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Takashi Sato
Welterweight · “Ten”

Takashi Sato

16-9-0 UFC 2-5-0
Striker Wrestler Submission-Vulnerable
5'10"Height
73"Reach
SouthpawStance
36Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
8:27Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 · where 138 MMA has read him, his grades and tags set each axis and the stats only nudge inside his band · stats alone where he is silent · the rim is reserved for specialists
Striking — Average, rated 52 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking good · May 2023 · stats read 28 → nudged -10 inside the band · tag counter striking: good (+1) · claims striking power +1, striking volume +1, kicking +1 (+4) Accuracy — Below avg, rated 35 of 100 · claims counter striking +2 (+2) Striking D — Weak, rated 20 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Durability — Below avg, rated 33 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Wrestling — Below avg, rated 36 of 100 · 138 MMA: wrestling decent · May 2023 · stats read 29 → nudged -4 inside the band TD Defense — Below avg, rated 31 of 100 · 138 MMA: wrestling decent (no takedown-defence tag), half-weighted with the stats read 32 · claims td defense -1, getup -2 (-5) Grappling — Weak, rated 19 of 100 · claims ground and pound +1 (+1) Control — Weak, rated 21 of 100 · claims top control +1, ground and pound +1 (+6) Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking good
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night Dern vs Hill Predictions & Full Card Breakdown (UFC Vegas 73) · May 16, 2023 watch ↗
grappling not yet read
wrestling decent
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • decent UFC Fight Night Dern vs Hill Predictions & Full Card Breakdown (UFC Vegas 73) · May 16, 2023 watch ↗
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking good 1 read
grappling not yet read
wrestling decent 1 read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read

138 MMA anchors Striking, Wrestling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, TD Defense, Grappling, Control · stats alone on Striking D, Durability.

Built on 59 minutes of tracked cage time across 7 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Striker average striking — rates 52 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking good · May 2023
Wrestler below avg wrestling — rates 36 of 100 · 138 MMA: wrestling decent · May 2023
Submission-Vulnerable 2 of 5 losses came by submission
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.21
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.73
Striking accuracy41.6%
Striking defense44.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.51
Takedowns / 15 min0.76
Takedown accuracy37.5%
Takedown defense60.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time5.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-4

Insider info

1 analyst read · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
vs Themba Gorimbo lean UFC Fight Night Dern vs Hill Predictions & Full Card Breakdown (UFC Vegas 73) · May 16, 2023
strikinggood wrestlingdecent

leaning Gorimbo for now on height/reach; says live-betting beats an early pick

A capable striker whose power, kicks, volume and counters are all praised -- the analyst floats him as possibly the sharper counter-puncher of the two. He can land takedowns and work top-side grappling/ground-and-pound but it is not his primary gameplan. His main flaw is on the mat: once taken down he tends to stay down rather than scramble or sweep. Recent form is poor, described as a bad run.

Strengthgood striking (power, kicks, volume)
Strengthstrong counter-striking, possibly the better of the two
Strengthdecent top-side grappling / ground-and-pound when on top
Weaknessgets taken down and stays down rather than working back up or sweeping
Weaknessrecent poor run of results
counter striking · good

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 7 fights · green = win
April 27, 2019 vs Ben Saunders — 4.44/min (W) Apr '19 September 7, 2019 vs Belal Muhammad — 2.43/min (L) Sep '19 June 27, 2020 vs Jason Witt — 22.5/min (W) — only 0.8 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jun '20 November 28, 2020 vs Miguel Baeza — 1.58/min (L) Nov '20 March 19, 2022 vs Gunnar Nelson — 0.6/min (L) Mar '22 August 6, 2022 vs Bryan Battle — 2.73/min (L) — only 0.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Aug '22 May 20, 2023 vs Themba Gorimbo — 2.0/min (L) May '23

