Takeya Mizugaki vs. Bryan Caraway

UFC 8-6-0 vs. 6-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-6-0
UFC record
6-4-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
42
AgeΔ 0 yrs
42
5'7"
HeightΔ 1"
5'8"
69"
ReachΔ 1"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
115.6
Layoff (months)Δ 23.4 mo
92.2
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Bryan Caraway is a submission threat — 0.75 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Bryan Caraway hunts takedowns — 2.38 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Takeya Mizugaki owns the mat — in control 27% of cage time, vs a 17% Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Takeya Mizugaki

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 87
Tier 3 — regional circuit 157

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.41 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 39 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Bryan Caraway

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 64
Tier 3 — regional circuit 165

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.84 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 31 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

6133.79/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
3092.59/min · norm 3.52
5173.20/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
4613.86/min · norm 3.58
40.0%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
34.5%norm 43.4%
58.1%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
54.4%norm 56.6%
30.28/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.30

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

Takeya Mizugaki

Distance 77.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 11.7% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 10.4% (norm 6.5%)

Bryan Caraway

Distance 90.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.2% (norm 6.5%)

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

Takeya Mizugaki

Head 85.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.6% (norm 8.4%)

Bryan Caraway

Head 90.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 5.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.1% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Mizugaki L/AAccBantamweight med Caraway L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 421 / 1193 35.3% 39.0% 269 / 808 33.3% 39.0%
In the clinch 99 / 179 55.3% 68.7% 33 / 76 43.4% 68.7%
On the ground 93 / 159 58.5% 70.2% 7 / 11 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 443 / 1306 33.9% 34.9% 248 / 806 30.8% 34.9%
To the body 121 / 154 78.6% 66.8% 32 / 52 61.5% 66.8%
To the legs 49 / 71 69.0% 79.4% 29 / 37 78.4% 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 Mizugaki L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Caraway L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 354 / 1020 34.7% 39.3% 358 / 846 42.3% 39.3%
In the clinch 128 / 167 76.6% 70.4% 86 / 139 61.9% 70.4%
On the ground 35 / 48 72.9% 72.4% 17 / 26 65.4% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 324 / 998 32.5% 34.9% 289 / 803 36.0% 34.9%
To the body 149 / 187 79.7% 66.0% 100 / 128 78.1% 66.0%
To the legs 44 / 50 88.0% 79.1% 72 / 80 90.0% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1650.0% acc · 1.49/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
1921.3% acc · 2.38/15 · norm 1.12
4070.2% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1676.2% def · norm 66.7%
42:5726.6% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
37:1031.1% of cage time · norm 17.4%
34:543:14 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
10:581:22 per 15 · norm 2:24
10.09/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
60.75/15 · norm 0.28

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