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Naoyuki Kotani

Fighter profile

Naoyuki Kotani

LW37-20-7P4P #407Div #79
Form
 
 
 
 
 
56
Overall
SoS 55
Skill ratings
Striking
62
Boxing
56
Kicking
74
Clinch
57
Striking def.
72
Wrestling off.
71
Wrestling def.
62
Ground game
62
Submissions
73
Grappling def.
59
Profile
Age44
Height5'8"
Reach66"
StanceSouthpaw
StyleBalanced
CountryJPN
Pro debut2000
UFC record0-5-0
Last fight2024-12-22
Octagon time53.9 min
Avg fight10.8 min
Career length25y 11m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the LW division (437 fighters).

Striking offense1474
4th
LW avg 1499
Striking defense1502
65th
LW avg 1499
Grappling offense1488
24th
LW avg 1496
Grappling defense1487
12th
LW avg 1503
Momentum0
35th
LW avg 20
Win / loss by method
Record: 37-20-7

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
6 wins, 11 losses
W
16% of wins
L
55% of losses
Submission
27 wins, 2 losses
W
73% of wins
L
10% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 7 losses
W
11% of wins
L
35% of losses
UFC
0win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (—)KO/TKO(40%) 2
0 (—)Submission(20%) 1
0 (—)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
37win15loss7draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (16%)KO/TKO(60%) 9
27 (73%)Submission(7%) 1
4 (11%)Decision(33%) 5
UFC stats
Filters
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Peers
3+ fights

Striking · offense

Sig. strikes55
Sig. accuracy31%
Sig. attempted176
Total strikes176
Total attempted302
Knockdowns0
Head30
Body4
Leg21
Distance40
Clinch4
Ground11

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed151
Sig. defense50%
KDs absorbed2
Head abs.123
Body abs.20
Leg abs.8
Distance abs.47
Clinch abs.11
Ground abs.93

Grappling · offense

Takedowns3
TD accuracy17%
TD attempted18
Sub att.3
Reversals3
Control time10:51

Grappling · defense

TD defense47%
TDs absorbed8
TD att. faced15
Sub att. faced3
Controlled time17:58

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 5 UFC fights · 53:51 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opp
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Peers
3+ fights

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

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
70W–18Lwin 79.5%div #119/294pct 60th
Wins
0W–0Lwin —pct —
LossesAverage
70W–18Lwin 79.5%div #151/288pct 48th

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
1532 elodiv #194/294pct 34th
Wins
— elopct —
LossesSoft
1532 elodiv #211/288pct 27th

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 %
Overall421W–218L65.9%
Wins235W–160L59.5%
Losses186W–58L76.2%

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 Naoyuki, 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
−5.00u−100.0% ROI

over 5 close-line bets

Average odds
+214

32% implied

As favorite
0W–1L

ROI −100.0%

Avg -210

As underdog
0W–4L

ROI −100.0%

Avg +338

Based on 5 of 5 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.