Naoyuki Kotani vs. Kajan Johnson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Naoyuki Kotani
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 37 | 13 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.36 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 33 finish wins over 62 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
Kajan Johnson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 19 | 10 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.37 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 37 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-2 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)
Naoyuki Kotani
Distance 84.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 8.5% (norm 8.0%)
Kajan Johnson
Distance 82.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 12.9% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Naoyuki Kotani
Head 70.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 20.5% (norm 7.9%)
Kajan Johnson
Head 70.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.9% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kotani L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Johnson L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 40 / 149 | 26.8% | 37.9% | 155 / 416 | 37.3% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 12 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 16 / 22 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 11 / 15 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 45 / 65 | 69.2% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 30 / 124 | 24.2% | 35.0% | 111 / 352 | 31.5% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 4 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 47 / 76 | 61.8% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 21 / 36 | 58.3% | 81.9% | 58 / 75 | 77.3% | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Kotani L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Johnson L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 47 / 134 | 35.1% | 38.9% | 99 / 321 | 30.8% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 9 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 93 / 149 | 62.4% | 68.0% | 31 / 50 | 62.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 123 / 262 | 46.9% | 35.1% | 101 / 327 | 30.9% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 20 / 26 | 76.9% | 68.1% | 11 / 28 | 39.3% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 8 / 17 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 27 / 35 | 77.1% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Johnson has more cage time on record.