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Kiichi Kunimoto vs. Neil Magny

UFC 3-2-0 vs. 25-13-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-2-0
UFC record
25-13-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
45
AgeΔ 6 yrs
39
5'10"
HeightΔ 5"
6'3"
71"
ReachΔ 9"
80"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
112.3
Layoff (months)Δ 110.1 mo
2.2
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Kiichi Kunimoto owns the mat — in control 40% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight norm.
Neil Magny hunts takedowns — 2.13 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.31 Welterweight norm.
Kiichi Kunimoto's takedown defense leaks — 29% stopped, vs a 64% Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Kiichi Kunimoto

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 66
Tier 3 — regional circuit 156

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.5 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 36 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Neil Magny

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 2413
Tier 3 — regional circuit 71

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.14 · 24 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 45 documented bouts

In the UFC: 18-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

881.87/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
15303.39/min · norm 3.17
1853.92/min · norm 3.08
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
10872.41/min · norm 3.08
44.0%norm 44.75%
Striking accuracy
47.1%norm 44.75%
41.3%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
51.7%norm 55.25%
00.00/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
20.07/15 · norm 0.38

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

Kiichi Kunimoto

Distance 80.0% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 15.5% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 8.1%)

Neil Magny

Distance 74.6% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 11.0% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 14.4% (norm 8.1%)

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

Kiichi Kunimoto

Head 72.5% (norm 78.3%) · Body 10.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 17.5% (norm 8.0%)

Neil Magny

Head 81.9% (norm 78.3%) · Body 11.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.5% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Kunimoto L/AAccWelterweight med Magny L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 58 / 160 36.2% 38.5% 892 / 2425 36.8% 38.5%
In the clinch 23 / 31 74.2% 67.8% 272 / 357 76.2% 67.8%
On the ground 7 / 9 too few to rate 67.0% 366 / 468 78.2% 67.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 42 / 145 29.0% 36.4% 1087 / 2663 40.8% 36.4%
To the body 17 / 20 too few to rate 70.7% 283 / 375 75.5% 70.7%
To the legs 29 / 35 82.9% 83.0% 160 / 212 75.5% 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 Kunimoto L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Magny L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 115 / 226 50.9% 39.1% 783 / 1783 43.9% 39.1%
In the clinch 44 / 61 72.1% 68.9% 98 / 171 57.3% 68.9%
On the ground 26 / 28 92.9% 68.0% 206 / 295 69.8% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 111 / 221 50.2% 35.6% 628 / 1677 37.4% 35.6%
To the body 43 / 61 70.5% 69.6% 165 / 242 68.2% 69.6%
To the legs 31 / 33 93.9% 82.2% 294 / 330 89.1% 82.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
520.0% acc · 1.59/15 · norm 1.31
Takedowns landed
6439.5% acc · 2.13/15 · norm 1.31
228.6% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
6455.7% def · norm 63.9%
19:0640.5% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
95:3721.2% of cage time · norm 18.5%
11:053:31 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control lower is better
148:174:55 per 15 · norm 3:15
10.32/15 · norm 0.44
Submission attempts
90.30/15 · norm 0.44

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