Alice Ardelean vs.
Polyana Viana
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.
Alice Ardelean
Full career not yet synced for Alice Ardelean — 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 -1.8 wins over .500
Polyana Viana
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 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)
Alice Ardelean
Distance 97.9% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 1.5% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 0.6% (norm 5.0%)
Polyana Viana
Distance 89.6% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 5.5% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 4.9% (norm 5.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Alice Ardelean
Head 81.4% (norm 76.4%) · Body 11.6% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 7.0% (norm 9.1%)
Polyana Viana
Head 71.8% (norm 76.4%) · Body 18.6% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 9.6% (norm 9.1%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ardelean L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med | Viana L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 473 / 1033 | 45.8% | 38.3% | 203 / 553 | 36.7% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 16 | too few to rate | 72.6% | 23 / 34 | 67.6% | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 75.0% | 26 / 30 | 86.7% | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 341 / 859 | 39.7% | 35.4% | 119 / 443 | 26.9% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 86 / 122 | 70.5% | 69.3% | 79 / 115 | 68.7% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 60 / 74 | 81.1% | 77.9% | 54 / 59 | 91.5% | 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 Ardelean L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med | vs Viana L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 331 / 861 | 38.4% | 39.7% | 184 / 440 | 41.8% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 35 | 42.9% | 71.5% | 18 / 20 | too few to rate | 71.5% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 74.4% | 43 / 60 | 71.7% | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 207 / 702 | 29.5% | 36.0% | 123 / 345 | 35.7% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 63 / 101 | 62.4% | 68.4% | 62 / 99 | 62.6% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 76 / 93 | 81.7% | 79.1% | 60 / 76 | 78.9% | 79.1% |
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 — Viana has more cage time on record.