Yuta Sasaki vs.
Willie Gates
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.
Yuta Sasaki
Full career not yet synced for Yuta Sasaki — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Willie Gates
Full career not yet synced for Willie Gates — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 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)
Yuta Sasaki
Distance 77.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 17.3% (norm 7.3%)
Willie Gates
Distance 79.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 10.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 10.5% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Yuta Sasaki
Head 73.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 15.5% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 10.7% (norm 9.3%)
Willie Gates
Head 73.3% (norm 75.9%) · Body 17.4% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 9.3% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Sasaki L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Gates L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 95 / 259 | 36.7% | 40.0% | 42 / 136 | 30.9% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 19 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 9 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 31 / 58 | 53.4% | 69.7% | 16 / 18 | too few to rate | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 83 / 248 | 33.5% | 37.6% | 36 / 126 | 28.6% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 33 / 52 | 63.5% | 68.5% | 23 / 30 | 76.7% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 23 / 36 | 63.9% | 80.0% | 8 / 16 | too few to rate | 80.0% |
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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Sasaki L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Gates L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 91 / 225 | 40.4% | 40.1% | 31 / 109 | 28.4% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 37 | 70.3% | 68.8% | 26 / 34 | 76.5% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 44 / 60 | 73.3% | 71.1% | 102 / 117 | 87.2% | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 102 / 249 | 41.0% | 35.2% | 108 / 193 | 56.0% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 24 / 34 | 70.6% | 68.2% | 31 / 39 | 79.5% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 35 / 39 | 89.7% | 80.3% | 20 / 28 | 71.4% | 80.3% |
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 — Sasaki has more cage time on record.