
Fighter profile
Katsunori Kikuno
Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the FTW division (276 fighters).
Fought across 2 divisions:3 FTW (now) · 2 LW
Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.
Striking · offense
Striking · defense
Grappling · offense
Grappling · defense
Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 5 UFC fights · 27:43 total fight time
Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Katsunori has faced, inside the UFC and out.
Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).
Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).
Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.
How the betting market priced Katsunori, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.
over 5 close-line bets
42% implied
ROI +64.8%
Avg -155
ROI −100.0%
Avg +230
Based on 5 of 5 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.
- KO/TKO · R1 0:28UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson · 2015-09-26Kikuno+2101/10/000:02Brandao-23014/170/010:08
- SUB · R2 1:38UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson · 2014-09-20Kikuno-14532/781/100:48Sicilia+13536/910/00—
- KO/TKO · R1 4:06UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw · 2014-05-24Kikuno+28522/440/000:23Ferguson-31538/671/210:37
- U-DEC · R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim · 2014-01-04Kikuno-16523/483/408:22Mulhern+15516/630/900:01
- Kikuno——/——/———Andrade I——/——/———
- Kikuno——/——/———Hee Lee——/——/———
- Decision · R2 5:00Dream - Fight for Japan: 2011 Japan Bantamweight Tournament · 2011-05-29Kikuno——/——/———Nakamura——/——/———
- Submission · R2 3:42Dream 12 - The Cage of the Rising Sun · 2009-10-25Kikuno——/——/———Alvarez——/——/———
- Kikuno——/——/———Amado——/——/———
Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

