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Welterweight · “Strasser”

Kiichi Kunimoto

21-12-2 (1 NC) UFC 3-2-0
Positional Grappler Wrestler
5'10"Height
71"Reach
OrthodoxStance
45Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
33.3%Finish rate
9:26Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 17.1 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 43.7 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 15.3 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 33.8 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 64.9 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 23.3 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 45.0 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 71.5 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Control Above avg 72
  2. Wrestling Average 65
  3. Grappling Average 45
  4. Accuracy Below avg 44
  5. Durability Below avg 34
  6. TD Defense Weak 23
  7. Striking Weak 17
  8. Striking D Weak 15

Built on 47 minutes of tracked cage time across 5 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Positional Grappler above avg control — rates 72 of 100 among UFC veterans
Wrestler average wrestling — rates 65 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.87
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.92
Striking accuracy44.0%
Striking defense41.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min1.59
Takedown accuracy20.0%
Takedown defense28.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.32
Control time40.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 5 fights · green = win
January 4, 2014 vs Luiz Dutra — 4.07/min (W) — only 3.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jan '14 June 14, 2014 vs Daniel Sarafian — 1.74/min (W) — only 2.9 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jun '14 September 20, 2014 vs Richard Walsh — 2.4/min (W) Sep '14 February 14, 2015 vs Neil Magny — 0.88/min (L) Feb '15 June 10, 2017 vs Zak Ottow — 1.67/min (L) Jun '17

Fight history

5 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Zak Ottow 14-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt · June 10, 2017
25/47Sig. strikes
37/76Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
6:59Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Neil Magny 13-3 walk-in Submission · R3 1:22 — UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch · February 14, 2015
10/28Sig. strikes
76/112Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
3:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Richard Walsh 8-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson · September 20, 2014
36/92Sig. strikes
59/105Absorbed
1/10Takedowns
6:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Daniel Sarafian 8-4 walk-in Submission · R1 2:52 — UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov · June 14, 2014
5/10Sig. strikes
3/4Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
1:51Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Luiz Dutra 0-0 walk-in DQ · R1 2:57 — UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim · January 4, 2014
12/23Sig. strikes
10/18Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:57Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
21-12-2 (1 NC)Pro record
Cobra Kai MMA DojoGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 10
Decision 8
Other 1

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 3
Decision 6
Other 0

Draws: 2 · No contests: 1

Fights by organization

Pancrase 13
UFC 5
Heat 4
Rizin 3
DEEP 2
Bellator 2
Freestyle Combat Challenge 2
Fire Cage FC 1

+ 4 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 36 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Ibuki Shimada Submission (rear-naked choke) DEEP 130 Impact
March 20, 2026
 DEEP 1 3:44
W Yoichiro Sato Decision (unanimous) DEEP 127 Impact
September 15, 2025
 DEEP 3 5:00
L Diego Nunes KO (punches) Fire Cage FC 1
February 22, 2025
 Fire Cage FC 1 1:15
L Keita Nakamura KO (punches and soccer kick) Rizin 41
April 1, 2023
 Rizin 2 0:49
L Daichi Abe Decision (unanimous) Rizin 34
March 20, 2022
 Rizin 3 3:00
W Takahiro Kawanaka Submission (arm-triangle choke) Rizin Trigger 1
November 28, 2021
 Rizin Trigger 1 4:10
L Jason Jackson Decision (unanimous) Bellator 236
December 21, 2019
 Bellator 3 5:00
L Ed Ruth TKO (knee and punches) Bellator 224
July 12, 2019
 Bellator 2 3:49
W Ryuichiro Sumimura Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) Rizin 12
August 12, 2018
 Rizin 1 4:59
W Satoru Kitaoka Decision (unanimous) Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: 2nd Round
December 29, 2017
 Rizin World Grand Prix 2 5:00
L Zak Ottow Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
June 11, 2017
 UFC 3 5:00
L Neil Magny Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch
February 14, 2015
 UFC 3 1:22
W Richard Walsh Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson
September 20, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
W Daniel Sarafian Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 174
June 14, 2014
 UFC 1 2:52
W Luiz Dutra Jr. DQ (elbows to back of the head) UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs. Lim
January 4, 2014
 UFC 1 2:57
W Edward Faaloloto Submission (armbar) Heat 27
July 28, 2013
 Heat 1 1:55
W Fumitoshi Ishikawa Submission (arm-triangle choke) Heat 26
March 31, 2013
 Heat 5 1:59
W Lee Gyu-myung Submission (shoulder choke) Heat 25
November 18, 2012
 Heat 1 4:40
W Son Seong-won Decision (unanimous) Heat: Heat 23
June 23, 2012
 Heat 3 5:00
L Takenori Sato Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Progress Tour 3
March 11, 2012
 Pancrase 3 5:00
W Yu Shiroi Submission (guillotine choke) Pancrase: Impressive Tour 12
November 27, 2011
 Pancrase 2 0:40
W Kengo Ura Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Impressive Tour 4
May 3, 2011
 Pancrase 3 5:00
D Seiki Ryo Draw (unanimous) Pancrase: Passion Tour 7
August 8, 2010
 Pancrase 2 5:00
D Tomoyoshi Iwamiya Draw (unanimous) Pancrase: Passion Tour 2
March 22, 2010
 Pancrase 3 5:00
W Yoshifumi Dogaki TKO (punches) Pancrase: Changing Tour 7
November 8, 2009
 Pancrase 2 0:39
W Hiroki Tanaka Decision (unanimous) Powergate: Octave
April 19, 2009
 Powergate 2 5:00
W Shingo Suzuki Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) Pancrase: Changing Tour 1
February 1, 2009
 Pancrase 1 3:00
L Tomoyoshi Iwamiya Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Shining 9
October 26, 2008
 Pancrase 2 5:00
NC Hirotaka Yoshioka NC (Yoshioka cut by accident headbutt) Pancrase: Shining 7
September 7, 2008
 Pancrase 1 2:10
W Yu Shiori Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Shining 4
May 25, 2008
 Pancrase 2 5:00
L Sotaro Yamada Submission (rear-naked choke) Pancrase: Shining 1
January 30, 2008
 Pancrase 1 1:42
W Yuta Nakamura TKO (punches) Pancrase: Rising 7
September 30, 2007
 Pancrase 1 2:37
W Mike O'Malley Submission (triangle choke) Freestyle Combat Challenge 30
September 1, 2007
 Freestyle Combat Challenge 1 2:33
W Tim Ager Submission (armbar) Freestyle Combat Challenge 29
August 11, 2007
 Freestyle Combat Challenge 1 —
L Masahiro Toryu Decision (majority) Pancrase: Rising 1
February 4, 2007
 Pancrase 2 5:00
W Arito Kishimoto Decision (majority) Double R: 3rd Stage
April 29, 2006
 Double R 1 5:00

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Kiichi Kunimoto) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 190 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.9 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.9 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 44.0% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 41.3% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 1.6 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 20.0% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 28.6% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.3 avg 0.6
Control time 40.5% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 33.3% avg 54.1%