Darren Uyenoyama vs. Norifumi Yamamoto
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Darren Uyenoyama
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.4 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Norifumi Yamamoto
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Darren Uyenoyama
Distance 83.0% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 7.3%)
Norifumi Yamamoto
Distance 87.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 10.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 2.1% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Darren Uyenoyama
Head 69.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 19.4% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 10.9% (norm 9.3%)
Norifumi Yamamoto
Head 85.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 9.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Uyenoyama L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Yamamoto L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 45 / 137 | 32.8% | 40.0% | 58 / 167 | 34.7% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 11 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 13 / 18 | too few to rate | 69.7% | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 34 / 115 | 29.6% | 37.6% | 50 / 163 | 30.7% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 17 / 32 | 53.1% | 68.5% | 12 / 19 | too few to rate | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 15 / 18 | too few to rate | 80.0% | 9 / 9 | too few to rate | 79.4% |
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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Uyenoyama L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Yamamoto L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 84 / 293 | 28.7% | 40.1% | 49 / 158 | 31.0% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 24 / 31 | 77.4% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 12 / 42 | 28.6% | 71.1% | 10 / 10 | too few to rate | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 59 / 279 | 21.1% | 35.2% | 45 / 149 | 30.2% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 21 / 38 | 55.3% | 68.2% | 24 / 31 | 77.4% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 29 / 37 | 78.4% | 80.3% | 14 / 19 | too few to rate | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Uyenoyama has more cage time on record.