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Clay Guida vs Tatsuya Kawajiri

Clay Guida is 38-22-0; Tatsuya Kawajiri is 36-11-2. Tatsuya Kawajiri is 4 years older than Clay Guida. Clay Guida has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Tatsuya Kawajiri. They have met once: Clay Guida 1, Tatsuya Kawajiri 0.

Clay Guida
United States
Clay Guida
“The Carpenter” · 38-22-0
SUBUDUD
LightweightMet once
Tatsuya Kawajiri
Japan
Tatsuya Kawajiri
“Crusher” · 36-11-2
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Style & credentials

Clay Guida
Folkstyle Wrestling
  • 2006Strikeforce Lightweight Championship (inaugural)Strikeforce
  • —XFO Lightweight Championship (2x)XFO (Xtreme Fighting Organization)
  • —XKK Lightweight ChampionshipXtreme Kage Kombat
  • —Combat-Do Lightweight ChampionshipCombat-Do
Camp · Team Alpha Male · Sacramento, California, US
Tatsuya Kawajiri

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

60%
Head
79%
16%
Body
10%
24%
Leg
12%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Clay Guidalast 37 fights
65%14%21%
Tatsuya Kawajirilast 6 fights
51%42%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Clay Guida Tatsuya Kawajiri
Strikes landed / min
2.632.04
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersTatsuya Kawajiri · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.002.01
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Good · better than 63% of UFC fightersTatsuya Kawajiri · Elite · better than 91% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.103.63
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fightersTatsuya Kawajiri · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
35%48%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Average · better than 44% of UFC fightersTatsuya Kawajiri · Good · better than 73% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
66%63%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Average · better than 55% of UFC fightersTatsuya Kawajiri · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.601.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Good · better than 60% of UFC fightersTatsuya Kawajiri · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.63
Strikes landed / min
2.04
3.00
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.01
3.10 / 8.9
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.63 / 7.6
35%
Takedown accuracy
48%
66%
Takedown defence
63%
4:14
Control time / fight
7:00
0.60
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.10

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Clay Guida37 UFC fights · 1156 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
40%458/2440
8%88/183
18%207/239
Clinch
5%60/115
3%38/45
5%60/63
Ground
15%173/326
5%60/63
1%12/12
Tatsuya Kawajiri5 UFC fights · 108 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
37%40/158
7%8/19
14%15/18
Clinch
8%9/11
1%1/1
0%0/0
Ground
31%33/44
2%2/2
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Clay GuidaTatsuya Kawajiri

Frequently asked questions

Have Clay Guida and Tatsuya Kawajiri ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Nelson (Fri, Apr 11, 2014), where Clay Guida won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Clay Guida and Tatsuya Kawajiri?

Clay Guida is 38-22-0 and Tatsuya Kawajiri is 36-11-2.

Who has the longer reach, Clay Guida or Tatsuya Kawajiri?

Clay Guida has the longer reach: 70" · 178 cm against 69" · 175 cm for Tatsuya Kawajiri, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Clay Guida or Tatsuya Kawajiri?

Neither. Both stand 5'7" · 170 cm.

Who is older, Clay Guida or Tatsuya Kawajiri?

Tatsuya Kawajiri is 48 and Clay Guida is 44.

Who has more finishes, Clay Guida or Tatsuya Kawajiri?

Clay Guida has 21 wins inside the distance (5 by KO/TKO, 16 by submission); Tatsuya Kawajiri has 22 wins (12 by KO/TKO, 10 by submission).

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