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Ailin Perez vs. Joselyne Edwards

UFC 7-1-0 vs. 9-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
7-1-0
UFC record
9-4-0
Women's Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Bantamweight
32
AgeΔ 1 yrs
31
5'5"
HeightΔ 3"
5'8"
66"
ReachΔ 4"
70"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
0.8
Layoff (months)Δ 5 mo
5.8
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Last 5 (newest first)
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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.
Joselyne Edwards is a submission threat — 0.55 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.36 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

Joselyne Edwards

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 94
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 01
Tier 3 — regional circuit 91

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.22 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2932.82/min · norm 3.60
Sig. strikes landed
7484.61/min · norm 3.60
1861.79/min · norm 3.51
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
5283.26/min · norm 3.51
54.3%norm 46.5%
Striking accuracy
53.1%norm 46.5%
56.5%norm 52.8%
Striking defense
50.0%norm 52.8%
10.14/15 · norm 0.07
Knockdowns
10.09/15 · 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%)

Joselyne Edwards

Distance 89.9% (norm 80.4%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 4.8% (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%)

Joselyne Edwards

Head 51.0% (norm 75.5%) · Body 28.0% (norm 15.0%) · Legs 21.1% (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 Edwards L/AAccWomen's Bantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 152 / 349 43.6% 38.5% 637 / 1266 50.3% 38.5%
In the clinch 52 / 68 76.5% 74.3% 54 / 75 72.0% 74.3%
On the ground 89 / 123 72.4% 70.8% 57 / 68 83.8% 70.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 164 / 352 46.6% 37.7% 287 / 718 40.0% 37.7%
To the body 69 / 97 71.1% 71.1% 240 / 394 60.9% 71.1%
To the legs 60 / 91 65.9% 80.8% 221 / 297 74.4% 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 Edwards L/AOpp accWomen's Bantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 137 / 367 37.3% 41.3% 368 / 841 43.8% 41.3%
In the clinch 27 / 37 73.0% 75.0% 113 / 152 74.3% 75.0%
On the ground 22 / 24 too few to rate 74.2% 47 / 63 74.6% 74.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 82 / 284 28.9% 37.7% 252 / 689 36.6% 37.7%
To the body 45 / 69 65.2% 73.2% 145 / 198 73.2% 73.2%
To the legs 59 / 75 78.7% 80.9% 131 / 169 77.5% 80.9%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
3045.5% acc · 4.34/15 · norm 0.91
Takedowns landed
1436.8% acc · 1.29/15 · norm 0.91
866.7% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
3162.0% def · norm 62.5%
43:1741.7% of cage time · norm 26.3%
Control time
32:1819.9% of cage time · norm 26.3%
21:373:07 per 15 · norm 3:19
Time under control lower is better
47:084:21 per 15 · norm 3:19
10.14/15 · norm 0.36
Submission attempts
60.55/15 · norm 0.36

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