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Amanda Ribas vs. Mackenzie Dern

UFC 7-6-0 vs. 12-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
7-6-0
UFC record
12-5-0
Women's Strawweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Strawweight
33
AgeΔ 0 yrs
33
5'4"
HeightΔ 0"
5'4"
66"
ReachΔ 3"
63"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
14.8
Layoff (months)Δ 12.6 mo
2.2
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WWWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Mackenzie Dern is a submission threat — 1.01 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Women's Strawweight norm.
Amanda Ribas is a submission threat — 0.56 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Women's Strawweight norm.
Amanda Ribas hunts takedowns — 2.05 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.10 Women's Strawweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Amanda Ribas

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 76
Tier 3 — regional circuit 61

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.84 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 6-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.6 wins over .500

Mackenzie Dern

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 115
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 40
Tier 3 — regional circuit 10

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.56 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 21 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

6864.26/min · norm 3.77
Sig. strikes landed
8513.38/min · norm 3.77
5303.29/min · norm 4.00
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
9413.74/min · norm 4.00
40.0%norm 44.5%
Striking accuracy
41.4%norm 44.5%
60.2%norm 54.4%
Striking defense
52.7%norm 54.4%
10.09/15 · norm 0.00
Knockdowns
20.12/15 · norm 0.00

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

Amanda Ribas

Distance 91.6% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 3.1% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 5.3% (norm 5.0%)

Mackenzie Dern

Distance 86.5% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 5.2% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 8.3% (norm 5.0%)

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

Amanda Ribas

Head 76.6% (norm 76.6%) · Body 12.9% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 10.4% (norm 9.1%)

Mackenzie Dern

Head 87.0% (norm 76.6%) · Body 8.1% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 5.0% (norm 9.1%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Ribas L/AAccWomen's Strawweight med Dern L/AAccWomen's Strawweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 589 / 1573 37.4% 38.3% 628 / 1780 35.3% 38.3%
In the clinch 36 / 53 67.9% 72.6% 81 / 107 75.7% 72.6%
On the ground 61 / 91 67.0% 75.0% 142 / 170 83.5% 75.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 421 / 1316 32.0% 35.4% 633 / 1789 35.4% 35.4%
To the body 123 / 222 55.4% 69.3% 124 / 166 74.7% 69.3%
To the legs 142 / 179 79.3% 77.9% 94 / 102 92.2% 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 Ribas L/AOpp accWomen's Strawweight med vs Dern L/AOpp accWomen's Strawweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 413 / 1180 35.0% 39.7% 748 / 1749 42.8% 39.7%
In the clinch 43 / 60 71.7% 71.2% 137 / 162 84.6% 71.2%
On the ground 74 / 90 82.2% 74.4% 56 / 77 72.7% 74.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 369 / 1074 34.4% 36.0% 514 / 1458 35.3% 36.0%
To the body 108 / 191 56.5% 68.7% 235 / 318 73.9% 68.7%
To the legs 53 / 65 81.5% 79.1% 192 / 212 90.6% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2252.4% acc · 2.05/15 · norm 1.10
Takedowns landed
1822.0% acc · 1.07/15 · norm 1.10
2882.4% def · norm 64.1%
Takedowns stopped
1340.6% def · norm 64.1%
43:0026.7% of cage time · norm 19.0%
Control time
74:2929.6% of cage time · norm 19.0%
24:442:18 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
49:172:56 per 15 · norm 3:00
60.56/15 · norm 0.29
Submission attempts
171.01/15 · norm 0.29

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