Head to head
Jonathan Esparaz vs Matty Hiroto Inaba
Two careers, 40 shared rounds, one running count. Everything below comes from the official results the two of them posted in the same rounds of the same competitions.
Jonathan Esparaz (Canada) and Matty Hiroto Inaba (United States) have met in 40 rounds across 5 competitions since 2022. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Matty Hiroto Inaba leads Jonathan Esparaz: 38 finishes in front to 2.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 10 shared events, Matty Hiroto Inaba holds the faster single in 8, Jonathan Esparaz in 2.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Jonathan Esparaz single | average | Matty Hiroto Inaba single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 5.52 | 7.16 | 3.59 | 4.72 |
| 2×2 | 1.15 | 2.81 | 1.07 | 2.14 |
| 4×4 | 22.40 | 28.60 | 17.10 | 20.72 |
| 5×5 | 53.00 | 59.41 | 36.37 | 40.37 |
| 6×6 | 1:51.00 | 2:03.27 | 1:12.98 | 1:19.86 |
| 7×7 | 3:09.35 | 3:20.04 | 1:58.26 | 2:08.54 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 7.57 | 12.06 | 6.38 | 10.37 |
| Megaminx | 55.14 | 1:04.07 | 1:32.08 | 1:36.13 |
| Pyraminx | 4.09 | 5.57 | 3.88 | 6.00 |
| Skewb | 3.78 | 5.93 | 9.26 | 14.12 |
Year by year
every meeting, 40 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Jonathan Esparaz | Matty Hiroto Inaba | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 8.82 | 5.99 | Matty Hiroto Inaba |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 7.86 | 5.68 | Matty Hiroto Inaba |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | Second round | 14.99 | 12.66 | Matty Hiroto Inaba |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 14.85 | 11.85 | Matty Hiroto Inaba |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 31.58 | 23.54 | Matty Hiroto Inaba |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | Second round | 32.16 | 24.61 | Matty Hiroto Inaba |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 1:09.29 | 41.87 | Matty Hiroto Inaba |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 8.37 | 5.60 | Matty Hiroto Inaba |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 8.71 | 6.56 | Matty Hiroto Inaba |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 16.30 | 10.90 | Matty Hiroto Inaba |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 30.63 | 20.72 | Matty Hiroto Inaba |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 1:05.72 | 42.13 | Matty Hiroto Inaba |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 2×2 | Second round | 3.41 | 2.22 | Matty Hiroto Inaba |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 2×2 | First round | 3.66 | 3.79 | Jonathan Esparaz |
Full careers: Jonathan Esparaz · Matty Hiroto Inaba. A meeting is a round of one event at one competition where both finished with a counted result. Who finished ahead follows official placing in the round: rounds played to an average are won on the average, best-of rounds on the single.