Naoyuki Kotani vs.
Norman Parke
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.
Naoyuki Kotani
Full career not yet synced for Naoyuki Kotani — 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 +0.4 wins over .500
Norman Parke
Full career not yet synced for Norman Parke — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 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)
Naoyuki Kotani
Distance 84.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 8.5% (norm 8.0%)
Norman Parke
Distance 86.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 5.5% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Naoyuki Kotani
Head 70.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 20.5% (norm 7.9%)
Norman Parke
Head 81.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.3% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kotani L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Parke L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 40 / 149 | 26.8% | 37.9% | 306 / 971 | 31.5% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 12 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 53 / 86 | 61.6% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 11 / 15 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 35 / 62 | 56.5% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 30 / 124 | 24.2% | 35.0% | 273 / 915 | 29.8% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 4 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 73 / 122 | 59.8% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 21 / 36 | 58.3% | 81.9% | 48 / 82 | 58.5% | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Kotani L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Parke L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 47 / 134 | 35.1% | 38.9% | 309 / 958 | 32.3% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 41 / 69 | 59.4% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 93 / 149 | 62.4% | 68.0% | 20 / 26 | 76.9% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 123 / 262 | 46.9% | 35.1% | 211 / 834 | 25.3% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 20 / 26 | 76.9% | 68.1% | 66 / 106 | 62.3% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 8 / 17 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 93 / 113 | 82.3% | 81.5% |
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 — Parke has more cage time on record.