Character dossier

Saitama (Serious)

Work in progress

Every rating here comes from documented feats — what a character has actually been shown to do, not where fans rank them. This one is still being worked through, so powers, brackets and rankings will move as that research continues.

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S+ / Bracket 9 / One Punch Man / Partly mapped
S( Saitama (Serious)
Ranked#81
Rank
#81of 783
Rating
3,336pts
Win rate
91%
Record
684W / 71L
Kill reach
5/10
Still being built

This character hasn't been fully mapped yet, so treat what's below as a work in progress rather than a finished verdict — abilities still being mapped, no weaknesses recorded. Ratings and abilities change as data is added.

Rating is a score, not a position — it rises by beating strong opponents and barely moves for beating weak ones.

Engine verdict · closest matchups, resolved just now
Physical
Strength
9
Speed
8
Durability
9
Energy
4
Intelligence
3
Combat
7
Win conditions
Reality
0
Erasure
0
Immortality
0
Control
7
Untouchable
9
Authority
0
On the page
Logged encounters, feats and notes are in the Canon record.
Canon record · encounters, feats and notes

These entries record encounters, feats and other events from the character's stories. Read each outcome with its version, sources and condition tags. Arena verdicts use the selected versions and matchup rules; a story result does not determine an arena result. This panel is for reference and does not feed the engine. The record is still being expanded.

Contains story spoilers.

Win
v Vaccine ManOne-Punch Man, publisher web update #1; opening rescue and final punch

Punch destroys transformed monster after rescuing a child.

Evidence checked: scene checked directly ONE / Yusuke Murata, One-Punch Man
Win
v MarugoriOne-Punch Man, publisher web update #3; closing sequence

Saitama survives the giant attack and kills him; falling body causes collateral destruction.

Evidence checked: scene checked directly ONE / Yusuke Murata, One-Punch Man
Win
v Subterranean KingOne-Punch Man, publisher web update #4; after waking

Kills the real leader by a kick; remaining attackers withdraw.

Evidence checked: scene checked directly ONE / Yusuke Murata, One-Punch Man
Feat / note
Ordinary mosquitoOne-Punch Man, publisher web update #5; opening gag

Repeated attempts to swat a mosquito fail.

Evidence checked: scene checked directly ONE / Yusuke Murata, One-Punch Man
Win
v Mosquito GirlManga ch. 6, secondary lead

Reported slap defeats her after Saitama survives Genos burning away the swarm.

Help: Genos had already fought her and burned away her swarm

Had help
Evidence checked: other secondary source checked One-Punch Man Chapter 6: Saitama / Daddy Jim …
Win
v Beast King and Ground DragonManga ch. 8, secondary lead

Reported Consecutive Normal Punches kill Beast King; Saitama also pursues Ground Dragon below ground.

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked One-Punch Man Chapter 8: You Mean This Guy? / …
Win
v Carnage KabutoManga ch. 11, secondary lead

Reportedly takes Kabuto barrage, worries about sale day, then kills him.

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked One-Punch Man Chapter 11: The Key to His Power …
No decisive result
v Speed-o'-Sound SonicManga ch. 15, secondary lead

Accidental groin contact stops Sonic.

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked One-Punch Man Chapter 15: Hobby and Work / Da…
No decisive result
v GenosManga ch. 17, secondary lead

Avoids Genos and stops a punch before contact, showing a destructive pressure wake.

Sparring / testHeld back
Evidence checked: other secondary source checked One-Punch Man Chapter 17: Sparring / Daddy Ji…
Win
v Kombu InfinityManga ch. 20, secondary lead

Reported defeat and use of hair as food; exact finishing exchange not shown in inspected source.

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked One-Punch Man Chapter 20: The Rumor / Daddy J…
Feat / note
City Z meteorOne-Punch Man, publisher web update #26; Saitama intervention and fragmentation

Saitama breaks the incoming meteor by punching through it; fragments still threaten / damage the city.

Evidence checked: scene checked directly ONE / Yusuke Murata, One-Punch Man
Win
v Deep Sea KingOne-Punch Man, publisher web update #34: takes hit; One-Punch Man, publisher web update #…

Saitama takes the monster punch and defeats him with one punch.

