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Takeya Mizugaki
Takeya Mizugaki
20-8-2 · JPN
April 18, 2015 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Aljamain Sterling def. Takeya Mizugaki by SUB (Arm Triangle), R3 2:11
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sterling23/300/603:09
Mizugaki7/210/100:14
R2
Sterling7/172/703:14
Mizugaki3/140/000:00
R3 · 2:11
Sterling2/71/201:12
Mizugaki3/70/000:17
Total
Sterling32/543/1507:35
Mizugaki13/420/100:31

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
SterlingWin probabilityMizugaki
93.2%6.8%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
18%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 11.1 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Sterling, blue toward Mizugaki. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Sterling93%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%29%
Submission17%19%
Decision49%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes57 (3274)act 32
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.4)act 3
Mizugaki7%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO2%25%
Submission0%7%
Decision5%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 13
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~87 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R27%
R316%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Sterling
76.3%-337
Mizugaki
+33722.6%
Most takedownstie 35.0%
Sterling
55.2%-561
Mizugaki
+5619.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sterling
Expected: 56.8
57
Over 57
41.7%
+137
Exactly 57
1.2%
push
Under 57
57.1%
-137
072143
Mizugaki
Expected: 30.1
30
Over 30
41.6%
+135
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
56.3%
-135
03876
Takedowns — over/under
Sterling
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
40.1%
-103
Exactly 1
20.9%
push
Under 1
39.0%
+103
035
Mizugaki
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.1%
Exactly 0
80.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 11.1 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Sterling93.2%74.9%+18.3-345
Mizugaki6.8%25.1%−18.3+285

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
83.7Striking66.1
Sterling +17.6
72.0Grappling52.9
Sterling +19.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SterlingMizugaki
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1559
Pound-for-pound
1579
1558
Divisional
1580
1491
Striking offense
1492
1511
Striking defense
1507
1555
Grappling offense
1489
1552
Grappling defense
1509
Physical
25 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'7"
71"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.75
Strikes landed / min
3.93
58%
Strike accuracy
40%
1.14
Strikes absorbed / min
3.19
67%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.64
Takedowns / 15 min
1.84
78%
Takedown accuracy
53%
33%
Takedown defense
65%
1.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
70%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
50%
Finish rate
14%
Recent opp. quality
276
Days since last fight
203
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Aljamain Sterling
  • WHugo VianaKO/TKO R3
    Close -2509mo before
  • WCody GibsonU-DEC R3
    Close -3401y 2mo before
Takeya Mizugaki
  • LDominick CruzKO/TKO R1
    Close +4757mo before
  • WFrancisco RiveraU-DEC R3
    Close -14511mo before
  • WNam PhanU-DEC R3
    Close -3251y 4mo before
  • WErik PerezS-DEC R3
    Close +1601y 8mo before
  • WBryan CarawayS-DEC R3
    Close -2152y 2mo before
Sterling — win / loss by method
Record: 10-0-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (50%)Submission() 0
3 (38%)Decision() 0
Mizugaki — win / loss by method
Record: 20-8-2

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
5 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
5% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
14 wins, 5 losses
W
70% of wins
L
63% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (86%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
13win5loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (31%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
1 (8%)Submission(20%) 1
8 (62%)Decision(60%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Sterling
Mizugaki
2
UFC fights
10
28.8 min · 14.4 avg
Octagon time
130.5 min · 13.1 avg
15y 3m
Career length
21y 6m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Sterling
Mizugaki
19W–4L · 82.6%
Overall
132W–41L · 76.3%
19W–4L · 82.6%
Wins
92W–36L · 71.9%
0W–0L
Losses
40W–5L · 88.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sterling
Mizugaki
34W–17L · 66.7%
Overall
181W–60L · 75.1%
34W–17L · 66.7%
Wins
95W–44L · 68.3%
0W–0L
Losses
86W–16L · 84.3%
Distance striking
Sterling
Mizugaki
3.28
Landed / min
5.80
29.6%
Accuracy
35.2%
75.4%
Defense
65.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.34
22.2%
Time at distance
46.9%
Grappling & control
Sterling
Mizugaki
3.64
Takedowns / 15 min
1.84
77.8%
Takedown accuracy
53.3%
33.3%
Takedown defense
65.0%
1.56
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.11
83.9%
Control share
65.0%
Strike target map
Sterling
  • Head57%(62)div 63%
  • Body31%(33)div 21%
  • Legs12%(13)div 16%
Mizugaki
  • Head74%(379)div 63%
  • Body18%(92)div 21%
  • Legs8%(42)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Aljamain Sterling
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Takeya Mizugaki
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.