Dennis Siver vs. Naoyuki Kotani
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Dennis Siver
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.85 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 35 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Naoyuki Kotani
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 37 | 13 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.36 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 33 finish wins over 62 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Dennis Siver
Distance 90.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 4.8% (norm 8.0%)
Naoyuki Kotani
Distance 84.7% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 8.5% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Dennis Siver
Head 78.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.4% (norm 8.0%)
Naoyuki Kotani
Head 70.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 20.5% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Siver L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Kotani L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 737 / 2423 | 30.4% | 38.3% | 40 / 149 | 26.8% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 46 / 126 | 36.5% | 67.5% | 4 / 12 | too few to rate | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 86 / 129 | 66.7% | 68.8% | 11 / 15 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 494 / 2091 | 23.6% | 35.1% | 30 / 124 | 24.2% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 118 / 228 | 51.8% | 69.1% | 4 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 257 / 359 | 71.6% | 81.8% | 21 / 36 | 58.3% | 81.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Siver L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Kotani L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 472 / 1477 | 32.0% | 38.8% | 47 / 134 | 35.1% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 44 / 77 | 57.1% | 68.6% | 11 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 82 / 157 | 52.2% | 68.0% | 93 / 149 | 62.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 372 / 1335 | 27.9% | 35.2% | 123 / 262 | 46.9% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 99 / 170 | 58.2% | 68.2% | 20 / 26 | 76.9% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 127 / 206 | 61.7% | 81.5% | 8 / 17 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Siver has more cage time on record.