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Naoyuki Kotani

34-14-75 UFC
Kickboxer
Form
· 5L
Inactive
Moderate Wear
5'8"ht·66"reach·Southpawstance·44age
Last fightLKajan Johnson·U-DEC·R3·10yr ago
Fighter Context
0–5UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
10.8min/fight
·
54UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
-1.87
High Risk

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.043
None

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
65
Average

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
8%
Passive

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking
Kotani
Counter Puncher
Leg Kicker
Lightweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min1.02
Str. Accuracy31%
55UFC landed/176attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−1.3 vs avg2.89
Str. Defense50%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fight0.40
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
55%
Body
7%
Leg
38%
By Position
Distance73%
/
Clinch7%
/
Ground20%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 15 rounds
Round 25 rounds
Round 32 rounds
Avg. Landed3410
Avg. Absorbed111511
Avg. Net-8-110
Grappling
Kotani
Sub Hunter
·130s ctrlActive Control
Lightweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.83
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.01
TD Accuracy16%
3UFC landed/18attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.80
0UFC wins/3attempted
Defense
TD Defense46%
7UFC defended/15opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Holds Ground
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
div avg 52%
How They Lose
5UFC losses
Win Breakdown
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO2 / 5
Submission1 / 5
Decision2 / 5
Loss Pattern
3 of 5 losses by finish in R1–R2
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
No eligible sequences on record.
Decision Margin
—
More decisions needed.
Decision Types
2UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
Layoff
0+6+12+18+24avg↵200720142015

5 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-1.10.82.7R1R2R3
R1n=5
R2n=5
R3n=2
Outputsig strikes / min
0.6
1.1
2.0
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.2
3.9
2.1
Diff
-1.6
-2.9
-0.1

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 5 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
▲Absorbed+13%L3
-45%36%118%LLLLL

Last 5 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Kotani — 5 UFC Fights
Result
Method
5 fights
L
Kajan Johnson
U-DEC R3Sep '15
-36
·
21 SS (38%)·57 abs·1/8 td·162s ctrl·1 kd taken
L
Yan Cabral
SUB R2 · 3:06Oct '14
-6
·
5 SS (19%)·11 abs·1/1 td·2 td taken·69s ctrl
L
Norman Parke
KO/TKO R2 · 3:41Jul '14
-26
·
8 SS (23%)·34 abs·0/7 td·2 td taken·61s ctrl
↵ 82mo layoff
L
Dennis Siver
KO/TKO R2 · 2:04Sep '07
-19
·
9 SS (30%)·28 abs·5s ctrl·1 kd taken·2 sub att
L
Thiago Tavares
U-DEC R3Apr '07
-9
·
12 SS (40%)·21 abs·1/2 td·4 td taken·354s ctrl·1 sub att
Kotani — Prior Tracked Fights (1)
LLuiz AzeredoPrideKO/TKOR1—
All Fighters
Lightweight

Naoyuki Kotani

34-14-75 UFC
Form
5L
5'8"ht·66"reach·Southpawstance·44age
Last fightLKajan Johnson·U-DEC·10yr ago
Fighter Context
0–5UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
10.8min/fight
·
54UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-1.87

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.043

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
65

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
8%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking
Kotani
Lightweight avg
Counter PuncherLeg Kicker
Sig. Strikes / Min1.02
Str. Accuracy31%
55UFC landed/176attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−1.3 vs avg2.89
Str. Defense50%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / Fight0.40
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
55%
Body
7%
Leg
38%
By Position
Dist73%
Clinch7%
Ground20%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=5
R2
n=5
R3
n=2
Landed3410
Absorbed111511
Net-8-110
Grappling
Kotani
Lightweight avg
Sub Hunter
130s ctrlActive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.83
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.01
TD Accuracy16%
3UFC landed/18attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.80
0UFC wins/3attempted
Defense
TD Defense46%
7UFC defended/15opp. attempts
Sub Defense1 loss / 3 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
Decision Fighter
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
2KO/TKO
1Sub
2Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (L)
Sub (L)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—No eligible sequences.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—More decisions needed.
Decision Types
2UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-1.10.82.7R1R2R3
R1n=5
R2n=5
R3n=2
Outputsig strikes / min
0.6
1.1
2.0
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.2
3.9
2.1
Diff
-1.6
-2.9
-0.1

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Kotani — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Kajan Johnson
U-DEC·R3·Sep '15
21 SS (38%)·57 abs·1/8 td·162s ctrl·1 kd taken
L
Yan Cabral
SUB·R2·Oct '14
5 SS (19%)·11 abs·1/1 td·2 td taken·69s ctrl
L
Norman Parke
KO/TKO·R2·Jul '14
8 SS (23%)·34 abs·0/7 td·2 td taken·61s ctrl
L
Dennis Siver
KO/TKO·R2·Sep '07
9 SS (30%)·28 abs·5s ctrl·1 kd taken·2 sub
L
Thiago Tavares
U-DEC·R3·Apr '07
12 SS (40%)·21 abs·1/2 td·4 td taken·354s ctrl·1 sub
Kotani — Prior Tracked Fights (1)
LLuiz AzeredoPrideKO/TKOR1
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