Kuniyoshi Hironaka

OctagonStats Rating 1469

3-6-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 10" (178 cm)

Weight168 lbs. (76 kg)

Reach70" (178 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornJun 17, 1976

Age50

DivisionWelterweight

BirthplaceYamaguchi, Japan

NationalityJapanese

TeamMaster Japan Academia Az

Striking & grappling

SLpM1.98

Str. Acc40%

SApM3.01

Str. Def54%

TD Avg1.91

TD Acc30%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.6

Recent form

L W L W L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

9 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

2 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 1 decision wins

Losses by method

4 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 2 decision losses

Finish rate67%

Times finished67%

StreakL1

Best streak1

Avg fight8:12

Octagon time1h 13m

Opp win%69%

ActiveNov. 06, 2005 – Mar. 22, 2010 (6y)

Bonus awards

Fight of the Night1

Total bonuses1

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Kuniyoshi Hironaka is a 23-9-0 knockout artist. 66% finish rate.

Kuniyoshi debuted Nov. 06, 2005 vs Shinya Aoki (loss). 6 years active (Nov. 06, 2005–Mar. 22, 2010).

Best wins: Forrest Petz (U-DEC R3, Apr. 05, 2007); Won Sik Park (KO/TKO R1, Oct. 25, 2009); Motoki Miyazawa (KO/TKO R1, Jul. 21, 2008).

Kuniyoshi Hironaka (Japanese: 弘中邦佳, Hironaka Kuniyoshi; born June 17, 1976) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. He has formerly competed for the UFC, Shooto, DREAM, and Pancrase.

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Mar. 22, 2010	DREAM 13	L Katsunori Kikuno	KO/TKO Punch	1	1:26	0 1	3 9	0 0	0 0
Oct. 25, 2009	DREAM 12	W Won Sik Park	KO/TKO	1	5:00	0 0	11 13	0 0	0 0
Sep. 23, 2008	DREAM 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round	L Hayato Sakurai	U-DEC	2	5:00	0 1	39 61	2 1	0 0
Jul. 21, 2008	DREAM 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round	W Motoki Miyazawa	KO/TKO	1	8:57	0 0	35 11	0 0	0 0
Apr. 19, 2008	UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2	L Jonathan Goulet	KO/TKO Punch	2	2:07	1 2	21 31	1 0	0 0
Sep. 19, 2007	UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian	L Thiago Alves	KO/TKO Knee	2	4:04	0 0	15 48	2 0	0 0
Apr. 05, 2007	UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard	W Forrest Petz	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	26 7	5 0	1 0
Oct. 14, 2006	UFC 64: Unstoppable	L Jon Fitch	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	4 44	0 5	2 0
Nov. 06, 2005	Shooto 2005 11/6	L Shinya Aoki	KO/TKO	1	2:10	0 0	2 13	0 0	0 2

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