Kuniyoshi Hironaka vs Thiago Alves

Kuniyoshi Hironaka is 23-9-0; Thiago Alves is 23-15-0. Kuniyoshi Hironaka is 8 years older than Thiago Alves. Kuniyoshi Hironaka is 1" · 3 cm taller than Thiago Alves. They have met once: Kuniyoshi Hironaka 0, Thiago Alves 1.

Kuniyoshi Hironaka

23-9-0

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Met once

Thiago Alves

“Pitbull” · 23-15-0

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Style & credentials

Kuniyoshi Hironaka

No background on record

Thiago Alves

Muay ThaiBJJ

—Brown belt · BJJ
2021Inaugural BKFC Middleweight ChampionshipBKFC
—Competitor · Amateur MMA Brazil

Camp · American Top Team · Coconut Creek, Florida, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

73%

Head

51%

14%

Body

14%

Leg

35%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Kuniyoshi Hironakalast 4 fights

39%11%50%

Thiago Alveslast 27 fights

78%11%10%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Kuniyoshi Hironaka· from fights outside the UFC Thiago Alves· from fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

1.433.73

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Kuniyoshi Hironaka · Poor · better than 3% of UFC fightersThiago Alves · Good · better than 61% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.813.42

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Kuniyoshi Hironaka · Good · better than 70% of UFC fightersThiago Alves · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.600.71

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Kuniyoshi Hironaka · Good · better than 82% of UFC fightersThiago Alves · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

32%61%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Kuniyoshi Hironaka · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fightersThiago Alves · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

17%63%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Kuniyoshi Hironaka · Poor · better than 2% of UFC fightersThiago Alves · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

1.000.30

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Kuniyoshi Hironaka · Good · better than 80% of UFC fightersThiago Alves · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

1.43

Strikes landed / min

3.73

2.81

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.42

2.60 / 8.1

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.71 / 1.2

32%

Takedown accuracy

61%

17%

Takedown defence

63%

3:26

Control time / fight

1:09

1.00

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.30

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

Kuniyoshi Hironaka4 UFC fights · 66 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

21%14/73

5%3/3

14%9/11

Clinch

5%3/6

6%4/5

0%0/0

Ground

47%31/51

3%2/2

0%0/0

Thiago Alves27 UFC fights · 1050 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

35%367/1484

8%87/117

34%357/453

Clinch

7%71/142

5%51/59

0%4/5

Ground

11%112/211

0%1/2

0%0/0

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

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Kuniyoshi Hironaka22 of 32 ended early · 69%10 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

4 early stoppages have no logged time

Thiago Alves22 of 38 ended early · 58%16 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

4 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Kuniyoshi Hironaka4-1

W
Dong Hyun Ma
VTJ 6th · Oct 4, 2014
Submission · R2 · 2:33
L
Isao Kobayashi
Pancrase 257 · Mar 30, 2014
TKO · R3 · 3:58 · Lightweight
W
Yoshihiro Koyama
Shooto 4th Round 2013 · Sep 29, 2013
Submission · R4 · 3:46 · Welterweight
W
Carlo Prater
VTJ 1st · Dec 24, 2012
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
W
Giovani Diniz
Shooto 5th Round · May 18, 2012
TKO · R1 · 4:05 · Lightweight

Full record · 32 fights

W
Kotetsu Boku
Shooto · Jul 18, 2011
DEC
W
Takashi Nakakura
Shooto · Apr 28, 2011
DEC
W
Kiyonobu Nishikata
Greatest Common Multiple · Nov 21, 2010
Submission
L
Satoru Kitaoka
Pancrase · Oct 3, 2010
Submission
L
Katsunori Kikuno
Dream 13 · Mar 22, 2010
TKO · R1 · 1:26 · Lightweight
W
Won Sik Park
Dream 12: Cage of the Rising Sun · Oct 25, 2009
TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Yoshihiro Koyama
Cage Force 12 · Sep 12, 2009
TKO · R1 · 4:27 · Lightweight
W
Katsuhiko Nagata
Cage Force 11 · Jun 27, 2009
TKO · R1 · 3:41 · Lightweight
W
Naoyuki Kotani
Fighting Network ZST · May 24, 2009
Submission
L
Hayato Sakurai
Dream 6: Middleweight GP 2008 Finals · Sep 23, 2008
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
W
Motoki Miyazawa
Dream 5 · Jul 21, 2008
TKO · R1 · 8:57 · Welterweight
L
Jonathan Goulet
UFC 83: SERRA vs ST-PIERRE 2 · Apr 19, 2008
TKO · R2 · 2:07 · Welterweight
L
Thiago Alves
UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian · Sep 19, 2007
TKO · R2 · 4:04 · Welterweight
W
Forrest Petz
UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard · Apr 5, 2007
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Jon Fitch
UFC 64: UNSTOPPABLE · Oct 14, 2006
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Renato Verissimo
Rumble On The Rock 9 · Apr 21, 2006
TKO · R2 · 3:03 · Welterweight
W
Ryan Schultz
MARS 1: The Beginning · Feb 4, 2006
Submission · R2 · 1:40
W
Takuya Wada
Greatest Common Multiple · Dec 11, 2005
Submission
L
Shinya Aoki
Shooto · Nov 6, 2005
TKO · R1 · 2:10
W
Ramunas Komas
Shooto Europe · Nov 20, 2004
DEC
W
Mark Moreno
Superbrawl 29 · May 9, 2003
Submission · R1 · 2:50 · Welterweight
W
Nick Diaz
Shooto: Year End Show 2002 · Dec 14, 2002
Split Decision · Welterweight
W
Yasuyuki Tokuoka
Shooto: Treasure Hunt 11 · Nov 15, 2002
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
W
Yuji Kusu
Shooto: Gig East 10 · Aug 27, 2002
TKO · R2 · 3:47 · Lightweight
L
Hirofumi Hara
Shooto: Gig East 9 · May 28, 2002
TKO · R1 · 4:34 · Welterweight
W
Toru Nakayama
Shooto: Treasure Hunt 4 · Mar 13, 2002
Submission · R1 · 3:10 · Lightweight
W
Takayuki Okochi
Shooto: Gig East 6 · Oct 23, 2001
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight

