TAKEYA MIZUGAKI

ATTRIBUTES

OFFENSIVE SKILLS

DEFENSIVE SKILLS

ULTIMATE TECHNIQUES

DUCKING LEFT/RIGHT HOOK

Level 2—Both Standing, Striking Range

Mizugaki can rock his rivals on the feet with these big ducking hooks. Put his speed, strength, and striking power together and unleash these excellent technique strikes to batter adversaries in the stand-up.

LEFT/RIGHT KNEE

Level 1—Muay Thai Clinch, Offense

Mizugaki has good control and striking power in the clinch. Grab the opponent in the Muay Thai position and crack him with these hard technique knees, which become even stronger against the cage.

LEFT/RIGHT HOOK

Level 2—Open Guard, Top

Mizugaki’s ground-and-pound is even more impressive than his clinch striking ability. Test his opponents’ ground defense by shooting in unexpectedly and smashing them from Open Guard, Half Guard, or Mount.

STRENGTHS

• Striking

• Heart

• Solid chin

Takeya Mizugaki is a fast and powerful boxer who overwhelms his opponents on the feet with his impressive technical striking, good footwork, and knockout power.

Mizugaki is a strong, durable bantamweight with good takedown defense, so try getting inside and mixing things up to pressure his opponents with blistering boxing combinations.

Even if the opponent scores a takedown, he’s tough to hold down and good at working his way back up to his feet.

He’s also dominant in the clinch, with excellent control and powerful Muay Thai technique strikes, such as heavy knees.

Use the clinch to control opponents who have a weakness there—outbox them on the feet otherwise, looking for chances to shoot in and work some punishing groundand- pound.

WEAKNESSES

• Cardio

• Kicks

• Submissions

Mizugaki is a quick and strong boxer, but he lacks kicking skill, which limits his options in the striking game.

Kickboxers may be able to outstrike him from the outside, using hard leg kicks to slow him down so he can be targeted with combinations more effectively.

He’s a strong grappler with good control and striking ability in the clinch and on the ground, so it’s tough to dominate him in any one area.

Fight to your fighter’s strengths and try to impose your game plan against this well-rounded bantamweight.

Expect to fight into later rounds against him, and try to land body shots to wear him down and attack his lackluster stamina, which makes this dangerous bantamweight easier to handle.