Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Sean Soriano

UFC 3-3-0 vs. 0-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-3-0
UFC record
0-5-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
48
AgeΔ 12 yrs
36
5'7"
HeightΔ 2"
5'9"
69"
ReachΔ 1"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
120
Layoff (months)Δ 63.4 mo
56.6
LLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Tatsuya Kawajiri owns the mat — in control 52% of cage time, vs a 17% Featherweight norm.
Tatsuya Kawajiri hunts takedowns — 3.34 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Sean Soriano is accurate with strikes at range — lands 60%, vs a 41% Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Tatsuya Kawajiri

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 67
Tier 3 — regional circuit 317

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

Sean Soriano

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 05
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 11
Tier 3 — regional circuit 143

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.35 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1361.68/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
1803.18/min · norm 3.54
2443.02/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
1212.14/min · norm 3.47
46.7%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
61.6%norm 45.0%
36.6%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
56.3%norm 54.85%
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.29

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Tatsuya Kawajiri

Distance 71.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 4.1% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 24.7% (norm 6.5%)

Sean Soriano

Distance 73.6% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 14.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 12.3% (norm 6.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Tatsuya Kawajiri

Head 85.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.2% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.5% (norm 7.8%)

Sean Soriano

Head 70.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 15.1% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Kawajiri L/AAccFeatherweight med Soriano L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 69 / 207 33.3% 40.9% 128 / 215 59.5% 40.9%
In the clinch 10 / 12 too few to rate 70.8% 29 / 41 70.7% 70.8%
On the ground 57 / 72 79.2% 69.2% 23 / 36 63.9% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 107 / 248 43.1% 37.2% 106 / 207 51.2% 37.2%
To the body 13 / 24 too few to rate 68.2% 32 / 41 78.0% 68.2%
To the legs 16 / 19 too few to rate 80.7% 42 / 44 95.5% 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 Kawajiri L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Soriano L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 97 / 228 42.5% 39.2% 75 / 221 33.9% 39.2%
In the clinch 41 / 46 89.1% 70.3% 9 / 16 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 106 / 111 95.5% 69.4% 37 / 40 92.5% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 172 / 306 56.2% 35.9% 93 / 233 39.9% 35.9%
To the body 29 / 33 87.9% 67.9% 15 / 28 53.6% 67.9%
To the legs 43 / 46 93.5% 81.5% 13 / 16 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1831.0% acc · 3.34/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
555.6% acc · 1.33/15 · norm 1.19
850.0% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
2152.5% def · norm 61.5%
41:5751.9% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
7:5914.1% of cage time · norm 16.7%
15:282:52 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
28:077:27 per 15 · norm 3:12
20.37/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.46

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kawajiri has more cage time on record.