Kai Kamaka vs. TJ Brown
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Kai Kamaka
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.86 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500
TJ Brown
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 3 |
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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Kai Kamaka
Distance 89.4% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 2.1% (norm 6.4%)
TJ Brown
Distance 88.8% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kai Kamaka
Head 62.4% (norm 77.5%) · Body 26.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 10.8% (norm 7.9%)
TJ Brown
Head 83.1% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kamaka L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Brown L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 366 / 668 | 54.8% | 40.7% | 270 / 687 | 39.3% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 53 / 63 | 84.1% | 70.5% | 42 / 52 | 80.8% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 12 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 30 / 35 | 85.7% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 188 / 466 | 40.3% | 37.2% | 246 / 643 | 38.3% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 173 / 200 | 86.5% | 68.4% | 69 / 95 | 72.6% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 70 / 81 | 86.4% | 80.7% | 27 / 36 | 75.0% | 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: 129 fighters · Featherweight: 129 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 Kamaka L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Brown L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 351 / 906 | 38.7% | 39.3% | 246 / 535 | 46.0% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 110 / 143 | 76.9% | 70.3% | 19 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 26 / 31 | 83.9% | 69.5% | 49 / 63 | 77.8% | 69.5% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 310 / 836 | 37.1% | 35.9% | 200 / 480 | 41.7% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 129 / 182 | 70.9% | 68.1% | 45 / 62 | 72.6% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 48 / 62 | 77.4% | 81.1% | 69 / 77 | 89.6% | 81.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Brown has more cage time on record.