Keigo Kunihara vs. Marcio Cruz

UFC 0-1-0 vs. 2-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-1-0
UFC record
2-2-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
Age
48
6'0"
HeightΔ 4"
6'4"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
250
Layoff (months)Δ 14.8 mo
235.2
L
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Keigo Kunihara is a submission threat — 2.49 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Marcio Cruz is a submission threat — 1.58 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Keigo Kunihara hunts takedowns — 4.97 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Keigo Kunihara

Full career not yet synced for Keigo Kunihara — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Marcio Cruz

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 22
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 51

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.94 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 11 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

10.17/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
832.92/min · norm 3.36
121.99/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
431.51/min · norm 3.19
10.0%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
46.1%norm 47.8%
57.1%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
68.6%norm 52.5%
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Keigo Kunihara

Distance 80.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 20.0% (norm 9.3%)

Marcio Cruz

Distance 73.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 5.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 21.1% (norm 9.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Keigo Kunihara

Head 80.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.0% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 10.0% (norm 7.6%)

Marcio Cruz

Head 74.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 8.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 17.2% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Kunihara L/AAccHeavyweight med Cruz L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 0 / 8 too few to rate 40.1% 46 / 133 34.6% 40.1%
In the clinch 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.6% 7 / 9 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 1 / 2 too few to rate 70.2% 30 / 38 78.9% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 1 / 8 too few to rate 38.9% 38 / 134 28.4% 38.9%
To the body 0 / 1 too few to rate 76.8% 15 / 15 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 0 / 1 too few to rate 87.8% 30 / 31 96.8% 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Kunihara L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Cruz L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 11 / 27 40.7% 40.7% 18 / 106 17.0% 40.7%
In the clinch 1 / 1 too few to rate 70.6% 12 / 13 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.0% 13 / 18 too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 2 / 18 too few to rate 38.8% 22 / 113 19.5% 38.8%
To the body 1 / 1 too few to rate 75.1% 14 / 16 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 9 / 9 too few to rate 84.4% 7 / 8 too few to rate 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
240.0% acc · 4.97/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
17.1% acc · 0.53/15 · norm 0.95
2100.0% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
337.5% def · norm 64.3%
3:1553.9% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
6:0521.4% of cage time · norm 17.2%
0:271:07 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
11:025:49 per 15 · norm 2:28
12.49/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
31.58/15 · norm 0.16

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Cruz has more cage time on record.