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Rui Botelho vs Yuta Watanabe

Yuta Watanabe is 11 years older than Rui Botelho. Yuta Watanabe is 4" · 10 cm taller than Rui Botelho. They have met once: Rui Botelho 1, Yuta Watanabe 0.

Rui Botelho
Portugal
Rui Botelho
Win · Split DecisionLoss · Unanimous DecisionWin · Unanimous Decision
Met once
Yuta Watanabe
Japan
Yuta Watanabe
“Andre” · 23-13-4
Loss · TKOWin · SubmissionWin · TKO
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Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

44%
Head
0%
47%
Body
25%
9%
Leg
75%

Time in position

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

Rui Botelholast 4 fights
89%11%
Yuta Watanabelast 1 fight
97%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Rui Botelho· incl. 4 fights outside the UFC Yuta Watanabe· incl. 1 fight outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.781.12
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rui Botelho · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fightersYuta Watanabe · Poor · better than 1% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.174.47
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rui Botelho · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fightersYuta Watanabe · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.000.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rui Botelho · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersYuta Watanabe · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rui Botelho · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersYuta Watanabe · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1488 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.78
Strikes landed / min
1.12
4.17
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.47
0.00
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.00
0:28
Control time / fight
0:00
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

Rui Botelho4 fights · by range and by target
Range
82%Distance · 172
18%Clinch · 37
0%Ground · 0
Target
44%Head · 76
47%Body · 80
9%Leg · 16

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

Yuta Watanabe1 fight · by range and by target
Range
100%Distance · 4
0%Clinch · 0
0%Ground · 0
Target
0%Head · 0
25%Body · 1
75%Leg · 3

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 Rui Botelho and Yuta Watanabe ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at Reign Of Valor (Fri, Mar 8, 2019), where Rui Botelho won by Unanimous Decision.

Who is taller, Rui Botelho or Yuta Watanabe?

Yuta Watanabe is taller at 5'11" · 180 cm; Rui Botelho stands 5'7" · 170 cm.

Who is older, Rui Botelho or Yuta Watanabe?

Yuta Watanabe is 42 and Rui Botelho is 31.

Who has more finishes, Rui Botelho or Yuta Watanabe?

Rui Botelho has 0 wins inside the distance (0 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Yuta Watanabe has 17 wins (11 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission).

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