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The Clinch

Japan “Mach” 2001-2012 · 43 rounds on file

Hayato Sakurai

15-9-0 W-L-D in this database

No photograph on file
Strike accuracy 569/1,143
Takedown accuracy 29/42
Sig. strikes / round 13.2
Control / round 0:00
Inside the distance 53% 8 of 15 wins
Height
5′7″170.2 cm
Reach
--
Leg reach
--
Stance
Orthodox
Age
5124 AUG 1975
Listed weight
168 lb76.2 kg
Well-Rounded Automatically assigned from data across 23 fights - 2.9 takedown attempts and 0% control time per 15 minutes.

Who they have fought

Every completed bout, grouped by the opponent's style.

Grappling 10 7-3-0 vs 1518 avg
Positional Controller 6 5-1-0
Submission Grappler 4 2-2-0
Hybrid 5 3-2-0 vs 1545 avg
Well-Rounded 5 3-2-0
Striking 4 1-3-0 vs 1541 avg
Pressure Striker 4 1-3-0
-- Not classified 5 4-1-0 --

Opponent styles are assigned from their own fight data, not from a training background. They describe how those opponents have fought. Bars scale against 10 bouts, the largest group.

The career, in order

One bar per bout, oldest on the left. Height is the significant strikes landed in that fight.

26 AUG 2001 - lost to Anderson Silva · Decision (Unanimous) 22 MAR 2002 - lost to Matt Hughes · Technical Knockout 31 DEC 2003 - beat Daiju Takase · Decision (Unanimous) 15 FEB 2004 - lost to Rodrigo Gracie · Decision (Unanimous) 19 JUL 2004 - beat Brady Fink · Submission 14 OCT 2004 - lost to Crosley Gracie · Submission 22 MAY 2005 - beat Milton Vieira · Decision (Unanimous) 25 SEP 2005 - beat Joachim Hansen · Decision (Unanimous) 25 SEP 2005 - beat Jens Pulver · Technical Knockout 31 DEC 2005 - lost to Takanori Gomi · Technical Knockout 04 JUN 2006 - beat Olaf Alfonso · Technical Knockout 27 AUG 2006 - beat Luciano Azevedo · Technical Knockout 24 FEB 2007 - beat Mac Danzig · Technical Knockout 31 DEC 2007 - beat Hidehiko Hasegawa · Decision (Unanimous) 15 MAR 2008 - beat Hidetaka Monma · Technical Knockout 23 SEP 2008 - beat Kuniyoshi Hironaka · Decision (Unanimous) 31 DEC 2008 - beat Katsuyori Shibata · Technical Knockout 05 APR 2009 - beat Shinya Aoki · Technical Knockout 20 JUL 2009 - lost to Marius Zaromskis · Technical Knockout 31 DEC 2009 - lost to Akihiro Gono · Submission 29 MAY 2010 - lost to Nick Diaz · Submission 31 DEC 2010 - lost to Jason High · Decision (Split) 31 DEC 2011 - beat Ryo Chonan · Decision (Unanimous) 31 DEC 2012 - beat Phil Baroni · Decision (Unanimous)

Won Lost Draw / no contest

What they do with a round

Summed over 43 rounds across 23 of 24 bouts - the ones the corpus has per-round observations for.

Per round

Sig. strikes landed 13.2
Sig. strikes absorbed 10.5
Takedowns landed 0.7
Knockdowns 0.1
Sub. attempts 0.1
Control time 0:00 of each 5:00 round

Accuracy

Sig. strikes 50% 569/1,143
Takedowns 69% 29/42
Opponents’ accuracy 41% 451/1,109

Where the strikes land

Head 62% 352
Body 19% 106
Leg 20% 111

And from where

At distance 57% 322
In the clinch 14% 77
On the ground 30% 170

How the bouts ended

KO / TKO 7 won Technical Knockout · 7-3
Submission 1 won Submission · 1-3
Decision 7 won Decision (Unanimous) · 7-2 Decision (Split) · 0-1

Every bout

Most recent first. Struck and absorbed are significant strikes.

Date Opponent Result Method End Struck Absorbed Event
31 DEC 2012 Phil Baroni Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 56 51 DREAM 18
31 DEC 2011 Ryo Chonan Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 51 38 DREAM - New Year! 2011
31 DEC 2010 Jason High Lost Decision (Split) R3 5:00 13 22 Dynamite!! 2010
29 MAY 2010 Nick Diaz Lost Submission R1 3:54 7 8 DREAM 14
31 DEC 2009 Akihiro Gono Lost Submission R2 3:56 9 15 Dynamite!! 2009
20 JUL 2009 Marius Zaromskis Lost Technical Knockout R1 4:03 21 17 DREAM 10: Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round
05 APR 2009 Shinya Aoki Won Technical Knockout R1 0:27 7 0 DREAM 8: Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 1st Round
31 DEC 2008 Katsuyori Shibata Won Technical Knockout R1 7:01 30 8 Dynamite!! 2008
23 SEP 2008 Kuniyoshi Hironaka Won Decision (Unanimous) R2 5:00 61 39 DREAM 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round
15 MAR 2008 Hidetaka Monma Won Technical Knockout R1 4:12 41 7 DREAM 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round
31 DEC 2007 Hidehiko Hasegawa Won Decision (Unanimous) R2 5:00 -- -- Yarrenoka! - New Year's Eve 2007
24 FEB 2007 Mac Danzig Won Technical Knockout R2 4:01 38 16 PRIDE 33: The Second Coming
27 AUG 2006 Luciano Azevedo Won Technical Knockout R1 6:35 13 5 PRIDE Bushido 12
04 JUN 2006 Olaf Alfonso Won Technical Knockout R1 1:54 6 4 PRIDE Bushido 11
31 DEC 2005 Takanori Gomi Lost Technical Knockout R1 3:56 10 21 PRIDE Shockwave 2005
25 SEP 2005 Jens Pulver Won Technical Knockout R1 8:56 64 23 PRIDE Bushido 9: The Tournament
25 SEP 2005 Joachim Hansen Won Decision (Unanimous) R2 5:00 26 26 PRIDE Bushido 9: The Tournament
22 MAY 2005 Milton Vieira Won Decision (Unanimous) R2 5:00 32 4 PRIDE Bushido 7
14 OCT 2004 Crosley Gracie Lost Submission R2 1:02 15 15 PRIDE Bushido 5
19 JUL 2004 Brady Fink Won Submission R1 4:08 7 7 PRIDE Bushido 4
15 FEB 2004 Rodrigo Gracie Lost Decision (Unanimous) R2 5:00 12 26 PRIDE Bushido 2
31 DEC 2003 Daiju Takase Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 35 11 PRIDE Shockwave 2003
22 MAR 2002 Matt Hughes Lost Technical Knockout R4 3:01 5 36 UFC 36: Worlds Collide
26 AUG 2001 Anderson Silva Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 10 52 Shooto - To the Top 7