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Yoshihiro Akiyama
JapanMiddleweightActiveage 51
14-6
70% win rate
L1 streak
Peak Vertex
2010-10-16 → 2010-10-160held 197 bouts
Bouts at peak
- Lvs · U-Dec · 2010-10-16
- Lvs · KO · 2011-08-06
- Lvs · U-Dec · 2012-02-25
- Wvs · U-Dec · 2014-09-20
- Lvs · S-Dec · 2015-11-28
Retired at career peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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- Draw / No contest
- Title
2 wins5 losseslast 5: L W L L Ldrag to scroll · 1993–2015
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(7) | R2(6) | R3(6) | R4 | R5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 10.8 | 16.5 | 21.4 | — | — |
| Sig Str absorbed | 20.6 | 27.7 | 27.5 | — | — |
| Takedowns landed | 0.86 | 0.67 | 0.35 | — | — |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.33 | — | — |
| Control time | 0:55 | 1:14 | 1:26 | — | — |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal2015-11-28L·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson2014-09-20W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson2012-02-25L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 22011-08-06L·KO·R1 · 1:52
- UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama2010-10-16L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin2010-07-03L·Sub·R3 · 4:40
- UFC 1002009-07-11W·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- Sherdog
Chris Leben will return to mixed martial arts nearly 13 years after his last UFC fight, facing Yoshihiro Akiyama at Black Combat 17: Vantablack on November 21 at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea.
Similar fighters
Closest stylistic matches by inverse-Euclidean similarity over striking and grappling rates.
