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Mizuto Hirota lands 3.4 and absorbs 3.5 significant strikes per minute. Output and absorption are close.

Mizuto Hirota's takedown attempts are present but not a primary factor.

Mizuto Hirota wins 57% of rounds across 21 scored. Round splits are close.

Mizuto Hirota has 0 KO/TKO losses in 5 total UFC losses. Absorbs 0.43 knockdowns per fight. Durability score of 88 out of 99, average for the division.

Mizuto Hirota's last fight was over 91 months ago.

Mizuto Hirota is 45 years old.

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Fighter Profile›Lightweight
“Pugnus”

Mizuto Hirota

18-10-27 UFC
Balanced
Form
· 3L
Inactive
Goes Long
Moderate Wear
5'7"ht·67"reach·Orthodoxstance·45age
Last fightLChristos Giagos·U-DEC·R3·7yr ago
Fighter Context
1–5–1UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
1Dec
·
15.0min/fight
·
105UFC min
vs. Winning-Record Opps
1–2(3 fights)
·
0%finish rate
·
-0.3str diff/min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
-0.14
Neutral

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.272
Average

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
88
Durable

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
57%
Average

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Mizuto Hirota — 3.36 significant strikes per minute, 40% striking accuracy, absorbs 3.50 strikes per minute.

Hirota
Distance Striker
Head Hunter
Lightweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min3.36
Str. Accuracy40%
367UFC landed/927attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−0.7 vs avg3.50
Str. Defense54%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fight0.43
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
73%
Body
14%
Leg
13%
By Position
Distance83%
/
Clinch8%
/
Ground9%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 17 rounds
Round 27 rounds
Round 37 rounds
Avg. Landed151919
Avg. Absorbed201915
Avg. Net-50+4
Grappling

Mizuto Hirota — 1.4 takedowns per 15 minutes, 50% takedown accuracy, 0.1 submission attempts per 15 minutes, 58% takedown defense.

Hirota
Control Wrestler
·154s ctrlActive Control
Lightweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.36
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.86
TD Accuracy50%
9UFC landed/20attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10
0UFC wins/1attempted
Defense
Solid TD Def
TD Defense58%
21UFC defended/37opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Escaped Once
Finishing

Mizuto Hirota — 1 UFC win (1 decision).

Finish Rate
0%
Decision Fighter
div avg 52%
How They Lose
5UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 1
Submission0 / 1
Decision1 / 1
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 5
Submission0 / 5
Decision5 / 5
Loss Pattern
Outscored
5 of 5 losses by decision
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
13%
1 of 8 rounds won following a lost round
Decision Margin
—
W1 dec
1.8pts
L5 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
5UD
·
2SD
·
0MD
·
29%split rate
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
Layoff
Div. change
sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 50 vs 56 first half
0+29+59+88+117avg↵↗D20132015201620172018

7 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
0.21.73.1R1R2R3
R1n=7
R2n=7
R3n=7
Outputsig strikes / min
2.9
3.7
3.8
Absorbedsig strikes / min
4.0
3.7
3.0
Diff
-1.1
+0.0
+0.8

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 7 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
▼TD Acc-100%L3
-19%46%111%LLDWLLL

Last 7 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp
Hirota — 7 UFC Fights

Mizuto Hirota — UFC fight record: 1 win, 5 losses, 1 draw.

Result
Method
7 fights
L
Christos Giagos
LW
U-DEC R3Dec '18
-12
·19 SS (35%)·31 abs·5 td taken·65s ctrl·1 sub att
L
Ross PearsonVeteran
LW
U-DEC R3Feb '18
+19
·77 SS (36%)·58 abs·0/1 td·6s ctrl
L
Alexander Volkanovski
FW
U-DEC R3Jun '17
-41
·46 SS (31%)·87 abs·0/5 td·4 td taken·23s ctrl·1 kd taken
W
Cole MillerVeteran
FW
U-DEC R3Dec '16
+36
·57 SS (50%)·21 abs·6/7 td·589s ctrl
↵ 15mo layoff
D
Teruto Ishihara
FW
S-DEC R3Sep '15
-26
·62 SS (34%)·88 abs·2/5 td·206s ctrl·2 kd taken
↵ 27mo layoff
L
Rodrigo Damm
FW
S-DEC R3Jun '13
+26
·102 SS (51%)·76 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken
L
Rani Yahya
FW
U-DEC R3Mar '13
-9
·4 SS (29%)·13 abs·1/1 td·5 td taken·190s ctrl
Hirota — Prior Tracked Fights (2)
LPat HealyStrikeforceU-DECR3—
LShinya AokiDynamite!!SUBR1—
All Fighters
Lightweight
“Pugnus”

Mizuto Hirota

18-10-27 UFC
Form
3L
5'7"ht·67"reach·Orthodoxstance·45age
Last fightLChristos Giagos·U-DEC·7yr ago
Fighter Context
1–5–1UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
1Dec
·
15.0min/fight
·
105UFC min
vs. Winning Record1–2
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-0.14

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.272

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
88

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
57%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking
Hirota
Lightweight avg
Distance StrikerHead Hunter
Sig. Strikes / Min3.36
Str. Accuracy40%
367UFC landed/927attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−0.7 vs avg3.50
Str. Defense54%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / Fight0.43
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
73%
Body
14%
Leg
13%
By Position
Dist83%
Clinch8%
Ground9%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=7
R2
n=7
R3
n=7
Landed151919
Absorbed201915
Net-50+4
Grappling
Hirota
Lightweight avg
Control Wrestler
154s ctrlActive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.36
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.86
TD Accuracy50%
9UFC landed/20attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10
0UFC wins/1attempted
Defense
Solid TD Def
TD Defense58%
21UFC defended/37opp. attempts
Sub Defense0 loss / 1 attempt
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
Decision Fighter
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
1Dec
Loss Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
5Dec
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
13%1 of 8 rounds
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—more needed
W1 dec
1.8pts
L5 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
5UD
·
2SD
·
0MD
·
29%split rate
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
0.21.73.1R1R2R3
R1n=7
R2n=7
R3n=7
Outputsig strikes / min
2.9
3.7
3.8
Absorbedsig strikes / min
4.0
3.7
3.0
Diff
-1.1
+0.0
+0.8

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Hirota — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Christos GiagosLW
U-DEC·R3·Dec '18
19 SS (35%)·31 abs·5 td taken·65s ctrl·1 sub
L
Ross PearsonVeteranLW
U-DEC·R3·Feb '18
77 SS (36%)·58 abs·0/1 td·6s ctrl
L
Alexander VolkanovskiFW
U-DEC·R3·Jun '17
46 SS (31%)·87 abs·0/5 td·4 td taken·23s ctrl·1 kd taken
W
Cole MillerVeteranFW
U-DEC·R3·Dec '16
57 SS (50%)·21 abs·6/7 td·589s ctrl
D
Teruto IshiharaFW
S-DEC·R3·Sep '15
62 SS (34%)·88 abs·2/5 td·206s ctrl·2 kd taken
L
Rodrigo DammFW
S-DEC·R3·Jun '13
102 SS (51%)·76 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken
L
Rani YahyaFW
U-DEC·R3·Mar '13
4 SS (29%)·13 abs·1/1 td·5 td taken·190s ctrl
Hirota — Prior Tracked Fights (2)
LPat HealyStrikeforceU-DECR3
LShinya AokiDynamite!!SUBR1
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