Kenny Florian vs. Diego Nunes
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Kenny Florian
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 2 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.56 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
Diego Nunes
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 22 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.75 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 35 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Kenny Florian
Distance 66.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 22.6% (norm 8.0%)
Diego Nunes
Distance 77.8% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 14.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 8.2% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kenny Florian
Head 79.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 7.9%)
Diego Nunes
Head 61.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 21.0% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Florian L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Nunes L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 219 / 753 | 29.1% | 37.9% | 183 / 467 | 39.2% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 81 / 126 | 64.3% | 67.3% | 59 / 84 | 70.2% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 154 / 256 | 60.2% | 69.1% | 24 / 49 | 49.0% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 294 / 906 | 32.5% | 35.0% | 109 / 370 | 29.5% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 98 / 143 | 68.5% | 69.1% | 73 / 104 | 70.2% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 62 / 86 | 72.1% | 81.9% | 84 / 126 | 66.7% | 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 (Lightweight: 201 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 Florian L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Nunes L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 151 / 633 | 23.9% | 38.9% | 140 / 484 | 28.9% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 83 / 140 | 59.3% | 68.6% | 76 / 110 | 69.1% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 112 / 188 | 59.6% | 68.0% | 74 / 86 | 86.0% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 241 / 775 | 31.1% | 35.1% | 147 / 485 | 30.3% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 56 / 106 | 52.8% | 68.1% | 49 / 71 | 69.0% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 49 / 80 | 61.2% | 81.5% | 94 / 124 | 75.8% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Florian has more cage time on record.