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Welterweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card
FinalUFC 36: Worlds Collide
Friday, March 22, 2002 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Result
Matt Hughes def. Hayato Sakurai
KO/TKO (Punches to Head From Mount) · Round 4 · 3:01 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Referee · John McCarthySource · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R4 · 3:01
Matt HughesRound 4Hayato Sakurai
16 / 23Sig. strikes0 / 0
70%Accuracy—
29 / 37Total strikes0 / 0
0Knockdowns0
1 / 1Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub. attempts0
2:46Control0:00
5.3Pace / min0.0
100%Control share0%
Matt Hughes
Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 19% · clinch 0% · ground 81%
Hayato Sakurai
TargetNo strikes landed this round
PhaseNo strikes landed this round
Statistical signals
Output edgeMatt Hughes landed 16 significant strikes to 0.Control edgeMatt Hughes held 166s of control to 0s.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R3
- Pace upMatt Hughes's significant-strike pace moved +195% from R3 to R4, 5.3 against 1.8 per minute.
- Control swingMatt Hughes's control time moved -93s, 166s against 259s.
- Pace downHayato Sakurai's significant-strike pace moved -100% from R3 to R4, 0.0 against 0.2 per minute.
- Defensive driftHayato Sakurai absorbed significant strikes +195% faster than in R3, 5.3 against 1.8 per minute.
Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA
Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.
Matt Hughes
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Hayato Sakurai
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Fight summary
36Matt Hughes sig. strikes
5Hayato Sakurai sig. strikes
4rounds observed
+195%largest pace swing, R3 to R4 (Matt Hughes)
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 4 rounds · UFC Stats
36 / 58Sig. strikes5 / 12
62%Accuracy42%
112 / 137Total strikes14 / 22
0Knockdowns1
9 / 11Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub attempts0
15:52Control0:00
34Head4
2Body0
0Leg1
Matt HughesHayato Sakurai
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 | Matt Hughes |
Tale of the tape
45-9-0Record38-13-2
28Age26
5'9"Height5'7"
73"Reach—
SwitchStanceOrthodox
2.14Sig. str./min2.45
2.95TD / 15 min1.87
Matt Hughes17-7 in archive
7KO/TKO wins
5Sub wins
71%Finish rate
