Bantamweight

Takeya Mizugaki

Last fought: Dec 2016

RECORD

Pro

21-11-2

UFC

8-6-0

Age

Height

5'7"

Weight

135 lbs

Reach

69"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:32
Fight Completion Rate	76.9%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.31
% Fights Inside the Distance	35.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	31-20 (60.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	16-14 (53.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	15-6 (71.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	51.8%
% Time in Control	26.6%
% Time Controlled	21.6%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	55.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.03
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.23
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.80
Distance Strike Accuracy	35.3%
Distance Strike Defense	65.3%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.64
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.69
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.91
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.40
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.35
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.84

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Bantamweight field

Takeya Mizugaki League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Takeya Mizugaki
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	40.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.2
Strike Differential	0.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	70.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.5
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	3:59
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	12.5%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	87.5%
Avg Fight Time	11:32
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	39.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.9
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	73.7%
Control Time/Fight	0:42

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Eddie Wineland

UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson • Dec 2016Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:04

Takeya Mizugaki13/4032%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Eddie Wineland9/3228%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Takeya Mizugaki	13/40	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Eddie Wineland	9/32	28%	0/0	0:06	2

LOSS

vs. Cody Garbrandt

UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 • Aug 2016Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:48

Takeya Mizugaki4/944%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Cody Garbrandt12/2744%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Takeya Mizugaki	4/9	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cody Garbrandt	12/27	44%	0/0	0:07	1

WIN

vs. George Roop

UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson • Sep 2015Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Takeya Mizugaki70/16044%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:00

George Roop47/11242%TD 0/2Ctrl 5:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Takeya Mizugaki	28/57	49%	0/0	1:36	—
	George Roop	18/48	38%	0/0	1:34	—

R2	Takeya Mizugaki	24/57	42%	0/0	0:34	—
	George Roop	18/39	46%	0/0	1:43	—

R3	Takeya Mizugaki	18/46	39%	0/1	0:50	—
	George Roop	11/25	44%	0/2	2:36	—

LOSS

vs. Aljamain Sterling

UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold • Apr 2015Bantamweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 3, 2:11

Takeya Mizugaki13/4231%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:31

Aljamain Sterling32/5459%TD 3/15Ctrl 7:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Takeya Mizugaki	7/21	33%	0/1	0:14	—
	Aljamain Sterling	23/30	77%	0/6	3:09	—

R2	Takeya Mizugaki	3/14	21%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aljamain Sterling	7/17	41%	2/7	3:14	—

R3	Takeya Mizugaki	3/7	43%	0/0	0:17	—
	Aljamain Sterling	2/7	29%	1/2	1:12	—

LOSS

vs. Dominick Cruz

UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso • Sep 2014Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:01

Takeya Mizugaki2/1020%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Dominick Cruz26/3574%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Takeya Mizugaki	2/10	20%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dominick Cruz	26/35	74%	2/2	0:23	—

WIN

vs. Francisco Rivera

UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw • May 2014Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Takeya Mizugaki35/13526%TD 0/3Ctrl 8:08KD 1

Francisco Rivera41/10439%TD 3/4Ctrl 0:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Takeya Mizugaki	16/48	33%	0/1	2:19	1
	Francisco Rivera	14/25	56%	3/4	0:39	—

R2	Takeya Mizugaki	5/24	21%	0/2	3:14	—
	Francisco Rivera	8/26	31%	0/0	0:02	—

R3	Takeya Mizugaki	14/63	22%	0/0	2:35	—
	Francisco Rivera	19/53	36%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Nam Phan

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot • Dec 2013Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Takeya Mizugaki152/40238%TD 3/8Ctrl 2:05

Nam Phan100/28735%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Takeya Mizugaki	49/129	38%	2/2	1:14	—
	Nam Phan	23/77	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Takeya Mizugaki	56/127	44%	1/3	0:47	—
	Nam Phan	24/76	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Takeya Mizugaki	47/146	32%	0/3	0:04	—
	Nam Phan	53/134	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Erik Perez

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 • Aug 2013Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Takeya Mizugaki39/10637%TD 2/5Ctrl 2:41

Erik Perez37/11333%TD 5/11Ctrl 4:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Takeya Mizugaki	11/33	33%	1/2	0:45	—
	Erik Perez	16/35	46%	3/5	2:07	—

R2	Takeya Mizugaki	18/45	40%	0/1	0:00	—
	Erik Perez	11/51	22%	0/4	1:05	—

R3	Takeya Mizugaki	10/28	36%	1/2	1:56	—
	Erik Perez	10/27	37%	2/2	1:25	—

WIN

vs. Bryan Caraway

UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann • Mar 2013Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Takeya Mizugaki67/11757%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:12

Bryan Caraway37/8942%TD 2/12Ctrl 5:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Takeya Mizugaki	25/40	62%	0/1	0:12	—
	Bryan Caraway	13/32	41%	1/5	1:30	—

R2	Takeya Mizugaki	13/23	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Bryan Caraway	7/23	30%	1/3	2:54	—

R3	Takeya Mizugaki	29/54	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Bryan Caraway	17/34	50%	0/4	1:22	—

WIN

vs. Jeff Hougland

UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le • Nov 2012Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Takeya Mizugaki63/11256%TD 4/4Ctrl 11:05

Jeff Hougland14/2556%TD 1/7Ctrl 0:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Takeya Mizugaki	27/46	59%	1/1	3:35	—
	Jeff Hougland	9/11	82%	0/2	0:14	—

