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Ailin Perez vs. Daria Zhelezniakova

UFC 7-1-0 vs. 2-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
7-1-0
UFC record
2-3-0
Women's Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Bantamweight
32
AgeΔ 2 yrs
30
5'5"
HeightΔ 4"
5'9"
66"
ReachΔ 2"
68"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
0.8
Layoff (months)Δ 0.5 mo
0.3
WWWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Ailin Perez hunts takedowns — 4.34 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.91 Women's Bantamweight norm.
Ailin Perez carries real power — 0.14 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.07 Women's Bantamweight norm.
Daria Zhelezniakova rarely shoots — 0.28 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.91 Women's Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Ailin Perez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 61
Tier 3 — regional circuit 71

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.39 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 15 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Daria Zhelezniakova

Full career not yet synced for Daria Zhelezniakova — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 2-1 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

2932.82/min · norm 3.60
Sig. strikes landed
2083.86/min · norm 3.60
1861.79/min · norm 3.51
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1853.43/min · norm 3.51
54.3%norm 46.5%
Striking accuracy
40.5%norm 46.5%
56.5%norm 52.8%
Striking defense
62.4%norm 52.8%
10.14/15 · norm 0.07
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.07

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

Ailin Perez

Distance 64.6% (norm 80.4%) · Clinch 12.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 22.8% (norm 7.3%)

Daria Zhelezniakova

Distance 95.7% (norm 80.4%) · Clinch 4.1% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.2% (norm 7.3%)

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

Ailin Perez

Head 65.2% (norm 75.5%) · Body 18.0% (norm 15.0%) · Legs 16.9% (norm 8.7%)

Daria Zhelezniakova

Head 81.1% (norm 75.5%) · Body 18.1% (norm 15.0%) · Legs 0.8% (norm 8.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Perez L/AAccWomen's Bantamweight med Zhelezniakova L/AAccWomen's Bantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 152 / 349 43.6% 38.5% 194 / 491 39.5% 38.5%
In the clinch 52 / 68 76.5% 74.3% 13 / 21 too few to rate 74.3%
On the ground 89 / 123 72.4% 70.8% 1 / 1 too few to rate 70.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 164 / 352 46.6% 37.7% 143 / 416 34.4% 37.7%
To the body 69 / 97 71.1% 71.1% 61 / 93 65.6% 71.1%
To the legs 60 / 91 65.9% 80.8% 4 / 4 too few to rate 80.8%

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 (Women's Bantamweight: 41 fighters · Women's Bantamweight: 41 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 Perez L/AOpp accWomen's Bantamweight med vs Zhelezniakova L/AOpp accWomen's Bantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 137 / 367 37.3% 41.3% 137 / 418 32.8% 41.3%
In the clinch 27 / 37 73.0% 75.0% 22 / 38 57.9% 75.0%
On the ground 22 / 24 too few to rate 74.2% 26 / 36 72.2% 74.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 82 / 284 28.9% 37.7% 136 / 415 32.8% 37.7%
To the body 45 / 69 65.2% 73.2% 30 / 53 56.6% 73.2%
To the legs 59 / 75 78.7% 80.9% 19 / 24 too few to rate 80.9%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
3045.5% acc · 4.34/15 · norm 0.91
Takedowns landed
1100.0% acc · 0.28/15 · norm 0.91
866.7% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
1248.0% def · norm 62.5%
43:1741.7% of cage time · norm 26.3%
Control time
0:401.2% of cage time · norm 26.3%
21:373:07 per 15 · norm 3:19
Time under control lower is better
19:185:22 per 15 · norm 3:19
10.14/15 · norm 0.36
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.36

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