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Alexis Davis vs.
Liz Carmouche

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

8-6-0 Alexis Davis · UFC
5-5-0 Liz Carmouche · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

8-6-0
UFC record
5-5-0
Women's Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Bantamweight
41.8
AgeΔ 0.7 yrs
42.5
5'6"
HeightΔ 0"
5'6"
68"
ReachΔ 2"
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
54
Layoff (months)Δ 29.9 mo
83.9
WLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWLW
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.

Liz Carmouche hunts takedowns — 2.61 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.91 Women's Bantamweight norm.
Alexis Davis is a submission threat — 0.74 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.34 Women's Bantamweight norm.
Alexis Davis's takedown defense leaks — 27% stopped, vs a 62% Women's Bantamweight 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.

Alexis Davis

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

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500

Liz Carmouche

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

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7544.16/min · norm 3.56
Sig. strikes landed
3142.18/min · norm 3.56
7464.12/min · norm 3.51
Sig. strikes absorbed
3022.10/min · norm 3.51
47.4%norm 46.65%
Striking accuracy
53.0%norm 46.65%
55.1%norm 52.45%
Striking defense
64.9%norm 52.45%
00.00/15 · norm 0.08
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.08

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

Alexis Davis

Distance 83.3% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 8.7% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 7.5%)

Liz Carmouche

Distance 70.4% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 8.8% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 20.8% (norm 7.5%)

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

Alexis Davis

Head 69.6% (norm 75.2%) · Body 12.3% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 18.2% (norm 8.8%)

Liz Carmouche

Head 65.9% (norm 75.2%) · Body 13.0% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 21.1% (norm 8.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Davis L/AAccWomen's Bantamweight med Carmouche L/AAccWomen's Bantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 566 / 1326 42.7% 38.3% 177 / 417 42.4% 38.3%
In the clinch 91 / 138 65.9% 73.3% 46 / 52 88.5% 73.3%
On the ground 97 / 127 76.4% 70.8% 91 / 123 74.0% 70.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 379 / 1107 34.2% 37.7% 164 / 390 42.1% 37.7%
To the body 135 / 195 69.2% 70.0% 57 / 77 74.0% 70.0%
To the legs 240 / 289 83.0% 80.9% 93 / 125 74.4% 80.9%

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 Bantamweight: 40 fighters · Women's Bantamweight: 40 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 Davis L/AOpp accWomen's Bantamweight med vs Carmouche L/AOpp accWomen's Bantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 621 / 1505 41.3% 41.3% 171 / 678 25.2% 41.3%
In the clinch 60 / 85 70.6% 74.7% 75 / 111 67.6% 74.7%
On the ground 65 / 71 91.5% 74.2% 56 / 72 77.8% 74.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 550 / 1404 39.2% 38.1% 126 / 606 20.8% 38.1%
To the body 115 / 154 74.7% 73.2% 48 / 90 53.3% 73.2%
To the legs 81 / 103 78.6% 80.9% 128 / 165 77.6% 80.9%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1246.2% acc · 0.99/15 · norm 0.91
Takedowns landed
2561.0% acc · 2.61/15 · norm 0.91
627.3% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
1666.7% def · norm 62.5%
57:4831.9% of cage time · norm 26.55%
Control time
42:4129.7% of cage time · norm 26.55%
24:362:02 per 15 · norm 3:19
Time under control
38:133:59 per 15 · norm 3:19
90.74/15 · norm 0.34
Submission attempts
40.42/15 · norm 0.34

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

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