Kuniyoshi Hironaka vs. Jonathan Goulet
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Jonathan Goulet
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 19 | 7 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.43 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 36 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Distance 57.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 7.3% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 35.1% (norm 8.1%)
Jonathan Goulet
Distance 57.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 16.1% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 26.4% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Head 86.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.3% (norm 8.4%)
Jonathan Goulet
Head 83.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hironaka L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Goulet L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 26 / 87 | 29.9% | 38.6% | 38 / 111 | 34.2% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 16 / 31 | 51.6% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 33 / 53 | 62.3% | 67.2% | 27 / 51 | 52.9% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 48 / 130 | 36.9% | 37.2% | 55 / 161 | 34.2% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 13 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 13 / 16 | 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 Hironaka L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Goulet L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 69 / 185 | 37.3% | 39.0% | 42 / 100 | 42.0% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 49 | 55.1% | 68.9% | 9 / 13 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 34 / 54 | 63.0% | 68.0% | 50 / 75 | 66.7% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 86 / 232 | 37.1% | 35.6% | 84 / 170 | 49.4% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 12 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.6% | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 32 / 39 | 82.1% | 82.1% | 8 / 8 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Goulet has more cage time on record.