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The Clinch

Japan 2004-2015 · 35 rounds on file

Yoshihiro Akiyama

14-6-2 W-L-D in this database

Yoshihiro Akiyama, photograph by Pabian
Strike accuracy 466/1,122
Takedown accuracy 23/34
Sig. strikes / round 13.3
Control / round 0:38
Inside the distance 86% 12 of 14 wins
Height
5′10″177.8 cm
Reach
75″190.5 cm
Leg reach
--
Stance
Orthodox
Age
5129 JUL 1975
Listed weight
170 lb77.1 kg
Submission Grappler Automatically assigned from data across 22 fights - 2.9 takedown attempts and 23% control time per 15 minutes.

Who they have fought

Every completed bout, grouped by the opponent's style.

Grappling 5 2-2-1 vs 1581 avg
Positional Controller 4 2-2-0
Submission Grappler 1 0-0-1
Hybrid 5 2-2-1 vs 1573 avg
Well-Rounded 5 2-2-1
Striking 5 4-1-0 vs 1535 avg
Pressure Striker 5 4-1-0
-- Not classified 7 6-1-0 vs 1483 avg

Opponent styles are assigned from their own fight data, not from a training background. They describe how those opponents have fought. Bars scale against 7 bouts, the largest group.

The career, in order

One bar per bout, oldest on the left. Height is the significant strikes landed in that fight.

31 DEC 2004 - beat Francois Botha · Submission 26 MAR 2005 - lost to Jerome LeBanner · Technical Knockout 06 JUL 2005 - beat Carl Toomey · Submission 12 OCT 2005 - beat Michael Lerma · Technical Knockout 05 NOV 2005 - beat Masakatsu Okuda · Technical Knockout 15 MAR 2006 - beat Tokimitsu Ishizawa · Submission 03 MAY 2006 - beat Katsuhiko Nagata · Technical Knockout 05 AUG 2006 - beat Taiei Kin · Submission 09 OCT 2006 - beat Melvin Manhoef · Submission 09 OCT 2006 - beat Kestutis Smirnovas · Technical Knockout 31 DEC 2006 - drew with Kazushi Sakuraba · No Contest 28 OCT 2007 - beat Denis Kang · Technical Knockout 31 DEC 2007 - drew with Kazuo Misaki · No Contest 21 JUL 2008 - beat Katsuyori Shibata · Submission 23 SEP 2008 - beat Masanori Tonooka · Submission 11 JUL 2009 - beat Alan Belcher · Decision (Split) 03 JUL 2010 - lost to Chris Leben · Submission 16 OCT 2010 - lost to Michael Bisping · Decision (Unanimous) 06 AUG 2011 - lost to Vitor Belfort · Technical Knockout 25 FEB 2012 - lost to Jake Shields · Decision (Unanimous) 20 SEP 2014 - beat Amir Sadollah · Decision (Unanimous) 28 NOV 2015 - lost to Alberto Mina · Decision (Split)

Won Lost Draw / no contest

What they do with a round

Summed over 35 rounds across 22 of 22 bouts - the ones the corpus has per-round observations for.

Per round

Sig. strikes landed 13.3
Sig. strikes absorbed 15.5
Takedowns landed 0.7
Knockdowns 0.1
Sub. attempts 0.3
Control time 0:38 of each 5:00 round

Accuracy

Sig. strikes 42% 466/1,122
Takedowns 68% 23/34
Opponents’ accuracy 42% 544/1,286

Where the strikes land

Head 80% 374
Body 6% 27
Leg 14% 65

And from where

At distance 68% 316
In the clinch 6% 28
On the ground 26% 122

How the bouts ended

KO / TKO 5 won Technical Knockout · 5-2
Submission 7 won Submission · 7-1
Decision 2 won Decision (Unanimous) · 1-2 Decision (Split) · 1-1
Other 0 won No Contest · 0-0

Every bout

Most recent first. Struck and absorbed are significant strikes.

Date Opponent Result Method End Struck Absorbed Event
28 NOV 2015 Alberto Mina Lost Decision (Split) R3 5:00 78 69 UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal
20 SEP 2014 Amir Sadollah Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 57 42 UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson
25 FEB 2012 Jake Shields Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 33 91 UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson
06 AUG 2011 Vitor Belfort Lost Technical Knockout R1 1:52 1 12 UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2
16 OCT 2010 Michael Bisping Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 50 118 UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama
03 JUL 2010 Chris Leben Lost Submission R3 4:40 27 46 UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin
11 JUL 2009 Alan Belcher Won Decision (Split) R3 5:00 55 76 UFC 100
23 SEP 2008 Masanori Tonooka Won Submission R1 6:26 7 1 DREAM 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round
21 JUL 2008 Katsuyori Shibata Won Submission R1 6:34 8 10 DREAM 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round
31 DEC 2007 Kazuo Misaki No decision No Contest R1 7:48 31 33 Yarrenoka! - New Year's Eve 2007
28 OCT 2007 Denis Kang Won Technical Knockout R1 4:45 7 13 K-1 Hero's Korea 2007
31 DEC 2006 Kazushi Sakuraba No decision No Contest R1 5:37 30 6 K-1 Dynamite!! 2006
09 OCT 2006 Kestutis Smirnovas Won Technical Knockout R1 3:01 11 3 K-1 Hero's 7
09 OCT 2006 Melvin Manhoef Won Submission R1 1:58 2 7 K-1 Hero's 7
05 AUG 2006 Taiei Kin Won Submission R1 2:01 3 5 K-1 Hero's 6
03 MAY 2006 Katsuhiko Nagata Won Technical Knockout R1 2:25 11 1 K-1 Hero's 5
15 MAR 2006 Tokimitsu Ishizawa Won Submission R2 1:41 19 5 K-1 Hero's 4
05 NOV 2005 Masakatsu Okuda Won Technical Knockout R1 3:31 15 0 K-1 Hero's Seoul
12 OCT 2005 Michael Lerma Won Technical Knockout R1 2:47 18 0 K-1 World MAX 2005 Champions Challenge
06 JUL 2005 Carl Toomey Won Submission R1 0:59 0 0 K-1 Hero's 2
26 MAR 2005 Jerome LeBanner Lost Technical Knockout R1 2:24 1 6 K-1 Hero's 1
31 DEC 2004 Francois Botha Won Submission R1 1:54 2 0 K-1 Dynamite!! 2004

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