// Roster Index›Light Heavyweight›Dossier · Kazuo Takahashi
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Kazuo
Takahashi

NICKNAME"Yoshiki"·JAPAN
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
30-28-3
CURRENT FORM
2L STREAK
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Kazuo Takahashi
FIGHTER -
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PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! COLD
HEIGHT
5'11"
AGE
57
STANCE
SOUTHPAW
WEIGHT
Light Heavyweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
62 BOUTS
WIN
30
LOSS
28
DRAW
3
WIN RATE
49%
30/62 bouts
FINISH RATE
69%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS2L STREAK · 2-3
WLWLL
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: COLD
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 33% of wins are by ko/tko.

KEY STRENGTHS

Closes distance and trades — most wins come from heavy hands inside the first two rounds.

KEY RISKS

Pressure boxers willing to wade into the pocket have found chins on offer; cardio drops in late rounds.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM▼ BELOW
2.26
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.75
// STR. ACC▲ ABOVE
51%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 49%
// SAPM▼ BELOW
6.47
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.75
// STR. DEF▼ BELOW
44%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▼ BELOW
0.00
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
0%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
66%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 59%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
2.30
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.50
// QUALITY_OF_COMPETITION · 02B_

WHO THEY
ACTUALLY FOUGHT

A record says how often a fighter won, not against whom. These ratings weigh every result by the opponent's strength at the time, then compare this fighter with the 56 rated fighters on the UFC light heavyweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

THIN RATED HISTORY
// RATING
#56
against the 56 rated on the UFC light heavyweight roster · Elo 1385
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
16th
percentile · average opponent rated 1503 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
5th
percentile · fell short of what opponents' ratings predicted (-0.24 per fight)

30 rated fights · opponents rated in 49% of recorded fights · last rated fight JUL 21, 2018 · Few rated fights: read these as rough.

// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (30)
n = 30
KO/TKO · 10
SUB · 10
DEC · 9
10
KO/TKO
33%
10
SUB
33%
9
DEC
30%
// LOSSES (28)
n = 28
KO/TKO · 18
SUB · 7
DEC · 3
18
KO/TKO
64%
7
SUB
25%
3
DEC
11%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
69% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 10 fights
33%
SUBANY ROUND · 10 fights
33%
DECFULL FIGHT · 9 fights
30%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
3 OBSERVED7 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
62 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
JUL 10, 2026
// RECORDED SOURCE
ufcstats
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER48TD DEFENSE58GRAPPLING60CHIN53STRIKING43CARDIO60AGGRESSION25SUB THREAT100STR DEFENSE31RECOVERY52
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Sub Threat. Lowest scored axis: Aggression.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power48
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=30 wins
TD Defense58
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (66%)

Grappling60
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin53
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=61 bouts
Striking43
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio60
DERIVED PROXY

Long-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win share

Aggression25
DERIVED PROXY

Activity proxy from observed strike and takedown volume

Sub Threat100
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (2.3 per 15 min)

Str Defense31
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (44%)

Recovery52
DERIVED PROXY

Share of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.

N=28 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power48 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins30 wins
TD Defense58 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (66%)Not recorded
Grappling60 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin53 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record61 bouts
Striking43 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio60 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win shareNot recorded
Aggression25 out of 100DERIVED PROXYActivity proxy from observed strike and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat100 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (2.3 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense31 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (44%)Not recorded
Recovery52 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.28 losses
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100SEP 1993WSEP 1993LOCT 1993WNOV 1993LDEC 1993WJAN 1994WAPR 1994LMAY 1994WSEP 1995WNOV 1995LJAN 1996LMAR 1996LAPR 1996WMAY 1996JUN 1996WJUL 1996LSEP 1996WNOV 1996WFEB 1997LMAR 1997WAPR 1997LMAY 1997LSEP 1997WOCT 1997LNOV 1997LFEB 1998WMAR 1998LMAY 1998JUN 1998WSEP 1998WAPR 1999JUN 1999WSEP 1999WDEC 1999LAPR 2000WAUG 2000LDEC 2000WFEB 2001WJUN 2001WAUG 2001WSEP 2001WSEP 2001WDEC 2001WAUG 2002LDEC 2002WJUL 2003LOCT 2003LAPR 2004LFEB 2005WJUL 2005WOCT 2005LJUL 2006FEB 2007LMAR 2007LJUL 2007LJUN 2008LAUG 2008LMAY 2010WOCT 2010LAUG 2012WMAR 2013LSEP 2013LJUL 2018// SCORE

