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.
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Shinya Aoki· incl. 3 fights outside the UFC Kazushi Sakuraba
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 68% 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 1490 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 Aoki33 of 45 ended early · 73%12 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
3 early stoppages have no logged time
Kazushi Sakuraba35 of 43 ended early · 81%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 Aoki5-0
- 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
Full record · 46 fightsShow less
- 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 Sakuraba1-4
- L
- L
- L
- LRalek GracieDream 14· May 29, 2010Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
- W
Full record · 45 fightsShow less
- 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.
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