Ross Pearson vs. Mizuto Hirota
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ross Pearson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 13 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.53 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ross Pearson
Distance 89.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 1.8% (norm 8.0%)
Mizuto Hirota
Distance 88.8% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ross Pearson
Head 73.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.3% (norm 7.9%)
Mizuto Hirota
Head 85.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Pearson L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Hirota L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 915 / 2470 | 37.0% | 37.9% | 306 / 823 | 37.2% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 172 / 245 | 70.2% | 67.3% | 26 / 44 | 59.1% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 27 / 51 | 52.9% | 69.1% | 35 / 60 | 58.3% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 588 / 2025 | 29.0% | 35.0% | 264 / 791 | 33.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 314 / 485 | 64.7% | 69.1% | 53 / 79 | 67.1% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 212 / 256 | 82.8% | 81.9% | 50 / 57 | 87.7% | 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 (Lightweight: 201 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 Pearson L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Hirota L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 977 / 2884 | 33.9% | 38.9% | 297 / 707 | 42.0% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 203 / 307 | 66.1% | 68.6% | 29 / 41 | 70.7% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 58 / 84 | 69.0% | 68.0% | 48 / 76 | 63.2% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 789 / 2642 | 29.9% | 35.1% | 243 / 643 | 37.8% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 245 / 365 | 67.1% | 68.1% | 66 / 103 | 64.1% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 204 / 268 | 76.1% | 81.5% | 65 / 78 | 83.3% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pearson has more cage time on record.