Jon Fitch vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jon Fitch
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.04 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 40 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500
Kuniyoshi Hironaka
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 22 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.49 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 32 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jon Fitch
Distance 44.1% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 18.9% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 37.1% (norm 8.1%)
Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Distance 57.6% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 7.3% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 35.1% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jon Fitch
Head 77.1% (norm 78.3%) · Body 13.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 8.0%)
Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Head 86.1% (norm 78.3%) · Body 6.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.3% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Fitch L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Hironaka L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 186 / 540 | 34.4% | 38.5% | 26 / 87 | 29.9% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 136 / 231 | 58.9% | 67.8% | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 308 / 454 | 67.8% | 67.0% | 33 / 53 | 62.3% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 414 / 945 | 43.8% | 36.4% | 48 / 130 | 36.9% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 129 / 169 | 76.3% | 70.7% | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 87 / 111 | 78.4% | 83.0% | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
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 (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 Fitch L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Hironaka L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 171 / 517 | 33.1% | 39.1% | 69 / 185 | 37.3% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 125 / 177 | 70.6% | 68.9% | 27 / 49 | 55.1% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 75 / 107 | 70.1% | 68.0% | 34 / 54 | 63.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 211 / 604 | 34.9% | 35.6% | 86 / 232 | 37.1% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 69 / 96 | 71.9% | 69.6% | 12 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 91 / 101 | 90.1% | 82.2% | 32 / 39 | 82.1% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Fitch has more cage time on record.