Joe Stevenson vs. Dokonjonosuke Mishima
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Joe Stevenson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 8 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 24 | 7 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 48 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Dokonjonosuke Mishima
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 21 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.5 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Joe Stevenson
Distance 65.9% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 26.7% (norm 8.0%)
Dokonjonosuke Mishima
Distance 68.3% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 12.2% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 19.5% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Joe Stevenson
Head 84.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 8.0%)
Dokonjonosuke Mishima
Head 82.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.9% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Stevenson L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Mishima L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 142 / 482 | 29.5% | 38.3% | 3 / 28 | 10.7% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 35 / 54 | 64.8% | 67.5% | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 130 / 195 | 66.7% | 68.8% | 2 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 225 / 619 | 36.3% | 35.1% | 4 / 34 | 11.8% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 44 / 67 | 65.7% | 69.1% | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 38 / 45 | 84.4% | 81.8% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 81.8% |
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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Stevenson L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Mishima L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 304 / 865 | 35.1% | 38.8% | 15 / 30 | 50.0% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 55 | 47.3% | 68.6% | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 102 / 170 | 60.0% | 68.0% | 19 / 37 | 51.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 348 / 981 | 35.5% | 35.2% | 25 / 57 | 43.9% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 63 / 83 | 75.9% | 68.2% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 21 / 26 | 80.8% | 81.5% | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Stevenson has more cage time on record.