | 0:30 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Ulka Sasaki) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Flyweight average, over 66 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.