// Roster Index›Strawweight›Dossier · Yosuke Saruta
UFC FIGHTER PROFILE_
UFC · UNKNOWNSTOCK 0STRAWWEIGHT

Yosuke
Saruta

NICKNAME"Tobizaru No.2"·JAPAN
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
21-14-3
CURRENT FORM
5L STREAK
NEXT FIGHT
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Yosuke Saruta
FIGHTER -
JAP🇯🇵
PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! LIVE
HEIGHT
5'3"
AGE
39
WEIGHT
Strawweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
38 BOUTS
WIN
21
LOSS
14
DRAW
3
WIN RATE
55%
21/38 bouts
FINISH RATE
38%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS5L STREAK · 0-5
LLLLL
Form trend 0 over the last 90 days.
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: LIVE
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 62% of wins are by dec.

KEY STRENGTHS

Banks rounds on the scorecard — pace and positioning over splash damage.

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▲ ABOVE
3.55
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.60
// STR. ACC▲ ABOVE
51%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 48%
// SAPM▲ ABOVE
2.69
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.72
// STR. DEF▲ ABOVE
53%
Striking Defense
Reference value 52%
// TD AVG▼ BELOW
1.50
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
40%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
61%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 59%
// SUB AVG▼ BELOW
0.50
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 59 rated fighters on the UFC women's strawweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

THIN RATED HISTORY
// RATING
#37
against the 59 rated on the UFC women's strawweight roster · Elo 1518
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
68th
percentile · average opponent rated 1536 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
10th
percentile · fell short of what opponents' ratings predicted (-0.20 per fight)

16 rated fights · opponents rated in 44% of recorded fights · last rated fight FEB 16, 2024 · 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 (21)
n = 21
KO/TKO · 6
SUB · 2
DEC · 13
6
KO/TKO
29%
2
SUB
10%
13
DEC
62%
// LOSSES (14)
n = 14
KO/TKO · 8
DEC · 6
8
KO/TKO
57%
0
SUB
0%
6
DEC
43%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
38% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 6 fights
29%
SUBANY ROUND · 2 fights
10%
DECFULL FIGHT · 13 fights
62%
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
38 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
JUL 23, 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 POWER41TD DEFENSE47GRAPPLING40CHIN63STRIKING56CARDIO83AGGRESSION32SUB THREAT25STR DEFENSE51RECOVERY54
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Cardio. Lowest scored axis: Sub Threat.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power41
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=21 wins
TD Defense47
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (61%)

Grappling40
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin63
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=38 bouts
Striking56
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio83
DERIVED PROXY

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

Aggression32
DERIVED PROXY

Activity proxy from observed strike and takedown volume

Sub Threat25
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (0.5 per 15 min)

Str Defense51
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (53%)

Recovery54
DERIVED PROXY

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

N=14 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power41 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins21 wins
TD Defense47 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (61%)Not recorded
Grappling40 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin63 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record38 bouts
Striking56 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio83 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win shareNot recorded
Aggression32 out of 100DERIVED PROXYActivity proxy from observed strike and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat25 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (0.5 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense51 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (53%)Not recorded
Recovery54 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.14 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
0255075100JAN 2008LJAN 2008LJUN 2008WAUG 2009WOCT 2009DEC 2009LFEB 2010WAUG 2011WAPR 2012WAUG 2012WDEC 2012WAPR 2013JUL 2013LNOV 2013WAPR 2014WJUL 2014LOCT 2014LFEB 2015WJUL 2015LNOV 2015WJAN 2016WMAR 2016WJUL 2016JAN 2017WAPR 2017WOCT 2017WJAN 2018WMAY 2018LJUL 2018WDEC 2018WJAN 2019LAPR 2019WOCT 2019WSEP 2020LSEP 2021LAPR 2022LFEB 2024LAUG 2024LMAY 2026// SCORE

