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George Roop 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.

5-8-0 George Roop · 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.

5-8-0
UFC record
8-6-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
44
AgeΔ 2 yrs
42
6'1"
HeightΔ 6"
5'7"
72"
ReachΔ 3"
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
130.3
Layoff (months)Δ 14.7 mo
115.6
LLWLW
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.

Takeya Mizugaki owns the mat — in control 27% of cage time, vs a 17% Bantamweight norm.
George Roop owns the mat — in control 26% of cage time, vs a 17% Bantamweight norm.
Takeya Mizugaki hunts takedowns — 1.49 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 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.

George Roop

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

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 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

4713.48/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
6133.79/min · norm 3.52
3312.44/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
5173.20/min · norm 3.58
38.7%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
40.0%norm 43.4%
55.5%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
58.1%norm 56.6%
20.22/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
30.28/15 · norm 0.30

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

George Roop

Distance 74.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 12.7% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 13.4% (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)

George Roop

Head 77.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 15.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.8% (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 Roop L/AAccBantamweight med Mizugaki L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 269 / 900 29.9% 39.0% 421 / 1193 35.3% 39.0%
In the clinch 88 / 154 57.1% 68.7% 99 / 179 55.3% 68.7%
On the ground 114 / 163 69.9% 70.2% 93 / 159 58.5% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 294 / 948 31.0% 34.9% 443 / 1306 33.9% 34.9%
To the body 119 / 186 64.0% 66.8% 121 / 154 78.6% 66.8%
To the legs 58 / 83 69.9% 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 Roop L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Mizugaki L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 215 / 532 40.4% 39.3% 354 / 1020 34.7% 39.3%
In the clinch 66 / 119 55.5% 70.4% 128 / 167 76.6% 70.4%
On the ground 50 / 93 53.8% 72.4% 35 / 48 72.9% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 194 / 580 33.4% 34.9% 324 / 998 32.5% 34.9%
To the body 71 / 89 79.8% 66.0% 149 / 187 79.7% 66.0%
To the legs 66 / 75 88.0% 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.

850.0% acc · 0.89/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
1650.0% acc · 1.49/15 · norm 1.12
3459.6% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
4070.2% def · norm 66.7%
35:3626.3% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
42:5726.6% of cage time · norm 17.4%
45:135:00 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
34:543:14 per 15 · norm 2:24
10.11/15 · 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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