Matt Hughes vs Hayato Sakurai prediction

UFC 36: Worlds Collide · Saturday, 23 March 2002 · Welterweight · 5 rounds · main event

Matt Hughes45-9-0UFC wins: 8 KO, 5 SUB, 5 DECUFC debut
vs
Hayato Sakurai18-10-0UFC debut

Result: Matt Hughes by KO/TKO, R4 3:01.

Matt Hughes vs Hayato Sakurai: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Matt HughesTale of the tapeHayato Sakurai
45-9-0Record18-10-0
–Nationality–
25UFC fights1
28Age26
175 cmHeight170 cm
185 cmReach–
SwitchStanceOrthodox
8 / 5 / 5UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC0 / 0 / 0
4 / 3 / 0UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC1 / 0 / 0
2.6Sig. strikes landed per minute3.6
2.3Sig. strikes absorbed per minute3.6
1.5Takedowns per 15 minutes1.5
0.43Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.31

Rates are from UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average for fighters with little UFC time.

Matt Hughes: last UFC fights

UFC debut.

Hayato Sakurai: last UFC fights

UFC debut.

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