Sakurai vs Pulver Result: Sakurai wins by TKO R1 · PRIDE, Sun, Sep 25, 2005

PRIDE FCPRIDE: Bushido 9

Hayato SakuraiWIN

“Mach” · 38-13-2

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 1 · 8:56

Lightweight2 rounds scheduled

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Jens Pulver

“Little Evil” · 27-19-1

Sunday, September 25, 2005Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan

Hayato Sakurai defeated Jens Pulver by TKO in round 1 (8:56) in the Lightweight bout of PRIDE: Bushido 9, held Sunday, September 25, 2005 at Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo.

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Style & credentials

Hayato Sakurai

No background on record

Jens Pulver

No background on record

Camp · Team Curran

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

80%

Head

74%

Body

17%

20%

Leg

10%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Hayato Sakurailast 1 fight

100%

Jens Pulverlast 9 fights

32%35%34%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Hayato Sakurai Jens Pulver

Strikes landed / min

0.281.95

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Hayato Sakurai · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersJens Pulver · Poor · better than 10% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.001.75

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Hayato Sakurai · Elite · better than 91% of UFC fightersJens Pulver · Elite · better than 94% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.000.51

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Hayato Sakurai · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersJens Pulver · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

18%75%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Hayato Sakurai · Poor · better than 2% of UFC fightersJens Pulver · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.000.50

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Hayato Sakurai · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersJens Pulver · Average · better than 56% of UFC fighters

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

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

0.28

Strikes landed / min

1.95

2.00

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

1.75

0.00

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.51 / 0.6

18%

Takedown defence

75%

0:00

Control time / fight

4:58

0.00

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.50

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

Hayato Sakurai1 UFC fight · 5 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

80%4/11

0%0/0

20%1/1

Clinch

0%0/0

Ground

0%0/0

Jens Pulver9 UFC fights · 228 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

25%56/294

2%5/7

5%11/11

Clinch

22%51/85

9%20/23

4%8/9

Ground

27%61/137

6%13/14

1%3/3

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

Hayato Sakurai17 of 34 ended early · 50%17 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

4 early stoppages have no logged time

Jens Pulver18 of 25 ended early · 72%7 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

7 early stoppages have no logged time

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

Recent form · last 5

Hayato Sakurai4-1

W
Joachim Hansen
PRIDE: Bushido 9· Sep 25, 2005
Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Shinya Aoki
Shooto· Aug 20, 2005
Decision
W
Milton Vieira
PRIDE: Bushido 7· May 22, 2005
Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Openweight
L
Crosley Gracie
PRIDE: Bushido 5· Oct 14, 2004
Submission · R2 · 1:02 · Welterweight
W
Brady Fink
PRIDE: Bushido 4· Jul 19, 2004
Submission · R1 · 4:08 · Welterweight

Full record · 34 fights

L
Rodrigo Gracie
PRIDE: Bushido 2· Feb 15, 2004
Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Daiju Takase
PRIDE: Shockwave 2003· Dec 31, 2003
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Ryo Chonan
Deep 12 Impact· Sep 15, 2003
TKO · R3 · 2:10 · Welterweight
W
Dave Menne
Deep 10 Impact· Jun 25, 2003
TKO · R2 · 2:02 · Welterweight
W
Ryuki Ueyama
Deep 8 Impact· Mar 4, 2003
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
L
Jake Shields
Shooto: Year End Show 2002· Dec 14, 2002
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
L
Matt Hughes
UFC 36: Worlds Collide· Mar 22, 2002
TKO · R4 · 3:01 · Welterweight
W
Dan Gilbert
Shooto: To The Top 11· Dec 16, 2001
Submission · R1 · 1:52 · Welterweight
L
Anderson Silva
Shooto: To The Top 7· Aug 26, 2001
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Jean Louis Alberch
France Regional· Mar 1, 2001
Decision
W
Frank Trigg
Shooto: R.E.A.D. 13· Dec 17, 2000
TKO · R2 · 2:25 · Welterweight
W
Luiz Azeredo
Shooto: R.E.A.D. 8· Aug 4, 2000
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Tetsuji Kato
Shooto: R.E.A.D. 2· Mar 17, 2000
SD · Welterweight
W
Haroldo Bunn
Vale Tudo Japan· Dec 11, 1999
TKO
W
Brad Aird
Shooto: Renaxis 2· Jul 16, 1999
Submission · R1 · 0:37 · Welterweight
W
Marcelo Aguiar
Shooto: 10th Anniversary· May 29, 1999
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
James Schiavo
France Regional· Mar 20, 1999
Submission
W
Damien Riccio
France Regional· Mar 20, 1999
Decision
W
Jean Louis Alberch
France Regional· Mar 20, 1999
Submission
W
Ademir Oliveira
Shooto: Devilock Fighters· Jan 15, 1999
TKO · R1 · 0:34 · Middleweight
W
Sergey Bychkov
Vale Tudo Japan· Oct 25, 1998
Submission
W
Ronny Rivano
Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 4· Jul 29, 1998
Submission · R1 · 1:10 · Welterweight
W
Jutaro Nakao
Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 3· May 13, 1998
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
D
Marcelo Aguiar
Vale Tudo Japan· Nov 29, 1997
DRAW
W
Alex Cook
Shooto: Reconquista 4· Oct 12, 1997
Submission · R1 · 1:09 · Welterweight
W
Ali Elias
Shooto: Reconquista 3· Aug 27, 1997
Submission · R1 · 1:23 · Welterweight
W
Hiroyuki Kojima
Shooto: Gig 1997· Jun 25, 1997
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
D
Takuya Kuwabara
Shooto: Reconquista 1· Jan 18, 1997
Decision · Welterweight
W
Caol Uno
Shooto: Let's Get Lost· Oct 4, 1996
Submission · R1 · 2:52 · Welterweight

