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Matchup deep-dive

Yushin Okami vs.
Evan Tanner

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

14-7-0 Yushin Okami · UFC
11-6-0 Evan Tanner · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

14-7-0
UFC record
11-6-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
45
AgeΔ 10.5 yrs
55.5
6'2"
HeightΔ 2"
6'0"
75"
ReachΔ 1"
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
92.1
Layoff (months)Δ 125.4 mo
217.5
LWLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL
The read

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.

Evan Tanner is a submission threat — 1.83 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Evan Tanner owns the mat — in control 46% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.
Yushin Okami owns the mat — in control 38% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Yushin Okami

Full career not yet synced for Yushin Okami — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 10-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500

Evan Tanner

Full career not yet synced for Evan Tanner — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 4-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5132.03/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
3883.16/min · norm 3.25
5672.25/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
3012.45/min · norm 3.20
38.5%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
60.0%norm 47.4%
61.0%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
57.5%norm 53.8%
40.24/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
10.12/15 · norm 0.32

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Yushin Okami

Distance 75.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 19.1% (norm 10.3%)

Evan Tanner

Distance 46.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 19.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 34.5% (norm 10.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Yushin Okami

Head 90.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 8.4%)

Evan Tanner

Head 70.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 20.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.4% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Okami L/AAccMiddleweight med Tanner L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 285 / 1000 28.5% 40.5% 129 / 301 42.9% 40.5%
In the clinch 69 / 79 87.3% 70.3% 95 / 123 77.2% 70.3%
On the ground 159 / 255 62.4% 69.1% 164 / 223 73.5% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 405 / 1209 33.5% 38.9% 237 / 455 52.1% 38.9%
To the body 73 / 83 88.0% 71.7% 97 / 131 74.0% 71.7%
To the legs 35 / 42 83.3% 83.3% 54 / 61 88.5% 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Okami L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Tanner L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 361 / 1187 30.4% 39.5% 173 / 528 32.8% 39.5%
In the clinch 164 / 210 78.1% 70.9% 103 / 135 76.3% 70.9%
On the ground 42 / 57 73.7% 69.0% 25 / 46 54.3% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 299 / 1092 27.4% 37.9% 223 / 616 36.2% 37.9%
To the body 81 / 137 59.1% 71.3% 52 / 62 83.9% 71.3%
To the legs 187 / 225 83.1% 82.1% 26 / 31 83.9% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

3337.9% acc · 1.96/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
2145.7% acc · 2.57/15 · norm 1.42
5584.6% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
222.2% def · norm 63.1%
95:5538.0% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
51:2146.0% of cage time · norm 19.75%
33:291:59 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
10:241:16 per 15 · norm 3:00
90.54/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
151.83/15 · norm 0.47

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Okami has more cage time on record.

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