Joe Soto vs Michinori Tanaka
Side-by-side breakdown of stats, skills, and fight history
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Tale of the Tape
Career Snapshot
Win Method Breakdown
Head-to-Head Record
Common Opponents (1)
Joe Soto vs Michinori Tanaka: Matchup Breakdown
Joe Soto is 3-5 in the Bantamweight division with a 37.5% win rate. Michinori Tanaka is 2-3 at Bantamweight, winning 40% of the time. Both are listed as retired.
They have met 1 time. Michinori Tanaka leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit on Jan 2, 2016, won by Michinori Tanaka by Decision - Split in round 3.
Michinori Tanaka holds the higher ELO rating, 954 to 892. Career peaks are 1,000 for Joe Soto and 1,021 for Michinori Tanaka. Joe Soto has 0 KO/TKO and 2 submission wins from 3 victories, a 66.7% finish rate. Michinori Tanaka has 0 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 0% of the time.
Joe Soto stands 5' 6" with a reach of 65" and fights orthodox. Michinori Tanaka is 5' 5" with a reach of 67", orthodox. That is a 2-inch reach advantage for Michinori Tanaka. Joe Soto is 39, Michinori Tanaka is 35.
Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Joe Soto has landed 238 significant strikes at 41.8% accuracy with 4 takedowns and 7:31 of control time. Michinori Tanaka has landed 148 at 37.5% with 12 takedowns and 30:33 of control.
Joe Soto has 1 title fight (0 won) against 0 (0 won) for Michinori Tanaka. They share 1 common opponent: Rani Yahya.