Middleweight · Men

Yuki Sasaki

Japan GRABAKA debut 1998
Held by Sean Strickland
Form D W W L L
Elo 1,218 peak 1,561 · 29 Sep 2002 343 below it
Tapology Sherdog
25-22-2pro record
2L current streak
1,453best win, Elo
1,285average opponent
-- born 12 Sep 1976
72.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at middleweight, ages 27–37

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,077 Sub1,178 Dec983

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of middleweight fighters with five pro bouts (4,235 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 40 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 40 bouts (2010): 1,257 Elo, 22-17, aged 34, average opponent 1,264.

  1. Ronald Jhun then 1,213, 23-15, aged 35 2-11 after peaked 1,260
  2. Rey Trujillo then 1,283, 22-18, aged 35 · Lightweight 6-25 after peaked 1,380 ▲
  3. LaVerne Clark then 1,302, 23-16, aged 34 · Welterweight 4-5 after peaked 1,393 ▲
  4. Dumar Roa then 1,183, 22-18, aged 34 · Featherweight 1-10 after peaked 1,183
  5. Krzysztof Kułak then 1,273, 25-13, aged 32 7-5 after peaked 1,423 ▲
  6. Wataru Miki then 1,260, 20-14, aged 34 · Featherweight 3-1 after peaked 1,393 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Alex Stiebling Decision R3 · 29 Sep 2002 · Pancrase 1,453
  2. Rodney Glunder Submission R1 · 18 Mar 2006 · United Kingdom Regional 1,449
  3. Paul Taylor Submission R1 · 6 May 2006 · United Kingdom Regional 1,431
  4. Yukiya Naito Decision R3 · 28 May 2004 · Pancrase 1,425
  5. Hidetaka Monma Decision R3 · 15 Oct 2011 · GRABAKA 1,388

Losses

The latest 5 of 22
  1. Glenn Sparv KO/TKO R1 · 14 Apr 2017 · Australian FC 1,321
  2. Tahar Hadbi Decision R2 · 30 Jul 2016 · Art of War Fighting Championship 1,499
  3. Keita Nakamura Decision R3 · 18 May 2012 · Shooto 1,558
  4. Mamed Khalidov KO/TKO R1 · 30 Dec 2010 · Sengoku 1,735
  5. Paulo Filho Decision R3 · 4 Dec 2010 · Bitetti Combat 1,712

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Gustavo Machado 2 meetings · 2002, 2005 0–1
  2. Daisuke Watanabe 2 meetings · 2001, 2003 1–1
  3. Ikuhisa Minowa 2 meetings · 2001, 2002 0–2

