Yushin Okami vs. Evan Tanner
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Yushin Okami
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 23 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.91 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 54 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500
Evan Tanner
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.2 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 23 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Yushin Okami
Distance 75.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 19.1% (norm 10.3%)
Evan Tanner
Distance 46.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 19.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 34.5% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Yushin Okami
Head 90.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 8.4%)
Evan Tanner
Head 70.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 20.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Okami L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Tanner L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 285 / 1000 | 28.5% | 40.5% | 129 / 301 | 42.9% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 69 / 79 | 87.3% | 70.3% | 95 / 123 | 77.2% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 159 / 255 | 62.4% | 69.1% | 164 / 223 | 73.5% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 405 / 1209 | 33.5% | 38.9% | 237 / 455 | 52.1% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 73 / 83 | 88.0% | 71.7% | 97 / 131 | 74.0% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 35 / 42 | 83.3% | 83.3% | 54 / 61 | 88.5% | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Okami L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Tanner L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 361 / 1187 | 30.4% | 39.5% | 173 / 528 | 32.8% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 164 / 210 | 78.1% | 70.9% | 103 / 135 | 76.3% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 42 / 57 | 73.7% | 69.0% | 25 / 46 | 54.3% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 299 / 1092 | 27.4% | 37.9% | 223 / 616 | 36.2% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 81 / 137 | 59.1% | 71.3% | 52 / 62 | 83.9% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 187 / 225 | 83.1% | 82.1% | 26 / 31 | 83.9% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Okami has more cage time on record.