Mitch Gagnon vs. Dustin Kimura

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

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-4-0
UFC record
2-3-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
41
AgeΔ 4 yrs
37
5'5"
HeightΔ 2"
5'7"
65"
ReachΔ 6"
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
87.2
Layoff (months)Δ 52.6 mo
139.8
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Dustin Kimura is a submission threat — 2.18 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Mitch Gagnon is a submission threat — 1.93 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Mitch Gagnon carries real power — 0.58 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.30 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Mitch Gagnon

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 44
Tier 3 — regional circuit 81

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.02 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Dustin Kimura

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 23
Tier 3 — regional circuit 90

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.14 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 14 documented bouts

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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2152.76/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
641.33/min · norm 3.52
1722.21/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
1843.82/min · norm 3.58
46.4%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
21.3%norm 43.4%
61.9%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
51.7%norm 56.6%
30.58/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.30

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

Mitch Gagnon

Distance 70.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 16.6% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 12.7% (norm 6.5%)

Dustin Kimura

Distance 92.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.3% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 4.3% (norm 6.5%)

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

Mitch Gagnon

Head 77.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 8.4%)

Dustin Kimura

Head 85.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Gagnon L/AAccBantamweight med Kimura L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 126 / 327 38.5% 39.0% 50 / 278 18.0% 39.0%
In the clinch 50 / 77 64.9% 68.7% 7 / 10 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 39 / 59 66.1% 70.2% 7 / 13 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 138 / 358 38.5% 34.9% 36 / 256 14.1% 34.9%
To the body 52 / 74 70.3% 66.8% 21 / 33 63.6% 66.8%
To the legs 25 / 31 80.6% 79.4% 7 / 12 too few to rate 79.4%

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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Gagnon L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Kimura L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 105 / 348 30.2% 39.3% 104 / 247 42.1% 39.3%
In the clinch 51 / 71 71.8% 70.4% 32 / 54 59.3% 70.4%
On the ground 16 / 33 48.5% 72.4% 48 / 80 60.0% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 86 / 327 26.3% 34.9% 125 / 304 41.1% 34.9%
To the body 48 / 74 64.9% 66.0% 42 / 57 73.7% 66.0%
To the legs 38 / 51 74.5% 79.1% 17 / 20 too few to rate 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
625.0% acc · 1.16/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
337.5% acc · 0.93/15 · norm 1.12
2365.7% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
550.0% def · norm 66.7%
17:0021.8% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
3:307.3% of cage time · norm 17.4%
32:006:09 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
16:595:17 per 15 · norm 2:24
101.93/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
72.18/15 · norm 0.28

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