Win
v GeryuganshoopOne-Punch Man, publisher web update #43

After a telekinetic rubble attack, Saitama throws a small stone back through Geryuganshoop’s head (thrown, not flicked; corrected 3 Nov).

Evidence checked: scene checked directly ONE / Yusuke Murata, One-Punch Man
Win
v BorosOne-Punch Man, publisher web update #43 – One-Punch Man, publisher web update #47

Serious Punch overwhelms Collapsing Star Roaring Cannon; global curved cloud split is depicted; Boros is left mortally defeated.

6 logged exchanges
  1. One-Punch Man, publisher web update #43; closing armour-break sequenceSaitama punches Boros and breaks his armour; Boros remains able to fight. scene checked directly ONE / Yusuke Murata, One-Punch Man
  2. One-Punch Man, publisher web update #45; released-form exchangeBoros attacks; Saitama continues fighting; neither a name nor Boros dialogue establishes planet destruction. scene checked directly ONE / Yusuke Murata, One-Punch Man
  3. One-Punch Man, publisher web update #46; final kick to MoonBoros launches Saitama to the Moon; Saitama is not finished. scene checked directly ONE / Yusuke Murata, One-Punch Man
  4. One-Punch Man, publisher web update #47Saitama holds his nose, tests local gravity and jumps back, damaging the ship on landing. scene checked directly ONE / Yusuke Murata, One-Punch Man
  5. One-Punch Man, publisher web update #47Normal and consecutive punches damage / fragment Boros; he reforms immediately. scene checked directly ONE / Yusuke Murata, One-Punch Man
  6. One-Punch Man, publisher web update #47Serious Punch overwhelms Collapsing Star Roaring Cannon; global curved cloud split is depicted; Boros is left mortally defeated. scene checked directly ONE / Yusuke Murata, One-Punch Man
Evidence checked: scene checked directly ONE / Yusuke Murata, One-Punch Man
No decisive result
v Speed-o'-Sound SonicOne-Punch Man Volume ch. 44, secondary lead; not web update #44

Reported side hops create many afterimages and knock Sonic down.

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked Chapter 44: Accelerate
Win
v GarouOne-Punch Man ch. 51 “Headgear” (2015)

Saitama answers Garou’s strike with the same move and knocks him out.

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked daddyjim: ch. 51 “Headgear”
Loss
v SuiryuOne-Punch Man Volume ch. 71 / One-Punch Man, publisher web update #109 (secondary crosswa…

Disqualified for wig / false identity; subsequently withstands Suiryu and accidentally sends him out of the ring.

Special condition: Disqualified under tournament rules for a false identity
Evidence checked: other secondary source checked Chapter 71: Martial Arts Means...!!
Win
v GouketsuOne-Punch Man Volume ch. 75, secondary lead

Defeat is reported and severed head returns to stadium; main combat exchange is not verified here.

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked Chapter 75: Foul Play
Win
v Elder CentipedeOne-Punch Man Volume ch. 85; secondary lead

Reported Serious Punch destroys Elder Centipede while King lures it toward Saitama.

Help: King lured it into position as bait

Had help
Evidence checked: other secondary source checked Chapter 85: Power
Win
v Gale Wind, Hellfire FlameOne-Punch Man ch. 103 “Light” (2018)

Saitama flattens Gale Wind and Hellfire Flame and swats Orochi’s dragons away.

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked daddyjim: ch. 103 “Light”
Feat / note
Phoenix SpaceOne-Punch Man, publisher web update #141; Saitama interruption

Saitama interrupts the private Phoenix Space exchange; exact reach and mechanism remain narrow.

Evidence checked: scene checked directly ONE / Yusuke Murata, One-Punch Man
No decisive result
v Overgrown RoverOne-Punch Man, publisher web update #152

Saitama remains active after Rover blast and punches its head downward, creating extensive underground upheaval.

Held back
Evidence checked: scene checked directly ONE / Yusuke Murata, One-Punch Man
Win
v NyanOne-Punch Man, publisher web update #152

Nyan strikes Saitama head with claws; no wound is visible, Saitama rubs the spot, and Nyan flees through a gap.

