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Kai Kamaka vs.
TJ Brown

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

1-2-1 Kai Kamaka · UFC
3-5-0 TJ Brown · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

1-2-1
UFC record
3-5-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
31.6
AgeΔ 4.6 yrs
36.2
5'7"
HeightΔ 2"
5'9"
69"
ReachΔ 3"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
60.2
Layoff (months)Δ 26.5 mo
33.7
DLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW
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.

TJ Brown is a submission threat — 1.33 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
TJ Brown hunts takedowns — 3.11 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Kai Kamaka owns the mat — in control 27% of cage time, vs a 17% Featherweight 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.

Kai Kamaka

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

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.8 wins over .500

TJ Brown

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

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2704.96/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
3423.37/min · norm 3.54
2885.29/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
3143.10/min · norm 3.47
57.1%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
44.2%norm 45.0%
55.5%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
49.3%norm 54.85%
10.28/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.29

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

Kai Kamaka

Distance 89.2% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 6.5%)

TJ Brown

Distance 88.8% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 6.5%)

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

Kai Kamaka

Head 61.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 28.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 7.8%)

TJ Brown

Head 83.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Kamaka L/AAccFeatherweight med Brown L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 227 / 422 53.8% 40.9% 270 / 687 39.3% 40.9%
In the clinch 31 / 35 88.6% 70.8% 42 / 52 80.8% 70.8%
On the ground 12 / 16 too few to rate 69.2% 30 / 35 85.7% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 116 / 292 39.7% 37.2% 246 / 643 38.3% 37.2%
To the body 113 / 133 85.0% 68.2% 69 / 95 72.6% 68.2%
To the legs 41 / 48 85.4% 80.7% 27 / 36 75.0% 80.7%

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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Kamaka L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Brown L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 208 / 548 38.0% 39.2% 246 / 535 46.0% 39.2%
In the clinch 57 / 74 77.0% 70.3% 19 / 21 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 23 / 25 92.0% 69.4% 49 / 63 77.8% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 176 / 483 36.4% 35.9% 200 / 480 41.7% 35.9%
To the body 73 / 113 64.6% 67.9% 45 / 62 72.6% 67.9%
To the legs 39 / 51 76.5% 81.5% 69 / 77 89.6% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

758.3% acc · 1.93/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
2155.3% acc · 3.11/15 · norm 1.19
952.9% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
832.0% def · norm 61.5%
14:5327.3% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
31:3431.1% of cage time · norm 16.7%
4:371:16 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
30:284:30 per 15 · norm 3:12
10.28/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
91.33/15 · norm 0.46

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

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