Ushiku vs Saito Result: Ushiku wins by TKO R2 · RIZIN 31, Sun, Oct 24, 2021

RIZINRIZIN 31

Juntaro UshikuWIN

“Fighting Bull” · 24-14-1 · C (projected)

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 2 · 4:26

FeatherweightTitle bout5 rounds scheduled

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Yutaka Saito

22-9-2 · #1 (projected)

Sunday, October 24, 2021Pia Arena MM, Yokohama, Japan

Juntaro Ushiku defeated Yutaka Saito by TKO in round 2 (4:26) in the Featherweight title main event of RIZIN 31, held Sunday, October 24, 2021 at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama.

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Style & credentials

Juntaro Ushiku

Judo

2020Featherweight Champion (10th)DEEP

Yutaka Saito

Karate

2016Featherweight Champion (10th)Shooto

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

74%

Head

59%

Body

20%

Leg

38%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Juntaro Ushikulast 4 fights

44%28%28%

Yutaka Saitolast 4 fights

50%20%30%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Juntaro Ushiku· incl. 4 fights outside the UFC Yutaka Saito· incl. 4 fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

1.022.47

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Juntaro Ushiku · Poor · better than 1% of UFC fightersYutaka Saito · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.121.50

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Juntaro Ushiku · Good · better than 60% of UFC fightersYutaka Saito · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.252.07

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Juntaro Ushiku · Average · better than 52% of UFC fightersYutaka Saito · Good · better than 72% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

56%35%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Juntaro Ushiku · Good · better than 84% of UFC fightersYutaka Saito · Average · better than 42% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

73%60%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Juntaro Ushiku · Good · better than 71% of UFC fightersYutaka Saito · Average · better than 42% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.500.90

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Juntaro Ushiku · Average · better than 56% of UFC fightersYutaka Saito · Good · better than 77% of UFC fighters

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

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

1.02

Strikes landed / min

2.47

3.12

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

1.50

1.25 / 2.2

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.07 / 5.9

56%

Takedown accuracy

35%

73%

Takedown defence

60%

4:41

Control time / fight

5:18

0.50

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.90

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

Juntaro Ushiku4 fights · by range and by target

Range

28%Distance · 29

40%Clinch · 41

31%Ground · 32

Target

74%Head · 45

7%Body · 4

20%Leg · 12

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Yutaka Saito4 fights · by range and by target

Range

30%Distance · 69

45%Clinch · 103

25%Ground · 56

Target

59%Head · 74

2%Body · 3

38%Leg · 48

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

Juntaro Ushiku12 of 28 ended early · 43%16 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

Yutaka Saito7 of 26 ended early · 27%19 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

Juntaro Ushiku4-1

W
Daisuke Nakamura
DEEP 102 Impact· Jul 4, 2021
Split Decision · Featherweight
L
Daisuke Nakamura
DEEP 100 IMPACT· Feb 21, 2021
TKO · R2 · 0:26 · Featherweight
W
Satoshi Yamasu
DEEP 97 Impact· Sep 20, 2020
Majority Decision · Featherweight
W
Hairi Hayashi
DEEP 93 Impact· Dec 15, 2019
TKO · R1 · 1:50 · Featherweight
W
Kyosuke Yokoyama
DEEP 91 Impact· Sep 8, 2019
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight

