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Matt Hughes vs Hayato Sakurai | Vertex MMA

Bout·Welterweight·3 rounds·Title

March 22, 2002·Las Vegas

vs

KO

R4 · 3:01

KO/TKOPunches

Strike analysis

Matt Hughes

Head: 34
Body: 2
Legs: 0

Hayato Sakurai

Head: 4
Body: 0
Legs: 1

Round-by-round

Round 1

Matt Hughes

Hayato Sakurai

Sig. strikes

4 / 10 (40%)

2 / 5 (40%)

4 / 10 (40%)

Sig. strikes

2 / 5 (40%)

Head

4 / 10 (40%)

1 / 4 (25%)

4 / 10 (40%)

Head

1 / 4 (25%)

Body

0

0

0

Body

0

Totals

Matt Hughes

Hayato Sakurai

Sig. strikes

36 / 58 (62%)

5 / 12 (42%)

36 / 58 (62%)

Sig. strikes

5 / 12 (42%)

Head

34 / 56 (61%)

4 / 11 (36%)

34 / 56 (61%)

Head

4 / 11 (36%)

Body

2 / 2 (100%)

0

2 / 2 (100%)

Body

0

Legs

0

1 / 1 (100%)

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Legs

0

1 / 1 (100%)

0

Legs

1 / 1 (100%)

Distance

2

2

2

Distance

2

Clinch

0

0

0

Clinch

0

Ground

2

0

2

Ground

0

Total strikes

20 / 26 (77%)

7 / 11 (64%)

20 / 26 (77%)

Total strikes

7 / 11 (64%)

Takedowns

3 / 3

0

3 / 3

Takedowns

0

Sub. attempts

0

0

0

Sub. attempts

0

Control time

4:22

0:00

4:22

Control time

0:00

Round 2

Matt Hughes

Hayato Sakurai

Sig. strikes

7 / 12 (58%)

2 / 3 (67%)

7 / 12 (58%)

Sig. strikes

2 / 3 (67%)

Head

6 / 11 (55%)

2 / 3 (67%)

6 / 11 (55%)

Head

2 / 3 (67%)

Body

1 / 1 (100%)

0

1 / 1 (100%)

Body

0

Legs

0

0

0

Legs

0

Distance

2

2

2

Distance

2

Clinch

0

0

0

Clinch

0

Ground

5

0

5

Ground

0

Total strikes

29 / 36 (81%)

3 / 4 (75%)

29 / 36 (81%)

Total strikes

3 / 4 (75%)

Takedowns

2 / 3

0

2 / 3

Takedowns

0

Sub. attempts

0

0

0

Sub. attempts

0

Control time

4:25

0:00

4:25

Control time

0:00

Knockdowns

0

1

0

Knockdowns

1

Round 3

Matt Hughes

Hayato Sakurai

Sig. strikes

9 / 13 (69%)

1 / 4 (25%)

9 / 13 (69%)

Sig. strikes

1 / 4 (25%)

Head

8 / 12 (67%)

1 / 4 (25%)

8 / 12 (67%)

Head

1 / 4 (25%)

Body

1 / 1 (100%)

0

1 / 1 (100%)

Body

0

Legs

0

0

0

Legs

0

Distance

1

1

1

Distance

1

Clinch

1

0

1

Clinch

0

Ground

7

0

7

Ground

0

Total strikes

34 / 38 (89%)

4 / 7 (57%)

34 / 38 (89%)

Total strikes

4 / 7 (57%)

Takedowns

3 / 4

0

3 / 4

Takedowns

0

Sub. attempts

0

0

0

Sub. attempts

0

Control time

4:19

0:00

4:19

Control time

0:00

Round 4

Finish · 3:01

Matt Hughes

Hayato Sakurai

Sig. strikes

16 / 23 (70%)

0

16 / 23 (70%)

Sig. strikes

0

Head

16 / 23 (70%)

0

16 / 23 (70%)

Head

0

Body

0

0

0

Body

0

Legs

0

0

0

Legs

0

Distance

3

0

3

Distance

0

Clinch

0

0

0

Clinch

0

Ground

13

0

13

Ground

0

Total strikes

29 / 37 (78%)

0

29 / 37 (78%)

Total strikes

0

Takedowns

1 / 1

0

1 / 1

Takedowns

0

Sub. attempts

0

0

0

Sub. attempts

0

Control time

2:46

0:00

2:46

Control time

0:00

0

Legs

1 / 1 (100%)

Distance

8

5

8

Distance

5

Clinch

1

0

1

Clinch

0

Ground

27

0

27

Ground

0

Total strikes

112 / 137 (82%)

14 / 22 (64%)

112 / 137 (82%)

Total strikes

14 / 22 (64%)

Takedowns

9 / 11

0

9 / 11

Takedowns

0

Sub. attempts

0

0

0

Sub. attempts

0

Control time

15:52

0:00

15:52

Control time

0:00

Knockdowns

0

1

0

Knockdowns

1

UFC 36: Worlds Collide

Matt Hughes🇺🇸US· Winner

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