Jens Pulver4-1

W
Tomomi Iwama
PRIDE: Bushido 7· May 22, 2005
TKO · R1 · 1:00 · Lightweight
L
Takanori Gomi
PRIDE: Shockwave 2004· Dec 31, 2004
TKO · R1 · 6:21 · Lightweight
W
Stephen Palling
Shooto USA: Soljah Fight Night· Jul 9, 2004
TKO · R3 · 1:47 · Featherweight
W
Naoya Uematsu
Shooto: Kawajiri vs. Uno· Mar 22, 2004
TKO · R1 · 2:09 · Featherweight
W
Richard Hess
IFC 19: Battleground Boise· Oct 25, 2003
Submission · R1 · 2:14 · Lightweight

Full record · 25 fights

W
Joe Jordan
Extreme Challenge· Aug 15, 2003
TKO
L
Jason Maxwell
Absolute Fighting Championship· May 24, 2003
TKO · R1 · 2:50
L
Duane Ludwig
TKO Major League MMA· Jan 25, 2003
TKO · R1 · 1:13
W
Takehiro Murahama
UFO: Legend· Aug 8, 2002
SD · Lightweight
W
Rob Emerson
Minnesota Regional· Jun 29, 2002
Decision
W
BJ Penn
UFC 35: Throwdown· Jan 11, 2002
MD · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Dennis Hallman
UFC 33: Victory In Vegas· Sep 28, 2001
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Caol Uno
UFC 30: The Battle On The Boardwalk· Feb 23, 2001
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
John Lewis
UFC 28: High Stakes· Nov 17, 2000
TKO · R1 · 0:15 · Lightweight
W
TBA
Iowa Regional· Oct 14, 2000
TKO
L
Din Thomas
World Extreme Fighting· Aug 26, 2000
Submission
W
Joao Roque
UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams· Jun 9, 2000
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Eric Hibler
World Extreme Fighting· May 13, 2000
TKO
W
David Velasquez
UFC 24: First Defense· Mar 10, 2000
TKO · R2 · 2:41 · Lightweight
W
Phil Johns
World Extreme Fighting· Jan 15, 2000
TKO
D
Alfonso Alcarez
UFC 22: There Can Be Only One Champion· Sep 24, 1999
DRAW · R2 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Ray Morales
Colorado Regional· Jun 1, 1999
Submission
W
Joe Stevenson
Colorado Regional· Jun 1, 1999
TKO
L
David Harris
Bas Rutten Invitational 2· Apr 24, 1999
Submission · R1 · 11:57 · Lightweight
W
TBA
Bas Rutten Invitational 2· Apr 24, 1999
TKO · R1 · 3:00 · Lightweight

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Who won Hayato Sakurai vs Jens Pulver?

Hayato Sakurai defeated Jens Pulver by TKO in round 1 (8:56) in the Lightweight bout of PRIDE: Bushido 9, held Sunday, September 25, 2005 at Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo.

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