Bart Palaszewski vs. Hatsu Hioki
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Bart Palaszewski
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 35 | 14 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.5 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 28 finish wins over 53 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500
Hatsu Hioki
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 27 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.6 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 44 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Bart Palaszewski
Distance 97.5% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 1.8% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 0.6% (norm 6.5%)
Hatsu Hioki
Distance 83.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 5.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 11.2% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Bart Palaszewski
Head 75.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 6.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 18.2% (norm 7.8%)
Hatsu Hioki
Head 70.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 25.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 3.6% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Palaszewski L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Hioki L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 92 / 317 | 29.0% | 40.9% | 178 / 480 | 37.1% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 22 / 33 | 66.7% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.2% | 52 / 65 | 80.0% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 49 / 244 | 20.1% | 37.2% | 152 / 408 | 37.3% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 12 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.2% | 82 / 149 | 55.0% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 37 / 59 | 62.7% | 80.7% | 18 / 21 | too few to rate | 80.7% |
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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Palaszewski L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Hioki L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 83 / 229 | 36.2% | 39.2% | 160 / 565 | 28.3% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 43 / 65 | 66.2% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 51 / 76 | 67.1% | 69.4% | 40 / 65 | 61.5% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 86 / 243 | 35.4% | 35.9% | 137 / 502 | 27.3% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 23 / 37 | 62.2% | 67.9% | 61 / 103 | 59.2% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 30 / 32 | 93.8% | 81.5% | 45 / 90 | 50.0% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Hioki has more cage time on record.