Heavy Strike = 2 hits | Light Strike = 1 hit

[Mudd]

Light strike hits 1x
Heavy strike hits 1x
1x equals both fists hitting, 1 fist means you missed or were evaded
The 3-4 hits you see are because pugilist weapons do 2 attacks, so on 3 punches, that means one attack landed, the other was evaded or missed.

So, you're just a little confused as to what is happening.
No worries, it happens to us all from time to time.

I dont think you guys understand what I mean. My pgl is rank 46, and I miss a LOT (I have over 150 dex with gear on.. lol, It drives me mad), I know what missing looks like

What I'm referring to are the two different animations that Heavy Strike, Light Strike, and Pummel do. There is one where it hits with two punches, and one where it hits with 4 punches. What I'm saying is that the animation where it hits once (two punches) should be on light strike only, because not only does it take the same amount of stamina when it decides to randomly use it, but it gives half of the tp and damage you would have gotten if it had hit twice (four punches). I wouldn't mind this as much if it were under my control, but again, its completely random.
Its kind of odd in the first place that we have two hit animations, and not just a normal hit and a critical hit like everyone else?