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Rikuto Shirakawa vs Takuya Yamamoto

Rikuto Shirakawa is 12-12-1; Takuya Yamamoto is 11-3-1. Rikuto Shirakawa is 3 years older than Takuya Yamamoto. Rikuto Shirakawa is 1" · 3 cm taller than Takuya Yamamoto. They have met once: Rikuto Shirakawa 1, Takuya Yamamoto 0.

Rikuto Shirakawa
Japan
Rikuto Shirakawa
“Dark” · 12-12-1
Loss · SubmissionLoss · DecisionWin · Split Decision
Met once
Takuya Yamamoto
Japan
Takuya Yamamoto
“Grizzly” · 11-3-1
Win · SubmissionWin · Unanimous DecisionWin · TKO
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Style & credentials

Rikuto Shirakawa

No background on record

Takuya Yamamoto
  • 2020GRACHAN Featherweight ChampionshipGRACHAN
  • 2018GRACHAN Lightweight ChampionshipGRACHAN
  • —Champion · All Japan Amateur Shooto ChampionshipsWelterweight

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

68%
Head
0%
11%
Body
0%
21%
Leg
100%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Rikuto Shirakawalast 2 fights
64%23%13%
Takuya Yamamotolast 1 fight
9%87%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Rikuto Shirakawa· incl. 2 fights outside the UFC Takuya Yamamoto· incl. 1 fight outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
0.760.71
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rikuto Shirakawa · Poor · better than 1% of UFC fightersTakuya Yamamoto · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.920.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rikuto Shirakawa · Good · better than 67% of UFC fightersTakuya Yamamoto · Elite · better than 100% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.000.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rikuto Shirakawa · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersTakuya Yamamoto · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
59%100%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rikuto Shirakawa · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersTakuya Yamamoto · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rikuto Shirakawa · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersTakuya Yamamoto · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1492 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

0.76
Strikes landed / min
0.71
2.92
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
0.00
0.00
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.00
59%
Takedown defence
100%
1:44
Control time / fight
0:53
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Rikuto Shirakawa2 fights · by range and by target
Range
63%Distance · 17
30%Clinch · 8
7%Ground · 2
Target
68%Head · 13
11%Body · 2
21%Leg · 4

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Takuya Yamamoto1 fight · by range and by target
Range
100%Distance · 1
0%Clinch · 0
0%Ground · 0
Target
0%Head · 0
0%Body · 0
100%Leg · 1

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Rikuto Shirakawa and Takuya Yamamoto ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at RIZIN 31 (Sun, Oct 24, 2021), where Rikuto Shirakawa won by Knockout.

What are the records of Rikuto Shirakawa and Takuya Yamamoto?

Rikuto Shirakawa is 12-12-1 and Takuya Yamamoto is 11-3-1.

Who has the longer reach, Rikuto Shirakawa or Takuya Yamamoto?

Neither. Both have a 69" · 175 cm reach.

Who is taller, Rikuto Shirakawa or Takuya Yamamoto?

Rikuto Shirakawa is taller at 5'8" · 173 cm; Takuya Yamamoto stands 5'7" · 170 cm.

Who is older, Rikuto Shirakawa or Takuya Yamamoto?

Rikuto Shirakawa is 35 and Takuya Yamamoto is 32.

Who has more finishes, Rikuto Shirakawa or Takuya Yamamoto?

Rikuto Shirakawa has 5 wins inside the distance (5 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Takuya Yamamoto has 7 wins (6 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).