Keita Nakamura vs. Alex Morono
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Keita Nakamura
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 30 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.86 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 25 finish wins over 51 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
Alex Morono
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 10 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 7 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.01 · 20 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Keita Nakamura
Distance 88.3% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 5.7% (norm 8.1%)
Alex Morono
Distance 92.4% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 2.7% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Keita Nakamura
Head 87.9% (norm 78.3%) · Body 8.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.7% (norm 8.0%)
Alex Morono
Head 88.3% (norm 78.3%) · Body 8.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.4% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Nakamura L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Morono L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 267 / 834 | 32.0% | 38.5% | 1239 / 3242 | 38.2% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 37 / 56 | 66.1% | 67.8% | 101 / 172 | 58.7% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 33 / 54 | 61.1% | 67.0% | 56 / 96 | 58.3% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 267 / 830 | 32.2% | 36.4% | 1114 / 3098 | 36.0% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 49 / 79 | 62.0% | 70.7% | 185 / 292 | 63.4% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 21 / 35 | 60.0% | 83.0% | 97 / 120 | 80.8% | 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 Nakamura L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Morono L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 379 / 994 | 38.1% | 39.1% | 1196 / 2808 | 42.6% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 76 / 114 | 66.7% | 68.9% | 110 / 180 | 61.1% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 69 / 129 | 53.5% | 68.0% | 83 / 125 | 66.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 346 / 1016 | 34.1% | 35.6% | 691 / 2126 | 32.5% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 104 / 141 | 73.8% | 69.6% | 492 / 718 | 68.5% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 74 / 80 | 92.5% | 82.2% | 206 / 269 | 76.6% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Morono has more cage time on record.