Katsunori Kikuno vs.
Diego Brandao
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Katsunori Kikuno
Full career not yet synced for Katsunori Kikuno — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Diego Brandao
Full career not yet synced for Diego Brandao — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Katsunori Kikuno
Distance 91.4% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 5.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 2.9% (norm 6.5%)
Diego Brandao
Distance 76.3% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 16.7% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Katsunori Kikuno
Head 78.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.4% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 10.3% (norm 7.8%)
Diego Brandao
Head 77.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.4% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 7.8% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kikuno L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Brandao L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 71 / 160 | 44.4% | 40.9% | 162 / 371 | 43.7% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 26 / 34 | 76.5% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 69.2% | 45 / 81 | 55.6% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 53 / 137 | 38.7% | 37.2% | 159 / 378 | 42.1% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 12 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.2% | 48 / 70 | 68.6% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 14 / 18 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 26 / 38 | 68.4% | 80.7% |
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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Kikuno L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Brandao L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 87 / 215 | 40.5% | 39.2% | 160 / 533 | 30.0% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 19 / 25 | 76.0% | 70.3% | 34 / 51 | 66.7% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 74 / 130 | 56.9% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 79 / 191 | 41.4% | 35.9% | 185 / 604 | 30.6% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 15 / 31 | 48.4% | 67.9% | 61 / 85 | 71.8% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 15 / 23 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 22 / 25 | 88.0% | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Brandao has more cage time on record.