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Motonobu Tezuka

Fighter profile

Motonobu Tezuka

BW31-18-7
Form
 
 
 
 
 
69
Overall
SoS 17
Skill ratings
Striking
69
Boxing
66
Kicking
74
Clinch
66
Striking def.
70
Wrestling off.
73
Wrestling def.
70
Ground game
68
Submissions
70
Grappling def.
69
Profile
Age38
Height5'7"
Reach—
StanceSouthpaw
StyleBalanced
CountryJPN
Pro debut2005
UFC record0-2-0
Last fight2026-07-26
Octagon time30.0 min
Avg fight15.0 min
Career length20y 11m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the BW division (261 fighters).

Striking offense1487
12th
BW avg 1500
Striking defense1507
79th
BW avg 1500
Grappling offense1498
55th
BW avg 1496
Grappling defense1499
46th
BW avg 1504
Momentum0
28th
BW avg 23
Win / loss by method
Record: 31-18-6

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.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 2 losses
W
23% of wins
L
11% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 3 losses
W
23% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
17 wins, 13 losses
W
55% of wins
L
72% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (—)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (—)Submission(0%) 0
0 (—)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
31win16loss6draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (23%)KO/TKO(13%) 2
7 (23%)Submission(19%) 3
17 (55%)Decision(69%) 11
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes26
Sig. accuracy24%
Sig. attempted110
Total strikes57
Total attempted164
Knockdowns0
Head9
Body1
Leg16
Distance25
Clinch1
Ground0

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed84
Sig. defense51%
KDs absorbed0
Head abs.47
Body abs.23
Leg abs.14
Distance abs.61
Clinch abs.18
Ground abs.5

Grappling · offense

Takedowns3
TD accuracy11%
TD attempted27
Sub att.1
Reversals0
Control time11:34

Grappling · defense

TD defense—
TDs absorbed0
TD att. faced0
Sub att. faced0
Controlled time2:23

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 2 UFC fights · 30:00 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Peers
3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Motonobu has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
19W–13Lwin 59.4%div #203/203pct 0th
Wins
0W–0Lwin —pct —
LossesSoft
19W–13Lwin 59.4%div #199/199pct 0th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
1490 elodiv #203/203pct 0th
Wins
— elopct —
LossesSoft
1490 elodiv #199/199pct 0th

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).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall463W–272L63.0%
Wins258W–153L62.8%
Losses205W–119L63.3%

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.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Motonobu, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−2.00u−100.0% ROI

over 2 close-line bets

Average odds
+152

40% implied

As favorite
—

ROI —

Avg —

As underdog
0W–2L

ROI −100.0%

Avg +152

Based on 2 of 2 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.