Keita Nakamura vs. Brock Larson
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
Brock Larson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 32 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.93 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 32 finish wins over 47 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 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%)
Brock Larson
Distance 47.4% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 27.0% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 25.7% (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%)
Brock Larson
Head 82.9% (norm 78.3%) · Body 9.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.9% (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 | Larson L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 267 / 834 | 32.0% | 38.5% | 20 / 72 | 27.8% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 37 / 56 | 66.1% | 67.8% | 25 / 41 | 61.0% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 33 / 54 | 61.1% | 67.0% | 25 / 39 | 64.1% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 267 / 830 | 32.2% | 36.4% | 48 / 126 | 38.1% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 49 / 79 | 62.0% | 70.7% | 11 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 21 / 35 | 60.0% | 83.0% | 11 / 12 | 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 Nakamura L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Larson L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 379 / 994 | 38.1% | 39.1% | 26 / 97 | 26.8% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 76 / 114 | 66.7% | 68.9% | 18 / 34 | 52.9% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 69 / 129 | 53.5% | 68.0% | 53 / 86 | 61.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 346 / 1016 | 34.1% | 35.6% | 57 / 166 | 34.3% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 104 / 141 | 73.8% | 69.6% | 19 / 25 | 76.0% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 74 / 80 | 92.5% | 82.2% | 21 / 26 | 80.8% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Nakamura has more cage time on record.