Claudia Gadelha vs.
Jessica Andrade
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.
Claudia Gadelha
Full career not yet synced for Claudia Gadelha — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Jessica Andrade
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 17 | 13 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.94 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 41 documented bouts
In the UFC: 13-11 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.9 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)
Claudia Gadelha
Distance 86.4% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 5.9% (norm 5.0%)
Jessica Andrade
Distance 79.9% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 13.3% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 6.8% (norm 5.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Claudia Gadelha
Head 89.2% (norm 76.4%) · Body 8.5% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 2.4% (norm 9.1%)
Jessica Andrade
Head 76.4% (norm 76.4%) · Body 15.2% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 8.4% (norm 9.1%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Gadelha L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med | Andrade L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 465 / 1227 | 37.9% | 38.3% | 1318 / 2995 | 44.0% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 62 / 109 | 56.9% | 72.6% | 308 / 497 | 62.0% | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 63 / 84 | 75.0% | 75.0% | 198 / 255 | 77.6% | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 490 / 1266 | 38.7% | 35.4% | 1147 / 2863 | 40.1% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 75 / 120 | 62.5% | 69.3% | 406 / 570 | 71.2% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 25 / 34 | 73.5% | 77.9% | 271 / 314 | 86.3% | 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 Gadelha L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med | vs Andrade L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 603 / 1597 | 37.8% | 39.7% | 1260 / 2987 | 42.2% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 117 / 168 | 69.6% | 71.5% | 241 / 355 | 67.9% | 71.5% |
| On the ground | 93 / 135 | 68.9% | 74.4% | 96 / 142 | 67.6% | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 515 / 1530 | 33.7% | 36.0% | 1094 / 2853 | 38.3% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 180 / 230 | 78.3% | 68.4% | 287 / 401 | 71.6% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 118 / 140 | 84.3% | 79.1% | 216 / 230 | 93.9% | 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 — Andrade has more cage time on record.