Cortney Casey vs. Felice Herrig
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Cortney Casey
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 1 |
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
Felice Herrig
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.63 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 24 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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%)
Felice Herrig
Distance 85.7% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 10.1% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 4.2% (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%)
Felice Herrig
Head 77.2% (norm 76.4%) · Body 16.4% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 6.4% (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/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med | Herrig L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 640 / 1832 | 34.9% | 38.3% | 304 / 969 | 31.4% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 95 / 142 | 66.9% | 72.6% | 85 / 114 | 74.6% | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 81 / 111 | 73.0% | 75.0% | 36 / 48 | 75.0% | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 558 / 1722 | 32.4% | 35.4% | 259 / 873 | 29.7% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 87 / 150 | 58.0% | 69.3% | 123 / 186 | 66.1% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 171 / 213 | 80.3% | 77.9% | 43 / 72 | 59.7% | 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/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med | vs Herrig L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 607 / 1453 | 41.8% | 39.7% | 363 / 853 | 42.6% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 78 / 126 | 61.9% | 71.5% | 125 / 148 | 84.5% | 71.5% |
| On the ground | 76 / 118 | 64.4% | 74.4% | 87 / 107 | 81.3% | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 459 / 1290 | 35.6% | 36.0% | 378 / 868 | 43.5% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 144 / 218 | 66.1% | 68.4% | 120 / 150 | 80.0% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 158 / 189 | 83.6% | 79.1% | 77 / 90 | 85.6% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Casey has more cage time on record.