Yoshiyuki YoshidaGrappler

Welterweight · 18-9 · southpaw

Last 5
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Height
5'11"
180.34 cm
Reach
5'10"
177.8 cm
Age
52
Elo Rating
1496.5

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 196 Welterweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Attempts 2.80 submissions per 15 minutes — better than 99% of Welterweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Avoids only 36% of opponents' significant strikes — worse than 99% of Welterweight fighters
  • Lands only 0.85 significant strikes per minute — worse than 98% of Welterweight fighters
  • Stops only 25% of opponents' takedown attempts — worse than 98% of Welterweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    0.85
    Bottom 2%
  • Striking accuracy
    36%
    Bottom 9%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    3.67
    Bottom 28%
  • Striking defense
    36%
    Bottom 1%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.41
    Top 44%
  • Takedown accuracy
    28%
    Bottom 24%
  • Takedown defense
    25%
    Bottom 2%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    2.80
    Top 1%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1539, higher than 48% of Welterweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1496).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520250:56Machine2:15Koscheck2:24Wolff0:41Johnson15:00Guymon
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2
2010-05-08 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun
2009-10-24 · KO/TKO, R1 0:41
UFC 98: Evans vs Machida
2009-05-23 · Submission, R1 2:24
UFC Fight Night - Fight for the Troops
2008-12-10 · KO/TKO, R1 2:15
UFC 84: Ill Will
2008-05-24 · Submission, R1 0:56