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Bruna Brasil vs. Alexia Thainara

UFC 2-5-0 vs. 4-0-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-5-0
UFC record
4-0-0
Women's Strawweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Strawweight
33
AgeΔ 3 yrs
30
5'6"
HeightΔ 2"
5'4"
65"
ReachΔ 2"
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6.8
Layoff (months)Δ 4.4 mo
2.4
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Alexia Thainara is a submission threat — 1.51 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Women's Strawweight norm.
Alexia Thainara hunts takedowns — 4.24 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.10 Women's Strawweight norm.
Bruna Brasil is accurate with strikes at range — lands 52%, vs a 38% Women's Strawweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Bruna Brasil

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

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Alexia Thainara

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

In the UFC: 3-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2422.48/min · norm 3.77
Sig. strikes landed
2094.22/min · norm 3.77
4074.17/min · norm 4.00
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1322.66/min · norm 4.00
56.4%norm 44.5%
Striking accuracy
51.9%norm 44.5%
49.4%norm 54.4%
Striking defense
44.5%norm 54.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.00
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.00

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

Bruna Brasil

Distance 84.8% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 11.9% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 5.0%)

Alexia Thainara

Distance 73.0% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 16.1% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 5.0%)

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

Bruna Brasil

Head 57.1% (norm 76.6%) · Body 29.4% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 13.5% (norm 9.1%)

Alexia Thainara

Head 62.8% (norm 76.6%) · Body 19.6% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 17.6% (norm 9.1%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Brasil L/AAccWomen's Strawweight med Thainara L/AAccWomen's Strawweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 188 / 364 51.6% 38.3% 134 / 294 45.6% 38.3%
In the clinch 45 / 51 88.2% 72.6% 45 / 65 69.2% 72.6%
On the ground 9 / 14 too few to rate 75.0% 30 / 44 68.2% 75.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 100 / 245 40.8% 35.4% 103 / 253 40.7% 35.4%
To the body 98 / 126 77.8% 69.3% 55 / 79 69.6% 69.3%
To the legs 44 / 58 75.9% 77.9% 51 / 71 71.8% 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 Brasil L/AOpp accWomen's Strawweight med vs Thainara L/AOpp accWomen's Strawweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 326 / 691 47.2% 39.7% 112 / 208 53.8% 39.7%
In the clinch 47 / 62 75.8% 71.2% 15 / 20 too few to rate 71.2%
On the ground 34 / 52 65.4% 74.4% 5 / 10 too few to rate 74.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 172 / 464 37.1% 36.0% 62 / 146 42.5% 36.0%
To the body 125 / 190 65.8% 68.7% 46 / 66 69.7% 68.7%
To the legs 110 / 151 72.8% 79.1% 24 / 26 92.3% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
746.7% acc · 1.07/15 · norm 1.10
Takedowns landed
1448.3% acc · 4.24/15 · norm 1.10
2057.1% def · norm 64.1%
Takedowns stopped
4100.0% def · norm 64.1%
13:2513.7% of cage time · norm 19.0%
Control time
30:4362.0% of cage time · norm 19.0%
27:044:09 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
0:330:09 per 15 · norm 3:00
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Submission attempts
51.51/15 · norm 0.29

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