Welterweight
Kuniyoshi Hironaka
23-9-0 UFC 1-3-0
5'10"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
50Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
11:32Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min1.43
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.81
Striking accuracy43.7%
Striking defense54.9%
Takedowns / 15 min2.6
Takedown accuracy32.0%
Takedown defense16.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.97
Control time29.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2
Striking trend
Fight history
L Jonathan Goulet 3-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:07 — UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 · April 19, 2008
21/50Sig. strikes
31/78Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
1:17Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Thiago Alves 4-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:04 — UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian · September 19, 2007
15/39Sig. strikes
48/97Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
1:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Forrest Petz 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard · April 5, 2007
26/45Sig. strikes
7/35Absorbed
5/12Takedowns
10:02Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Jon Fitch 3-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 64: Unstoppable · October 14, 2006
4/17Sig. strikes
44/78Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:50Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
7
Submission
8
Decision
8
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
6
Submission
1
Decision
2
Other
0
Fights by organization
Shooto
11
Dream
4
UFC
4
Vale Tudo Japan
2
Pancrase
2
GCM
2
Cage Force
2
ZST
1
+ 4 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 32 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Dong Hyun Ma | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 6th
October 4, 2014 |
Vale Tudo Japan | 2 | 2:33 |
| L | Isao Kobayashi | TKO (punch and soccer kick) | Pancrase: 257
March 30, 2014 |
Pancrase | 3 | 3:58 |
| W | Yoshihiro Koyama | Submission (armbar) | Shooto: 4th Round 2013
September 29, 2013 |
Shooto | 4 | 3:46 |
| W | Carlo Prater | Decision (unanimous) | Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 1st
December 24, 2012 |
Vale Tudo Japan | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Giovani Diniz | TKO (punches) | Shooto: 5th Round
May 18, 2012 |
Shooto | 1 | 4:05 |
| W | Kotetsu Boku | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Shootor's Legacy 3
July 18, 2011 |
Shooto | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Takashi Nakakura | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Shooto Tradition 2011
April 29, 2011 |
Shooto | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kiyonobu Nishikata | Submission (rear-naked choke) | GCM: Demolition West in Yamaguchi 2
November 21, 2010 |
GCM | 1 | 1:52 |
| L | Satoru Kitaoka | Submission (guillotine choke) | Pancrase: Passion Tour 9
October 3, 2010 |
Pancrase | 2 | 4:22 |
| L | Katsunori Kikuno | KO (punch) | Dream 13
March 22, 2010 |
Dream | 1 | 1:26 |
| W | Won Sik Park | TKO (corner stoppage) | Dream 12
October 25, 2009 |
Dream | 1 | 5:00 |
| W | Yoshihiro Koyama | TKO (punches) | Cage Force
September 12, 2009 |
Cage Force | 1 | 4:27 |
| W | Katsuhiko Nagata | TKO (punches) | Cage Force
June 27, 2009 |
Cage Force | 1 | 3:41 |
| W | Naoyuki Kotani | Submission (reverse full-nelson) | ZST
May 24, 2009 |
ZST | 2 | 2:43 |
| L | Hayato Sakurai | Decision (unanimous) | Dream 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round
September 23, 2008 |
Dream | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Motoki Miyazawa | TKO (cut) | Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round
July 21, 2008 |
Dream | 1 | 8:57 |
| L | Jonathan Goulet | TKO (punches) | UFC 83
April 19, 2008 |
UFC | 2 | 2:07 |
| L | Thiago Alves | TKO (punch and knee) | UFC Fight Night 11
September 19, 2007 |
UFC | 2 | 4:04 |
| W | Forrest Petz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard
April 5, 2007 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jon Fitch | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 64: Unstoppable
October 14, 2006 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Renato Verissimo | TKO (strikes) | ROTR 9: Rumble on the Rock 9
April 21, 2006 |
ROTR | 2 | 3:03 |
| W | Ryan Schultz | Submission (armbar) | MARS: MARS
February 4, 2006 |
MARS | 2 | 1:40 |
| W | Takuya Wada | Submission (triangle choke) | GCM: D.O.G. 4
December 11, 2005 |
GCM | 1 | 4:29 |
| L | Shinya Aoki | TKO (cut) | Shooto 2005: 11/6 in Korakuen Hall
November 6, 2005 |
Shooto | 1 | 2:10 |
| W | Ramunas Komas | Decision | Shooto Lithuania: Bushido
November 20, 2004 |
Shooto Lithuania | — | — |
| W | Mark Moreno | Submission (neck crank) | SB 29: SuperBrawl 29
May 9, 2003 |
SB | 1 | 2:50 |
| W | Nick Diaz | Decision (split) | Shooto: Year End Show 2002
December 14, 2002 |
Shooto | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Yasuyuki Tokuoka | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Treasure Hunt 11
November 15, 2002 |
Shooto | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Yuji Kusu | TKO (swollen eye) | Shooto: Gig East 10
August 27, 2002 |
Shooto | 2 | 3:47 |
| L | Hirofumi Hara | TKO (punches) | Shooto: Treasure Hunt 9
May 28, 2002 |
Shooto | 1 | 4:34 |
| W | Toru Nakayama | Submission (triangle choke) | Shooto: Treasure Hunt 4
March 13, 2002 |
Shooto | 1 | 3:10 |
| W | Takayuki Okochi | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: GIG East 6
October 23, 2001 |
Shooto | 2 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Kuniyoshi Hironaka) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.