Kiichi Kunimoto vs. Zak Ottow
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Kiichi Kunimoto
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.5 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 36 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Zak Ottow
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.73 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Kiichi Kunimoto
Distance 80.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 15.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 8.1%)
Zak Ottow
Distance 90.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 7.1% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kiichi Kunimoto
Head 72.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 17.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zak Ottow
Head 76.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 9.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kunimoto L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Ottow L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 58 / 160 | 36.2% | 38.6% | 174 / 501 | 34.7% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 31 | 74.2% | 67.8% | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 22 / 39 | 56.4% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 42 / 145 | 29.0% | 37.2% | 118 / 419 | 28.2% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 17 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 40 / 80 | 50.0% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 29 / 35 | 82.9% | 82.9% | 45 / 52 | 86.5% | 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 Kunimoto L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Ottow L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 115 / 226 | 50.9% | 39.0% | 144 / 415 | 34.7% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 44 / 61 | 72.1% | 68.9% | 24 / 28 | 85.7% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 26 / 28 | 92.9% | 68.0% | 43 / 67 | 64.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 111 / 221 | 50.2% | 35.6% | 123 / 384 | 32.0% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 43 / 61 | 70.5% | 69.6% | 33 / 57 | 57.9% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 31 / 33 | 93.9% | 82.1% | 55 / 69 | 79.7% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Ottow has more cage time on record.