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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Takeya Mizugaki won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1359
Takeya Mizugaki
Elo1351

Takeya MizugakivsCole EscovedoUFC Prediction Result

UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage · Saturday, September 24, 2011Denver, Colorado, USA

Official fight result

Takeya Mizugaki won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 4:30

Model Prediction: Takeya Mizugaki wins(60.5%)

Actual result: Takeya Mizugaki wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Takeya Mizugaki at -220 American odds

+$45 profit

$145 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Takeya Mizugaki has 57pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Takeya Mizugaki
Red Corner
VS
Cole Escovedo
Blue Corner
-220
(69%)
Vegas Odds
+200
(33%)
1359
Elo
1351
42
Age
44
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'7"
Height
5'7"
175.26 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Takeya MizugakiL2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Dominick Cruz · Sep 14
L
SUBvs Aljamain Sterling · Apr 15
W
vs George Roop · Sep 15
L
KOvs Cody Garbrandt · Aug 16
L
KOvs Eddie Wineland · Dec 16
latest
Cole EscovedoL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Renan Barao · May 11
L
vs Alex Caceres · Nov 11
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Takeya MizugakiMetricCole Escovedo
3.37
Strikes / min
1.77
3.27
Strikes absorbed / min
4.32
57%
Strike defense
49%
1.46
TDs / 15 min
0.43
70%
Takedown defense
13%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.10Δ 2.65 — meaningful gap-2.55

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1484Strikes28.5 vs 29.0Takedowns2.0 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form-0.2 vs -1.0
Takeya MizugakiCole Escovedo

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
Takeya Mizugaki(10 fights)Cole Escovedo(3 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +7.6|Blue -7.6
Recent Form
Red +0.8|Blue -0.8
Striker Score
Red +1.5|Blue -1.5
Grappler Score
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Layoff
Red -35.0|Blue +35.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Takeya MizugakiTargetCole Escovedo

By target zone

50
48% acc · 71%
Head
10
34% acc · 34%
13
72% acc · 19%
Body
16
84% acc · 55%
7
100% acc · 10%
Leg
3
100% acc · 10%

By position

46
53% acc · 66%
Distance
15
48% acc · 52%
21
60% acc · 30%
Clinch
14
70% acc · 48%
3
38% acc · 4%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

2
Takeya Mizugaki rounds
0
even
0
Cole Escovedo rounds
Round 1Takeya Mizugaki edged it
Sig. strikes27
Takedowns1
Control1:51
20Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:40Control
Round 2Takeya Mizugaki edged it
Sig. strikes43
Takedowns0
Control0:43
Knockdowns2
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

2
KD
0
70 / 129
Sig Strikes
29 / 51
54%
Sig Str %
55.5%
85 / 146
Total Strikes
33 / 56
1 / 1
TDs
0 / 0
100%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
2:34
Ctrl Time
0:40

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Cole Escovedo20 / 2723 / 300 / 00
1Takeya Mizugaki27 / 4935 / 581 / 10
2Cole Escovedo9 / 2410 / 260 / 00
2Takeya Mizugaki43 / 8050 / 880 / 00

Takeya Mizugaki

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights14

Cole Escovedo

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights3