TJ Brown vs. Kai Kamaka

UFC 3-5-0 vs. 1-2-1

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-5-0
UFC record
1-2-1
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
36
AgeΔ 5 yrs
31
5'9"
HeightΔ 2"
5'7"
72"
ReachΔ 3"
69"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
33.8
Layoff (months)Δ 26.4 mo
60.2
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
DLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
TJ Brown is a submission threat — 1.33 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
TJ Brown hunts takedowns — 3.11 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Kai Kamaka owns the mat — in control 27% of cage time, vs a 17% Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

TJ Brown

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 45
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 14
Tier 3 — regional circuit 163

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.52 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 33 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Kai Kamaka

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 105
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 73

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.86 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.8 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3423.37/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
2704.96/min · norm 3.54
3143.10/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
2885.29/min · norm 3.47
44.2%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
57.1%norm 45.0%
49.3%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
55.5%norm 54.85%
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
10.28/15 · norm 0.29

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

TJ Brown

Distance 88.8% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 6.5%)

Kai Kamaka

Distance 89.2% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 6.5%)

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

TJ Brown

Head 83.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 7.8%)

Kai Kamaka

Head 61.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 28.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Brown L/AAccFeatherweight med Kamaka L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 270 / 687 39.3% 40.9% 227 / 422 53.8% 40.9%
In the clinch 42 / 52 80.8% 70.8% 31 / 35 88.6% 70.8%
On the ground 30 / 35 85.7% 69.2% 12 / 16 too few to rate 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 246 / 643 38.3% 37.2% 116 / 292 39.7% 37.2%
To the body 69 / 95 72.6% 68.2% 113 / 133 85.0% 68.2%
To the legs 27 / 36 75.0% 80.7% 41 / 48 85.4% 80.7%

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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Brown L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Kamaka L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 246 / 535 46.0% 39.2% 208 / 548 38.0% 39.2%
In the clinch 19 / 21 too few to rate 70.3% 57 / 74 77.0% 70.3%
On the ground 49 / 63 77.8% 69.4% 23 / 25 92.0% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 200 / 480 41.7% 35.9% 176 / 483 36.4% 35.9%
To the body 45 / 62 72.6% 67.9% 73 / 113 64.6% 67.9%
To the legs 69 / 77 89.6% 81.5% 39 / 51 76.5% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2155.3% acc · 3.11/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
758.3% acc · 1.93/15 · norm 1.19
832.0% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
952.9% def · norm 61.5%
31:3431.1% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
14:5327.3% of cage time · norm 16.7%
30:284:30 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
4:371:16 per 15 · norm 3:12
91.33/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
10.28/15 · norm 0.46

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