Cortney Casey vs. Claudia Gadelha

UFC 6-9-0 vs. 7-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-9-0
UFC record
7-5-0
Women's Strawweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Strawweight
39
AgeΔ 2 yrs
37
5'7"
HeightΔ 3"
5'4"
67"
ReachΔ 4"
63"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
48.9
Layoff (months)Δ 20.1 mo
69
LWLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Claudia Gadelha hunts takedowns — 3.03 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.10 Women's Strawweight norm.
Claudia Gadelha is a submission threat — 0.67 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Women's Strawweight norm.
Cortney Casey rarely shoots — 0.39 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.10 Women's Strawweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Cortney Casey

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 69
Tier 3 — regional circuit 41

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.57 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500

Claudia Gadelha

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 75
Tier 3 — regional circuit 110

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.19 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 23 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

8164.29/min · norm 3.77
Sig. strikes landed
5903.31/min · norm 3.77
7614.00/min · norm 3.94
Sig. strikes absorbed
8134.57/min · norm 3.94
39.1%norm 44.5%
Striking accuracy
41.5%norm 44.5%
55.2%norm 54.4%
Striking defense
57.2%norm 54.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.00
Knockdowns
10.08/15 · norm 0.00

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

Cortney Casey

Distance 87.9% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 5.3% (norm 5.0%)

Claudia Gadelha

Distance 86.4% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 5.9% (norm 5.0%)

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

Cortney Casey

Head 82.6% (norm 76.4%) · Body 7.2% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 10.2% (norm 9.1%)

Claudia Gadelha

Head 89.2% (norm 76.4%) · Body 8.5% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 2.4% (norm 9.1%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Casey L/AAccWomen's Strawweight med Gadelha L/AAccWomen's Strawweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 640 / 1832 34.9% 38.3% 465 / 1227 37.9% 38.3%
In the clinch 95 / 142 66.9% 72.6% 62 / 109 56.9% 72.6%
On the ground 81 / 111 73.0% 75.0% 63 / 84 75.0% 75.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 558 / 1722 32.4% 35.4% 490 / 1266 38.7% 35.4%
To the body 87 / 150 58.0% 69.3% 75 / 120 62.5% 69.3%
To the legs 171 / 213 80.3% 77.9% 25 / 34 73.5% 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 Casey L/AOpp accWomen's Strawweight med vs Gadelha L/AOpp accWomen's Strawweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 607 / 1453 41.8% 39.7% 603 / 1597 37.8% 39.7%
In the clinch 78 / 126 61.9% 71.5% 117 / 168 69.6% 71.5%
On the ground 76 / 118 64.4% 74.4% 93 / 135 68.9% 74.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 459 / 1290 35.6% 36.0% 515 / 1530 33.7% 36.0%
To the body 144 / 218 66.1% 68.4% 180 / 230 78.3% 68.4%
To the legs 158 / 189 83.6% 79.1% 118 / 140 84.3% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
531.3% acc · 0.39/15 · norm 1.10
Takedowns landed
3642.9% acc · 3.03/15 · norm 1.10
1939.6% def · norm 64.1%
Takedowns stopped
1058.8% def · norm 64.1%
11:015.8% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
53:3030.0% of cage time · norm 19.4%
59:424:42 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
16:531:25 per 15 · norm 3:00
60.47/15 · norm 0.29
Submission attempts
80.67/15 · norm 0.29

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