Norifumi Yamamoto vs.
Darren Uyenoyama
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.
Norifumi Yamamoto
Full career not yet synced for Norifumi Yamamoto — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Darren Uyenoyama
Full career not yet synced for Darren Uyenoyama — 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 +0.5 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)
Norifumi Yamamoto
Distance 87.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 10.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 2.1% (norm 6.5%)
Darren Uyenoyama
Distance 83.0% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Norifumi Yamamoto
Head 85.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 9.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 8.4%)
Darren Uyenoyama
Head 69.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 19.4% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 10.9% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Yamamoto L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Uyenoyama L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 58 / 167 | 34.7% | 39.0% | 45 / 137 | 32.8% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 13 / 18 | too few to rate | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 50 / 163 | 30.7% | 34.9% | 34 / 115 | 29.6% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 12 / 19 | too few to rate | 66.8% | 17 / 32 | 53.1% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 9 / 9 | too few to rate | 79.4% | 15 / 18 | too few to rate | 80.0% |
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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Yamamoto L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Uyenoyama L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 49 / 158 | 31.0% | 39.3% | 84 / 293 | 28.7% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 31 | 77.4% | 70.4% | 13 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 10 / 10 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 12 / 42 | 28.6% | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 45 / 149 | 30.2% | 34.9% | 59 / 279 | 21.1% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 24 / 31 | 77.4% | 66.0% | 21 / 38 | 55.3% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 14 / 19 | too few to rate | 79.1% | 29 / 37 | 78.4% | 80.3% |
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 — Yamamoto has more cage time on record.