R2	Takeya Mizugaki	22/37	59%	1/1	3:37	—
	Jeff Hougland	5/8	62%	0/3	0:19	—

R3	Takeya Mizugaki	14/29	48%	2/2	3:53	—
	Jeff Hougland	0/6	0%	1/2	0:03	—

LOSS

vs. Chris Cariaso

UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson • Feb 2012Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Takeya Mizugaki28/8832%TD 2/4Ctrl 8:03

Chris Cariaso37/7748%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Takeya Mizugaki	9/34	26%	1/2	2:43	—
	Chris Cariaso	8/29	28%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Takeya Mizugaki	8/30	27%	1/2	2:19	—
	Chris Cariaso	15/29	52%	0/0	0:24	—

R3	Takeya Mizugaki	11/24	46%	0/0	3:01	—
	Chris Cariaso	14/19	74%	0/1	0:55	—

WIN

vs. Cole Escovedo

UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage • Sep 2011Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:30

Takeya Mizugaki70/12954%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:34KD 2

Cole Escovedo29/5157%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Takeya Mizugaki	27/49	55%	1/1	1:51	—
	Cole Escovedo	20/27	74%	0/0	0:40	—

R2	Takeya Mizugaki	43/80	54%	0/0	0:43	2
	Cole Escovedo	9/24	38%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Brian Bowles

UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber • Jul 2011Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Takeya Mizugaki14/8916%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:23

Brian Bowles29/8634%TD 1/1Ctrl 6:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Takeya Mizugaki	5/29	17%	0/0	0:10	—
	Brian Bowles	14/36	39%	0/0	0:47	—

R2	Takeya Mizugaki	5/33	15%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brian Bowles	8/32	25%	0/0	2:08	—

R3	Takeya Mizugaki	4/27	15%	0/0	0:13	—
	Brian Bowles	7/18	39%	1/1	3:13	—

WIN

vs. Reuben Duran

UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann • Mar 2011Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Takeya Mizugaki43/9247%TD 4/4Ctrl 4:15

Reuben Duran67/14347%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Takeya Mizugaki	18/41	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Reuben Duran	35/75	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Takeya Mizugaki	15/32	47%	2/2	1:42	—
	Reuben Duran	13/35	37%	0/1	0:31	—

R3	Takeya Mizugaki	10/19	53%	2/2	2:33	—
	Reuben Duran	19/33	58%	0/1	0:29	—

Prior to UFC

WEC (5 fights)

LOSS

vs. Urijah Faber

WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki • Nov 2010

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 4:50

Takeya Mizugaki7/2924%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:54

Urijah Faber11/2348%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Takeya Mizugaki	7/29	24%	0/0	0:54	—
	Urijah Faber	11/23	48%	0/1	2:21	—

WIN

vs. Rani Yahya

WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber • Apr 2010

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Takeya Mizugaki40/8746%TD 2/2Ctrl 4:19

Rani Yahya17/5034%TD 6/14Ctrl 5:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Takeya Mizugaki	17/35	49%	2/2	1:09	—
	Rani Yahya	8/21	38%	3/6	2:17	—

R2	Takeya Mizugaki	13/38	34%	0/0	1:35	—
	Rani Yahya	8/25	32%	0/4	0:18	—

R3	Takeya Mizugaki	10/14	71%	0/0	1:35	—
	Rani Yahya	1/4	25%	3/4	2:46	—

LOSS

vs. Scott Jorgensen

WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff • Dec 2009

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Takeya Mizugaki50/14435%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:28

Scott Jorgensen59/12149%TD 3/7Ctrl 7:45KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Takeya Mizugaki	19/36	53%	0/0	0:07	—
	Scott Jorgensen	27/45	60%	1/1	3:35	2

R2	Takeya Mizugaki	15/48	31%	0/1	0:11	—
	Scott Jorgensen	21/39	54%	1/4	3:18	—

R3	Takeya Mizugaki	16/60	27%	2/2	2:10	—
	Scott Jorgensen	11/37	30%	1/2	0:52	—

WIN

vs. Jeff Curran

WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles • Aug 2009

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Takeya Mizugaki18/5732%TD 3/3Ctrl 10:13

Jeff Curran24/4159%TD 0/6Ctrl 2:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Takeya Mizugaki	7/14	50%	1/1	2:27	—
	Jeff Curran	5/6	83%	0/4	1:45	—

R2	Takeya Mizugaki	7/28	25%	1/1	3:33	—
	Jeff Curran	11/20	55%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Takeya Mizugaki	4/15	27%	1/1	4:13	—
	Jeff Curran	8/15	53%	0/1	0:23	—

LOSS

vs. Miguel Torres

WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki • Apr 2009

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Takeya Mizugaki69/29523%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:47

Miguel Torres144/36440%TD 0/3Ctrl 4:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Takeya Mizugaki	13/79	16%	0/0	0:09	—
	Miguel Torres	20/58	34%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Takeya Mizugaki	23/68	34%	0/0	0:10	—
	Miguel Torres	33/85	39%	0/0	1:01	—

R3	Takeya Mizugaki	17/63	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Miguel Torres	24/78	31%	0/0	0:25	—

R4	Takeya Mizugaki	9/32	28%	0/0	0:19	—
	Miguel Torres	37/67	55%	0/2	1:39	—

R5	Takeya Mizugaki	7/53	13%	0/0	0:09	—
	Miguel Torres	30/76	39%	0/0	1:39	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com