Fight history

7 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Themba Gorimbo 10-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill · May 20, 2023
30/47Sig. strikes
33/56Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
2:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Bryan Battle 7-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:44 — UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill · August 6, 2022
2/8Sig. strikes
7/10Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Gunnar Nelson 17-5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall · March 19, 2022
9/23Sig. strikes
44/55Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Miguel Baeza 9-0 walk-in Submission · R2 4:28 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark · November 28, 2020
15/58Sig. strikes
40/73Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Jason Witt 17-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:48 — UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker · June 27, 2020
18/21Sig. strikes
2/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:11Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Belal Muhammad 15-3 walk-in Submission · R3 1:55 — UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier · September 7, 2019
29/89Sig. strikes
49/106Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Ben Saunders 22-11-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:18 — UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson · April 27, 2019
28/69Sig. strikes
46/90Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:17Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
16-9-0Pro record
Tribe Tokyo MMA, Kill Cliff FCGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 11
Submission 2
Decision 3
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 3
Decision 3
Other 0

Fights by organization

Pancrase 10
UFC 7
DEEP 2
XFC Young Guns 1
Z-Fight Night 1
GRANDSLAM 1
DEEP DREAM Impact 1
TTF Challenge 1

+ 1 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 25 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Christopher Alvidrez TKO (punches) XFC Young Guns 7-8
April 30, 2025
 XFC Young Guns 1 —
L Jang Yun-seong Decision (unanimous) Z-Fight Night 2
December 14, 2024
 Z-Fight Night 3 5:00
L Themba Gorimbo Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
May 20, 2023
 UFC 3 5:00
L Bryan Battle KO (head kick) UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill
August 6, 2022
 UFC 1 0:44
L Gunnar Nelson Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
March 19, 2022
 UFC 3 5:00
L Miguel Baeza Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark
November 28, 2020
 UFC 2 4:28
W Jason Witt TKO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker
June 27, 2020
 UFC 1 0:48
L Belal Muhammad Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 242
September 7, 2019
 UFC 3 1:55
W Ben Saunders TKO (punches and elbows) UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson
April 27, 2019
 UFC 2 1:18
W Matt Vaile TKO (punches) Pancrase 300
October 21, 2018
 Pancrase 2 3:35
L Glaico França Submission (rear-naked choke) Pancrase 297
July 1, 2018
 Pancrase 4 1:15
W Masayuki Hamagishi TKO (elbows and punches) GRANDSLAM 7
March 25, 2018
 GRANDSLAM 2 3:59
W Akihiro Murayama TKO (punches) Pancrase 292
December 10, 2017
 Pancrase 1 0:52
W Kenta Takagi TKO (punches) Pancrase 289
August 20, 2017
 Pancrase 1 4:15
W Anton Radman TKO (knee) Pancrase 286
April 23, 2017
 Pancrase 1 3:43
W Eric Michael Fought Decision (split) Pancrase 273
December 13, 2015
 Pancrase 3 3:00
L Kenta Takagi TKO (punch) Pancrase 269
August 8, 2015
 Pancrase 1 2:27
W Yusaku Tsukumo TKO (doctor stoppage) DEEP 72 Impact
May 16, 2015
 DEEP 1 2:09
W Vyron Phillips Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 265
March 15, 2015
 Pancrase 3 5:00
W Hidetora Matsuoka TKO (punches) DEEP DREAM Impact 2014: Omisoka Special
December 31, 2014
 DEEP DREAM Impact 1 4:21
W Yasuaki Miura TKO (punch) TTF Challenge 03
November 2, 2014
 TTF Challenge 1 0:29
W Genpei Hayashi TKO (punches) Pancrase 260
August 10, 2014
 Pancrase 1 2:51
W Makoto Kawawa Submission (rear-naked choke) Pancrase 258
May 11, 2014
 Pancrase 3 2:36
W Joe Proctor Submission (arm-triangle choke) Pancrase Bayside Fight 2
December 31, 2013
 Pancrase Bayside Fight 1 2:31
W Shotaro Yabe Decision (unanimous) DEEP: Tribe Tokyo Fight
October 20, 2013
 DEEP 2 5:00

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Takashi Sato) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 189 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.2 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.7 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 41.6% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 44.1% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.8 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 37.5% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 60.9% avg 62.6%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 5.9% avg 21.5%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 53.9%

Headshot of Takashi Sato by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized