John Dodson vs Tatsuki Saomoto

John Dodson is 24-15-0; Tatsuki Saomoto is 18-3-0. John Dodson is 12 years older than Tatsuki Saomoto. John Dodson has a 3" · 8 cm reach advantage over Tatsuki Saomoto. They have met once: John Dodson 1, Tatsuki Saomoto 0.

John Dodson

“THE MAGICIAN” · 24-15-0

FlyweightMet once

Tatsuki Saomoto

18-3-0

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Style & credentials

John Dodson

Folkstyle WrestlingOther

—Black belt · OtherGreg Jackson (Gaidojutsu / Jackson's MMA)
2024BKFC World Flyweight Championship (1st defense, retained)BKFC
2023BKFC World Flyweight Championship (inaugural)BKFC
2011Champion · The Ultimate FighterBantamweight

Camp · Jackson Wink MMA Academy · Albuquerque, New Mexico, US

Tatsuki Saomoto

Freestyle Wrestling

2018Flyweight champion (4th)ZST

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

58%

Head

83%

32%

Body

10%

Leg

17%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

John Dodsonlast 3 fights

65%22%13%

Tatsuki Saomotolast 1 fight

67%30%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

John Dodson· incl. 3 fights outside the UFC Tatsuki Saomoto· incl. 1 fight outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

3.051.93

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

John Dodson · Below avg · better than 38% of UFC fightersTatsuki Saomoto · Poor · better than 10% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.354.53

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

John Dodson · Average · better than 51% of UFC fightersTatsuki Saomoto · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.650.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

John Dodson · Below avg · better than 28% of UFC fightersTatsuki Saomoto · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

31%0%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

John Dodson · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersTatsuki Saomoto · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.100.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

John Dodson · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersTatsuki Saomoto · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1502 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.05

Strikes landed / min

1.93

3.35

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

4.53

0.65 / 2.1

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.00

31%

Takedown accuracy

0:56

Control time / fight

2:02

0.10

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

John Dodson17 UFC fights · 742 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

47%351/1309

24%176/239

14%104/116

Clinch

5%39/71

6%44/51

0%1/1

Ground

3%24/32

0%3/3

0%0/0

Tatsuki Saomoto1 fight · by range and by target

Range

69%Distance · 29

31%Clinch · 13

0%Ground · 0

Target

83%Head · 24

0%Body · 0

17%Leg · 5

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

John Dodson13 of 39 ended early · 33%26 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

6 early stoppages have no logged time

Tatsuki Saomoto6 of 21 ended early · 29%15 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

John Dodson3-2

L
Takaki Soya
RIZIN: Otoko Matsuri· May 4, 2025
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
L
Hiromasa Ougikubo
RIZIN 45· Dec 31, 2023
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
Tatsuki Saomoto
RIZIN 42· May 6, 2023
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
Hideo Tokoro
RIZIN 40: Bellator MMA vs RIZIN· Dec 31, 2022
Knockout · R1 · 1:43 · Flyweight
W
Francisco Rivera
XMMA 4: Bl4ck Magic· Apr 2, 2022
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight

Full record · 39 fights

L
Cody Gibson
XMMA 3: Vice City· Oct 23, 2021
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
L
Merab Dvalishvili
UFC 252: Miocic vs Cormier· Aug 15, 2020
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Nathaniel Wood
UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs Blachowicz· Feb 15, 2020
TKO · R3 · 0:16 · Bantamweight
L
Petr Yan
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Santos· Feb 23, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
L
Jimmie Rivera
UFC 228: Woodley vs Till· Sep 8, 2018
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Pedro Munhoz
UFC 222: Cyborg vs Kunitskaya· Mar 3, 2018
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
L
Marlon Moraes
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Pettis· Nov 11, 2017
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Eddie Wineland
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Lobov· Apr 22, 2017
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
L
John Lineker
UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs Dodson· Oct 1, 2016
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Manvel Gamburyan
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Evans· Apr 16, 2016
TKO · R1 · 0:37 · Bantamweight
L
Demetrious Johnson
UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2· Sep 5, 2015
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
Zach Makovsky
UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier· May 23, 2015
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
John Moraga
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov· Jun 7, 2014
TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
Darrell Montague
UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos III· Oct 19, 2013
TKO · R1 · 4:13 · Flyweight
L
Demetrious Johnson
UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson· Jan 26, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
Jussier Formiga
UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot· Oct 5, 2012
TKO · R2 · 4:35 · Flyweight
W
Tim Elliott
UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller· May 5, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
TJ Dillashaw
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller Finale· Dec 3, 2011
TKO · R1 · 1:54 · Ultimate Fighter 14 Bantamweight
W
John Moraga
Dominican Republic Regional· Dec 11, 2010
DEC
W
Jessie Riggleman
Ultimate Warrior Challenge 8· May 22, 2010
Unanimous Decision · Flyweight
L
Pat Runez
Ultimate Warrior Challenge 7· Oct 3, 2009
Split Decision · Flyweight
W
Jose Lujan
New Mexico Regional· Jul 25, 2009
TKO
W
Jose Villarisco
Ultimate Warrior Challenge 5· Feb 21, 2009
Unanimous Decision · Flyweight
L
Mike Easton
Ultimate Warrior Challenge 4· Oct 11, 2008
Split Decision · Bantamweight
W
Vern Baca
Ring of Fire· Apr 11, 2008
TKO
W
Zac White
New Mexico Regional· Dec 15, 2007
SUB
L
Bill Boland
Manitoba Regional· Apr 7, 2007
DEC
W
Jake Long
New Mexico Regional· Mar 17, 2007
TKO
W
Clint Godfrey
Ring of Fire· Dec 9, 2006
DEC
L
Joe Doherty
Ring of Fire· Jul 29, 2006
DEC
W
Jared Moreland
Colorado Regional· Feb 18, 2006
TKO
W
Johnny Velasquez
KOTC Underground 5· Jul 23, 2005
Split Decision · Bantamweight
L
Yasuhiro Urushitani
Greatest Common Multiple· Nov 14, 2004
DEC
W
Zac White
New Mexico Regional· Sep 3, 2004
SUB

