Erin Blanchfield vs. Sarah Alpar
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
Sarah Alpar
Full career not yet synced for Sarah Alpar — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 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%)
Sarah Alpar
Distance 97.9% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 2.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 0.0% (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%)
Sarah Alpar
Head 71.3% (norm 78.1%) · Body 13.3% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 15.4% (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 | Alpar L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 556 / 1379 | 40.3% | 40.3% | 52 / 140 | 37.1% | 40.3% |
| In the clinch | 44 / 69 | 63.8% | 73.9% | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 73.9% |
| On the ground | 105 / 134 | 78.4% | 74.4% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 511 / 1347 | 37.9% | 36.0% | 25 / 102 | 24.5% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 106 / 136 | 77.9% | 69.5% | 11 / 19 | too few to rate | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 88 / 99 | 88.9% | 82.3% | 17 / 22 | too few to rate | 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 Alpar L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 537 / 1344 | 40.0% | 39.0% | 68 / 151 | 45.0% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 57 | 45.6% | 73.8% | 35 / 39 | 89.7% | 73.8% |
| On the ground | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 73.4% | 93 / 126 | 73.8% | 73.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 401 / 1187 | 33.8% | 35.0% | 160 / 277 | 57.8% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 81 / 126 | 64.3% | 69.0% | 24 / 27 | 88.9% | 69.0% |
| To the legs | 82 / 89 | 92.1% | 78.7% | 12 / 12 | too few to rate | 78.7% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Blanchfield has more cage time on record.