Kenichi Yamamoto vs.
Daiju Takase
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Kenichi Yamamoto
Full career not yet synced for Kenichi Yamamoto — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Daiju Takase
Full career not yet synced for Daiju Takase — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Kenichi Yamamoto
Distance 35.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 59.5% (norm 8.1%)
Daiju Takase
Distance 76.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 20.0% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kenichi Yamamoto
Head 48.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 45.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 8.4%)
Daiju Takase
Head 92.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 4.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Yamamoto L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Takase L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 4 / 13 | too few to rate | 38.6% | 0 / 19 | too few to rate | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 18 / 22 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 6 / 18 | too few to rate | 37.2% | 5 / 23 | too few to rate | 37.2% |
| To the body | 17 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 82.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Yamamoto L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Takase L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 6 / 19 | too few to rate | 39.0% | 10 / 21 | too few to rate | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 40 / 78 | 51.3% | 68.0% | 50 / 71 | 70.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 45 / 93 | 48.4% | 35.6% | 41 / 74 | 55.4% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.6% | 17 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Yamamoto has more cage time on record.