Welterweight · “Ten”
Takashi Sato
16-9-0 UFC 2-5-0
5'10"Height
73"Reach
SouthpawStance
36Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
8:27Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min2.21
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.73
Striking accuracy41.6%
Striking defense44.1%
Takedowns / 15 min0.76
Takedown accuracy37.5%
Takedown defense60.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time5.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-4
Striking trend
Fight history
L Themba Gorimbo 0-1 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
L Bryan Battle 2-0 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
L Gunnar Nelson 8-5 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
L Miguel Baeza 2-0 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
W Jason Witt 0-0 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
L Belal Muhammad 6-3 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
W Ben Saunders 9-8 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
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
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
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.