Fight history

49 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
49 14 Apr 201740.6 yrs L25-22-2 Glenn Sparv 13-5 · 28.7 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R1 0.00 1,300→1,218 -82 1,321 – Australian Fighting Championship 18 Australian FC
48 30 Jul 201639.9 yrs L25-21-2 Tahar Hadbi 13-6 · 29.0 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R215:00 0.05 1,341→1,300 -41 1,499 – Art of War 18 Art of War Fighting Championship
47 29 Aug 201539.0 yrs W25-20-2 Hidenobu Koike 12-17-6 · 39.3 yrs Open Weight SubRear Naked Choke R14:40 1.00 1,330→1,341 +11 866 – Deep - Cage Impact 2015 DEEP
46 27 Oct 201337.1 yrs W24-20-2 Yul Kim debut Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,298→1,344 +46 1,162 – Grabaka Live! 3 GRABAKA
45 27 Oct 201236.1 yrs D23-20-2 Hiromitsu Kanehara 26-27-4 · 42.1 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.50 1,339→1,298 -41 1,164 – Grabaka Live! 2 GRABAKA
44 18 May 201235.7 yrs L23-20-1 Keita Nakamura 23-5-2 · 28.0 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,352→1,339 -13 1,558 – Shooto - 5th Round Shooto
43 15 Oct 201135.1 yrs W23-19-1 Hidetaka Monma 17-9-4 · 38.0 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,262→1,352 +90 1,388 – Grabaka Live - 1st Cage Attack GRABAKA
42 30 Dec 201034.3 yrs L22-19-1 Mamed Khalidov 20-4-2 · 30.5 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R12:22 0.00 1,273→1,262 -11 1,735 – SRC - Soul of Fight Sengoku
41 4 Dec 201034.2 yrs L22-18-1 Paulo Filho 20-2-1 · 32.5 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,257→1,273 +16 1,712 – Bitetti Combat 8: 100 Years of Corinthians Bitetti Combat
40 5 Nov 201034.1 yrs L22-17-1 Xavier Lucas 7-1-1 · 30.2 yrs – KO/TKOPunch R5 0.00 1,309→1,257 -52 1,460 – XMMA - Xtreme MMA 3 Australia Regional
39 17 Oct 200933.1 yrs L22-16-1 Sean Salmon 16-8 · 31.9 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,426→1,310 -116 1,158 – Fight Festival 26 Fight Festival
38 1 Nov 200832.1 yrs L22-15-1 Kazuhiro Nakamura 12-9 · 29.3 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,482→1,426 -56 1,497 – Sengoku - Sixth Battle Sengoku
37 28 Sep 200832.0 yrs W22-14-1 Yuki Kondo 50-22-6 · 33.2 yrs Middleweight SubRear Naked Choke R26:08 1.00 1,406→1,482 +76 1,360 – Sengoku - Fifth Battle Sengoku
36 18 May 200831.7 yrs L21-14-1 Jorge Santiago 17-7 · 27.6 yrs Middleweight SubArmbar R312:10 0.00 1,430→1,406 -25 1,744 – Sengoku - Second Battle Sengoku
35 26 Jul 200730.9 yrs W21-13-1 Bo Guk So debut – SubArmbar R11:46 1.00 1,406→1,430 +24 1,090 – Deep - Glove DEEP
34 17 Aug 200629.9 yrs L20-13-1 Dean Lister 8-4 · 30.5 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.04* 1,459→1,406 -53 1,570 – UFC Fight Night 6: Sanchez vs. Parisyan Ultimate Fighting Championship
33 6 May 200629.6 yrs W20-12-1 Paul Taylor 6-0-1 · 26.4 yrs – SubArmbar R1 1.00 1,352→1,459 +107 1,431 – P & G - Pain and Glory 2006 United Kingdom Regional
32 18 Mar 200629.5 yrs L19-12-1 Leonardo Nascimento 3-3 · 24.4 yrs – SubAnaconda Choke R12:23 0.00 1,513→1,352 -161 1,087 – WCFC - No Guts No Glory United Kingdom Regional
31 18 Mar 200629.5 yrs W19-11-1 Rodney Glunder 21-10-3 · 31.2 yrs – SubArmbar R14:40 1.00 1,418→1,513 +95 1,449 – WCFC - No Guts No Glory United Kingdom Regional
30 2 Dec 200529.2 yrs W18-11-1 Takanori Kuno debut · 38.7 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R12:20 1.00 1,374→1,418 +43 1,182 – Deep - 22 Impact DEEP
29 6 Mar 200528.5 yrs L17-11-1 Gustavo Machado 9-2-1 · 29.8 yrs Open Weight DecisionMajority R315:00 0.38 1,349→1,374 +25 1,558 – Pancrase 146 Pancrase
28 26 Nov 200428.2 yrs W17-10-1 Yuya Shirai 5-0 · 24.7 yrs Open Weight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,284→1,349 +65 1,304 – Pancrase 142 Pancrase
27 24 Sep 200428.0 yrs W16-10-1 Buck Meredith 1-0 · 22.4 yrs Light Heavyweight SubTriangle Choke R28:13 1.00 1,238→1,284 +47 1,061 – Pancrase 139 Pancrase
26 25 Jul 200427.9 yrs L15-10-1 Fabio Leopoldo 1-0 · 27.3 yrs Open Weight DecisionMajority R315:00 0.38 1,284→1,238 -47 1,183 – Pancrase 137 Pancrase
