Alice Ardelean vs.
Rayanne dos Santos
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
Rayanne dos Santos
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.33 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.7 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%)
Rayanne dos Santos
Distance 94.7% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 5.1% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 0.2% (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%)
Rayanne dos Santos
Head 80.4% (norm 76.4%) · Body 14.5% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 5.1% (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 | Santos L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 473 / 1033 | 45.8% | 38.3% | 199 / 478 | 41.6% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 16 | too few to rate | 72.6% | 19 / 26 | 73.1% | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 75.0% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 341 / 859 | 39.7% | 35.4% | 155 / 406 | 38.2% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 86 / 122 | 70.5% | 69.3% | 46 / 73 | 63.0% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 60 / 74 | 81.1% | 77.9% | 18 / 26 | 69.2% | 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 Santos L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 331 / 861 | 38.4% | 39.7% | 265 / 671 | 39.5% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 35 | 42.9% | 71.5% | 13 / 24 | too few to rate | 71.5% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 74.4% | 7 / 13 | too few to rate | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 207 / 702 | 29.5% | 36.0% | 165 / 537 | 30.7% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 63 / 101 | 62.4% | 68.4% | 90 / 123 | 73.2% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 76 / 93 | 81.7% | 79.1% | 30 / 48 | 62.5% | 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 — Ardelean has more cage time on record.