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UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2
Friday, November 19, 1999 · Chiba · Japan
Full card → Result Kenichi Yamamoto def. Daiju Takase Method Unanimous Decision Round · time Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5) Referee Mario Yamasaki Sig. strikes Kenichi Yamamoto 20/26 · Daiju Takase 5/9 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Kenichi Yamamoto 36/45 · Daiju Takase 12/17 Scorecards Not on file Analysis Round-by-round (3 rounds) Result Kenichi Yamamoto def. Daiju Takase
Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Official scorecards —
No scorecard on file for this decision This bout reached the judges — Unanimous Decision — but the archive holds no judges’ scores for it. That is a coverage gap, not an absent decision, and it is tracked in the scorecard coverage register . No score is estimated here.
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
R1 R2 R3
Kenichi Yamamoto Round 3 Daiju Takase
1 / 4 Sig. strikes 3 / 4
25% Accuracy 75%
3 / 6 Total strikes 8 / 9
0 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 0
0 Sub. attempts 0
4:49 Control 0:00
0.2 Pace / min 0.6
100% Control share 0%
Kenichi Yamamoto
Target head 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phase distance 0% · clinch 0% · ground 100%
Daiju Takase
Target head 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phase distance 0% · clinch 0% · ground 100%
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Fight summary
20 Kenichi Yamamoto sig. strikes
5 Daiju Takase sig. strikes
3 rounds observed
-100% largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Daiju Takase)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 3 rounds · PropSports round stats 20 / 26 Sig. strikes 5 / 9
77% Accuracy 56%
36 / 45 Total strikes 12 / 17
0 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 0
0 Sub attempts 0
14:16 Control 0:00
6 Head 5
14 Body 0
0 Leg 0
Kenichi Yamamoto Daiju Takase
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg R1 Kenichi Yamamoto
Tale of the tape 5-12-2 Record 12-15-2
23 Age 21
6'0" Height 6'0"
— Reach —
Orthodox Stance Southpaw
0.30 Sig. str./min 0.49
0.00 TD / 15 min 0.84
Kenichi Yamamoto 1-1 in archive
0 KO/TKO wins
1 Sub wins
100% Finish rate
Daiju Takase 0-2 in archive
0 KO/TKO wins
0 Sub wins
— Finish rate
