Willie Gates vs Yuta Sasaki
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No leader is marked on a percentage: Willie Gates has 4 recorded bouts. A rate needs at least 5 bouts to mean anything.
They have met once
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How they win share of UFC wins
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Striking career totals
No leader is marked on a percentage: Willie Gates has 4 recorded bouts. A rate needs at least 5 bouts to mean anything.
Grappling career totals
No leader is marked on a percentage: Willie Gates has 4 recorded bouts. A rate needs at least 5 bouts to mean anything.
Career UFC bouts
Willie Gates vs Yuta Sasaki: Matchup Breakdown
Willie Gates is 1-3 in the Flyweight division with a 25.0% win rate. Yuta Sasaki is 4-5 at Flyweight, winning 44.4% of the time. Both are listed as retired.
They have met 1 time. Yuta Sasaki leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski on May 8, 2016, won by Yuta Sasaki by Submission in round 2.
Yuta Sasaki holds the higher MMA.SOCIAL ELO rating, 866 to 864. Career peaks are 1,000 for Willie Gates and 1,027 for Yuta Sasaki. Willie Gates has 1 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 1 victories, a 100.0% finish rate. Yuta Sasaki has 0 KO/TKO and 4 submission wins, finishing 100.0% of the time.
Willie Gates stands 5' 8" with a reach of 72" and fights orthodox. Yuta Sasaki is 5' 10" with a reach of 71", southpaw. That is a 1-inch reach advantage for Willie Gates. Willie Gates is 39, Yuta Sasaki is 37.
Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Willie Gates has landed 67 significant strikes at 39.0% accuracy with 0 takedowns and 6:40 of control time. Yuta Sasaki has landed 139 at 41.4% with 13 takedowns and 13:15 of control.
They have no opponents in common.
Have Willie Gates and Yuta Sasaki fought before?
Yes. Willie Gates and Yuta Sasaki have fought once in the UFC. Yuta Sasaki won by submission at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski on May 8, 2016.
From the MMA.SOCIAL UFC fight database. Records count UFC bouts; height and reach come from the fighter profiles.
Who has more UFC wins, Willie Gates or Yuta Sasaki?
Yuta Sasaki has more UFC wins: 4 to 1. Willie Gates's UFC record is 1-3; Yuta Sasaki's is 4-5.
KO/TKO wins: Willie Gates 1, Yuta Sasaki 0. Submission wins: Willie Gates 0, Yuta Sasaki 4.
From the MMA.SOCIAL UFC fight database. Records count UFC bouts; height and reach come from the fighter profiles.
Who is taller, Willie Gates or Yuta Sasaki?
Yuta Sasaki is taller at 5'10", to Willie Gates's 5'8" (2 inches). Willie Gates has the longer reach: 72 inches to 71.
From the MMA.SOCIAL UFC fight database. Records count UFC bouts; height and reach come from the fighter profiles.