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Bryan Caraway vs.
Takeya Mizugaki

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

6-4-0 Bryan Caraway · UFC
8-6-0 Takeya Mizugaki · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

6-4-0
UFC record
8-6-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
42
AgeΔ 0.6 yrs
42.6
5'8"
HeightΔ 1"
5'7"
68"
ReachΔ 1"
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
92.2
Layoff (months)Δ 23.4 mo
115.6
LLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL
The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Bryan Caraway is a submission threat — 0.75 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Bryan Caraway hunts takedowns — 2.38 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Takeya Mizugaki owns the mat — in control 27% of cage time, vs a 17% Bantamweight norm.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Bryan Caraway

Full career not yet synced for Bryan Caraway — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500

Takeya Mizugaki

Full career not yet synced for Takeya Mizugaki — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3092.59/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
6133.79/min · norm 3.52
4613.86/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
5173.20/min · norm 3.58
34.5%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
40.0%norm 43.4%
54.4%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
58.1%norm 56.6%
00.00/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
30.28/15 · norm 0.30

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Bryan Caraway

Distance 90.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.2% (norm 6.5%)

Takeya Mizugaki

Distance 77.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 11.7% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 10.4% (norm 6.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Bryan Caraway

Head 90.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 5.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.1% (norm 8.4%)

Takeya Mizugaki

Head 85.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.6% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Caraway L/AAccBantamweight med Mizugaki L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 269 / 808 33.3% 39.0% 421 / 1193 35.3% 39.0%
In the clinch 33 / 76 43.4% 68.7% 99 / 179 55.3% 68.7%
On the ground 7 / 11 too few to rate 70.2% 93 / 159 58.5% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 248 / 806 30.8% 34.9% 443 / 1306 33.9% 34.9%
To the body 32 / 52 61.5% 66.8% 121 / 154 78.6% 66.8%
To the legs 29 / 37 78.4% 79.4% 49 / 71 69.0% 79.4%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Caraway L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Mizugaki L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 358 / 846 42.3% 39.3% 354 / 1020 34.7% 39.3%
In the clinch 86 / 139 61.9% 70.4% 128 / 167 76.6% 70.4%
On the ground 17 / 26 65.4% 72.4% 35 / 48 72.9% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 289 / 803 36.0% 34.9% 324 / 998 32.5% 34.9%
To the body 100 / 128 78.1% 66.0% 149 / 187 79.7% 66.0%
To the legs 72 / 80 90.0% 79.1% 44 / 50 88.0% 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

1921.3% acc · 2.38/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
1650.0% acc · 1.49/15 · norm 1.12
1676.2% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
4070.2% def · norm 66.7%
37:1031.1% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
42:5726.6% of cage time · norm 17.4%
10:581:22 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
34:543:14 per 15 · norm 2:24
60.75/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
10.09/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Mizugaki has more cage time on record.

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