Akihiro Gono "The Magic Man"

Akihiro Gono, known as "The Magic Man", is a mixed martial artist from Japan competing in the UFC Lightweight division. Akihiro Gono holds a professional record of 28-14-7, including 1-2-0 inside the UFC. Of those UFC wins, 0 came by knockout or TKO, 1 by submission and 0 by decision. Akihiro Gono stands 5'9", and is 48 years old. Akihiro Gono is currently on a 2-fight losing streak and is listed as Not Fighting.

Akihiro Gono profile

DivisionLightweight
Professional record28-14-7
UFC record1-2-0
Division rankUnranked
StatusNot Fighting
CountryJapan
Age48
Date of birth1974-10-07
Height5'9"
Last weigh-in156 lbs
Current streakL2
Total octagon time38 minutes

Striking statistics

Significant strikes landed per minute2.35
Significant strikes absorbed per minute11.35
Striking accuracy53%
Striking defense64%
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.39
Strikes to the head37%
Strikes to the body29%
Strikes to the legs34%

Grappling statistics

Takedowns per 15 minutes1.57
Takedown defense46%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.39
Average control time per fight (seconds)6.96

UFC finish breakdown

UFC wins by KO/TKO0
UFC wins by submission1
UFC wins by decision0

Akihiro Gono UFC fight history

DateEventOpponentResultMethod
2009-01-31UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2Jon FitchlossDecision · Unanimous
2008-10-18UFC 89: Bisping vs LebenDan HardylossDecision · Split
2007-11-17UFC 78: ValidationTamdan McCrorywinArmbar · 3:19 · R2

Sources and methodology

Career records and bout history are compiled from public event records. UFC performance metrics use published bout statistics; percentiles and derived metrics are calculated by Verdikt AI. Data can change after official corrections.

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