Forrest Petz vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Forrest Petz
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 23 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.62 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 36 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500
Kuniyoshi Hironaka
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 22 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.49 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 32 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Forrest Petz
Distance 83.8% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 11.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 4.7% (norm 8.1%)
Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Distance 57.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 7.3% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 35.1% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Forrest Petz
Head 78.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.5% (norm 8.4%)
Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Head 86.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Petz L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Hironaka L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 123 / 521 | 23.6% | 38.6% | 26 / 87 | 29.9% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 72 | 62.5% | 67.8% | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 16 / 29 | 55.2% | 67.2% | 33 / 53 | 62.3% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 91 / 485 | 18.8% | 37.2% | 48 / 130 | 36.9% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 73 / 115 | 63.5% | 70.7% | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 20 / 22 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Petz L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Hironaka L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 98 / 287 | 34.1% | 39.0% | 69 / 185 | 37.3% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 34 / 60 | 56.7% | 68.9% | 27 / 49 | 55.1% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 46 / 71 | 64.8% | 68.0% | 34 / 54 | 63.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 107 / 334 | 32.0% | 35.6% | 86 / 232 | 37.1% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 27 / 37 | 73.0% | 69.6% | 12 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 44 / 47 | 93.6% | 82.1% | 32 / 39 | 82.1% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Petz has more cage time on record.