Thiago Alves vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Thiago Alves
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 12 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500
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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Thiago Alves
Distance 84.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 7.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 8.1%)
Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Distance 57.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 7.3% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 35.1% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Thiago Alves
Head 73.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 18.7% (norm 8.4%)
Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Head 86.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Alves L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Hironaka L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 867 / 2227 | 38.9% | 38.6% | 26 / 87 | 29.9% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 126 / 208 | 60.6% | 67.8% | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 113 / 213 | 53.1% | 67.2% | 33 / 53 | 62.3% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 569 / 1953 | 29.1% | 37.2% | 48 / 130 | 36.9% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 150 / 200 | 75.0% | 70.7% | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 387 / 495 | 78.2% | 82.9% | 9 / 11 | 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 Alves L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Hironaka L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 731 / 2283 | 32.0% | 39.0% | 69 / 185 | 37.3% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 159 / 251 | 63.3% | 68.9% | 27 / 49 | 55.1% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 125 / 174 | 71.8% | 68.0% | 34 / 54 | 63.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 649 / 2203 | 29.5% | 35.6% | 86 / 232 | 37.1% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 218 / 312 | 69.9% | 69.6% | 12 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 148 / 193 | 76.7% | 82.1% | 32 / 39 | 82.1% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Alves has more cage time on record.