Igor Araujo vs. Danny Mitchell

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

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-2-0
UFC record
0-2-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
45
AgeΔ 5 yrs
40
6'1"
HeightΔ 1"
6'2"
77"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
132.8
Layoff (months)Δ 10.7 mo
143.5
LLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Danny Mitchell is a submission threat — 3.00 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Danny Mitchell rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.
Igor Araujo owns the mat — in control 31% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Igor Araujo

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 22
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 228

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.55 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 36 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Danny Mitchell

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 12
Tier 3 — regional circuit 197

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.49 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 30 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

801.52/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
762.53/min · norm 3.17
1502.86/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
762.53/min · norm 3.06
42.1%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
49.4%norm 44.9%
49.8%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
52.8%norm 55.25%
00.00/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.38

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

Igor Araujo

Distance 62.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 10.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 26.8% (norm 8.1%)

Danny Mitchell

Distance 79.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 11.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 9.1% (norm 8.1%)

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

Igor Araujo

Head 61.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 23.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 15.8% (norm 8.4%)

Danny Mitchell

Head 66.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 20.1% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Araujo L/AAccWelterweight med Mitchell L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 49 / 119 41.2% 38.6% 54 / 123 43.9% 38.6%
In the clinch 10 / 20 too few to rate 67.8% 15 / 17 too few to rate 67.8%
On the ground 21 / 51 41.2% 67.2% 7 / 14 too few to rate 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 37 / 116 31.9% 37.2% 36 / 102 35.3% 37.2%
To the body 23 / 44 52.3% 70.7% 18 / 21 too few to rate 70.7%
To the legs 20 / 30 66.7% 82.9% 22 / 31 71.0% 82.9%

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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Araujo L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Mitchell L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 46 / 153 30.1% 39.0% 37 / 99 37.4% 39.0%
In the clinch 31 / 46 67.4% 68.9% 19 / 23 too few to rate 68.9%
On the ground 73 / 100 73.0% 68.0% 20 / 39 51.3% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 113 / 254 44.5% 35.6% 45 / 122 36.9% 35.6%
To the body 23 / 27 85.2% 69.6% 22 / 27 81.5% 69.6%
To the legs 14 / 18 too few to rate 82.1% 9 / 12 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
315.8% acc · 0.86/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.27
222.2% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
5100.0% def · norm 63.9%
16:2531.3% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
6:3822.1% of cage time · norm 18.5%
18:525:23 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
12:376:18 per 15 · norm 3:15
20.57/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
63.00/15 · norm 0.45

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