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Erin Blanchfield vs.
Molly McCann

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

8-1-0 Erin Blanchfield · UFC
7-7-0 Molly McCann · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

8-1-0
UFC record
7-7-0
Women's Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Flyweight
27.3
AgeΔ 9 yrs
36.3
5'4"
HeightΔ 0"
5'4"
66"
ReachΔ 4"
62"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
8.7
Layoff (months)Δ 7.8 mo
16.5
WWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL
The read

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.

Erin Blanchfield is a submission threat — 0.86 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Women's Flyweight norm.
Molly McCann carries real power — 0.21 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.09 Women's Flyweight norm.
Erin Blanchfield owns the mat — in control 38% of cage time, vs a 19% Women's Flyweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Erin Blanchfield

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 81
Tier 3 — regional circuit 61

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.65 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 16 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.8 wins over .500

Molly McCann

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 77
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 30
Tier 3 — regional circuit 41

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.89 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

6435.24/min · norm 3.91
Sig. strikes landed
7555.28/min · norm 3.91
5214.25/min · norm 3.81
Sig. strikes absorbed
6644.65/min · norm 3.81
44.4%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
49.9%norm 44.9%
58.8%norm 55.95%
Striking defense
62.5%norm 55.95%
00.00/15 · norm 0.09
Knockdowns
20.21/15 · norm 0.09

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

Erin Blanchfield

Distance 86.1% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 9.2% (norm 4.9%)

Molly McCann

Distance 87.1% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 4.9%)

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

Erin Blanchfield

Head 84.3% (norm 78.1%) · Body 9.0% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 7.7%)

Molly McCann

Head 80.6% (norm 78.1%) · Body 12.6% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 7.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Blanchfield L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med McCann L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 496 / 1247 39.8% 39.9% 626 / 1319 47.5% 39.9%
In the clinch 43 / 68 63.2% 73.3% 61 / 89 68.5% 73.3%
On the ground 104 / 133 78.2% 74.7% 68 / 106 64.2% 74.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 454 / 1220 37.2% 34.9% 522 / 1221 42.8% 34.9%
To the body 102 / 130 78.5% 69.5% 146 / 191 76.4% 69.5%
To the legs 87 / 98 88.8% 82.6% 87 / 102 85.3% 82.6%

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 Flyweight: 46 fighters · Women's Flyweight: 46 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 Blanchfield L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med vs McCann L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 496 / 1208 41.1% 38.8% 512 / 1570 32.6% 38.8%
In the clinch 25 / 56 44.6% 74.1% 87 / 117 74.4% 74.1%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 73.4% 65 / 86 75.6% 73.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 365 / 1058 34.5% 35.3% 385 / 1391 27.7% 35.3%
To the body 76 / 120 63.3% 69.0% 189 / 264 71.6% 69.0%
To the legs 80 / 86 93.0% 78.7% 90 / 118 76.3% 78.7%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

1634.0% acc · 1.96/15 · norm 1.02
Takedowns landed
1737.0% acc · 1.78/15 · norm 1.02
1878.3% def · norm 58.95%
Takedowns stopped
1338.2% def · norm 58.95%
47:0338.4% of cage time · norm 19.15%
Control time
17:3712.3% of cage time · norm 19.15%
2:350:18 per 15 · norm 3:03
Time under control
43:014:30 per 15 · norm 3:03
70.86/15 · norm 0.32
Submission attempts
50.52/15 · norm 0.32

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

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