Welterweight · Men

Taro Minato

Japan KIBA Martial Arts Club debut 2001
Held by Georges St-Pierre
Form L L L L L
Elo 994 peak 1,141 · 20 Mar 2001 147 below it
Tapology Sherdog
0-6pro record
6L current streak
--best win, Elo
1,260average opponent
-- born 21 Sep 1971
71.0" / -- 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 welterweight, ages 27–36

Record

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Rating by method KO986 Sub998 Dec936

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of welterweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,423 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 5 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 5 bouts (2003): 1,015 Elo, 0-5, aged 32, average opponent 1,240.

  1. Carlos Peña then 978, 0-5, aged 32 1-2 after peaked 1,134 ▲
  2. Tye Knuckles then 1,001, 0-4, aged 31 5-8 after peaked 1,288 ▲
  3. Harris Norwood then 963, 0-4, aged 30 7-14 after peaked 1,111 ▲
  4. Ira Boyd then 1,055, 0-4 9-10 after peaked 1,280 ▲
  5. Joe Brewer then 925, 0-5, aged 30 0-3 after peaked 887 ▼
  6. Rustam Kuraev then 973, 0-5 1-3 after peaked 1,002

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. No rated wins yet.

Losses

The latest 5 of 6
  1. Keita Nakamura Submission R1 · 28 Aug 2005 · Greatest Common Multiple 1,363
  2. Katsuya Inoue Decision R2 · 27 Dec 2003 · Greatest Common Multiple 1,210
  3. Satoru Kitaoka Decision R2 · 29 Oct 2002 · Pancrase 1,288
  4. Manao Kumagai Decision R1 · 6 May 2002 · Japan Regional 1,110
  5. Takafumi Ito Decision R2 · 25 Mar 2002 · Pancrase 1,338

Fight history

6 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
6 28 Aug 200533.9 yrs L0-6 Keita Nakamura 8-0-2 · 21.3 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R14:03 0.00 1,015→994 -21 1,363 – GCM - Demolition 050828 Greatest Common Multiple
5 27 Dec 200332.3 yrs L0-5 Katsuya Inoue 2-1 · 24.4 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,057→1,015 -42 1,210 – GCM - Demolition 031227 Greatest Common Multiple
4 29 Oct 200231.1 yrs L0-4 Satoru Kitaoka 5-4-3 · 22.7 yrs Welterweight DecisionMajority R210:00 0.37 1,026→1,058 +32 1,288 – Pancrase 112 Pancrase
3 6 May 200230.6 yrs L0-3 Manao Kumagai 1-1-1 · 26.6 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R110:00 0.03 1,107→1,026 -82 1,110 – Premium Challenge 1: Guardian vs. Explorer Japan Regional
2 25 Mar 200230.5 yrs L0-2 Takafumi Ito 22-19-6 · 29.8 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,141→1,107 -34 1,338 – Pancrase 105 Pancrase
1 20 Mar 200129.5 yrs L0-1 Naoyuki Taira 6-0 · 37.3 yrs Middleweight SubArmlock R16:37 0.00 1,221→1,141 -80 1,252 – Rings - Battle Genesis Vol. 7 Fighting Network RINGS