25 28 May 200427.7 yrs W15-9-1 Yukiya Naito 7-1 · 27.2 yrs Open Weight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,170→1,284 +114 1,425 – Pancrase 134: Brave 5 Pancrase
24 21 Dec 200327.3 yrs L14-9-1 David Terrell 2-1 · 25.9 yrs Open Weight KO/TKOPunch R25:15 0.00 1,285→1,170 -115 1,171 – Pancrase - Hybrid 11 Pancrase
23 31 Aug 200327.0 yrs W14-8-1 Heath Sims 2-1 · 31.9 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,220→1,285 +65 1,241 – Pancrase 124 Pancrase
22 22 Jun 200326.8 yrs L13-8-1 Daisuke Watanabe 10-19-4 · 26.5 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunch R14:18 0.00 1,336→1,220 -116 1,217 – Pancrase 121 Pancrase
21 12 Apr 200326.6 yrs L13-7-1 Ricardo Almeida 4-2 · 26.4 yrs Open Weight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,364→1,336 -27 1,498 – Pancrase 118 Pancrase
20 23 Dec 200226.3 yrs L13-6-1 Rodrigo Gracie 2-0 · 27.8 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R320:00 0.16 1,483→1,364 -119 1,196 – Pride 24: Cold Fury 3 Pride FC
19 30 Nov 200226.2 yrs L13-5-1 Ikuhisa Minowa 21-16-8 · 26.9 yrs Open Weight DecisionMajority R315:00 0.38 1,561→1,483 -78 1,295 – Pancrase 113: Spirit 8 Pancrase
18 29 Sep 200226.0 yrs W13-4-1 Alex Stiebling 12-2-1 (1) · 25.8 yrs Open Weight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,517→1,561 +44 1,453 – Pancrase 111: 2002 Anniversary Show Pancrase
17 28 May 200225.7 yrs W12-4-1 John Glover debut · 27.1 yrs Open Weight SubArmbar R26:19 1.00 1,495→1,517 +22 1,158 – Pancrase 107 Pancrase
16 30 Mar 200225.5 yrs D11-4-1 Gustavo Machado 5-1 · 26.9 yrs Middleweight DecisionMajority R315:00 0.50 1,501→1,495 -6 1,477 – Deep - 4th Impact DEEP
15 27 Jan 200225.4 yrs W11-4 Keiichiro Yamamiya 25-15-5 · 29.5 yrs Open Weight SubArmbar R14:29 1.00 1,435→1,501 +66 1,346 – Pancrase 103 Pancrase
14 1 Dec 200125.2 yrs W10-4 Osami Shibuya 25-24-11 · 25.9 yrs Open Weight SubTriangle Armbar R313:42 1.00 1,378→1,435 +57 1,252 – Pancrase 102 Pancrase
13 30 Oct 200125.1 yrs W9-4 Daisuke Ishii 13-12-3 · 24.1 yrs Light Heavyweight SubArmbar R13:01 1.00 1,269→1,378 +109 1,357 – Pancrase 101 Pancrase
12 29 Jul 200124.9 yrs W8-4 Jason DeLucia 32-17-1 · 32.0 yrs Open Weight SubArmbar R28:05 1.00 1,182→1,269 +88 1,182 – Pancrase 97 Pancrase
11 13 May 200124.7 yrs L7-4 Ikuhisa Minowa 17-13-7 · 25.3 yrs Open Weight SubToe Hold R310:25 0.00 1,237→1,182 -56 1,370 – Pancrase 95 Pancrase
10 4 Feb 200124.4 yrs W7-3 Daisuke Watanabe 6-14-1 · 24.1 yrs Heavyweight SubArmbar R14:12 1.00 1,112→1,237 +125 1,271 – Pancrase 92 Pancrase
9 12 Nov 200024.2 yrs L6-3 Martijn De Jong 5-4 · 26.3 yrs Middleweight SubTriangle Choke R10:40 0.00 1,229→1,112 -117 1,109 – Shooto: R.E.A.D. 12 Shooto
8 2 Apr 200023.6 yrs L6-2 Masanori Suda 15-6 · 26.7 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,293→1,229 -64 1,276 – Shooto: R.E.A.D. 3 Shooto
7 14 Jan 200023.3 yrs W6-1 Ronald Jhun 6-3 · 29.3 yrs Middleweight SubTriangle Armbar R312:20 1.00 1,170→1,293 +123 1,318 – Shooto: R.E.A.D. 1 Shooto
6 16 Jul 199922.8 yrs L5-1 Larry Papadopoulos 3-5-1 · 35.1 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,288→1,170 -118 1,008 – Shooto: Renaxis 2 Shooto
5 27 May 199922.7 yrs W5-0 Ryuta Sakurai 3-3-1 · 27.7 yrs Middleweight SubHeel Hook R12:00 1.00 1,260→1,288 +27 969 – Shooto: Shooter's Passion Shooto
4 27 Nov 199822.2 yrs W4-0 Kazuhiro Kusayanagi 9-16-3 · 31.6 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R10:46 1.00 1,226→1,260 +34 982 – Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 6 Shooto
3 18 Sep 199822.0 yrs W3-0 Nobuhiro Tsurumaki 1-6-1 · 26.9 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,219→1,226 +7 816 – Shooto: Shooter's Dream Shooto
2 18 Jul 199821.8 yrs W2-0 Izuru Takeuchi 1-1 · 24.0 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,156→1,219 +63 1,094 – Shooto - Gig '98 2nd Shooto
1 10 Apr 199821.6 yrs W1-0 Yasushi Warita 1-3-1 · 27.3 yrs Welterweight SubHeel Hook R11:19 1.00 1,111→1,156 +45 928 – Shooto - Gig '98 1st Shooto