Takanori Gomi vs.
Eiji Mitsuoka
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.
Takanori Gomi
Full career not yet synced for Takanori Gomi — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.9 wins over .500
Eiji Mitsuoka
Full career not yet synced for Eiji Mitsuoka — 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
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)
Takanori Gomi
Distance 94.6% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 1.4% (norm 8.0%)
Eiji Mitsuoka
Distance 96.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 1.3% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Takanori Gomi
Head 77.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 7.9%)
Eiji Mitsuoka
Head 96.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 2.6% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 1.3% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Gomi L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Mitsuoka L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 324 / 892 | 36.3% | 37.9% | 36 / 73 | 49.3% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 38 | 84.2% | 67.3% | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 230 / 734 | 31.3% | 35.0% | 35 / 73 | 47.9% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 109 / 169 | 64.5% | 69.1% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 28 / 40 | 70.0% | 81.9% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 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 Gomi L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Mitsuoka L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 354 / 886 | 40.0% | 38.9% | 34 / 91 | 37.4% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 33 | 69.7% | 68.6% | 22 / 27 | 81.5% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 46 / 73 | 63.0% | 68.0% | 25 / 26 | 96.2% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 299 / 831 | 36.0% | 35.1% | 56 / 113 | 49.6% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 78 / 107 | 72.9% | 68.1% | 15 / 21 | too few to rate | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 46 / 54 | 85.2% | 81.5% | 10 / 10 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
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 — Gomi has more cage time on record.