Mizuto Hirota vs. Cole Miller
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Mizuto Hirota
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.38 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Cole Miller
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.0 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Mizuto Hirota
Distance 88.8% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 6.5%)
Cole Miller
Distance 89.3% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.7% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mizuto Hirota
Head 85.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 7.8%)
Cole Miller
Head 84.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.2% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.5% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hirota L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Miller L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 306 / 823 | 37.2% | 40.9% | 476 / 1621 | 29.4% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 44 | 59.1% | 70.8% | 70 / 109 | 64.2% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 35 / 60 | 58.3% | 69.2% | 59 / 86 | 68.6% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 264 / 791 | 33.4% | 37.2% | 421 / 1530 | 27.5% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 53 / 79 | 67.1% | 68.2% | 103 / 186 | 55.4% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 50 / 57 | 87.7% | 80.7% | 81 / 100 | 81.0% | 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 Hirota L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Miller L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 297 / 707 | 42.0% | 39.2% | 574 / 1565 | 36.7% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 29 / 41 | 70.7% | 70.3% | 66 / 115 | 57.4% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 48 / 76 | 63.2% | 69.4% | 143 / 243 | 58.8% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 243 / 643 | 37.8% | 35.9% | 512 / 1568 | 32.7% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 66 / 103 | 64.1% | 67.9% | 130 / 188 | 69.1% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 65 / 78 | 83.3% | 81.5% | 141 / 167 | 84.4% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Miller has more cage time on record.