Tuesday, December 29, 2015Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan
Shinya Aoki defeated Kazushi Sakuraba by TKO in round 1 (5:56) in the Welterweight main event of Rizin Fighting Federation - Saraba no Utake, held Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.
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Shinya Aoki vs Kazushi Sakuraba
Insights
- Kazushi Sakuraba's last two losses were both stopped early.
- Shinya Aoki's last two losses were both stopped early.
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Shinya Aoki· from fights outside the UFC Kazushi Sakuraba· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.140.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Shinya Aoki · Poor · better than 14% of UFC fightersKazushi Sakuraba · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.912.16
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Shinya Aoki · Good · better than 67% of UFC fightersKazushi Sakuraba · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.300.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Shinya Aoki · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersKazushi Sakuraba · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
33%0%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Shinya Aoki · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fightersKazushi Sakuraba · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
0%0%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Shinya Aoki · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersKazushi Sakuraba · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
4.600.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Shinya Aoki · Elite · better than 100% of UFC fightersKazushi Sakuraba · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
2.14
Strikes landed / min0.00
2.91
Strikes taken / minfewer is better2.16
2.30 / 7.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.00
33%
Takedown accuracy0%
0%
Takedown defence0%
4.60
Submission attempts / 15 min0.00
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
Shinya Aoki3 fights · by range and by target
Range
0%Distance · 0
50%Clinch · 14
50%Ground · 14
Target
100%Head · 14
0%Body · 0
0%Leg · 0
The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.
Kazushi Sakuraba1 UFC fight · 1 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
0%0/1
0%0/0
0%0/0
Clinch
0%0/0
0%0/0
0%0/0
Ground
100%1/1
0%0/0
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
Shinya Aoki50 of 63 ended early · 79%13 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
6 early stoppages have no logged time
Kazushi Sakuraba36 of 44 ended early · 82%8 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Shinya Aoki2-3
- LSuper RIZIN 5: Naniwa No Chou Fukkatsu Matsuri · Sep 10, 2026Knockout · R1 · 2:39 · Lightweight
- L
- W
- W
- L
Full record · 64 fightsShow less
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- L
- WRizin Fighting Federation - Saraba no Utake · Dec 29, 2015TKO · R1 · 5:56 · Welterweight
- W
- WYuki YamamotoInoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014 · Dec 31, 2014Submission · R1 · 1:21
- W
- WToshikatsu HaradaInoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2013 · Dec 31, 2013Submission · R1 · 0:49 · Lightweight
- WCody StevensTotal Domination · Oct 18, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- WAntonio McKeeDream 18: Special NYE 2012 · Dec 31, 2012Submission · R2 · 0:24 · Lightweight
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WYokthai SithoarDeep 50 Impact · Oct 24, 2010Submission · R1 · 1:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- WVitor RibeiroDream 10 · Jul 20, 2009Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
- L
- L
- WDavid GardnerDream 7 · Mar 8, 2009Submission · R1 · 5:58 · Catchweight
- W
- W
- L
- W
- WKatsuhiko NagataDream 4 · Jun 18, 2008Submission · R1 · 5:12 · Lightweight
- W
- NC
- WBu Kyung JungYarennoka!: New Years Eve 2007 · Dec 31, 2007Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
- WBrian Lo-A-NjoePRIDE 34: Kamikaze · Apr 8, 2007Submission · R1 · 1:33 · Lightweight
- WAkira KikuchiShooto · Feb 17, 2007DEC
- W
- WClay FrenchPRIDE: Bushido 13 · Nov 5, 2006Submission · R1 · 3:57 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- WAkira KikuchiShooto · Feb 17, 2006DEC
- W
- L
- WShigetoshi IwaseShooto · Jul 30, 2005DQ
- W
- L
- WSeichi IkemotoDeep 15 Impact · Jul 3, 2004Submission · R2 · 0:52 · Welterweight
- WTBADEEP · Nov 24, 2003Submission
- WTBADEEP · Nov 24, 2003Submission
Kazushi Sakuraba0-5
Full record · 46 fightsShow less
- W
- WRubin WilliamsDream 11 · Oct 6, 2009Submission · R1 · 2:53 · Middleweight
- L
- L
- WAndrews NakaharaDream 2 · Apr 29, 2008Submission · R1 · 8:20 · Middleweight
- WMasakatsu FunakiK-1: Dynamite 2007 · Dec 31, 2007Submission · R1 · 6:25 · Light Heavyweight
- WKatsuyori ShibataK-1 HERO'S: Grand Prix 2007 (Stage 2) · Sep 17, 2007Submission · R1 · 6:20 · Middleweight
- L
- WYuri KiselovK-1 HERO'S: Tokoro vs. Yasuhiro · Mar 12, 2007Submission · R1 · 1:26 · Middleweight
- NC
- WKestutis SmirnovasK-1 HERO'S: Grand Prix 2006 (Stage 1) · Aug 5, 2006Submission · R1 · 6:41 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- L
- W
- WPRIDE: Critical Countdown 2004 · Jun 20, 2004Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- L
- L
- WGilles ArsenePRIDE 23: Championship Chaos 2 · Nov 24, 2002Submission · R3 · 2:08 · Middleweight
- L
- L
- W
- L
- W
- WShannon RitchPRIDE 11: Battle of the Rising Sun · Oct 31, 2000Submission · R1 · 1:08 · Openweight
- W
- W
- L
- W
- WRoyler GraciePRIDE 8 · Nov 21, 1999Submission · R2 · 13:16 · Openweight
- W
- W
- W
- D
- W
- W
- W
- NCMarcus SilveiraUFC - Ultimate Japan · Dec 22, 1997· R1 · 1:51 · Ultimate Japan Heavyweight
- L
Frequently asked questions
Who won Shinya Aoki vs Kazushi Sakuraba?
Shinya Aoki defeated Kazushi Sakuraba by TKO in round 1 (5:56) in the Welterweight main event of Rizin Fighting Federation - Saraba no Utake, held Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.