Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Dern vs Hill
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
Takashi Sato
Takashi Sato
“Ten”
16-7-0
RESULT

Themba Gorimbo def. Takashi Sato (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Themba Gorimbo
Themba Gorimbo
“Mamba”
14-7-0
Saturday, May 20, 2023
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Themba Gorimbo defeated Takashi Sato by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Hill, held Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Takashi Sato
Themba Gorimbo
0
Knockdowns
1
30 of 47
Significant strikes
33 of 56
64%
Sig. strike accuracy
59%
56 of 76
Total strikes
110 of 158
2 of 6
Takedowns
3 of 8
33%
Takedown accuracy
38%
0
Submission attempts
0
1
Reversals
2
2:21
Control time
11:15
Significant strikes by target
21 of 37
Head
21 of 41
9 of 10
Body
12 of 15
0 of 0
Leg
0 of 0
5 of 16
Distance
12 of 25
15 of 16
Clinch
9 of 12
10 of 15
Ground
12 of 19

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
3 of 8
Sig. str.
7 of 16
15 of 21
Total str.
39 of 57
1 of 2
Takedowns
1 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:32
Ctrl
3:58
ROUND 2
0
KD
1
14 of 17
Sig. str.
18 of 30
21 of 25
Total str.
40 of 57
1 of 4
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
1:14
Ctrl
3:20
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
13 of 22
Sig. str.
8 of 10
20 of 30
Total str.
31 of 44
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:35
Ctrl
3:57

Judges' Scorecards

Michael Bell
#SatoGorimbo
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Junichiro Kamijo
#SatoGorimbo
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Tony Weeks
#SatoGorimbo
1910
2910
3910
Total2730

Media Scores

0
Sato
–
15
Gorimbo
●30–27 Gorimbo×15
All 15 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

0%
Sato
100%
Gorimbo
25 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Gorimbo80%●29–28 Gorimbo12%●30–26 Gorimbo8%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
100%
Gorimbo
R2
92%
Gorimbo
R3
88%
Gorimbo

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Chris Tognoni
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

16-7-0
Record
14-7-0
0
Win Streak
0
36
Age
35
5'10"
178 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
73"
185 cm
Reach
77"
196 cm
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Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.21
SLpM
2.70
41%
Str. Acc.
56%
3.73
SApM
1.75
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.76
TD Avg.
4.52
37%
TD Acc.
62%
60%
TD Def.
73%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Takashi Sato · 1-4
  • L
    Themba Gorimbo
    UFC Fight Night: Dern vs HillSat, May 20, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Bryan Battle
    UFC Fight Night: Santos vs HillSat, Aug 6, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 0:44 · Welterweight
  • L
    Gunnar Nelson
    UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs AspinallSat, Mar 19, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Miguel Baeza
    UFC Fight Night: Smith vs ClarkSun, Nov 29, 2020
    Submission · R2 · 4:28 · Welterweight
  • W
    Jason Witt
    UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs HookerSat, Jun 27, 2020
    TKO · R1 · 0:48 · Welterweight
Themba Gorimbo · 2-3
  • L
    Jonathan Micallef
    UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs PratesSat, May 2, 2026
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Jeremiah Wells
    UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs OnamaSat, Nov 1, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Vicente Luque
    UFC 310: Pantoja vs AsakuraSat, Dec 7, 2024
    Submission · R1 · 0:52 · Welterweight
  • W
    Niko Price
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs TairaSat, Oct 12, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Ramiz Brahimaj
    UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs MurphySat, May 18, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 7 fights · 8 fights
18.7
Avg sig. strikes
28.0
0.43
Avg takedowns
3.13
0:30
Avg control time
5:29
30
Career high strikes
68
2
Career high TDs
7

Strike Distribution

Takashi Sato
Strike target
Themba Gorimbo
77%
Head
52%
18%
Body
31%
5%
Leg
17%
Takashi Sato
Strike position
Themba Gorimbo
58%
Distance
55%
13%
Clinch
25%
29%
Ground
20%