Taisei Sakuraba vs Yusuke Yachi
Taisei Sakuraba is 2-2-0; Yusuke Yachi is 29-16-0. Yusuke Yachi is 9 years older than Taisei Sakuraba. Taisei Sakuraba has a 4" · 10 cm reach advantage over Yusuke Yachi. Taisei Sakuraba is 2" · 5 cm taller than Yusuke Yachi. They have met once: Taisei Sakuraba 1, Yusuke Yachi 0.
Style & credentials
No background on record
- 2015Featherweight ChampionPXC
- 2012Pacific Rim Lightweight ChampionShooto
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
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
The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.
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.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
3 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
Full record · 45 fightsShow less
- LBellator Champions Series Paris: Mix vs Magomedov 2· May 17, 2024Submission · R1 · 4:08 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- WBoyd AllenRIZIN 39· Oct 23, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- L
- W
- W
- L
- L
- W
- L
- L
- L
- W
- WRizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: Final Round· Dec 31, 2017Submission · R1 · 2:36 · 159lb Catchweight
- WRizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: 1st Round· Jul 30, 2017TKO · R2 · 4:48 · Lightweight
- WRizin 5 - Rizin 2017 in Yokohama: Sakura· Apr 16, 2017Knockout · R1 · 5:12 · Lightweight
- WMario SismundoRizin 3 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round· Dec 29, 2016TKO · R1 · 0:19 · 150lb Catchweight
- WYuki YamasakiPancrase 280· Sep 11, 2016SD · Lightweight
- L
- WRodolfo Rubio PerezPancrase 275· Jan 31, 2016Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- L
- WJang Yong KimPXC 47· Mar 13, 2015TKO · R3 · 1:43 · Featherweight
- WRyan MulvihillPXC 44: Calvo vs Kadestam· Jun 27, 2014Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- W
- WTakeshi InoueVTJ 3rd· Oct 5, 2013Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- L
- WYuji HoshinoShooto 2nd Round 2013· Mar 16, 2013Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WWataru MikiShooto 12th Round· Nov 11, 2012Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- W
- WShigeki OsawaShooto: Bout Sustain 3· Mar 10, 2012Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WKazuhiro ItoShooto· Dec 18, 2011Decision
- LGuy DeLumeauShooto· May 28, 2011Decision
- LHideki KadowakiShooto· Dec 17, 2010Decision
- WJin Hyun KimShooto· Sep 23, 2010Decision
- LKatsuya ToidaShooto· Mar 22, 2010DQ
- WTsuneo KimuraShooto· Dec 13, 2009Submission
- WAtsushi KobayashiShooto· Sep 22, 2009TKO
- WKenichiro MaruiShooto· Apr 10, 2009Decision
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Frequently asked questions
Have Taisei Sakuraba and Yusuke Yachi ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at RIZIN 49: Decade (Tue, Dec 31, 2024), where Taisei Sakuraba won by TKO.
What are the records of Taisei Sakuraba and Yusuke Yachi?
Taisei Sakuraba is 2-2-0 and Yusuke Yachi is 29-16-0.
Who has the longer reach, Taisei Sakuraba or Yusuke Yachi?
Taisei Sakuraba has the longer reach: 73" · 185 cm against 69" · 175 cm for Yusuke Yachi, a 4" · 10 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Taisei Sakuraba or Yusuke Yachi?
Taisei Sakuraba is taller at 5'11" · 180 cm; Yusuke Yachi stands 5'9" · 175 cm.
Who is older, Taisei Sakuraba or Yusuke Yachi?
Yusuke Yachi is 36 and Taisei Sakuraba is 27.
Who has more finishes, Taisei Sakuraba or Yusuke Yachi?
Taisei Sakuraba has 2 wins inside the distance (1 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission); Yusuke Yachi has 11 wins (6 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission).