Naoyuki Kotani vs. Yan Cabral
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Naoyuki Kotani
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 37 | 13 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.36 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 33 finish wins over 62 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
Yan Cabral
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.19 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 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)
Naoyuki Kotani
Distance 84.7% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 8.5% (norm 8.0%)
Yan Cabral
Distance 67.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 11.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 21.5% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Naoyuki Kotani
Head 70.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 20.5% (norm 8.0%)
Yan Cabral
Head 86.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.7% (norm 8.0%)
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 | Cabral L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 40 / 149 | 26.8% | 38.3% | 58 / 166 | 34.9% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 12 | too few to rate | 67.5% | 19 / 27 | 70.4% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 11 / 15 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 38 / 53 | 71.7% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 30 / 124 | 24.2% | 35.1% | 88 / 213 | 41.3% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 4 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 14 / 19 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 21 / 36 | 58.3% | 81.8% | 13 / 14 | too few to rate | 81.8% |
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: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Cabral L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 47 / 134 | 35.1% | 38.8% | 84 / 275 | 30.5% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 25 / 36 | 69.4% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 93 / 149 | 62.4% | 68.0% | 30 / 47 | 63.8% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 123 / 262 | 46.9% | 35.2% | 88 / 283 | 31.1% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 20 / 26 | 76.9% | 68.2% | 30 / 44 | 68.2% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 8 / 17 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 21 / 31 | 67.7% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kotani has more cage time on record.