Takashi Sato vs Ben Saunders — UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson Result, Stats & Scorecards

Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card

Final

Takashi SatoWinner

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson

Saturday, April 27, 2019 · Sunrise · Florida

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Result

Takashi Sato def. Ben Saunders

KO/TKO (Elbows to Head From Guard) · Round 2 · 1:18 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Larry Downs, Jr.Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R2 · 1:18

Takashi SatoRound 2Ben Saunders

16 / 28Sig. strikes7 / 16

57%Accuracy44%

17 / 29Total strikes8 / 17

1Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:17Control0:00

12.3Pace / min5.4

100%Control share0%

Takashi Sato

Targethead 94% · body 6% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 19% · clinch 0% · ground 81%

Ben Saunders

Targethead 14% · body 14% · leg 71%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeTakashi Sato landed 16 significant strikes to 7.Striking edgeTakashi Sato struck at 57% accuracy to 44%.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R1

Pace upTakashi Sato's significant-strike pace moved +413% from R1 to R2, 12.3 against 2.4 per minute.
Accuracy shiftTakashi Sato's significant-strike accuracy moved +28 pts, 57% against 29%.
Phase shiftTakashi Sato's ground share of landed strikes moved +81 pts, to 81% on the ground against 19% at distance.
Pace downBen Saunders's significant-strike pace moved -31% from R1 to R2, 5.4 against 7.8 per minute.
Defensive driftBen Saunders absorbed significant strikes +413% faster than in R1, 12.3 against 2.4 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.

Takashi Sato

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.

Ben Saunders

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

28Takashi Sato sig. strikes

46Ben Saunders sig. strikes

2rounds observed

+413%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Takashi Sato)

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.