Alexis Davis vs.
Ronda Rousey
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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
Ronda Rousey
Full career not yet synced for Ronda Rousey — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 4-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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%)
Ronda Rousey
Distance 55.9% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 29.1% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 15.0% (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%)
Ronda Rousey
Head 82.4% (norm 75.2%) · Body 12.3% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 5.3% (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/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med | Rousey L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 566 / 1326 | 42.7% | 38.3% | 39 / 127 | 30.7% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 91 / 138 | 65.9% | 73.3% | 50 / 66 | 75.8% | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 97 / 127 | 76.4% | 70.8% | 29 / 34 | 85.3% | 70.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 379 / 1107 | 34.2% | 37.7% | 83 / 187 | 44.4% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 135 / 195 | 69.2% | 70.0% | 24 / 28 | 85.7% | 70.0% |
| To the legs | 240 / 289 | 83.0% | 80.9% | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 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/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med | vs Rousey L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 621 / 1505 | 41.3% | 41.3% | 85 / 150 | 56.7% | 41.3% |
| In the clinch | 60 / 85 | 70.6% | 74.7% | 28 / 42 | 66.7% | 74.7% |
| On the ground | 65 / 71 | 91.5% | 74.2% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 74.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 550 / 1404 | 39.2% | 38.1% | 95 / 172 | 55.2% | 38.1% |
| To the body | 115 / 154 | 74.7% | 73.2% | 16 / 19 | too few to rate | 73.2% |
| To the legs | 81 / 103 | 78.6% | 80.9% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 80.9% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Davis has more cage time on record.