Welterweight

Akihiro Gono

Last fought: Dec 2009

RECORD

Pro

35-21-8

UFC

1-2-0

Age

Height

5'7"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

68"

Stance

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Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:46
Fight Completion Rate	85.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.55
% Fights Inside the Distance	33.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	9-1 (90.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	1-0 (100.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	8-1 (88.9%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	55.6%
% Time in Control	14.8%
% Time Controlled	29.5%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	33.4%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.47
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.80
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.33
Distance Strike Accuracy	50.7%
Distance Strike Defense	64.8%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.92
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.17
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.64
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.64
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	—

Small sample: based on 3 UFC fights — treat rates as indicative, not predictive.

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Akihiro Gono League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Akihiro Gono
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	52.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3
Strike Differential	-1.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	80.0%
Takedown Defense	42.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.6
Submission Attempts/15min	0.4
Control Time/15min	2:13
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	100.0%
Decision % of Wins	0.0%
Avg Fight Time	12:46
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.4

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	52.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3
Takedown Accuracy	80.0%
Takedown Defense	42.9%
Control Time/Fight	1:53

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Jon Fitch

UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 • Jan 2009Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Akihiro Gono7/2035%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:00

Jon Fitch40/7057%TD 4/7Ctrl 10:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Akihiro Gono	4/6	67%	0/0	0:22	—
	Jon Fitch	17/26	65%	2/4	3:33	—

R2	Akihiro Gono	1/3	33%	0/0	0:30	—
	Jon Fitch	10/20	50%	1/2	4:06	—

R3	Akihiro Gono	2/11	18%	0/0	1:08	—
	Jon Fitch	13/24	54%	1/1	2:30	—

LOSS

vs. Dan Hardy

UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben • Oct 2008Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Akihiro Gono56/10752%TD 3/4Ctrl 1:06

Dan Hardy57/18631%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Akihiro Gono	15/29	52%	0/0	0:07	—
	Dan Hardy	24/61	39%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Akihiro Gono	19/36	53%	1/2	0:20	—
	Dan Hardy	17/63	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Akihiro Gono	22/42	52%	2/2	0:39	—
	Dan Hardy	16/62	26%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tamdan McCrory

UFC 78: Validation • Nov 2007Welterweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 3:19

Akihiro Gono27/4461%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:35KD 1

Tamdan McCrory31/6250%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Akihiro Gono	16/24	67%	1/1	1:14	—
	Tamdan McCrory	26/53	49%	0/0	1:07	—

R2	Akihiro Gono	11/20	55%	0/0	1:21	1
	Tamdan McCrory	5/9	56%	0/0	0:01	—

Prior to UFC

Other (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Hayato Sakurai

Dynamite!! 2009 • Dec 2009

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 3:56

Akihiro Gono15/3938%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:00

Hayato Sakurai9/3724%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Akihiro Gono	8/19	42%	1/1	0:00	—
	Hayato Sakurai	6/21	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Akihiro Gono	7/20	35%	1/1	0:00	—
	Hayato Sakurai	3/16	19%	0/0	0:00	—

PRIDE (9 fights)

WIN

vs. Yuki Kondo

PRIDE Shockwave 2006 • Dec 2006

Decision (Split) • Rd 2, 5:00

Akihiro Gono48/11143%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:00

Yuki Kondo31/8536%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Akihiro Gono	30/74	41%	1/1	0:00	—
	Yuki Kondo	14/45	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Akihiro Gono	18/37	49%	1/1	0:00	—
	Yuki Kondo	17/40	42%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Denis Kang

PRIDE Bushido 13 • Nov 2006

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Akihiro Gono24/7134%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Denis Kang27/10725%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Akihiro Gono	15/47	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Denis Kang	20/71	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Akihiro Gono	9/24	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Denis Kang	7/36	19%	1/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Gegard Mousasi

PRIDE Bushido 12 • Aug 2006

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 4:24

Akihiro Gono15/3444%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:00

Gegard Mousasi29/7738%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Akihiro Gono	10/17	59%	1/1	0:00	—
	Gegard Mousasi	13/35	37%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Akihiro Gono	5/17	29%	1/1	0:00	—
	Gegard Mousasi	16/42	38%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Hector Lombard

PRIDE Bushido 11 • Jun 2006

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Akihiro Gono39/6659%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Hector Lombard33/10831%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Akihiro Gono	31/52	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Hector Lombard	25/94	27%	1/1	0:00	—

R2	Akihiro Gono	8/14	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Hector Lombard	8/14	57%	1/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Dae Won Kim

PRIDE Bushido 10 • Apr 2006

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 9:00

Akihiro Gono23/3468%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Dae Won Kim16/5728%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Akihiro Gono	23/34	68%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dae Won Kim	16/57	28%	2/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Daniel Acacio

PRIDE Bushido 9: The Tournament • Sep 2005

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Akihiro Gono55/9359%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Daniel Acacio47/13036%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Akihiro Gono	40/67	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daniel Acacio	37/105	35%	0/1	0:00	1

R2	Akihiro Gono	15/26	58%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daniel Acacio	10/25	40%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Dan Henderson

PRIDE Bushido 9: The Tournament • Sep 2005

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 7:58

Akihiro Gono9/1464%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Dan Henderson23/5641%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Akihiro Gono	9/14	64%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dan Henderson	23/56	41%	1/2	0:00	2

WIN

vs. Crosley Gracie

PRIDE Bushido 7 • May 2005

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Akihiro Gono25/6737%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Crosley Gracie29/7638%TD 4/4Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Akihiro Gono	15/35	43%	0/0	0:00	1
	Crosley Gracie	22/55	40%	3/3	0:00	—

R2	Akihiro Gono	10/32	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Crosley Gracie	7/21	33%	1/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Mauricio Rua

PRIDE Bushido 2 • Feb 2004

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 9:04

Akihiro Gono11/3234%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00

Mauricio Rua63/15341%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Akihiro Gono	11/32	34%	1/2	0:00	—
	Mauricio Rua	63/153	41%	0/2	0:00	1

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com