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Aleksandra Albu vs.
Kailin Curran

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

2-2-0 Aleksandra Albu · UFC
1-6-0 Kailin Curran · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

2-2-0
UFC record
1-6-0
Women's Strawweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Strawweight
36
AgeΔ 1 yrs
35
5'2"
HeightΔ 2"
5'4"
63"
ReachΔ 2"
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
81.3
Layoff (months)Δ 23 mo
104.3
LLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW
The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Aleksandra Albu hunts takedowns — 2.27 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.10 Women's Strawweight norm.
Kailin Curran is a submission threat — 0.55 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Women's Strawweight norm.
Kailin Curran owns the mat — in control 37% of cage time, vs a 19% Women's Strawweight norm.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Aleksandra Albu

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

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

Kailin Curran

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

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1914.83/min · norm 3.77
Sig. strikes landed
3203.89/min · norm 3.77
2205.56/min · norm 3.94
Sig. strikes absorbed
3914.75/min · norm 3.94
47.2%norm 44.5%
Striking accuracy
43.8%norm 44.5%
38.5%norm 54.4%
Striking defense
53.5%norm 54.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.00
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.00

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

Aleksandra Albu

Distance 75.3% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 19.3% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 5.4% (norm 5.0%)

Kailin Curran

Distance 74.5% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 17.7% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 7.8% (norm 5.0%)

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

Aleksandra Albu

Head 82.7% (norm 76.4%) · Body 14.8% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 2.5% (norm 9.1%)

Kailin Curran

Head 79.0% (norm 76.4%) · Body 14.9% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 6.0% (norm 9.1%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Albu L/AAccWomen's Strawweight med Curran L/AAccWomen's Strawweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 112 / 305 36.7% 38.3% 204 / 544 37.5% 38.3%
In the clinch 62 / 78 79.5% 72.6% 78 / 129 60.5% 72.6%
On the ground 17 / 22 too few to rate 75.0% 38 / 57 66.7% 75.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 138 / 335 41.2% 35.4% 201 / 577 34.8% 35.4%
To the body 45 / 60 75.0% 69.3% 82 / 109 75.2% 69.3%
To the legs 8 / 10 too few to rate 77.9% 37 / 44 84.1% 77.9%

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 Strawweight: 63 fighters · Women's Strawweight: 63 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 Albu L/AOpp accWomen's Strawweight med vs Curran L/AOpp accWomen's Strawweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 107 / 215 49.8% 39.7% 242 / 609 39.7% 39.7%
In the clinch 100 / 123 81.3% 71.5% 97 / 155 62.6% 71.5%
On the ground 13 / 20 too few to rate 74.4% 52 / 76 68.4% 74.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 99 / 214 46.3% 36.0% 272 / 665 40.9% 36.0%
To the body 80 / 102 78.4% 68.4% 74 / 109 67.9% 68.4%
To the legs 41 / 42 97.6% 79.1% 45 / 66 68.2% 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

650.0% acc · 2.27/15 · norm 1.10
Takedowns landed
1157.9% acc · 2.00/15 · norm 1.10
1477.8% def · norm 64.1%
Takedowns stopped
2461.5% def · norm 64.1%
6:2016.0% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
30:1336.7% of cage time · norm 19.4%
10:013:47 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
18:063:17 per 15 · norm 3:00
10.38/15 · norm 0.29
Submission attempts
30.55/15 · norm 0.29

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

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