Erin Blanchfield vs. Molly McCann
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Erin Blanchfield
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.65 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.0 wins over .500
Molly McCann
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 1 |
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
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Erin Blanchfield
Distance 87.2% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 8.5% (norm 4.5%)
Molly McCann
Distance 87.1% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 4.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Erin Blanchfield
Head 85.1% (norm 78.1%) · Body 8.6% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 7.6%)
Molly McCann
Head 80.6% (norm 78.1%) · Body 12.6% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Blanchfield L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med | McCann L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 556 / 1379 | 40.3% | 40.3% | 626 / 1319 | 47.5% | 40.3% |
| In the clinch | 44 / 69 | 63.8% | 73.9% | 61 / 89 | 68.5% | 73.9% |
| On the ground | 105 / 134 | 78.4% | 74.4% | 68 / 106 | 64.2% | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 511 / 1347 | 37.9% | 36.0% | 522 / 1221 | 42.8% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 106 / 136 | 77.9% | 69.5% | 146 / 191 | 76.4% | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 88 / 99 | 88.9% | 82.3% | 87 / 102 | 85.3% | 82.3% |
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: 47 fighters · Women's Flyweight: 47 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/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med | vs McCann L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 537 / 1344 | 40.0% | 39.0% | 512 / 1570 | 32.6% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 57 | 45.6% | 73.8% | 87 / 117 | 74.4% | 73.8% |
| On the ground | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 73.4% | 65 / 86 | 75.6% | 73.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 401 / 1187 | 33.8% | 35.0% | 385 / 1391 | 27.7% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 81 / 126 | 64.3% | 69.0% | 189 / 264 | 71.6% | 69.0% |
| To the legs | 82 / 89 | 92.1% | 78.7% | 90 / 118 | 76.3% | 78.7% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — McCann has more cage time on record.