Full record · 28 fights

W
Zach Benavente
DEEP 89 Impact· May 12, 2019
TKO · R1 · 3:49 · Featherweight
W
Marcio Cesar
Way Of The Dragon Championships 3· Jan 12, 2019
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
W
Kota Kondo
Pancrase 301· Nov 25, 2018
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
L
Yuta Sato
Pancrase 298· Aug 5, 2018
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
W
Yojiro Uchimura
Pancrase 295· Apr 15, 2018
Split Decision · Featherweight
W
Satoshi Inaba
Pancrase 290· Oct 8, 2017
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
L
Takumi Suzuki
Pancrase 284· Feb 5, 2017
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
L
Koyomi Matsushima
Pancrase 280· Sep 11, 2016
SUB · R3 · 3:11 · Featherweight
L
Issei Tamura
Pancrase 277· Apr 24, 2016
TKO · R3 · 1:52 · Featherweight
W
Guy DeLumeau
Pancrase 270· Oct 4, 2015
TKO · R2 · 0:40 · Featherweight
L
Kotetsu Boku
Pancrase 267· May 31, 2015
TKO · R2 · 4:49 · Featherweight
W
Takashi Matsuoka
Pancrase 265· Mar 15, 2015
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
W
Tadahiro Harada
Pancrase 263· Dec 6, 2014
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
W
Daiki Shimizu
Pancrase 261· Oct 5, 2014
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
W
Hikaru Hasumi
Pancrase 259· Jun 29, 2014
TKO · R2 · 3:00 · Featherweight
W
Gaku Hirayama
Pancrase 258· May 11, 2014
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
W
Yutaka Shimamura
Pancrase 257· Mar 30, 2014
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
W
Hikaru Hasumi
Pancrase Bayside Fight 2· Dec 31, 2013
TKO · R1 · 0:11 · Featherweight
D
Kosaku Yanai
Pancrase 247· May 19, 2013
DRAW · Featherweight
L
Nobuhisa Kudo
Pancrase 244· Jan 12, 2013
SUB · R1 · 1:52
W
Shun Fukazawa
Pancrase 244· Jan 12, 2013
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
L
Takahiro Takaoka
Pancrase Progress Tour 11· Oct 6, 2012
SUB · R1 · 2:06 · Featherweight
W
Takayuki Kakizaki
Pancrase Progress Tour 9· Aug 5, 2012
TKO · R1 · 0:36 · Featherweight

Yutaka Saito4-1

W
Vugar Karamov
RIZIN 28· Jun 13, 2021
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Mikuru Asakura
RIZIN 25· Nov 21, 2020
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Kazumasa Majima
RIZIN 23· Aug 10, 2020
Knockout · R2 · 0:24 · Featherweight
W
Hiroyuki Takaya
Shooto 30th Anniversary Tour 7th Round· Sep 22, 2019
TKO · R1 · 1:17 · Featherweight
L
Agy Sardari
Shooto 30th Anniversary Tour at Korakuen Hall· May 6, 2019
Majority Decision · Featherweight

Full record · 26 fights

W
Markus Held
Shooto 1/27 at Korakuen Hall· Jan 27, 2019
TKO · R2 · 3:29 · Featherweight
W
Takeshi Inoue
Shooto 5/13 at Culttz Kawasaki· May 13, 2018
Unanimous Decision
W
Drex Zamboanga
Shooto Korakuen Hall 3/25· Mar 25, 2018
TKO · R3 · 4:58 · Featherweight
W
Caol Uno
Shooto· Apr 23, 2017
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
L
Mike Grundy
Shooto· Jan 29, 2017
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
L
Isao Kobayashi
VTJ 8th· Sep 19, 2016
Split Decision
W
Min Jae Kim
Mobstyles: Fight and Mosh· Apr 23, 2016
SUB · R1 · 3:11 · Lightweight
W
Yoshifumi Nakamura
Shooto· Jan 11, 2016
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
W
Yoshifumi Nakamura
Mobstyles 15th Anniversary· May 3, 2015
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
W
Hiroaki Fujita
Shooto: Rookie Tournament Final 2014· Dec 21, 2014
SUB · R1 · 0:36 · Lightweight
W
Takumi Ota
Shooto 7th Round 2014· Sep 27, 2014
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
W
Mitsuhiro Toma
Shooto: Gig Tokyo 17· Jul 19, 2014
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
D
Kazuhide Shirota
Shooto 2nd Round 2014· Mar 16, 2014
DEC · Lightweight
W
Takanori Muratsu
Shooto 5th Round 2013· Nov 9, 2013
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
W
Daisuke Sasaki
Shooto Granz· Sep 22, 2013
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
W
Daiki Takashima
Shooto: Shooting Disco 21· Jun 8, 2013
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
D
Keita Kono
Shooto: Shooting Disco 20· Feb 23, 2013
DEC · Featherweight
L
Yuta Sato
Shooto 10th Round· Sep 30, 2012
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
W
Toshiro Chihama
Shooto: Gig Tokyo 10· Jun 30, 2012
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
W
Shinya Yoshida
Shooto· Jan 21, 2012
TKO
W
Fumiya Sasaki
Shooto· Nov 27, 2011
DEC

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Who won Juntaro Ushiku vs Yutaka Saito?

Juntaro Ushiku defeated Yutaka Saito by TKO in round 2 (4:26) in the Featherweight title main event of RIZIN 31, held Sunday, October 24, 2021 at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama.

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