Evidence checked: scene checked directly ONE / Yusuke Murata, One-Punch Man
No decisive result
v OrochiOne-Punch Man Volume ch. 115 “Sacrifice”, Tonari update 154 (2021-07-29)

Secondary reports (wiki Serious Series page; animeexplained) have a hand squirt of local molten liquid countering Orochi, then a punch; the ch. 115 synopsis mentions only the punch.

No decisive result
v Flashy FlashOnline ch. 115 / One-Punch Man, publisher web update #158; secondary lead

Recap reports dodging Flash attack, catching his sword and keeping pace with him.

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked Chapter 115 (Online): Encounter
No decisive result
v Evil Ocean WaterOne-Punch Man, publisher web update #202

Serious Punch opens a massive channel through water-body / sea and disrupts the attack.

Evidence checked: scene checked directly ONE / Yusuke Murata, One-Punch Man
Feat / note
Aircraft carrier rescueOne-Punch Man, publisher web update #202

Saitama grips the carrier, notes missing footing, and uses it to ride the wave.

Evidence checked: scene checked directly ONE / Yusuke Murata, One-Punch Man
Feat / note
Falling aircraft carrierOne-Punch Man, publisher web update #205 / online ch. 160 (2022-03-10)

He twists a falling aircraft carrier and leaps off it, throwing up a seawater wall that shields the heroes.

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked daddyjim: volume ch. 165 (online 160)
Feat / note
Saitama dug his fingers into Jupiter's moon Io and flipped up a huge slab of its surface at Cosmic GarouOne-Punch Man (Murata manga), Tonari web ch. 167 / Viz English ch. 165 (July 2022); revis…

After the two were teleported to Jupiter's moon Io during the Cosmic Garou fight, Saitama used his Serious Table Flip: he dug a hand into the ground and flipped a vast section of the moon's crust into the air, then used the flying rubble as footholds to attack Garou.

Related context (1)
No decisive result
v Garou (Monster / Cosmic Fear)One-Punch Man, publisher web update #206 / online ch. 161 (2022-03-24) – One-Punch Man, p…

Garou changes after encountering God; cosmic form appears at chapter end.

Final outcome occurred in Saitama (Limitless). Shown here for context and excluded from this form's totals.

Held back
4 logged exchanges
  1. One-Punch Man, publisher web update #206 / online ch. 161 (2022-03-24)He stops Garou’s lunge with one punch. other secondary source checked daddyjim: online ch. 161
  2. One-Punch Man, publisher web update #208 / online ch. 163 (2022-04-28)Garou’s combination drives him through buildings unharmed, and a swing knocks him into a volcano, which diverts the lava. other secondary source checked daddyjim: online ch. 163
  3. One-Punch Man, publisher web update #209Saitama survives repeated attacks and breaks Garou monster shell in direct exchanges. scene checked directly ONE / Yusuke Murata, One-Punch Man
  4. One-Punch Man, publisher web update #209Garou changes after encountering God; cosmic form appears at chapter end. scene checked directly ONE / Yusuke Murata, One-Punch Man
Evidence checked: scene checked directly ONE / Yusuke Murata, One-Punch Man
Unconfirmed leads (1)

These entries await source verification and are excluded from the canon totals.

Unconfirmed lead
v BakuzanOne-Punch Man Volume ch. 75, secondary lead

Reportedly withstands Bakuzan attacks, then kills him by punch.

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked Chapter 75: Foul Play

Tags describe recorded circumstances. They do not establish that the outcome depended on those circumstances, and an untagged entry does not guarantee equal conditions. Wins and losses include team encounters where indicated. Counts cover the entries listed here, not the character's complete fight history.

Abilities · rated 0–10
brute strength10 speed blitz10 super speed10 super strength10 abnormal pain tolerance9 invulnerability9 enhanced senses7 time manipulation7
Weaknesses · what an opponent can use
None recorded.
Background

Saitama is the protagonist of One-Punch Man, created by ONE and first published in webcomic form in 2009, later adapted by Yusuke Murata into a manga series starting 2012. A self-trained hero from Z-City, he obliterated his limiter through sheer relentless training, achieving a power so absolute it became his greatest…

Rated by running this character against every other in the field and scoring who they beat, not by votes.
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