Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: Team McGregor vs Teab Faber
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Tatsuya Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri
“Crusher”
36-11-2
RESULT

Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Jason Knight (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Jason Knight
Jason Knight
“The Kid”
20-5-0
Friday, December 11, 2015
The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, United States

Tatsuya Kawajiri defeated Jason Knight by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Team McGregor vs Teab Faber, held Friday, December 11, 2015 at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Tatsuya Kawajiri
Jason Knight
0
Knockdowns
0
28 of 38
Significant strikes
28 of 42
74%
Sig. strike accuracy
67%
97 of 113
Total strikes
44 of 61
6 of 8
Takedowns
0 of 0
75%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
13:37
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
25 of 35
Head
28 of 41
2 of 2
Body
0 of 0
1 of 1
Leg
0 of 1
6 of 12
Distance
8 of 20
0 of 0
Clinch
2 of 3
22 of 26
Ground
18 of 19

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
11 of 14
Sig. str.
13 of 17
26 of 31
Total str.
16 of 20
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
1
4:41
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
10 of 13
Sig. str.
1 of 5
52 of 57
Total str.
4 of 9
2 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
4:34
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
7 of 11
Sig. str.
14 of 20
19 of 25
Total str.
24 of 32
3 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
4:22
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Junichiro Kamijo
#KawajiriKnight
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Chris Lee
#KawajiriKnight
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Marcos Rosales
#KawajiriKnight
1109
2109
3109
Total3027

Media Scores

12
Kawajiri
–
0
Knight
●30–27 Kawajiri×10●29–28 Kawajiri×2
All 12 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

100%
Kawajiri
0%
Knight
14 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Kawajiri92.9%●29–28 Kawajiri7.1%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
93%
Kawajiri
R2
100%
Kawajiri
R3
100%
Kawajiri

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
John McCarthy
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

36-11-2
Record
20-5-0
0
Win Streak
0
48
Age
33
5'7"
170 cm
Height
5'10"
178 cm
69"
175 cm
Reach
71"
180 cm
—
Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.04
SLpM
2.95
44%
Str. Acc.
33%
2.01
SApM
3.02
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

3.63
TD Avg.
1.31
48%
TD Acc.
31%
63%
TD Def.
47%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Tatsuya Kawajiri · 2-3
  • L
    Patricky Freire
    Rizin FF - Rizin 19: Lightweight Grand Prix 1st RoundSat, Oct 12, 2019
    Knockout · R1 · 1:10 · Lightweight
  • W
    Ali Abdulkhalikov
    Rizin FF - Rizin 17Sun, Jul 28, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Satoru Kitaoka
    Rizin FF - Heisei's Last Yarennoka!Mon, Dec 31, 2018
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Gabriel Leite de Oliveira
    Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Men's Bantamweight & Women's Tournament: Aki No JinSun, Oct 15, 2017
    Knockout · R2 · 1:00 · 139 lb Catchweight
  • W
    Anthony Birchak
    Rizin 5 - Rizin 2017 in Yokohama: SakuraSun, Apr 16, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Jason Knight · 0-5
  • L
    Bobby Moffett
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2021 PlayoffsFri, Aug 27, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Jordan Rinaldi
    UFC 230: Cormier vs LewisSat, Nov 3, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Makwan Amirkhani
    UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs TillSun, May 27, 2018
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Gabriel Benitez
    UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs OrtegaSat, Dec 9, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Ricardo Lamas
    UFC 214: Cormier vs Jones 2Sun, Jul 30, 2017
    TKO · R1 · 4:34 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 6 fights · 9 fights
22.7
Avg sig. strikes
37.6
3.00
Avg takedowns
1.11
7:00
Avg control time
2:06
32
Career high strikes
76
6
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Tatsuya Kawajiri
Strike target
Jason Knight
79%
Head
68%
10%
Body
14%
12%
Leg
18%
Tatsuya Kawajiri
Strike position
Jason Knight
51%
Distance
77%
7%
Clinch
6%
42%
Ground
18%