  1. Start, JAN 2008, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, JAN 2008, momentum score 38, KO/TKO R2.
  3. Start, JUN 2008, momentum score 31, KO/TKO R2.
  4. Start, AUG 2009, momentum score 42, KO/TKO R1.
  5. Start, OCT 2009, momentum score 49, DEC R2.
  6. Start, DEC 2009, momentum score 49.
  7. Start, FEB 2010, momentum score 39, KO/TKO R1.
  8. Start, AUG 2011, momentum score 49, SUB R1.
  9. Start, APR 2012, momentum score 56, DEC R2.
  10. Start, AUG 2012, momentum score 65, SUB R1.
  11. Start, DEC 2012, momentum score 72, DEC R3.
  12. Start, APR 2013, momentum score 83, KO/TKO R1.
  13. Start, JUL 2013, momentum score 83.
  14. Start, NOV 2013, momentum score 76, DEC R5.
  15. Start, APR 2014, momentum score 83, DEC R3.
  16. Start, JUL 2014, momentum score 90, DEC R3.
  17. Start, OCT 2014, momentum score 83, KO/TKO R2.
  18. Start, FEB 2015, momentum score 76, DEC R3.
  19. Start, JUL 2015, momentum score 83, DEC R3.
  20. Start, NOV 2015, momentum score 76, DEC R3.
  21. Start, JAN 2016, momentum score 85, KO/TKO R2.
  22. Start, MAR 2016, momentum score 92, DEC R2.
  23. Start, JUL 2016, momentum score 99, DEC R3.
  24. Start, JAN 2017, momentum score 99.
  25. Start, APR 2017, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  26. Start, OCT 2017, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R4.
  27. Start, JAN 2018, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  28. Start, MAY 2018, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R3.
  29. Start, JUL 2018, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R3.
  30. Start, DEC 2018, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  31. Start, JAN 2019, momentum score 100, DEC R5.
  32. Start, APR 2019, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R4.
  33. Start, OCT 2019, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  34. Start, SEP 2020, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  35. Start, SEP 2021, momentum score 90, KO/TKO R1.
  36. Start, APR 2022, momentum score 83, DEC R3.
  37. Start, FEB 2024, momentum score 76, DEC R3.
  38. Start, AUG 2024, momentum score 69, DEC R3.
  39. Start, MAY 2026, momentum score 62, KO/TKO R2.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Minowa), bottomed at 31 (L vs Otsuka). Current reading: 62.

// 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_
35/38 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
4
11%
6
17%
2
6%
2
6%
-
14
total
SUB
2
6%
-
-
-
-
2
total
DEC
-
3
9%
14
40%
-
2
6%
19
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 10 of 35 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
50%, fights often go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
38 FIGHTS

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

L
VS Fabio Henrique DouradoMay 15, 2026
KO/TKOR2 · 0:39
One Championship - One on Prime Video 43
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Arm Injury)
L
VS Keito YamakitaAug 2, 2024
DecisionR3 · 5:00
One Championship - One on Prime Video 24
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
L
VS Mansur MalachievFeb 16, 2024
DecisionR3 · 5:00
One Championship - One on Prime Video 19: Haggerty vs. Lobo
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Gustavo BalartApr 22, 2022
DecisionR3 · 5:00
One Championship - One 156
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Joshua PacioSep 24, 2021
KO/TKOR1 · 3:38
One Championship - Revolution
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Yoshitaka NaitoSep 10, 2020
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Shooto - Road to ONE: 3rd Tokyo Fight Night
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Daichi KitakataOct 13, 2019
KO/TKOR2 · 0:59
One Championship - Century - Part 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
L
VS Joshua PacioApr 12, 2019
KO/TKOR4 · 2:43
One Championship - Roots of Honor
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Head Kick)
W
VS Joshua PacioJan 19, 2019
DecisionR5 · 5:00
One Championship - Eternal Glory
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
W
VS Alex SilvaDec 7, 2018
DecisionR3 · 5:00
One Championship - Destiny of Champions
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Takumi TamaruJul 15, 2018
KO/TKOR3 · 3:49
Shooto - Professional Shooto 7/15
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
W
VS Itchaku MurataMay 13, 2018
KO/TKOR3 · 0:45
Shooto - Professional Shooto 5/13
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

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Strawweight. Professional record 21-14-3. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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