  1. Start, SEP 1993, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, SEP 1993, momentum score 56, KO/TKO R1.
  3. Start, OCT 1993, momentum score 49, SUB R1.
  4. Start, NOV 1993, momentum score 58, SUB R1.
  5. Start, DEC 1993, momentum score 49, KO/TKO R1.
  6. Start, JAN 1994, momentum score 58, SUB R1.
  7. Start, APR 1994, momentum score 65, DEC R1.
  8. Start, MAY 1994, momentum score 56, KO/TKO R1.
  9. Start, SEP 1995, momentum score 65, SUB R1.
  10. Start, NOV 1995, momentum score 76, KO/TKO R1.
  11. Start, JAN 1996, momentum score 69, DEC R1.
  12. Start, MAR 1996, momentum score 59, KO/TKO R1.
  13. Start, APR 1996, momentum score 52, DEC R1.
  14. Start, MAY 1996, momentum score 59, DEC R1.
  15. Start, JUN 1996, momentum score 59.
  16. Start, JUL 1996, momentum score 66, DEC R1.
  17. Start, SEP 1996, momentum score 56, KO/TKO R1.
  18. Start, NOV 1996, momentum score 66, SUB R1.
  19. Start, FEB 1997, momentum score 73, DEC R1.
  20. Start, MAR 1997, momentum score 63, KO/TKO R1.
  21. Start, APR 1997, momentum score 74, KO/TKO R1.
  22. Start, MAY 1997, momentum score 67, SUB R1.
  23. Start, SEP 1997, momentum score 60, SUB R2.
  24. Start, OCT 1997, momentum score 70, KO/TKO R1.
  25. Start, NOV 1997, momentum score 63, SUB R1.
  26. Start, FEB 1998, momentum score 56, SUB R1.
  27. Start, MAR 1998, momentum score 63, DEC R2.
  28. Start, MAY 1998, momentum score 53, KO/TKO R1.
  29. Start, JUN 1998, momentum score 53.
  30. Start, SEP 1998, momentum score 64, KO/TKO R1.
  31. Start, APR 1999, momentum score 74, SUB R1.
  32. Start, JUN 1999, momentum score 74.
  33. Start, SEP 1999, momentum score 84, SUB R1.
  34. Start, DEC 1999, momentum score 94, KO/TKO R1.
  35. Start, APR 2000, momentum score 84, KO/TKO R1.
  36. Start, AUG 2000, momentum score 91, DEC R1.
  37. Start, DEC 2000, momentum score 84, SUB R1.
  38. Start, FEB 2001, momentum score 91, DEC R3.
  39. Start, JUN 2001, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  40. Start, AUG 2001, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  41. Start, SEP 2001, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  42. Start, SEP 2001, momentum score 100.
  43. Start, DEC 2001, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  44. Start, AUG 2002, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  45. Start, DEC 2002, momentum score 93, DEC R2.
  46. Start, JUL 2003, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  47. Start, OCT 2003, momentum score 93, SUB R2.
  48. Start, APR 2004, momentum score 83, KO/TKO R1.
  49. Start, FEB 2005, momentum score 73, KO/TKO R1.
  50. Start, JUL 2005, momentum score 83, SUB R2.
  51. Start, OCT 2005, momentum score 90, DEC R3.
  52. Start, JUL 2006, momentum score 80, KO/TKO R1.
  53. Start, FEB 2007, momentum score 80.
  54. Start, MAR 2007, momentum score 71, KO/TKO R1.
  55. Start, JUL 2007, momentum score 61, KO/TKO R1.
  56. Start, JUN 2008, momentum score 54, KO/TKO R2.
  57. Start, AUG 2008, momentum score 44, KO/TKO R1.
  58. Start, MAY 2010, momentum score 34, KO/TKO R1.
  59. Start, OCT 2010, momentum score 44, SUB R1.
  60. Start, AUG 2012, momentum score 34, KO/TKO R1.
  61. Start, MAR 2013, momentum score 45, KO/TKO R1.
  62. Start, SEP 2013, momentum score 35, KO/TKO R1.
  63. Start, JUL 2018, momentum score 25, KO/TKO R1.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Frendin), bottomed at 25 (L vs Todorovic). Current reading: 25.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
57/62 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
27
47%
1
2%
-
-
-
28
total
SUB
13
23%
4
7%
-
-
-
17
total
DEC
7
12%
2
4%
3
5%
-
-
12
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 28 of 57 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
19%, fights rarely go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
62 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

L
VS Dusko TodorovicJul 21, 2018
KO/TKOR1 · 1:41
Rings - The Outsider 51: 10th Anniversary Road to Las Vegas
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS Ryo KawamuraSep 29, 2013
KO/TKOR1 · 1:43
Pancrase 252 - 20th Anniversary
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Kenichi YamamotoMar 9, 2013
KO/TKOR1 · 6:29
U-Spirits - Again
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Knee)
L
VS Yuji SakuragiAug 5, 2012
KO/TKOR1 · 4:59
Pancrase - Progress Tour 9
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punch)
W
VS Chang Seob LeeOct 30, 2010
SubmissionR1 · 2:28
SRC - Sengoku Raiden Championship 15
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Scarf Hold Armlock)
L
VS Antony ReaMay 21, 2010
KO/TKOR1 · 0:00
Fury 1 - Clash of the Titans
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS Valentijn OvereemAug 24, 2008
KO/TKOR1 · 2:42
Sengoku - Fourth Battle
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Flying Knee)
L
VS Fabio SilvaJun 8, 2008
KO/TKOR2 · 0:24
Sengoku - Third Battle
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Knee)
L
VS Mark BurchJul 14, 2007
KO/TKOR1 · 3:45
Bodog Fight - Alvarez vs. Lee
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Knee)
L
VS Melvin ManhoefMar 12, 2007
KO/TKOR1 · 2:36
K-1 - Hero's 8
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
D
VS Mark BurchFeb 18, 2007
No ContestR1 · 1:05
Bodog Fight - Costa Rica Combat
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
No Contest (Accidental Eye Poke)
L
VS Vitor BelfortJul 1, 2006
KO/TKOR1 · 0:36
Pride FC - Critical Countdown Absolute
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punch)
// FAQ · 09_

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Light Heavyweight. Professional record 30-28-3 (1 NC). Unranked at the time of indexing.

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