Mark Hall vs.
Koji Kitao
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.
Mark Hall
Full career not yet synced for Mark Hall — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500
Koji Kitao
Full career not yet synced for Koji Kitao — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 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)
Mark Hall
Distance 53.8% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 15.4% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 30.8% (norm 28.7%)
Koji Kitao
Distance 50.0% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 50.0% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 28.7%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mark Hall
Head 69.2% (norm 81.2%) · Body 15.4% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 15.4% (norm 5.2%)
Koji Kitao
Head 100.0% (norm 81.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 5.2%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hall L/A | Acc | Open Weight med | Kitao L/A | Acc | Open Weight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 27.8% | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 27.8% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 63.8% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 63.8% |
| On the ground | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 65.8% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 65.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 5 / 9 | too few to rate | 39.3% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 39.3% |
| To the body | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 90.5% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 90.5% |
| To the legs | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 53.5% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 53.5% |
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 (Open Weight: 11 fighters · Open Weight: 11 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 Hall L/A | Opp acc | Open Weight med | vs Kitao L/A | Opp acc | Open Weight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 37.0% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 37.0% |
| In the clinch | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 66.7% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 66.7% |
| On the ground | 29 / 30 | 96.7% | 67.1% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 67.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | 47.0% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 47.0% |
| To the body | 22 / 24 | too few to rate | 87.9% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 87.9% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 61.2% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 61.2% |
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 — Hall has more cage time on record.