Dokonjonosuke Mishima vs. Joe Stevenson

UFC 0-2-0 vs. 8-8-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-2-0
UFC record
8-8-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
54
AgeΔ 10 yrs
44
5'7"
HeightΔ 0"
5'7"
Reach
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
232.1
Layoff (months)Δ 50.7 mo
181.4
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Joe Stevenson is a submission threat — 2.19 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Dokonjonosuke Mishima is a submission threat — 1.87 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Joe Stevenson hunts takedowns — 2.83 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Dokonjonosuke Mishima

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 02
Tier 3 — regional circuit 215

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.5 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 30 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Joe Stevenson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 88
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 01
Tier 3 — regional circuit 247

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 48 documented bouts

In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

70.44/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
3071.87/min · norm 3.42
392.43/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
4322.63/min · norm 3.37
17.1%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
42.0%norm 43.5%
46.6%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
60.4%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.09/15 · norm 0.25

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Dokonjonosuke Mishima

Distance 68.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 12.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 19.5% (norm 8.0%)

Joe Stevenson

Distance 65.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 26.7% (norm 8.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Dokonjonosuke Mishima

Head 82.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.9% (norm 7.9%)

Joe Stevenson

Head 84.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Mishima L/AAccLightweight med Stevenson L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 3 / 28 10.7% 37.9% 142 / 482 29.5% 37.9%
In the clinch 2 / 5 too few to rate 67.3% 35 / 54 64.8% 67.3%
On the ground 2 / 8 too few to rate 69.1% 130 / 195 66.7% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 4 / 34 11.8% 35.0% 225 / 619 36.3% 35.0%
To the body 2 / 5 too few to rate 69.1% 44 / 67 65.7% 69.1%
To the legs 1 / 2 too few to rate 81.9% 38 / 45 84.4% 81.9%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Mishima L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Stevenson L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 15 / 30 50.0% 38.9% 304 / 865 35.1% 38.9%
In the clinch 5 / 6 too few to rate 68.6% 26 / 55 47.3% 68.6%
On the ground 19 / 37 51.4% 68.0% 102 / 170 60.0% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 25 / 57 43.9% 35.1% 348 / 981 35.5% 35.1%
To the body 3 / 4 too few to rate 68.1% 63 / 83 75.9% 68.1%
To the legs 11 / 12 too few to rate 81.5% 21 / 26 80.8% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
218.2% acc · 1.87/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
3146.3% acc · 2.83/15 · norm 1.38
00.0% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
1641.0% def · norm 64.0%
3:2020.7% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
52:2231.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
7:156:46 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
46:334:14 per 15 · norm 2:46
21.87/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
242.19/15 · norm 0.49

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Stevenson has more cage time on record.