Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 195: Lawler vs Condit
Bantamweight3 rounds scheduled
Joe Soto
Joe Soto
“One Bad Mofo”
18-7-0
RESULT

Michinori Tanaka def. Joe Soto (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Michinori Tanaka
Michinori Tanaka
11-3-0
Saturday, January 2, 2016
MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Michinori Tanaka defeated Joe Soto by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit, held Saturday, January 2, 2016 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Joe Soto
Michinori Tanaka
0
Knockdowns
0
71 of 111
Significant strikes
57 of 190
64%
Sig. strike accuracy
30%
98 of 138
Total strikes
68 of 202
1 of 3
Takedowns
3 of 6
33%
Takedown accuracy
50%
4
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:14
Control time
5:06
Significant strikes by target
54 of 88
Head
46 of 178
4 of 6
Body
6 of 7
13 of 17
Leg
5 of 5
67 of 106
Distance
47 of 174
0 of 1
Clinch
0 of 2
4 of 4
Ground
10 of 14

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
11 of 16
Sig. str.
7 of 33
12 of 17
Total str.
8 of 34
0 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 1
1
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:09
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
7 of 15
Sig. str.
21 of 46
25 of 33
Total str.
28 of 53
0 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 2
1
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
2:51
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
53 of 80
Sig. str.
29 of 111
61 of 88
Total str.
32 of 115
1 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 3
2
Sub. att
0
0:14
Ctrl
1:06

Judges' Scorecards

Adalaide Byrd
#SotoTanaka
1109
2910
3109
Total2928
Chris Lee
#SotoTanaka
1910
2910
3109
Total2829
Tony Weeks
#SotoTanaka
1910
2910
3109
Total2829

Media Scores

11
Soto
1
Draw
6
Tanaka
●29–28 Soto×10●29–28 Tanaka×6●28–28 Draw●30–27 Soto
All 18 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

62%
Soto
8%
Draw
31%
Tanaka
91 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Soto50.5%●29–28 Tanaka29.7%●30–27 Soto5.5%●29–29 Draw4.4%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
52%
Soto
R2
80%
Tanaka
R3
90%
Soto

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Mario Yamasaki
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

18-7-0
Record
11-3-0
0
Win Streak
0
39
Age
35
5'6"
168 cm
Height
5'5"
165 cm
65"
165 cm
Reach
67"
170 cm
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Stance
—
Bantamweight
Weight Class
Bantamweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.36
SLpM
1.97
41%
Str. Acc.
37%
5.37
SApM
1.99
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.85
TD Avg.
2.40
21%
TD Acc.
38%
70%
TD Def.
43%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Joe Soto · 3-2
  • L
    Iuri Alcantara
    UFC Fight Night: Machida vs AndersSun, Feb 4, 2018
    TKO · R1 · 1:06 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Brett Johns
    UFC Fight Night: Montano vs ModafferiFri, Dec 1, 2017
    Submission · R1 · 0:30 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Rani Yahya
    UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs GastelumSun, Mar 12, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Marco Beltran
    UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs FergusonSun, Nov 6, 2016
    Submission · R1 · 1:37 · Catchweight
  • W
    Chris Beal
    UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs ThompsonSun, Jun 19, 2016
    Submission · R3 · 3:39 · Bantamweight
Michinori Tanaka · 2-3
  • L
    Ricardo Ramos
    UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs Korean ZombieSun, Feb 5, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Rani Yahya
    UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs LansbergSun, Sep 25, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Joe Soto
    UFC 195: Lawler vs ConditSat, Jan 2, 2016
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Kyung Ho Kang
    UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs NelsonFri, Sep 19, 2014
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Roland Delorme
    UFC 174: Johnson vs BagautinovSat, Jun 14, 2014
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight

Career Averages

Based on 8 fights · 5 fights
29.8
Avg sig. strikes
29.6
0.50
Avg takedowns
2.40
0:56
Avg control time
6:07
71
Career high strikes
57
1
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Joe Soto
Strike target
Michinori Tanaka
82%
Head
71%
7%
Body
11%
11%
Leg
18%
Joe Soto
Strike position
Michinori Tanaka
89%
Distance
61%
1%
Clinch
3%
10%
Ground
36%