Daiju Takase vs. Kenichi Yamamoto

UFC 0-3-0 vs. 2-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-3-0
UFC record
2-1-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
48
AgeΔ 2 yrs
50
6'0"
HeightΔ 0"
6'0"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
307.7
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
307.7
LLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Kenichi Yamamoto owns the mat — in control 46% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight norm.
Kenichi Yamamoto rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.
Daiju Takase's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 64% Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Daiju Takase

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 03
Tier 3 — regional circuit 1212

Tier-weighted record quality: -0.34 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500

Kenichi Yamamoto

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 21
Tier 3 — regional circuit 311

Tier-weighted record quality: -0.8 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

50.23/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
240.77/min · norm 3.17
632.85/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
481.54/min · norm 3.06
20.0%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
64.9%norm 44.9%
35.1%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
52.0%norm 55.25%
00.00/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.38

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Daiju Takase

Distance 76.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 20.0% (norm 8.1%)

Kenichi Yamamoto

Distance 35.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 59.5% (norm 8.1%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Daiju Takase

Head 92.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 4.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.0% (norm 8.4%)

Kenichi Yamamoto

Head 48.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 45.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Takase L/AAccWelterweight med Yamamoto L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 0 / 19 too few to rate 38.6% 4 / 13 too few to rate 38.6%
In the clinch 0 / 1 too few to rate 67.8% 2 / 2 too few to rate 67.8%
On the ground 5 / 5 too few to rate 67.2% 18 / 22 too few to rate 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 5 / 23 too few to rate 37.2% 6 / 18 too few to rate 37.2%
To the body 0 / 1 too few to rate 70.7% 17 / 17 too few to rate 70.7%
To the legs 0 / 1 too few to rate 82.9% 1 / 2 too few to rate 82.9%

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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Takase L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Yamamoto L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 10 / 21 too few to rate 39.0% 6 / 19 too few to rate 39.0%
In the clinch 3 / 5 too few to rate 68.9% 2 / 3 too few to rate 68.9%
On the ground 50 / 71 70.4% 68.0% 40 / 78 51.3% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 41 / 74 55.4% 35.6% 45 / 93 48.4% 35.6%
To the body 17 / 17 too few to rate 69.6% 1 / 2 too few to rate 69.6%
To the legs 5 / 6 too few to rate 82.1% 2 / 5 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.27
00.0% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
116.7% def · norm 63.9%
0:000.0% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
14:1745.8% of cage time · norm 18.5%
19:1013:01 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
13:096:19 per 15 · norm 3:15
00.00/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
10.48/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Takase has more cage time on record.