Takashi Sato vs.
Bryan Battle
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.
Takashi Sato
Full career not yet synced for Takashi Sato — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Bryan Battle
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.36 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 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)
Takashi Sato
Distance 76.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 7.3% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 16.2% (norm 8.1%)
Bryan Battle
Distance 84.7% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 14.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.8% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Takashi Sato
Head 86.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.1% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 2.9% (norm 8.4%)
Bryan Battle
Head 65.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 29.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.1% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Sato L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Battle L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 76 / 241 | 31.5% | 38.6% | 306 / 635 | 48.2% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 23 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 88 / 109 | 80.7% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 38 / 51 | 74.5% | 67.2% | 3 / 6 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 101 / 271 | 37.3% | 37.2% | 198 / 488 | 40.6% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 23 / 35 | 65.7% | 70.7% | 164 / 224 | 73.2% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 35 / 38 | 92.1% | 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 Sato L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Battle L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 133 / 291 | 45.7% | 39.0% | 210 / 423 | 49.6% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 33 / 41 | 80.5% | 68.9% | 60 / 76 | 78.9% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 55 / 63 | 87.3% | 68.0% | 49 / 73 | 67.1% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 126 / 267 | 47.2% | 35.6% | 179 / 409 | 43.8% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 71 / 102 | 69.6% | 69.6% | 76 / 91 | 83.5% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 24 / 26 | 92.3% | 82.1% | 64 / 72 | 88.9% | 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 — Battle has more cage time on record.