Reuben Duran 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.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
Reuben Duran
Full career not yet synced for Reuben Duran — 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
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
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Reuben Duran
Distance 73.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 17.7% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 9.0% (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)
Reuben Duran
Head 74.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.3% (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 | Duran L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Mizugaki L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 84 / 220 | 38.2% | 39.0% | 421 / 1193 | 35.3% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 44 / 53 | 83.0% | 68.7% | 99 / 179 | 55.3% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 19 / 27 | 70.4% | 70.2% | 93 / 159 | 58.5% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 76 / 223 | 34.1% | 34.9% | 443 / 1306 | 33.9% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 46 / 52 | 88.5% | 66.8% | 121 / 154 | 78.6% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 25 / 25 | 100.0% | 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 Duran L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Mizugaki L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 66 / 175 | 37.7% | 39.3% | 354 / 1020 | 34.7% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 35 | 77.1% | 70.4% | 128 / 167 | 76.6% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 27 / 34 | 79.4% | 72.4% | 35 / 48 | 72.9% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 63 / 167 | 37.7% | 34.9% | 324 / 998 | 32.5% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 30 / 37 | 81.1% | 66.0% | 149 / 187 | 79.7% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 27 / 40 | 67.5% | 79.1% | 44 / 50 | 88.0% | 79.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Mizugaki has more cage time on record.