ONE Samurai 3/Flyweight · 3×5

Independent projection

low confidence

Takenaka 54%

Wide interval. Thin public data, volatile styles, or a true toss-up. Do not treat the point estimate as a price.

Wakamatsu 46%Takenaka 54%

90% interval on Wakamatsu: 23%71%. Never a lock.

Most likely
Decision 68%
Expected time
12:42
P(over 2.5)
73%
Grappling share
28%

Model vs market

Value Takenaka 8.3%
SideModelDK (no vig)Fanatics (no vig)DK juiceEdge vs DK
Wakamatsu46.0%54.3%54.3%-130 (56.5%)-8.3%
Takenaka54.0%45.7%45.7%+110 (47.6%)+8.3%

DK opened -120 / +100. Now -130 / +110. Line movement is market context, not a model input.

DK total 2.5: over -105 / under +95. Model P(over 2.5) 73%.

Books last snapshotted 19 Aug 2026, 4:00 PM ET. Fanatics and DraftKings will not always post the same PFL/ONE markets.

Briefing

Daichi Takenaka is the model’s side at 54% because of grappling / control, with Yuya Wakamatsu live if the fight is forced into pressure boxer.

Yuya Wakamatsu (pressure boxer, opportunistic) against Daichi Takenaka (pressure wrestler, submission hunter) is a ONE flyweight matchup in Yokohama. The independent model puts Takenaka around 54% — a low confidence number, not a betting line. The largest factor from 50/50 is grappling / control: Takedown threat Wakamatsu 0.81 vs Takenaka 1.48 per 15. Estimated grappling share 28%.

Where this is fought matters. Estimated grappling share is 28%. Wakamatsu lands 4.3 significant strikes per minute at 47% accuracy with a 1.8 takedown average; Takenaka is at 3.8 / 48% / 3.0. Takedown defense sits at 66% versus 72%. Reach is 67" against 68" — counted only if the longer fighter actually lives at range.

Wakamatsu's primary path: Win the minute-to-minute with volume. Judges in this matchup will see the fighter who walks the other one down. Failure mode: If the first takedown lands, Wakamatsu may spend the round on the fence or on their back. Takenaka's primary path: Chain takedowns on Wakamatsu's 66% defense, hold mat time, and win the control/attrition round. Failure mode: Getting drawn into Wakamatsu's preferred range and losing the minute-winning.

The swing variable is simple: If Takenaka cannot keep this on the mat in the first eight minutes, Wakamatsu's striking becomes the fight. ONE’s smaller gloves and clinch-friendly environment are a real modifier here, not flavor text. The model does not start from a sportsbook. If DraftKings or Fanatics disagree, that disagreement is the point of the page.

Written from the independent projection. Betting lines are not inputs. Stats as of 19 Aug 2026.

Wakamatsu — paths

  1. Win the minute-to-minute with volume. Judges in this matchup will see the fighter who walks the other one down.

Failure modes

  • If the first takedown lands, Wakamatsu may spend the round on the fence or on their back.

Takenaka — paths

  1. Chain takedowns on Wakamatsu's 66% defense, hold mat time, and win the control/attrition round.
  2. Force a scramble, hunt the neck or the front headlock, and finish before the referee stands them up.

Failure modes

  • Getting drawn into Wakamatsu's preferred range and losing the minute-winning.

Swing variables

  • If Takenaka cannot keep this on the mat in the first eight minutes, Wakamatsu's striking becomes the fight.
  • Clinch entries and fence breaks under ONE officiating. Muay Thai-literate fighters get more of the fight they want.

What moved it from 50/50

  • Grappling / controlTakenaka 0.18

    Takedown threat Wakamatsu 0.81 vs Takenaka 1.48 per 15. Estimated grappling share 28%.

  • Age / athletic windowWakamatsu +0.10

    Wakamatsu 30 vs Takenaka 34. Peak assumed ~30; decline prior is gentle and never treated as destiny.

  • Submission hunting vs defensive gapsTakenaka 0.07

    Takenaka is live to finish if this hits the mat.

  • Pressure wrestling vs takedown defenseTakenaka 0.02

    Wakamatsu's takedown defense (66%) is a hole against a high-volume wrestler.

  • Striking skill (distance & pocket)Wakamatsu +0.01

    Wakamatsu striking rating 1422 vs Takenaka 1415. Weighted by estimated standing time (72%).

Attribute radar

Wakamatsu · Takenaka

Side-by-side

Wakamatsu: pressure boxer · opportunisticTakenaka: pressure wrestler · submission hunter

WakamatsuTakenaka
Record18-616-5
Age (fight night)3034
Height5'6"5'7"
Reach67"68"
StanceOrthodoxOrthodox
SLpM4.33.8
SApM3.63.1
Str. acc.47%48%
Str. def.52%56%
KD / 150.500.25
TD avg1.83.0
TD acc.36%43%
TD def.66%72%
Sub avg0.61.0
Control / 152.0m4.4m
Late-round diff0.040.00
Layoff77d70d
Datathinthin

Wakamatsu range mix

  • Distance
    70%
  • Clinch
    14%
  • Ground
    16%
  • Head
    62%
  • Body
    22%
  • Leg
    16%

Takenaka range mix

  • Distance
    48%
  • Clinch
    14%
  • Ground
    40%
  • Head
    58%
  • Body
    22%
  • Leg
    20%

Method of victory

  • Wakamatsu KO/TKO
    6%
  • Wakamatsu SUB
    7%
  • Wakamatsu DEC
    33%
  • Takenaka KO/TKO
    5%
  • Takenaka SUB
    14%
  • Takenaka DEC
    35%

ONE note: smaller gloves, clinch knees, and Muay Thai-literate officiating change the value of kicking and dirty boxing versus a UFC cage-wrestle. Metrics here are reconstructed, not UFC-official.