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“Pugnus”

Mizuto Hirota

18-10-27 UFC
Balanced
Form
· 3L
Inactive
Goes Long
Moderate Wear
5'7"ht·67"reach·Orthodoxstance·44age
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
0.220
Average

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

Durability
65
Average

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
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
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
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
Result
Method
7 fights
L
Christos Giagos
U-DEC R3Dec '18
-12
·
19 SS (35%)·31 abs·5 td taken·65s ctrl·1 sub att
L
Ross PearsonVeteran
U-DEC R3Feb '18
+19
·
77 SS (36%)·58 abs·0/1 td·6s ctrl
L
Alexander Volkanovski
U-DEC R3Jun '17
-41
·
46 SS (31%)·87 abs·0/5 td·4 td taken·23s ctrl·1 kd taken
W
Cole MillerVeteran
U-DEC R3Dec '16
+36
·
57 SS (50%)·21 abs·6/7 td·589s ctrl
↵ 15mo layoff
D
Teruto Ishihara
S-DEC R3Sep '15
-26
·
62 SS (34%)·88 abs·2/5 td·206s ctrl·2 kd taken
↵ 27mo layoff
L
Rodrigo Damm
S-DEC R3Jun '13
+26
·
102 SS (51%)·76 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken
L
Rani Yahya
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·44age
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
0.220

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

Durability
65

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 Giagos
U-DEC·R3·Dec '18
19 SS (35%)·31 abs·5 td taken·65s ctrl·1 sub
L
Ross PearsonVeteran
U-DEC·R3·Feb '18
77 SS (36%)·58 abs·0/1 td·6s ctrl
L
Alexander Volkanovski
U-DEC·R3·Jun '17
46 SS (31%)·87 abs·0/5 td·4 td taken·23s ctrl·1 kd taken
W
Cole MillerVeteran
U-DEC·R3·Dec '16
57 SS (50%)·21 abs·6/7 td·589s ctrl
D
Teruto Ishihara
S-DEC·R3·Sep '15
62 SS (34%)·88 abs·2/5 td·206s ctrl·2 kd taken
L
Rodrigo Damm
S-DEC·R3·Jun '13
102 SS (51%)·76 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken
L
Rani Yahya
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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