Jason Knight vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jason Knight
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 19 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.86 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 32 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Tatsuya Kawajiri
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 31 | 7 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 53 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jason Knight
Distance 89.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 3.9% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 7.1% (norm 6.5%)
Tatsuya Kawajiri
Distance 71.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 4.1% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 24.7% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jason Knight
Head 83.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 7.8%)
Tatsuya Kawajiri
Head 85.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.2% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.5% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Knight L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Kawajiri L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 259 / 892 | 29.0% | 40.9% | 69 / 207 | 33.3% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 19 / 39 | 48.7% | 70.8% | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 60 / 71 | 84.5% | 69.2% | 57 / 72 | 79.2% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 230 / 838 | 27.4% | 37.2% | 107 / 248 | 43.1% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 48 / 81 | 59.3% | 68.2% | 13 / 24 | too few to rate | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 60 / 83 | 72.3% | 80.7% | 16 / 19 | 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 Knight L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Kawajiri L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 280 / 615 | 45.5% | 39.2% | 97 / 228 | 42.5% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 41 / 46 | 89.1% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 58 / 86 | 67.4% | 69.4% | 106 / 111 | 95.5% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 272 / 609 | 44.7% | 35.9% | 172 / 306 | 56.2% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 33 / 55 | 60.0% | 67.9% | 29 / 33 | 87.9% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 41 / 51 | 80.4% | 81.5% | 43 / 46 | 93.5% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Knight has more cage time on record.