Thiago Alves1-4

L
Tim Means
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Rozenstruik · Dec 7, 2019
Submission · R1 · 2:38 · Welterweight
L
Laureano Staropoli
UFC 237: Namajunas vs Andrade · May 11, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Max Griffin
UFC Fight Night · Feb 2, 2019
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Alexey Kunchenko
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Oleinik · Sep 15, 2018
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Curtis Millender
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Medeiros · Feb 18, 2018
TKO · R2 · 4:17 · Welterweight

Full record · 38 fights

W
Patrick Cote
UFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson 2 · Apr 8, 2017
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Jim Miller
UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor · Nov 12, 2016
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Catch Weight
L
Carlos Condit
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves · May 30, 2015
TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Jordan Mein
UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz · Jan 31, 2015
TKO · R2 · 0:39 · Welterweight
W
Seth Baczynski
UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne · Apr 19, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Martin Kampmann
UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann · Mar 3, 2012
Submission · R3 · 4:12 · Welterweight
W
Papy Abedi
UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz · Nov 5, 2011
Submission · R1 · 3:32 · Welterweight
L
Rick Story
UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill · May 29, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
John Howard
UFC 124: ST-PIERRE vs KOSCHECK · Dec 11, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Jon Fitch
UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen · Aug 7, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Georges St-Pierre
UFC 100: Lesnar vs. Mir II · Jul 11, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Josh Koscheck
UFC 90: Silva vs Cote · Oct 24, 2008
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Matt Hughes
UFC 85: BEDLAM · Jun 7, 2008
TKO · R2 · 1:02 · Welterweight
W
Karo Parisyan
UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon · Apr 2, 2008
TKO · R2 · 0:24 · Welterweight
W
Chris Lytle
UFC 78: VALIDATION · Nov 17, 2007
TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Kuniyoshi Hironaka
UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian · Sep 19, 2007
TKO · R2 · 4:04 · Welterweight
W
Tony DeSouza
UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2 · Dec 30, 2006
TKO · R2 · 1:10 · Welterweight
W
John Alessio
Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter · Oct 10, 2006
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Jon Fitch
UFC Fight Night: Goulet vs Cummo · Jun 29, 2006
TKO · R2 · 4:37 · Welterweight
W
Derrick Noble
UFC 59: Reality Check · Apr 15, 2006
TKO · R1 · 2:54 · Welterweight
W
Ansar Chalangov
UFC 56: Full Force · Nov 19, 2005
TKO · R1 · 2:25 · Welterweight
L
Spencer Fisher
UFC Fight Night 2 · Oct 3, 2005
Submission · R2 · 4:43 · Welterweight
W
Jeff Cox
KOTC: Payback · Feb 25, 2005
TKO · R1 · 0:15 · Welterweight
W
Jason Chambers
Ironheart Crown 8 · Nov 20, 2004
TKO · R1 · 4:57 · Welterweight
W
Nuri Shakir
Absolute Fighting Championship · Feb 27, 2004
DEC
L
Derrick Noble
Absolute Fighting Championship · Dec 6, 2003
Submission
W
Marcus Davis
Hardcore FC 2 · Oct 18, 2003
Split Decision · Lightweight
W
Mike Littlefield
Mass Destruction 12 · Aug 16, 2003
TKO · R2 · 0:50
W
Carlos Pereira
Bitetti Combat · Mar 20, 2003
TKO
W
Fabio Holanda
Bitetti Combat · Nov 28, 2002
DEC
W
Wilson Belchoir
Brazil Regional · Oct 8, 2001
TKO
L
Lucas Lopes
Paraiba Regional · Sep 28, 2001
DEC
L
Gleison Tibau
Ceara Regional · Jun 30, 2001
Submission

Head-to-Head History

UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian
Wed, Sep 19, 2007
Thiago Alves
TKO · ROUND 2 · 4:04

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Kuniyoshi HironakaThiago Alves

LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Oct 14, 2006
Jon Fitch
LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Aug 7, 2010

Frequently asked questions

Have Kuniyoshi Hironaka and Thiago Alves ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian (Wed, Sep 19, 2007), where Thiago Alves won by TKO.

What are the records of Kuniyoshi Hironaka and Thiago Alves?

Kuniyoshi Hironaka is 23-9-0 and Thiago Alves is 23-15-0.

Who has the longer reach, Kuniyoshi Hironaka or Thiago Alves?

Neither. Both have a 70" · 178 cm reach.

Who is taller, Kuniyoshi Hironaka or Thiago Alves?

Kuniyoshi Hironaka is taller at 5'10" · 178 cm; Thiago Alves stands 5'9" · 175 cm.

Who is older, Kuniyoshi Hironaka or Thiago Alves?

Kuniyoshi Hironaka is 50 and Thiago Alves is 42.

Who has more finishes, Kuniyoshi Hironaka or Thiago Alves?

Kuniyoshi Hironaka has 15 wins inside the distance (7 by KO/TKO, 8 by submission); Thiago Alves has 14 wins (13 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).

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