Kazuki Tokudome vs. Johnny Case

UFC 1-3-0 vs. 4-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-3-0
UFC record
4-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
39
AgeΔ 2 yrs
37
5'11"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
73"
ReachΔ 1"
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
142.6
Layoff (months)Δ 33.2 mo
109.4
LLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Kazuki Tokudome owns the mat — in control 41% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.
Johnny Case carries real power — 0.38 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Kazuki Tokudome hunts takedowns — 2.00 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Kazuki Tokudome

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 37
Tier 3 — regional circuit 175

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.35 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 33 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Johnny Case

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 96
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 194

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.95 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 25 finish wins over 41 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1192.26/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
3133.95/min · norm 3.42
1913.63/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
2112.66/min · norm 3.37
41.2%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
38.8%norm 43.5%
53.1%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
61.4%norm 56.3%
10.29/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
20.38/15 · norm 0.25

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

Kazuki Tokudome

Distance 74.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 14.2% (norm 8.0%)

Johnny Case

Distance 85.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 8.0%)

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

Kazuki Tokudome

Head 85.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 5.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 7.9%)

Johnny Case

Head 76.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.4% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Tokudome L/AAccLightweight med Case L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 76 / 214 35.5% 37.9% 233 / 686 34.0% 37.9%
In the clinch 20 / 34 58.8% 67.3% 19 / 32 59.4% 67.3%
On the ground 23 / 41 56.1% 69.1% 61 / 88 69.3% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 84 / 247 34.0% 35.0% 187 / 618 30.3% 35.0%
To the body 14 / 17 too few to rate 69.1% 69 / 112 61.6% 69.1%
To the legs 21 / 25 84.0% 81.9% 57 / 76 75.0% 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 Tokudome L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Case L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 112 / 288 38.9% 38.9% 191 / 514 37.2% 38.9%
In the clinch 52 / 79 65.8% 68.6% 12 / 22 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 27 / 40 67.5% 68.0% 8 / 11 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 145 / 340 42.6% 35.1% 131 / 437 30.0% 35.1%
To the body 26 / 38 68.4% 68.1% 24 / 46 52.2% 68.1%
To the legs 20 / 29 69.0% 81.5% 56 / 64 87.5% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
738.9% acc · 2.00/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
945.0% acc · 1.70/15 · norm 1.38
1578.9% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
1672.7% def · norm 64.0%
21:4441.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
19:1724.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
10:443:03 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
11:172:08 per 15 · norm 2:46
00.00/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
10.19/15 · norm 0.49

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