Tatsuki Saomoto4-1

L
John Dodson
RIZIN 42· May 6, 2023
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
Yuto Uda
RIZIN 34· Mar 20, 2022
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
Takashi Matsuba
RIZIN Trigger 1st· Nov 28, 2021
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
Daichi Kitakata
RIZIN 25· Nov 21, 2020
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
Yusaku Nakamura
RIZIN 23· Aug 10, 2020
Knockout · R1 · 4:06 · Flyweight

Full record · 21 fights

W
Toshihiro Shimizu
ZST 67· Jan 26, 2020
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Fuhito Hasegawa
DEEP 93 Impact· Dec 15, 2019
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Ryota Sasaki
ZST 64· May 11, 2019
Unanimous Decision · Flyweight
W
Seiichiro Ito
ZST 62· Oct 28, 2018
Unanimous Decision · Flyweight
W
Takahiro Komakine
ZST 61· Aug 13, 2018
Unanimous Decision · Flyweight
W
Ryosuke Kano
ZST 60· May 12, 2018
Unanimous Decision · Flyweight
W
Won Hee Jung
ZST 58: 15th Anniversary· Nov 25, 2017
SUB · R2 · 4:54 · Flyweight
W
Naoto Ayuta
Brave Fight 15· Aug 25, 2017
Unanimous Decision · Flyweight
W
Takehiro Ishii
GRACHAN 28 x Brave Fight 14· Feb 25, 2017
MD · Flyweight
W
Atsushi Tamura
ZST 54: 14th Anniversary· Nov 27, 2016
Unanimous Decision · Flyweight
L
Ze Wu
WLF E.P.I.C. 8· Sep 28, 2016
Unanimous Decision · Flyweight
W
Takuya Takahashi
ZST 52· Aug 7, 2016
TKO · R2 · 4:36 · Flyweight
W
India Date
Brave Fight 13· Jul 3, 2016
TKO · R1 · 2:20
W
Osamu Shimizu
GRACHAN 22 x Brave Fight 12· Feb 28, 2016
SUB · R1 · 4:48 · Flyweight
W
Yu Kobayashi
Brave Fight 11· Nov 7, 2015
Unanimous Decision · Flyweight
L
Koken Kusanobu
Brave Fight 10· Jul 19, 2015
SUB · R1 · 2:05 · Flyweight

Head-to-Head History

RIZIN 42
Sat, May 6, 2023
John Dodson
Unanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00

Frequently asked questions

Have John Dodson and Tatsuki Saomoto ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at RIZIN 42 (Sat, May 6, 2023), where John Dodson won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of John Dodson and Tatsuki Saomoto?

John Dodson is 24-15-0 and Tatsuki Saomoto is 18-3-0.

Who has the longer reach, John Dodson or Tatsuki Saomoto?

John Dodson has the longer reach: 66" · 168 cm against 63" · 160 cm for Tatsuki Saomoto, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.

Who is taller, John Dodson or Tatsuki Saomoto?

Neither. Both stand 5'3" · 160 cm.

Who is older, John Dodson or Tatsuki Saomoto?

John Dodson is 42 and Tatsuki Saomoto is 30.

Who has more finishes, John Dodson or Tatsuki Saomoto?

John Dodson has 13 wins inside the distance (11 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission); Tatsuki Saomoto has 5 wins (3 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission).

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