Sakuraba vs Mezger Result: Sakuraba wins by Other R1 · PRIDE Grand Prix 2000, Sun, Jan 30, 2000

PRIDE FCPRIDE Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round

Kazushi SakurabaWIN

“The Gracie Hunter” · 26-17-1

RESULT

Other

ROUND 1 · 15:00

Openweight1 round scheduled

Full card

Guy Mezger

“The Sandman” · 30-14-2

Sunday, January 30, 2000Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan

Kazushi Sakuraba defeated Guy Mezger by Other in round 1 (15:00) in the Openweight bout of PRIDE Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round, held Sunday, January 30, 2000 at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo.

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How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Kazushi Sakuraba Guy Mezger

Strikes landed / min

0.002.81

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Kazushi Sakuraba · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersGuy Mezger · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.161.78

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Kazushi Sakuraba · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fightersGuy Mezger · Elite · better than 94% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.000.62

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Kazushi Sakuraba · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersGuy Mezger · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

0%50%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Kazushi Sakuraba · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersGuy Mezger · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

0%63%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Kazushi Sakuraba · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersGuy Mezger · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.002.50

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Kazushi Sakuraba · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersGuy Mezger · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

0.00

Strikes landed / min

2.81

2.16

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

1.78

0.00

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.62 / 1.2

Takedown accuracy

50%

Takedown defence

63%

0.00

Submission attempts / 15 min

2.50

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

Kazushi Sakuraba1 UFC fight · 1 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

0%0/1

0%0/0

Clinch

0%0/0

Ground

100%1/1

0%0/0

Guy Mezger5 UFC fights · 68 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

6%4/23

4%3/3

15%10/11

Clinch

22%15/22

6%4/4

1%1/1

Ground

44%30/45

1%1/1

0%0/0

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

Kazushi Sakuraba7 of 9 ended early · 78%2 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

Guy Mezger17 of 33 ended early · 52%16 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

2 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Kazushi Sakuraba4-0-1

W
Royler Gracie
PRIDE 8· Nov 21, 1999
Submission · R2 · 13:16 · Openweight
W
Anthony Macias
PRIDE 7· Sep 12, 1999
Submission · R2 · 2:30 · Openweight
W
Ebenezer Fontes Braga
PRIDE 6· Jul 4, 1999
Submission · R1 · 9:23 · Openweight
W
Vitor Belfort
PRIDE 5· Apr 29, 1999
Unanimous Decision · R2 · 10:00 · Openweight
D
Allan Goes
PRIDE 4· Oct 11, 1998
Draw · R3 · 10:00 · Openweight

Full record · 10 fights

W
Carlos Newton
PRIDE 3· Jun 24, 1998
Submission · R2 · 5:19 · Openweight
W
Vernon White
Pride 2· Mar 15, 1998
Submission · R3 · 6:53 · Heavyweight
W
Vernon White
PRIDE 2· Mar 5, 1998
Submission · R3 · 6:53 · Openweight
NC
Marcus Silveira
UFC - Ultimate Japan· Dec 22, 1997
· R1 · 1:51 · Ultimate Japan Heavyweight
L
Kimo Leopoldo
Shoot Boxing· Jul 14, 1996
Submission · R1 · 4:20 · Heavyweight

Guy Mezger2-3

L
Akira Shoji
PRIDE 6· Jul 4, 1999
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Openweight
L
Tito Ortiz
UFC 19: Young Guns· Mar 5, 1999
TKO · R1 · 9:56 · Middleweight
W
Yuki Kondo
Pancrase 66· Dec 19, 1998
Majority Decision · Heavyweight
W
Ryushi Yanagisawa
Pancrase 62· Sep 14, 1998
Decision · Heavyweight
L
Semmy Schilt
Pancrase 59· Jun 21, 1998
TKO · R1 · 13:15 · Heavyweight

Full record · 33 fights

W
Masakatsu Funaki
Pancrase 56· Apr 26, 1998
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
W
Ryushi Yanagisawa
Pancrase 55· Mar 18, 1998
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
W
TBA
Texas Regional· Jan 16, 1998
Submission
W
Satoshi Hasegawa
Pancrase 51· Dec 20, 1997
TKO · R1 · 2:52 · Heavyweight
W
Kiuma Kunioku
Pancrase 49· Oct 29, 1997
TKO · R1 · 11:12 · Heavyweight
W
Paul Lazenby
Texas Regional· Oct 26, 1997
Submission
L
Masakatsu Funaki
Pancrase 48· Sep 6, 1997
Submission · R1 · 3:58 · Heavyweight
W
Keiichiro Yamamiya
Pancrase 44· Jun 30, 1997
Decision · Heavyweight
W
Tito Ortiz
UFC 13: The Ultimate Force· May 30, 1997
Submission · R1 · 2:00 · 13 Lightweight
W
Christophe Leninger
UFC 13: The Ultimate Force· May 30, 1997
Unanimous Decision · R2 · 3:00 · Lightweight
L
Yuki Kondo
Pancrase 39· Feb 22, 1997
Decision · Heavyweight
W
Semmy Schilt
Pancrase 38· Jan 17, 1997
Decision · Heavyweight
W
Yuki Kondo
Pancrase 37· Dec 15, 1996
Decision · Heavyweight
L
Kiuma Kunioku
Pancrase 34· Oct 8, 1996
Split Decision · Heavyweight
W
Ryushi Yanagisawa
Pancrase 33· Sep 7, 1996
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
D
Osami Shibuya
Pancrase 30· Jun 25, 1996
Decision · Heavyweight
W
Minoru Suzuki
Pancrase 29· May 16, 1996
TKO · R1 · 7:59 · Heavyweight
W
Ryushi Yanagisawa
Pancrase 28· Apr 8, 1996
TKO · R1 · 12:21 · Heavyweight
W
Manabu Yamada
Pancrase 27· Apr 7, 1996
TKO · R1 · 6:14 · Heavyweight
W
Takaku Fuke
Pancrase 27· Apr 7, 1996
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
L
Bas Rutten
Pancrase 26· Mar 2, 1996
Submission · R1 · 19:36 · Heavyweight
W
Gregory Smit
Pancrase 25· Jan 28, 1996
Decision · Heavyweight
L
Minoru Suzuki
Pancrase 24· Dec 14, 1995
TKO · R1 · 7:15 · Heavyweight
D
Ryushi Yanagisawa
Pancrase 23· Nov 4, 1995
Decision · Heavyweight
L
Masakatsu Funaki
Pancrase 22· Sep 1, 1995
Submission · R1 · 6:46 · Heavyweight
W
John Renfroe
Pancrase 21· Jul 23, 1995
Submission · R1 · 7:25 · Heavyweight
W
John Dowdy
UFC 5: Return Of The Beast· Apr 7, 1995
TKO · R1 · 2:02 · Open Weight
W
Jason Fairn
UFC 4: Revenge Of The Warriors· Dec 16, 1994
TKO · R1 · 2:13 · Open Weight

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Who won Kazushi Sakuraba vs Guy Mezger?

Kazushi Sakuraba defeated Guy Mezger by Other in round 1 (15:00) in the Openweight bout of PRIDE Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round, held Sunday, January 30, 2000 at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo.

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